“It would be seen as a further sexualization of our children. It would be considered an affront to parental rights. It would be called a loss of civil liberties. We’d be fighting mad that he was medically experimenting on our vulnerable daughters.”
All those arguments WERE made in 2007, against the original proposal, and the big public debate on the issue is why the EO was overruled by the lege. I was here, this came up, the public got involved, the lege put in law.
So Texas conservatives were NOT hypocrites, they opposed this mandate in 2007 and made Perry back down.
However, its factually wrong to talk of ‘he was medically experimenting’ this was FDA approved vaccine and CDC recommended its use, and the TMA and other medical groups stated that implementing this policy would save the lives of women.
It’s also wrong to call this ‘criminal act’, when in fact state law gives the Texas HHS Dept. power to determine immunizations that might be required and/or recommended for schools and in medicaid, and the EO was lawfully pursuant to that charter.
This was a public policy decision made in the EO, Perry got overruled by the hue and cry from the people and the lege complied and Perry backed down.
***So Texas conservatives were NOT hypocrites, they opposed this mandate in 2007 and made Perry back down.***
I am not saying that Texas conservatives are hypocrites. I’m saying that the FReepers who lightly wave and hum ‘bygones’ are the hypocrites.
This would never be forgiven or forgotten had Obama done this.
There is a huge wave of good, decent people in America, just waiting to take on the Obama regime, once we get a candidate. We must have real ammunition.
If, the GOP decides to run Perry, I have no ammunition. I have always taken conservative stands on issues, and am not afraid to try to change other peoples minds. I am part of the resistance. What's our ammunition? If the candidate is Perry how do I in 15 sec. or less take on Obamacare? I can't. How about illegal immigrants? Nope.
The best asset the GOP has going for them is the American people, the true patriots who believe in the constitution and can explain it like nobody else. I may not need a perfect person for the candidate, but I refuse to be a hypocrite.