Governor Perry hates Texans especially if they are impoverished, people of color, female and children. Rick Perry came out today saying that he and the Republican State Senate and House of Representatives are going to spend every single legislative day (total of 140 days) ending abortion in the great state of Texas.
When is this idiot of a Governor going to be voted out of office? Many ranch owners, farmers and other land owners should be the first ones to vote him out of office. Why? He cut 75% of funding for Texas volunteer fire departments during the worst fire season in the history of Texas. He actually wanted the federal government to pay for the fire disasters according to many news reports. He has failed land
owners and home owners all across Texas. Human lives, pets, livestock and wild life was destroyed. A beautiful part of Central Texas was destroyed while Governor Rick Perry was out politicking at Texans' expense no less for his failed presidential bid. He spent more time worrying about politics than he did his own burning state.
Lets talk about education in the state of Texas. We have the STAAR tests where fifty percent of students failed one or more portions of the test. The state of Texas also slashed education by 5.4 billion dollars. Students no longer have books to study from. Many folks claim that with books on the internet, there is no need for textbooks in the public school systems. When you go to college, you have to buy textbooks and read them. High school students do not learn how to research a book for a research paper. There are fewer buses to run to keep children protected. Katy ISD has had several stranger danger alerts since school has began. So many schools are teaching the tests instead of teaching concepts in order for their students to understand the tests. I don't mind as a parent helping my daughters understand concepts but what about parents who both have to work and don't have time to help their kids understand these concepts?
What about healthcare? I am a disabled veteran. I can't afford healthcare on my own because I can't get the Veterans Affairs Administration to expedite my compensation claim. My ex husband is having a hard time with finding good quality work that will give him benefits. Many times employers provide insurance at a HUGE cost to its employees. Our governor is refusing to even give a health exchange a chance to work. Our governor is refusing to accept additional medicaid funds to help poor folks like me for myself and my children. I am not the only one. If I didn't have the VA medical system (It is an issue all its own and worthy of its own blog post several times over), I would have nothing. In fact, more than likely my daughters would have lost both of their parents. Governor Rick Perry is not about parents, children, or families. He isn't about the human condition. He is not about humanity. He is not about a living wage in which families can support their children. He is not about decent healthcare or education. He is about selling the soul of Texas to the highest bidder.
Instead of facing serious economic issues, health care, jobs, education, and public safety, he and the legislative branch of Texas wants to fight abortion every single day of its 140 legislative session. Wow! I never realized that women were such a threat to the state of Texas. How can these folks even call themselves Christians? They are against everything our Lord Jesus Christ stood for. Hypocrisy never ceases to amaze me in the state of Texas.
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