Ted Cruz criticized Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s decision to veto a bill that attracted controversy from gay marriage proponents.
Deal vetoed House Bill 757 and said he did so in order to preserve the Peach State’s reputation as a place filled with “warm, friendly, and loving people,” according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Asked to respond on the campaign trail, Cruz panned the sitting Republican governor’s veto.
“I thought that was very disappointing to see Gov. Deal of Georgia side with leftist activists and side against religious liberty,” Cruz said. “It used to be, political parties, we would argue about marginal tax rates and you could have disagreements about what the level of taxation should be. But on religious liberty, on protecting the rights of every American to practice, live according to our faith, live according to our conscience, we all came together. That ought to be a bipartisan commitment and I was disappointed not to see Gov. Deal not defend religious liberty.”
Cruz campaigned in Wisconsin on Monday, where he spent much of the past week in anticipation of the Badger State’s April 5 primary.
