[teawithmisswilliams]

Then I hope you oppose all mandated vaccines on the same principled ground.

Hardly. Potentially deadly airborne illnesses are one thing. A sexually-transmitted virus is something else. If Merck wasn't agressively pushing this vaccine to politicians like Perry, no way would it be mandated for 11-12 year old girls. Perry couldn't get it through the legislature. It looks to me like corrupt government, and an unwarranted power grab by the state over young girls.

[MeanWestTexan]

"Potentially deadly airborne illnesses are one thing. A sexually-transmitted virus is something else."

Yes, evil sluts deserve to die. I understand your position.

[af_vet_rr]

Perry couldn't get it through the legislature. It looks to me like corrupt government, and an unwarranted power grab by the state over young girls.

This is exactly why I don't think Perry tried to push it through the legislature.

He doesn't have to answer to you or me, but our local reps would have to answer to us in 2008 and he knows they wouldn't dare touch this.