[net-gold] UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY: Rick Perry Campaign: 10 Reasons He Is Too Extreme to Win
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- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 10:11:45 -0400 (EDT)
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UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY:
Rick Perry Campaign: 10 Reasons He Is Too Extreme to Win
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Rick Perry Campaign: 10 Reasons He Is Too Extreme to Win
By Maggie Astor |
September 5, 2011 9:18 AM EDT
International Business Times
http://img.ibtimes.com/www/articles/20110905/
208656_rick-perry-campaign-2012-michele-
bachmann-republican-nomination-primaries.htm
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/3vmh48u
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the latest frontrunner for the Republican
presidential nomination, has taken positions so radical that it's
difficult to imagine how he could compete in the general election if
nominated. His are not just a handful of ill-advised statements, as is the
case with many candidates. He may be more extreme even than Michele
Bachmann, who has come to symbolize the arrival of the far right to the
Republican mainstream. In fact, it is hard to think of a single
first-tier, major-party candidate in history whose positions have been so
consistently radical.
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Topics Covered in This Article:
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10. He called Social Security anti-American
9. He opposed raising the debt ceiling
8. He doesn't believe in evolution or climate change.
7. He has suggested repealing the 16th and 17th Amendments
6. He wants to set judicial term limits and let Congress override
Supreme Court decisions
5. He is the most anti-abortion governor in Texas history
4. He supports nullification and once suggested that Texas secede
from the Union.
3. He questions the patriotism of top government officials
Even Karl Rove, Republican strategist extraordinaire, called Perry's
remarks "unpresidential."
2. He mixes religion and politics openly and unapologetically
1. He contradicts himself
At first glance, Perry's positions seem rock-solidly consistent, if
extreme. He is a staunch supporter of states' rights, for example, and in
July, he told reporters in Houston, "You either have to believe in the
10th Amendment or you don't. You can't believe in the 10th Amendment for a
few issues and then something that doesn't suit you, say, 'We'd rather not
have states decide that.'" An admirable principle -- except he hasn't
followed it.
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After New York legalized gay marriage in June, he stood by his words for a
while. "You know what? That's New York, and that's their business, and
that's fine with me. That is their call," he said. "If you believe in the
10th Amendment, stay out of their business." But he soon changed his mind.
"I do respect a state's right to have a different opinion and take a
different tack, if you will. California did that," he said in August. "I
respect that right, but our Founding Fathers also said, 'Listen, if you
all in the future think things are so important that you need to change
the Constitution, here's the way you do it.'" It is rather difficult to
reconcile that last statement -- that some things are "so important" that
the federal government should override the states -- with his previous
statement that a 10th Amendment advocate cannot just make an exception for
"something that doesn't suit you."
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Then there is his unwavering commitment to small government -- except when
it comes to "homosexual sodomy," which Texas once banned. The Supreme
Court found the ban unconstitutional in its landmark Lawrence v. Texas
ruling in 2003, and Perry was infuriated, even though the ruling was
consistent with his own stated belief that the government should not
interfere in individuals' personal lives.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
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