AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry, raising the specter of a showdown with the Obama administration, suggested Thursday that he would consider invoking states’ rights protections under the 10th Amendment to resist the president’s healthcare plan, which he said would be "disastrous" for Texas.
Interviewed by conservative talk show host Mark Davis of Dallas’ WBAP/820 AM, Perry said his first hope is that Congress will defeat the plan, which both Perry and Davis described as "Obama Care." But should it pass, Perry predicted that Texas and a "number" of states might resist the federal health mandate.
"I think you’ll hear states and governors standing up and saying 'no’ to this type of encroachment on the states with their healthcare," Perry said. "So my hope is that we never have to have that stand-up. But I’m certainly willing and ready for the fight if this administration continues to try to force their very expansive government philosophy down our collective throats."
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Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Revmitchell, Jul 25, 2009.
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Good for him stick tot he constitution.:thumbs:
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I can only pray that Alabama has the same "guts" as our friends to the west in Texas!!!!!
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The Libs never believe in States Rights - unless its for more Gun restrictive laws!
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If a sufficient number of States will take a stand for their Constitutional rights then perhaps the race toward a Fascist/socialist takeover of the Federal government can be stopped.
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Thank goodness Texas has a weak governor system. They haven't had a decent governor in decades, with the exception of the late, honorable Ann Richards.
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If the government wants to make healthcare affordable, then just give a tax credit to all the uninsured to buy their own. -
Talk about predictability! Your assumptions are most predictable. As is your snide personal attack.