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Rick Perry: ‘You Can’t Not Legislate Morality’

Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), who’s become something of an icon to the Tea Party movement with his unapologetic defenses of the 10th Amendment and states

Jul 31, 2020
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Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas), who’s become something of an icon to the Tea Party movement with his unapologetic defenses of the 10th Amendment and states rights–probably culminating with his April 15 remarksthat seemed to endorse Texas secession–gave a lively speech to the Value Voters Summit that was fascinating for its specificity. Perry spoke without a teleprompter, reeling from topic to topic and illustrating them with exaggerated hand gestures, like slapping his hands together and swirling his arms to illustrate things that had to be “turned back around.”
A key moment: Perry told the crowd to read “The 5,000 Year Leap” by W. Cleon Skousen, a 28-year-old political tract that has gained new fame since it was endorsed by Glenn Beck.
The rest of Perry’s appeals were predicated on his record in Texas, such as pushing for a 2005 marriage amendment to the Constitution. “As far as I’m concerned,” said Perry, “you can’t NOT legislate morality!” One line that rang a bit hollow: “Our country could use a little Texas-style fiscal discipline!”
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