Posted on 09/20/2011 11:09:40 AM PDT by Mozilla
Texas Tea Party leaders are unhappy with Gov. Rick Perry’s immigration-related positions and want him to call another special legislative session to give state lawmakers a third opportunity to ban sanctuary cities.
“This is an issue that is simmering and bubbling up to the surface … We are tired of lip service. We are fed up. We are fed up, too, Gov. Perry,” Texas Tea Party Caucus Advisory Committee chair JoAnn Fleming of Tyler said Monday.
Perry declared sanctuary cities an emergency issue in January and put it back on the legislative agenda in June after lawmakers failed to approve legislation during the regular session. Legislation to ban so-called sanctuary cities – and subject anyone stopped for a traffic violation to document their citizenship – also failed during the special session.
Tea Party leaders said they thought they had Perry’s support following a June 28th meeting in the governor’s Capitol office.
“I left the room with the impression that a second special session would be an option,” said Katrina Pierson, founder of the Garland Tea Party and a member of the Dallas Tea Party steering committee.
The response from the governor’s office is not likely to satisfy Tea Party leaders.
Fleming said she and other Tea Party leaders are not concerned that a special legislative session would conflict with Perry’s presidential campaign.
“It’s not our business to run his campaign and to figure out his polticial strategy, spin or whatever on any issue,” she said. “We want to make sure that our colleagues around the country in the Tea Party grassroots movement have their questions answered.
“We figured there might not be a good chance of that happening unless we called it out,” she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.chron.com ...
Another aspect of Perry’s Rhetoric/Record gap.
So grizzy mom just waiting for the final plunge anytime now?
OK, so what’s their position? Machine guns at the border? Not going to happen.
What we need is a better overall policy. Let Latin Americans in on short term (but renewable) visas for jobs.
And look at the hideous “legal” immigrants we’re getting. Obama actually issued an order right after he took office that reduced the legal number for Latin Americans and increased it for “people from Muslim countries.” Needless to say, the Muslims get here and go on welfare immediately (because they bring their multiple wives and children).
Don’t be looking to pick up one of Bambi’s legal Muslim immigrants at Home Depot, because they don’t need to work. And once the welfare runs out, they simply overstay their visas (as did Bambi’s aunt and uncle, both collecting state benefits) and it’s all cool.
Does the Texas TEA Party send oil bags to DC?
The kernel..the nugget of it all is taxes, regulation, and immigration
The story of American jobs and labor is deeply intertwined with predatory Federal, state and local taxation and regulation....
South Koreans sleep soundly on their border with NORKS because of American Taxpayer dollars and the American GI.
Why can’t Texans, New Mexicans, Arizonans and Californians?....BECAUSE
Illegal immigration is THE KEY to the perpetuation of the status quo in DC......
Predatory tax and regulatory policies-actions that basically serve to perpetuate and grow governments-leave what business is left in the country seeking disposable labor.
Illegal Labor is the Feds out for preserving the status quo regarding Taxes and Regulation. Interestingly, that is WHY the Feds encourage in-state tuition etc for illegals under-the-table -their presence providing disposable labor allows Federal, State and local regulatory and tax excess in the status quo to continue
Immigration is the ultimate litmus test as to the candidates in question commitment to meaningful regulatory and tax reform. If they are wishy-washy on the subject...they have no real intent to disturb the DC status quo...no matter how big their cowboy hat and six-gun.
Real”leadership” is that which will place Flyover Country’s interest ahead of the Feds....haven’t yet seen anything meaningful anywhere from anybody to indicate that might happen. We have just one more election cycle to make that happen via rule of law. Otherwise its the end of the run for America.
If Perry is going to run for president he should resign his governorship for the good of the State of Texas. But that would make him a quitter wouldn’t it.
That is irrelevant to the illegal alien/border issue.
What we need is a better overall policy.
This is what we need. It would be effective and inexpensive.
The scariest thing in this article is that someone has a title of “Texas Tea Party Caucus Advisory Committee Chair.” That will be the type of thing that marginalizes the TP into just another advocacy group.
Stupid article. He can't force the legislature to pass the bill, no matter how many times he calls for a vote.
LOL They better check again! Perry is opposed to police checking for citizenship!
The Leftist agenda to destroy the natural family and children rights and destroy the cohesion of cities and neighbors through massive immigration and strain on infrastructures are obvious.
This Marxism—to divide and create tension and disunity—needs to end. It is such a Marxist attempt to destroy traditions and histories and cultures. (so marxists can redesign the culture and relationships so no one is more special than anyone else in there inhumane egalitarianism which strips life of all meaning, fun and traditions and the mother and father. The state takes children away from the natural family and shapes their new ACORN army.)
If Perry doesn’t clamp down on immigration immediately....he is just another George W. Bush/Clinton-—going along with this sick Leftist ideology of New World Order which will destroy the US and freedom on earth. If Perry were truly an American freedom lover—he would kick DOE out of Texas. That unconstitutional department needs to go...they are corrupting the minds of the next generation, on purpose. Brainwashing the children. TAKE CONTROL back!!!!!! To We the People!!! DOE are NOT our MASTERS to form the worldview (marxist) of our children!!!!!
This Leftist push has been going on for 100 years...thwarted by very few people in government....too few. It is time to kick them all out, call them what they are-—Perry—are you a leftist???????a Fascist?????-—if so, we have to dump him—he will be just another one world puppet.
Words mean NOTHING—most politicians lie....Actions are the only thing that matters in politics.
The article speaks for itself only if you are willing to believe the Houston Chronicle, which is never a good strategy. The Chronicle has an agenda that is anti-Perry and anti-conservative.
If the so-called “leaders” of the Tea Party who were quoted were serious about the sanctuary cities issue, they would have been all over the 101 Rs in the Texas House and the 19 R Senators, but they weren’t.
Perry tried twice this year on santuary cities, and the Rs wouldn’t support it. The Tea Party was NOT crawling all over the Capitol to get the legislation passed, but it should have been. Now these so-called leaders are claiming Perry didn’t do enough and should call yet another Special Session?
Perry’s lead in South Carolina has slipped from 20 points to 3. The closer you get, the worse the stench becomes.
http://www.thestate.com/2011/09/20/1978598/perry-leads-romney-in-sc-but-barely.html
You make a good point. Still Perry could expose those who are blocking “progress” back to real freedom and justice.
Without TpCaucus support winning the republican primarys may be hard to do.. by anybody..
So soon Nov 2010 is forgotten..
“It’s not our business to run his campaign and to figure out his polticial strategy, spin or whatever on any issue,” she said. “We want to make sure that our colleagues around the country in the Tea Party grassroots movement have their questions answered.
Sounds like they already have Perry's number!
Winthrop Poll Results Of September 2011
Thinking ahead to the 2012 Presidential election, who would you vote for as your FIRST CHOICE to be the next Republican nominee for President if the primary election were held today? Republican/ “Definitely” vote Republican Leaners 2012 Repub. Primary Bachmann 4.2 3.5 Cain 6.8 7.7 Gingrich 4.6 5.3 Huntsman 1.3 1.6 Palin 6.3 5.8 Paul 4.2 4.2 Perry 29.8 30.5 Romney 26.5 27.3 Santorum 2.6 1.5 Other 0.8 0.2 Not Sure 12.1 11.1 Refused 0.9 1.2 Regardless of who you currently support, who do you think the eventual 2012 Republican presidential nominee will be? Republican/ “Definitely” vote Republican Leaners 2012 Repub. Primary Bachmann 4.2 3.0 Cain 1.2 1.3 Gingrich 1.5 1.6 Huntsman 0.3 0.2 Palin 2.8 2.5 Paul 2.6 2.5 Perry 33.4 35.4 Romney 28.0 29.4 Santorum 0.1 0.0 Other 0.4 0.4 Not Sure 25.0 22.8 Refused 0.6 0.8
Latin Americans need to be in a separate category, because then we could separate people who came here to make a few bucks cutting your lawn from the harmful immigrants (whether legal or illegal). These would be...Muslims, specially privileged by Hussein.
Also, there are a number of criminal Russians and Chinese who have slipped in - and they’re all probably legal or were legal and have overstayed their visas, like Zero’s family members...
Increase the legal number of Latin Americans, get ID from them and track their dates to make sure they renew, and then really crack down on the thousands of Muslims who are streaming across our borders and, what’s worse, arriving legally at JFK.
As I read these articles my head swims. I keep thinking, man, I hope everybody has their gold, silver and lead, ‘cause they’re gonna need ‘em. Sooner rather than later.
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