Reply #96: Well you don't even bother reading before posting because it is obvious

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that both the Republican and Democratic Gay lobby did not want Kaine to veto the measure, which would have been easily over run, and possibly unconstitutiontal.

They wanted him to try and influence the wording.


"Governor Kaine is committed to inclusiveness," he said. "Kaine showed that with his first act as governor signing Executive Order One."

Executive Order One prohibits sexual orientation discrimination against state employees.

A Kaine veto of the bill would be unprecedented, counterproductive and only symbolic since the veto can be easily overridden, said some observers.

"I think everyone would like to avoid a huge confrontation," said David Lampo of the Virginia Log Cabin Republicans. " would never prevent it from going on the ballot."

Del. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), who is gay, said Kaine should try to amend the bill to ensure the ballot question is "transparent."

"I have never heard of a governor trying to stop enabling legislation for a constitutional amendment," he said.