Marie,
I am truly sorry to hear of your daughter’s immuno-deficiency. But I can not believe that Gov Rick Perry’s EO has caused all the problems you have attributed to him. It must be terribly frustrating to deal with your situation and I do sincerely wish you an easier time in the future.
I hate it when FReepers 'pooh-pooh' the gardisil incident as if it weren't a big deal.
This was an affront to civil liberties. This was an affront to parental rights. This was an affront to religious rights. Texas' current vaccine laws are an affront to the right to have medical care be between a patient and a doctor.
This is a perfect example of how Perry thinks and where his moral compass really points.
And I cannot *believe8 that my fellow conservatives scoff at those of us who are upset about this and blow it off as 'no big deal'.
My fellow FReepers who spit and snarl over Obama's EO's are just fine with this one that was a *direct* threat to our vulnerable daughters.
And Perry said that the state legislature had "no right" to override his highness's executive decision?
http://commonamericanjournal.com/?p=29220
Well, they slapped him down and vetoed this order anyway.
HE DID NOT "see the light" and "change his mind". He was beaten back by the state congress! He even refused to sign the bill, but he didn't need to because it had enough votes to override his veto.