Gov. Perry May Invoke State's Rights If Health Care Passes Congress
Gov. Rick Perry, raising the specter of a showdown with the Obama administration, suggested Thursday that he would consider invoking states rights protections under the 10th Amendment to resist the presidents healthcare plan, which he said would be "disastrous" for Texas. Interviewed by conservative talk show host Mark Davis of Dallas WBAP/820 AM, Perry said his first hope is that Congress will defeat the plan, which both Perry and Davis described as "Obama Care." But should it pass, Perry predicted that Texas and a "number" of states might resist the federal health mandate. "I think youll hear states and governors standing up and saying 'no to this type of encroachment on the states with their healthcare," Perry said. "So my hope is that we never have to have that stand-up. But Im certainly willing and ready for the fight if this administration continues to try to force their very expansive government philosophy down our collective throats."
