“The mandatory hpv vaccine and the mega-superhighway are my biggest problems with him”
Mine as well, though I try to weigh them against his desire for a secure border, fiscal conservatism, and strong pro-life stance.
The HPV thing is a deal breaker for me. We (you and I and every other parent) either have a God-given (natural) right to be parents to our children or we do not.
By making Gardasil mandatory, Rick Perry believes that he and the government are better positioned to make decisions about your children that you are.
What’s next? What you feed your family? Your children’s education? Their religion? Their place of residence? There literally is no limit if you agree that the government knows best.
Signing the Gardasil bill into law reflects a basic belief that children belong to the state. How else could he possibly justify his position?