You make a good point and I’m not disputing the legality of the legislation he sponsored but the fact that such things as the DREAM Act are completely antithetical to conservatism. It’s not the legality but his wisdom that I question. By the way, I love the Tenth Amendment but federal courts have superior jurisdiction over any state law. With respect to the vacine, this definitely gives the appearance of arbitrary rule by fiat. Not only was it mishandled by ignoring the legislature but his chief of staff was a Merck lobbyist. We all know that in politics appearance is often more important than the action itself. I can’t read Perry’s mind but I think that he’s already got too much baggage to be seriously considered as a presidential contender.
I question the wisdom of the Dream Act, too. On one hand, Texas has been invaded big time. The political elite have made clear they will never close the border nor will they export the criminals. So we have all these illegals who are living here since they were small and we are stuck with the problem of assigning them to a permanent under class status or encouraging education and upward mobility.
At the Federal level, this betrayal has to stop. Dealing the States massive populations of illegals, is a crime against the constitution. The Federal government is charged with protecting our borders from invasion.