Reply #6: In Texas? *shrugs* [View All]

[Vampire Knight]

I don't think the writer should use Texas as his example. The way things work in Texas, it's almost possible that passing an Arizona-like law might get Perry re-elected in a landslide. As it is, Texas is not currently fomenting such legislation, so I don't think that the mere rumor could cause a significant change in the polls.

This legislation is proving surprisingly popular, not just in Arizona, but across the country. I haven't read it yet, but I probably will soon because the right's pundits are saying that it is actually in harmony with existing federal laws. I'd be interested to know if this is true.

I can somewhat see why Arizona might have taken this extreme stand: the state is a war zone, and they feel like no one's doing anything about it. This, along with the 10th amendment resolutions that were being considered by many states seem to indicate to me that the state governments see Obama as unsure and indecisive. Add to those the efforts of Louisiana to protect their shorelines from the oil spill. Whenever Obama seems weak, the state governments are going to try and "pick up the slack" in ways similar to those employed by Arizona.