Yet the elected representatives of the People of Texas found this section insufficient to protect their rights, and voted to overturn Governor Perry's mandate.
I have no problem with the legislature's action. I prefer "opt in" as the default too. My point was and continues to be that he sought a way to balance individual liberties and public health. I was reacting to the charge that he was "forcing his will on the people" where Rep. Bachmann was not. I indicated in my second post that Gov. Perry was open to legitimate criticism both for the apparent conflict of interest by his aide with Merck and for bypassing the legislature.
I am really more interested in seeing Rep. Bachmann's supporters point to legislation that she had a substantive hand in drafting to see how she handled difficult issues. In other words, I want more than sound bytes and want some idea of how she really governs...
That is one of my concerns about the Governor as well.
That he believes that, once elected, he could think that he could make a decision about people's children, whatever his motivations were (whether altruistic or political), without a thought about what citizens want or believe, raises a giant red flag about his character, his motivations, and his respect for the nature of our Constitution.
What is the difference between a man who believes that he has the power to mandate what the government injects into our daughters, and a man who believes that he has the right to mandate how our doctors treat our illnesses?
I will not give up that right.
That is not my only concern.
Are you not concerned with the highway from Mexico through Texas?
How much land should we be willing to surrender to Governor Perry?
Were you in favor of the Kelo Decision in the Supreme Court?
If he becomes President, will he respect your property rights?
There are lots of questions that this man has to answer.
He doesn't deserve to be annointed, just yet, in my mind.