[TWohlford]

My observation, as a noob to the State of Texas, is that
Texans, at least outside of Austin, really don’t like governments of any sort.

Therefore I wonder if Perry is kept in office so no one more powerful takes control. The guy makes speeches that throw red meat to conservatives, but I can’t (for the life of me) see what else he does (or has done).

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Perry has had RINO tendencies in the recent past, so we will have to see if he “walks the walk” as well as he has been “talking the talk” during his campaign.

People can and do change, so let’s hope that Perry’s recent comments about the sovereignty of Texas are signs of his transformation into a true conservative.

If he gets re-elected and reverts back to being a RINO, then that old Texas expression applies.....”All hat and no cattle.”

[Marty62]

The POINT of Sov Movement is that TEXANS are TIRED of the mindset that their lives should be determined by what some politician DOES for them.
The point is we are tired of being told WHAT to do.

[Patriot4ever]

As much as I agree with the Governor about his grievances with the fed govt, I hope to God it never comes to Texas trying to secede. I can’t even imagine the suffering and pain that would inflict. First off, the fed govt will not allow it and we will have another civil war and I can’t even imagine our military having to go to war against their fellow Texans. I’m not sure my husband wouldn’t be a conscientious objector as he’s said things to that effect before about ever having to go up against his fellow Americans in a civil war. But the fed govt has the U.S. military as an instrument that would put down the civil war but not without much bloodshed. I can’t even contemplate such a scenario. Secondly, not everyone in Texas would be on board with such a things. There would be internal fighting as well as external force to take them down. Too terrible to even think about for long.

[deport]

but I can’t (for the life of me) see what else he does (or has done).

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Makes more speeches every four years........

[lonestar]

but I can’t (for the life of me) see what else he does (or has done).

The more nothing he does, the better.

[Republic of Texas]

I see you’ve learned that the Rick Perry well isn’t very deep. Welcome to Texas!

[af_vet_rr]

Therefore I wonder if Perry is kept in office so no one more powerful takes control. The guy makes speeches that throw red meat to conservatives, but I can’t (for the life of me) see what else he does (or has done).

He tried to push through the biggest land grab in the history of Texas, even when it was a part of Mexico, through his transportation corridor. That's pretty significant.

Oh, and under Rick Perry, the Texas Department of State Health Services along with Texas A&M has decided it has the right to hold onto the blood and DNA samples of over 4 million babies born in Texas since 2002. The blood samples used to be destroyed after the standard tests for certain fatal diseases, but no more. Even if the parents of the children ask that the samples be destroyed, the state can hold onto the samples and data from the samples as long as it's for research purposes, thanks to our idiotic legislators and a law that protects the state of Texas from having to reveal what's being done with the samples and the information.

Part 1 of an investigative report about it. Part 2 will be up tonight, where they interview Florence Shapiro, the idiot who introduced the legislation with all of the loopholes that protect the state.

The report mentions that while Obama was a Senator, he introduced national legislation for a national DNA database.

Thank God for those 5 families that decided to challenge the state and assert their Constitutional rights - I pray their lawsuit wins. My daughters are going to be going over the paperwork from the birth of their children to see what they can do about it.

.It sickens me to think the state has the right to hold onto their blood and DNA samples. I could believe this kind of crap in California or New York or Florida or Massachusetts, but in Texas???!!!!!

How could the state decide in 2002 that it has the right to hold onto the blood and DNA of newborns? How could the state decide it has the right to keep the samples and information against the wishes of the parents? Have they no respect for privacy or the Constitution?