Why bother if there is a veto threat?

I wrote yesterday about Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, telling NJ Gov. Chris Christie that marriage equality should not be put to a popular vote. "No minority should have their rights subject to the passions and sentiments of the majority." Here's the whole text of Booker's great speech.

Booker's comments can be summarized with: You don't think black people should have had their rights subjected to popular vote back in 1964, do you? Christie replied, well actually I do. Yes, that caused a lot of jaws to hit the floor.

Two years ago NJ state senator Steve Sweeney was a key vote in halting marriage equality in the state. That's something he now deeply regrets, especially since the governor at the time would have signed it. So Sweeney, who is Senate President (don't know if he had that post 2 years ago), is leading the charge for marriage equality. He was asked by a reporter if the Gov. is going to veto it, why bother? Sweeney was offended by that question. He said he and the Senate are going to do what's right. If the Gov. vetoes it we'll deal with that. Steve Goldstein of Garden State Equality says they'll have a good long time to put together an override -- the only time limit for an override is the end of the legislative session, which will be in January of 2014. Here are Sweeney's remarks.