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Rick Perry, After Raising Secession, Calls For Fed Help With Swine Flu




Less than two weeks after raising the prospect of seceding from the union, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling on the federal government to come to his state's aid in the midst of the swine flu outbreak.
The San Marcos Record reports:
Gov. Rick Perry today in a precautionary measure requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide 37,430 courses of antiviral medications from the Strategic National Stockpile to Texas to prevent the spread of swine flu. [...]
"As a precautionary measure, I have requested that medication be on hand in Texas to help curb the spread of swine flu by helping those with both confirmed and suspected cases of this swine flu virus, as well as healthcare providers who may have come in contact with these patients," said Gov. Rick Perry. "We will continue to work with our local, state and federal health officials to ensure public safety is protected."
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Back on April 15, Perry was taking a rather different stance towards the federal government:
"There's a lot of different scenarios," Perry said. "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."
He said when Texas entered the union in 1845 it was with the understanding it could pull out. However, according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas negotiated the power to divide into four additional states at some point if it wanted to but not the right to secede.



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I just find it hilarious the first sign of needing washington he sticks out his hand and asks for help. Really this secession talking is bullshit anyway, if this was a liberal govenor, in the time of Bush they would have torn him apart for being anti- American and unpatriotic.
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In defense of Texas i'd rather them want to secede and be willing to protect their civilians lives than to not give a damn about their own welfare because of pride.

Or look at this another way; a Governor of a state is actually planning in case of the 'what if' happens instead of the 'after the fact blaming'.

*looks at Governor Schwarzenegger and the budget*
 
I'm just as irritated by his earlier position as everyone else.

But seriously, did anyone really think that it was a genuine policy position, and not blustering?
 
I hope they don't secede, then we'd have to build a wall around Texas to keep the Texans out of the US. Can't have illegal Texans taking our jobs.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']If they secede, can we keep Austin? About the only good thing in the fuckin' state.[/quote]

Isn't Austin in the middle of the state?

Note: I am not knowledgeable of the geography of Texas.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']If they secede, can we keep Austin? About the only good thing in the fuckin' state.[/quote]

I actually like Texas Ruby Grapefruit but Austin is pretty cool too...
 
Does the rest of the nation not know that the role as "governor of Texas" is notoriously weak? He's little more than a figurehead.

And Rick Perry isn't even that, he's just a good head of hair.

Seriously. You're forced to learn this shit in government 101 courses, since inevitably part of the class centers on local and state gub'ment.

You people pretend that the idiot fringe Republicans with moran signs are somehow representative of everyone else 'round here. Granted, I'm fuckin' surrounded, and would garner a lot of dumbass responses in the heat of battle, but come the fuck on.
 
If Texas secedes, the US retains all government facilities, by force if necessary.

Johnson Space Center WILL NOT be left in the hands of these idiots.

~HotShotX
 
I've got a passport. I think I'm going to use that instead.

Watching the minority bitch and piss and moan like five year olds while throwing around scary buzzwords they can't even define is just sick. I had to put up with eight years of shit taco, and now no one can return the favor because they're all scared of darky, and had no problem watching a pale face dickherder anally ram the country raw.
 
[quote name='Strell']I've got a passport. I think I'm going to use that instead.

Watching the minority bitch and piss and moan like five year olds while throwing around scary buzzwords they can't even define is just sick. I had to put up with eight years of shit taco, and now no one can return the favor because they're all scared of darky, and had no problem watching a pale face dickherder anally ram the country raw.[/quote]


Oh Strell, I
 
Saying Texas has the right to secede isn't quite the same as saying he wants to do it. As to wanting federal help, Texas was, last I checked, a state.
 
After moving here, I quickly learned that Strell is correct. The legislative power is concentrated in the hands of the Lieutenant Governor (David Dewhurst), not the governor of Texas. The power of the governor in Texas is weirdly derived from the belief that all governors are the most powerful figures in their state, along with the national exposure that politicians crave.

Governor Perry is doing and saying anything to make news because he's afraid he's going to get his ass kicked by Kay Bailey in the next election. Last time he ran against a stand up comedian (whose motto was "Why the hell not?") and a Democrat who was the saddest excuse for a politician I've ever seen (and that's saying a helluva lot). Unfortunately, you're going to be hearing much more from him. Think of Perry's headlines as his death knell and enjoy them.

[quote name='KingBroly']Isn't Austin in the middle of the state? Note: I am not knowledgeable of the geography of Texas.[/QUOTE]
About as "center" as it gets. Yes sir.
[quote name='mykevermin']If they secede, can we keep Austin? About the only good thing in the fuckin' state.[/QUOTE]
[quote name='HotShotX']Johnson Space Center WILL NOT be left in the hands of these idiots.[/QUOTE]
Hey, take Houston with you!!! We'll bring one of the premiere medical clusters in the world, the fourth largest city in the US (that's diverse in ways most "liberal" cities can only pretend to be), an energy sector that realizes the energy game is about to be transformed (unlike those Dallas assholes that'll stop pumping oil over their dead bodies), excellent universities (University of Houston, Rice University), the Johnson Space Center (and all the brains that come with it), and the closest big city to Austin (about 2 hours away, or less than 15 mins by air). We also have more Fortune 100 headquarters than any other city (take that NYC!), and NO ZONING LAWS, which I thought was the worst idea ever until I realized it kills NIMBY bastards dead since they can't pull strings.

We're rad damnit.

An Austin - Houston - San Antonio state would be an awesome thing.
 
Speedracer knows the score.

I wanted Kinky to win, man. Maybe he would have been terrible - and I can understand that fear - but I just think he's hilarious. Now that I think about it, he reminds me of MF Thatherton from King of the Hill.

I think people have this idea re: Texas Governor that George Bush held the position once and probably ran it the same way he ran his presidency, so there's just some association going on there. But the Lieutenant Gov is the only one with actual power as you mentioned. People just hear the terms and think "that's the highest government position possible in a state" and think Perry is going to call all the shots.

If you make the Austin/Houston/San Antonio triangle, you cut out College Station, dammit! Most people tend to think of a Austin/Houston/Dallas trifecta. And the only case I can make for the latter is that Dallas is considered a bigger gaming market than the others, according to some PR work I did a few years ago.

Either way, if that happened, I'm moving to Austin. I like Houston and all, but it's just too damn sprawling for me, and I always get lost because it seems like some of the traffic signs screw me. :p I could live really in any of the three, depending on how much I love Ikea versus how much I love fajitas. :]
 
On Dallas:
- It's not our fault some dicks way back when designed our city to be oil dependent.
- Have you ever stepped on SMU's campus? Lets just say it is the most talented university in the world. Also, SMU football is gonna be good within the next 50-1000 years.
- I'd say something about having America's team but that would be Irving--> Arlington, and they are the Yankees of football.

On Texas in general:
- Yes, Austin is the greatest city in Texas and therefore the US.
- New York accents are few and far between. (though I still see a ton of Yankees hats, WTF?)
- Have you ever had Tex Mex outside of Texas? No thank you.
- Sam Houston was a badass.
- Shiner Bock.
 
[quote name='dropbearGSH']
- Sam Houston was a badass.
[/QUOTE]

That statue still scares the shit out of me. I always forget it's there and them BAM. SamHoustoninyoface.

Also, you Dallas drivers suck. But then again, I guess really everyone does. :]
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Isn't complaining about something while taking full advantage of it the definitive sign of patriotism in the modern age?[/QUOTE]
Totally. That's why I love Ron Paul.
 
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