This is sheer fear of the media. After what’s happened with Trump, does anybody really think the people give a rat’s patootie whether the media “ridicules” Arizona? When you’ve got something like 90% of the public saying there should be a law like this one?
This is CYA for Brewer. Her excuse doesn’t even make sense, since it actually gives the reason she should have SIGNED it - since it allows the SOS to be held accountable, by any legal resident, to both state law and the US Constitution. If she doesn’t want the SOS to be too powerful, then this was the law that would have done what she says she wanted. And if she spoke to Carl Seel at any point she would know that. There is NO reason, other than CYA, for her to veto this bill.
What can we do to encourage the legislature to override her veto?
Haven’t heard Seel (author) interviewed yet (after the veto), but I heard him pre-veto, he sounded sincere and serious.
What happened to Oklahoma? They were on AZ’s tail on this.