Override Gov. Cuomo's Veto Of the Veterans Equality Act

The Military Service Buyback Bill (AKA 'Veterans Equality Act'), was overwhelmingly supported by 57 (of 57) NYS Senators and 133 (of 134) NYS Assembly Members over the Summer (June/July 2014). It waited months to be called for by Governor Cuomo (called for on 10/29/14, before election day) only to be promptly vetoed AFTER the election (officially vetoed on 11/7/14) and notably right BEFORE Veterans Day.

In brief, some NY Veterans (Cold War and Wartime) are currently and arbitrarily excluded from purchasing any "Military Service Credit" in NY and deserve equality with other NY Veterans. We support equality in NY for ALL the excluded Veterans of Afghanistan, Somalia, Bosnia, and South Korea as well as all other Wartime and Cold War Veterans. This bill would provide all NY Veterans the equality they deserve and is in need of a two-thirds vote by the Assembly and Senate in order to have Governor Cuomo's veto overridden. Please sign this petition to send a message to the Governor that we disagree with his veto. They fought and continue to fight for our freedom, let's fight for their equality! You can read more about the bill at: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?