[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Three things to consider:

(1) The TX Governor position is weak, Perry holds no real power

(2) There ain't enough Texas Rangers or County Sheriff's deputies to man a 1,200-mile border

(3) If Perry does do something, he will get smacked down by some leftist federal judge or by Holder's corrupt Injustice Dept

Note: I'm not defending Perry, just trying to see the situation from his point of view. If it was me, I'd give the clarion call for armed Texans to man the border in droves.

[SatinDoll]

Gov. Perry would carry a small firearm when he jogged. It was to deal with coyotes, so he said. Preparedness is good.

Too many wealthy Texans exploit illegal aliens for cheap labor. These Texans donate money to the politicians to ensure such exploitation isn’t abolished. Gov.Perry isn’t running for governor again.

Come on, dude; you better be prepared to run for President, but you’re not showing any sense.

There is a Texas solution to this problem, and it doesn’t include doing nothing.

[Ray76]

Governor Perry has the necessary authority to order the state military forces and/or the reserve militia to the border to help control illegal entry to Texas.

Tex. Gov. Code Sec. 431.071
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/htm/GV.431.htm#431.071

Tex. Gov. Code Sec. 431.001
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/htm/GV.431.htm#431.001

Tex. Const. art. 4, § 7
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/CN/htm/CN.4.htm#4.7

Submit your comments to the Governor at http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/

[matthew fuller]

"There ain't enough Texas Rangers or County Sheriff's deputies to man a 1,200-mile border "

I think that there are over 2500 TX State Troopers.

[SoConPubbie]

(3) If Perry does do something, he will get smacked down by some leftist federal judge or by Holder's corrupt Injustice Dept

Well, if he is really a conservative that understands the Constitution and States Rights and the failed obligation and responsibility the Feds have to protect the border, and if he is really a leader that wants to be POTUS, I sincerely doubt this would stop him from finding a solution.

[ek_hornbeck]

There ain't enough Texas Rangers or County Sheriff's deputies to man a 1,200-mile border

We don't have enough police to stop every theft from occurring either, but we don't throw up our hands and say "well, we can't stop them all, so we should just give up and do nothing." Yet that's exactly the reasoning, or rather excuse, that Perry and others use to do absolutely nothing about illegal immigration.

[servantboy777]

How bout the Texas rainy day fund?