Note that the date on the article is 1.5 years ago. Sure, Perry could have vetoed the bill but the veto would have been easily overturned by the same margin it passed. It’s easy to sling mud over the passage of the “Texas Dream Act” but you have to look at the source of the bill....Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate.
Well folks, we hear from the FR Perry opposition how weak the governorship of Texas is and your point is well taken. Now consider this...Perry didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell in stopping the bill.
BTW....Texas State Revenues are back up to pre-recession levels. The Rainy Day Fund is expected to be at USD$7 billion by the next legislative session.
I doubt very much the Perry Haters have even peeked at the Nov 8 2011 Ballot.
Trying to blame Perry for their own failings. (they voted their reps and sen. into office)
Don’t blame Perry if you didn’t bother to ask the candidates if they supported in-state tuition.
How much you want to bet the Colleges and Universities were behind this. Must check that.
>> Note that the date on the article is 1.5 years ago. Sure, Perry could have vetoed the bill but the veto would have been easily overturned by the same margin it passed. <<
Another example of deceit by implication. You imply that Perry only allowed it to be made law, because the legislature had a veto-proof super-majority. You failed to mention that Perry busted balls to make sure that it passed by that super-majority, or that Perry could have simply pointed out that the legislation contradicts the spirit and letter of the 1996 Immigration Reform Act. A simple executive order (Perry loves those!) could easily have nullified the bill, finding the bill to be illegal.