[apachejack]

I e-mailed our Governor about his stance to keep and bear arms and his remarks about using the laws on the books instead of creating new ones. He actually sent me a letter thanking me for supporting his position on gun rights. Really makes me feel safer that there is someone in office helping us keep our rights.

[AndyC]

I got a letter back as well - it got my wife all excited to see a letter from teh gov-man, then disappointed as heck when she found out the subject-matter. I'll make it up to you, darling, I promise... ;)

[Fburgtx]

I received a letter, too! Thanks, Gov. Perry!

[Art Eatman]

These recent sessions have seen quite a few good things come from them. Gun-owners' rights, land-owners' rights.

Also give thanks to the Texas State Rifle Association, and groups like the Texas Wildlife Association. Visit their websites, anyway. Join; they're good outfits.

Art

[gego]

I write my Congressional Representative occasionally and I get a nice typed letters back also; only mine have a different handwritten signature each time.

She never votes the way I request anyway.

[texas bulldog]

i too received a letter in reply to my email about his gun rights comments. came on friday, i think.

[Smoke]

Unfortunately the cheerleader Vetoed the most important piece of legislation that has crossed his desk to date, inpsite of strong support from both houses.

Perry is a moron.

Smoke

[H23gsr]

Yea I got a letter from his office yesterday.

[Matt King]

Unfortunately the cheerleader Vetoed the most important piece of legislation that has crossed his desk to date, inpsite of strong support from both houses.

What legislation would that be?

[HKUSP45C]

Unfortunately the cheerleader Vetoed the most important piece of legislation that has crossed his desk to date, inpsite of strong support from both houses.

I too am curious as to what legislation you're reffering.


Perry is a moron.


Now, see, with no emperical data to back this statement up, I simply can not accept it as fact. Nope, it's likely just a smear tactic in use to villify someone who may or may not disagree with one or more of your points of view.

[MechAg94]

He vetoed the law that would have defined "public use" with regard to eminent domain seizures. He said it would increase the cost of land use for public projects too much or something like that. I was pretty disappointed to hear about it, and the explanation seemed like BS to me.

I know he supported all the pro-gun bills, but that one veto got under my skin.

[HKUSP45C]

Now, see, from what I read it was a little more complex than Gov. Good Hair saying "wow, that's gonna cost us money if we pay people for the land we're stealing, to heck with that!"

Here's a fairly good account, written much better than I could of what I understand as actually happening. By all means, if I'm wrong, I'd love to be shown.


http://eyeonwilliamson.org/?p=1237

Here's a small sample:


Texas Farm Bureau appreciates your support for HB 2006, but some of your take on what happened with the legislation at the end of session is incorrect. Granted, to an outside observer, it would seem that the Hegar amendment was the cause of Governor Perry’s veto. However, it was not. The Texas Farm Bureau legislative team worked closely with Representative Woolley and Senator Janek throughout the session. Therefore, we were privy to the “blow by blow” events.

[Art Eatman]

The proposed change would have affected only those who sold a PART of their property under eminent domain, but retained some of the land. The argument was over the $$$ cost to TXDOT to do construction or pay out money for "diminished access" to the remainder of the property.

Sort of a gray area about actual costs, and a relatively minor item. The veto left us with the status quo. It'll be back next session, and TXDOT will have to substantiate its claims as to the probable amounts.

Art

[MechAg94]

Now, see, from what I read it was a little more complex than Gov. Good Hair saying "wow, that's gonna cost us money if we pay people for the land we're stealing, to heck with that!"
Actually, that is almost exactly how it sounds. It just happened too late in the session for either a veto override or further discussion. I got the impression TxDOT didn't want anything interfering with their new toll roads. Until next session I guess.

[Smoke]

Perry vetoed the Eminant Domain Bill that TXDOT didn't like.
He vetoed another bill that would have required TxDOT to consider using existing highway routes for future Trans Texas Corridor routes.
And he vetoed a bill that called on the Attorney General to study the impact of international agreements on Texas.

In short Perry has positioned himself as a lobbyist for TXDOT and the private firm that will win the contract to build it. He does not have Texas or it's residents best interest in mind.

Smoke