I know where Perry stands on gun rights. He claims to be a Tenth Amendment supporter, and by all indications he is, so I was wondering what his position was on Congress passing tort reform for state courts. The proper place for tort reform is at the state level. Perry passed tort reform in Texas and that was fine. By all accounts, it has helped their state economy tremendously, and I plan to move there from New York in a few years. I don’t want to see a President Perry pushing federal tort legislation on state courts like President Bush did. I know they’re both Texans but I get the sense that Perry actually respects the Tenth Amendment. We know that Bush didn’t, with his support of programs like No Child Left Behind. Do you think Perry will be consistent in his support of the Tenth, even when it conflicts with something that he may want to do (like pass tort reform at the federal level similar to what he passed in Texas). I don’t want it to seem like I’m bashing Perry here at all. I watched him on the Daily Show back in 2010 and he talked about how Texas reformed its tort laws and how if people want to live in a litigation-crazy environment they can live in California, but don’t force stuff on Texas. So, to me, he already sounds better on the issue of federalism then all of the announced candidates that have a chance of winning.
I certainly don’t have a crystal ball, and I don’t speak for Perry but you are correct that he is better on this and has the best chance to win, so your questions are valid - we all should look forward.
Here is a YouTube video I found about Perry speaking on “Stronger Lawsuit Reforms for Texas”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc4-64iZans