Perry mimics Medina’s platform – the greatest form of flattery…
or just lying to the people again? All of a sudden Rick Perry is suing the EPA and has a new commercial supporting the 10th Amendment which keeps the federal government from overreaching into state affairs. Of course they are only questioning the economic impact of the latest EPA laws – not the federal government’s right to impose them. Debra Medina has had these two issues as part of her platform since she began this race.
One thing you will never see Perry quote is the following Supreme Court decision. This is a quote from the website citing the Supreme Court ruling:
Scalia warned, “The federal government may neither, issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States’ officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program. Such commands are fundamentally incompatible with our constitutional system of dual sovereignty.”
So when Perry gets on TV and says he is a supporter of the 10th amendment he is lying. He’s been in office for 9 years and has NEVER told the federal government to keep out! I would bet Perry’s pollster has seen that these issues resonate with the people and as always with Perry he has his finger in the air testing which way the wind in blowing.
In previous commercials Perry has heralded his jobs creation, his fiscal responsibility and the “great” Texas economy. Well, Texans are on to that BS so I guess his strategists figured it was time to say the things that they see drawing voters to Debra Medina.
He’s lied about the Trans Texas Corridor being dead. This land grab of private property and open borders is one of the biggest threats that Texas citizens face. Yet during campaign season he tells us it is dead, while all along the Perry’s Transportation agency is moving full steam ahead.
He’s talked about cutting state agencies by 5% which won’t make up for the growth we have seen in the state government in the past year. And so why in 9 years hasn’t he already severely limited spending in state agencies? Because it’s now campaign season, that’s why and the arrogant elitist thinks people are so stupid that he can lie and get away with – he has lied before – so why not again?
Now Perry seems to be championing the 10th amendment. If he really does – he would have said something before NOW and he would be suing the EPA on CONSTITUTIONAL grounds, not a wimpy it will hurt Texas economically.
