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S: at that time,that, just what was in the bill, and he said, "I

 want to be frank with you If, we think this is a good bill,

 and if you decide to, to activate the resignations with this

 bill having already passed the legislature, I'll have to oppose

 you. And I'll have to take the position that, I'll have to explain

 it, what, what's really in the bill money-wise to the county

 superintedents." And he says, "I'll be calling them in Friday."

 And so they heard him out very courteously....

W: What day was that, now?

S: Well it seems to me4it was a Friday.
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S: I'm not sure about the timing on that, but I do, do recall

 that after they heard him out and asked a few questions, and I

 asked question, how would you feel if the governor vetoed the

 bill? Well, he didn't make any reply except he said we'd have to,

 he'd have to wait, and he didn't have to make a decision on that

 at that time. So after the commissioner and his representative

 left, we went around the table, and each person was asked what

 they thought, and there was practically no discussion. I, I

 raised the point about, at that point, I raised the issue about

 the veto, and, and suggested the possibility of waiting until we

 had been, to March first, when we had a mandate from the delegate

 assembly to walk.

 W: What is the story on March first, the delegate assembly?

 S: The delegate assembly had passed at our convention that, that

 we wait no later than March first to take action. If we had

 not accomplished what the objectives was, as. of March the first,