Hopefully each of those points will be fully discussed on FR.
If that is Gov. Perry's record, and his background, I don't understand the directive to force shots on every teenager in Texas, or the massive land grab approach of the Trans-Texas corridor project.
Do you have some information about those subjects, which might provide an understanding of why he directed/supported those activities?
Thanks.
That was never the case, plain and simple. No teenager had to get that shot if the parents didn't want them to. People who bring this up tend to leave out that little bit of information.
There was no attempt to force the vaccine on anyone.
You could always opt out.
Perry has said the cervical cancer vaccine is no different than the one that protects children against polio.
“If there are diseases in our society that are going to cost us large amounts of money, it just makes good economic sense, not to mention the health and well being of these individuals to have those vaccines available,” he said.
Texas allows parents to opt out of inoculations by filing an affidavit stating that he or she objected to the vaccine for religious or philosophical reasons.
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/5546651.html
If the vaccine and TTC things are the worst things Perry has done, I can live with that.
The thing is; we need a man with crossover appeal who can WIN against the Marxist/Muslim usurper!
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FDA approved the vaccine in June '06. By Jan '07 it was "recommended" by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC. In Feb '07, Perry issued an executive order requiring it for sixth graders.
In a USA Today editorial he defended his action. Six weeks later the legislature passed law overturning his order with veto-proof majorities and he allowed it to become law without his signature.
The anti-vaccine lobbyist NVIC claims there are "serious questions" about side effects so look for them to oppose Perry.
Merck was a campaign donor ($6K) and a former staffer was a lobbyist for them; this was known at the time he signed the order. Under Texas law, parents can opt out of vaccines on religious and philosophical grounds. That was true even at the time he signed his order.
The Trans Texas Corridor is a more complicated issue I've not fully researched. Essentially he wanted to build a streamlined cargo, data and energy transmission/transportation route with an eye towards future needs and increasing the import/export capacity at TX ports, for example.
Perry advocated for years but the project apparently never gained real support from either party. It was a "big vision" thing Texans decided they didn't want, at least not in that form or method. It was officially scrapped in January.
As infrastructure projects go it seemed to be more like Ike's National Highway System, furthering capitalism, than Obama's High Speed Rail, a sinkhole for tax dollars.
It's something I want to read more about.
FDA approved the vaccine in June '06. By Jan '07 it was "recommended" by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC. In Feb '07, Perry issued an executive order requiring it for sixth graders.
In a USA Today editorial he defended his action. Six weeks later the legislature passed law overturning his order with veto-proof majorities and he allowed it to become law without his signature.
The anti-vaccine lobbyist NVIC claims there are "serious questions" about side effects so look for them to oppose Perry.
Merck was a campaign donor ($6K) and a former staffer was a lobbyist for them; this was known at the time he signed the order. Under Texas law, parents can opt out of vaccines on religious and philosophical grounds. That was true even at the time he signed his order.
The Trans Texas Corridor is a more complicated issue I've not fully researched. Essentially he wanted to build a streamlined cargo, data and energy transmission/transportation route with an eye towards future needs and increasing the import/export capacity at TX ports, for example.
Perry advocated for years but the project apparently never gained real support from either party. It was a "big vision" thing Texans decided they didn't want, at least not in that form or method. It was officially scrapped in January.
As infrastructure projects go it seemed to be more like Ike's National Highway System, furthering capitalism, than Obama's High Speed Rail, a sinkhole for tax dollars.
It's something I want to read more about.
I think this happened to Bush with the banking "crisis". I'll never believe he wanted to destroy capitalism to save it, butjhis EXPERTS almost demanded it, and he listened to them. Have none of you ever done something like this???