Posted on 07/24/2009 12:59:14 PM PDT by broken_arrow1
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry, raising the specter of a showdown with the Obama administration, suggested Thursday that he would consider invoking states’ rights protections under the 10th Amendment to resist the president’s healthcare plan, which he said would be "disastrous" for Texas.
Interviewed by conservative talk show host Mark Davis of Dallas’ WBAP/820 AM, Perry said his first hope is that Congress will defeat the plan, which both Perry and Davis described as "Obama Care." But should it pass, Perry predicted that Texas and a "number" of states might resist the federal health mandate.
"I think you’ll hear states and governors standing up and saying 'no’ to this type of encroachment on the states with their healthcare," Perry said. "So my hope is that we never have to have that stand-up. But I’m certainly willing and ready for the fight if this administration continues to try to force their very expansive government philosophy down our collective throats."
Perry, the state’s longest-serving governor, has made defiance of Washington a hallmark of his state administration as well as his emerging re-election campaign against U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the 2010 Republican primary. Earlier this year, Perry refused $555 million in federal unemployment stimulus money, saying it would subject Texas to long-term costs after the federal dollars ended.
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This might actually be a good thing. If Perry can get this worked up about the 10th Amendment there may be hope yet. I say bust up the Union and let the welfare states try it alone.
That would be difficult, with the exception of the cities, most states are conservative, such as here in Wa. state. Of course, you have the lib NE that can’t exist without handouts.
As a TEXAN I hope his defiance continues after his probable reelection. I don't have much faith in Hutchison.
and dont forget my congressional critter , little Sarbanes ( a rubber stamp just like his Daddy)
DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS!!!
they tend to mean business....
Perry’s getting encouragement from the TEA Partiers and it’s a GOOD THING that seems to be educating TX politicians that we’re FED UP with the RINOS in our party.
KBH shouldn’t even be in the running.
WE’RE TEA’D OFF AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Hear, hear!
Yes’m! ZACHARY!!
Methinks that BOTH of us are on the same page.
I’m a definite supporter of Perry, but the “trust
but verify” theme is ON!
I TOLERATE KBH but just barely, dontcha know ??? ...
THAT bein’ said...
KBH beats the heck outta Northeast RINO’s (Snow, Arlen
Sphincter et al, and etc.). :)
:^D
Amen! :)
Yowsah !!!
Thanks, y’all ! :)
Oh good grief...he is just pandering again...I am not impressed in the least. I do NOT trust this con man. I just pray someone else gets in the Governor’s race that I can support.
But his “pandering” may build a groundswell of support for other states asserting their rights, so it could be a good thing...
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