It would be a lot more impressive if he had been protecting the border and billing the feds for that.
***It would be a lot more impressive if he had been protecting the border and billing the feds for that.***
Why should Texas do the job the FedGov is mandated to do by the Constitution (provide for the common defense according to Article I, Section 8)? This is one of the few things the FedGov is actually *supposed* to do, but they have been negligent. Gov. Perry has asked to meet with Bozo on several occasions and he has refused. At one point, Gov. Perry had to intercept him on the tarmac in Austin to talk to him about this problem.
“Gov. Rick Perry’s meeting at the Austin airport with President Barack Obama on border security lasted a mere 34 seconds, and Perry had to hand a letter on the issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett because Obama declined to personally accept it.”
And by the way, Arizona is trying to build a fence - on their own through donations to the public - because the FedGov is suing them over SB1070! I think Gov. Perry believes he doesn’t have the right to waste Texas’ resources fighting the inevitable lawsuit by the FedGov.