http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/02/arizona-governor-tweets-photo-of-herself-vetoing-bill/
Summary
Arizonia Governor, Jan Brewer has the power to veto legislation which was exactly what she did. It was her responsibility to veto or accept an extremley controversial bill that would allow business owners to deny service to homosexuals; not only did she veto the bill but she took a picture of herself doing so and even tweeted it!
Twitter was not only used to show people that she vetoed the law but was also used to convince her to veto the legislation. John McCain tweeted "I hope Governor Brewer will veto #SB1062" and Mitt Romney tweeted, .@GovBrewer: veto of #SB1062 is right.
This article shows us the power of social networking and it can sway our opinions.
How does this relate to APGoPo
This article discussing the governors power to veto legislation which we disucussed while learning anout the Constitution, it is also an example of how the federal government leaves controversial issues to the states.
My Opinion
I think that is amazing how fast social networking is, just seconds after she vetoed it the whole world knew! And I am very glad that she decided to veto this legislation, denying rights to gays is just honestly horrible, you go girl! And go Romney and McCain for your tweets, who knows they may have actually changed her mind as well as thousands of other twitter users.
Am I the only one who thinks social media is getting a little out of hand? In my opinion, school/work life and home life should be kept separate. Social media is a part of home life--it was made to keep up with friends and family that you don't see all the time. Tweeting this picture was inappropriate. Just because someone can tweet a picture of themselves carrying out or vetoing legislation, doesn't mean they should.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that Jan Brewer has vetoed this bill. It was outrageous! Social media is a big part of today's society, whether we like it or not. I think it is interesting to see how people choose to utilize the power that social media give us.This is a good example of how social media can sway people's opinions.
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