“But, could you please educate me on which politician deserves your vote based on the criteria you set regarding “backpedaling”?”
That he would try to order young girls and parents to do something that would be, in my opinion, very risky to their health tells me everything I need to know about him. It is the classical I-Know-Best mindset of a ruler.
Now that we wants the highest Rulership in the land he realizes that bullying families probably wasn’t the best idea.
If he would order girls to take a risky drug, then what other fun would he have with the Presidential executive order pen?
I am curious. Had this been attempted by a democrat governor in any state in the country, how would you feel about it then?
This was a conscious decision by perry. He only backed down because he had a HUGE fight on his hands, not for any other reason. But suppose he hadn’t? Suppose he was a dem in a state controlled by dems and this had gone into effect. Suppose you had a nine year old daughter. How would you defend it?
Every vaccine and every medication has drawbacks. That’s why those tv commercials spend so much time warning about side effects. However, vaccinations are best for the majority of the population.
Government has for centuries had a legitimate role in controlling disease. It even has the power of quarantine...and in such circumstances you would want it to have that power.
A large part of prostitution and homosexuality being illegal derives from their history as vectors for disease. Therefore, their behavior was made illegal and controlled.
Carriers of communicable disease continues to be the best argument against allowing prostitution.