Rick Perry Should be elected President

Welcome one and all. We are going to be entering into a debate about whether Rick Perry would make a good president.Good for the purpose of this debate shall be define as Good - effective, beneficial to the economy, implement laws that will help us more than hurt us as a nationThere will be no semantics about perspective. This is not a debate about whether certain people consider him a good man, but whether or not he will be effective in a roll as president. So lets jump straight into thisEducation PolicyThroughout Texas this man has headed the efforts of some of the worst educational decisions that I have ever seen. In 2011 Governor Perry cut 4-5 billion dollars from the education fund in Texas. Even after the budge was passed in 2013 the state was only able to recover about 1 million dollars out of this. "The two-year spending plan represents an 8 percent increase from the last budget passed in 2011, which cut $15 billion in government spending, including $5.4 billion for public schools."[1]In addition to cutting spending, Texas is also promoted religious based alternative to evolution in science class. They are trying to find alternative means to work in creationism or leave it open for interpretation. [2]Texas is also rated 49 in the counter at per student spending. This is also a metric that is derived to measure the health of the current education system in a said state. [3] Mix this in with the fact that Texas law makers are pushing for the requirement for high school seniors to take upper level math and science classes. [4]Next lets take a look at Allen Highschool. This school claims a 60 million dollar football stadium[5]. This was ran by Perry himself and was approved, and in the same district teachers are being laid off for lack of money. The one thing we can surely note is this man is a plague to educational system of the state of Texas, and if elected to the United States as a whole. Texas DebtThe debt of the state of Texas is a downward plunge. According to usdebtclock.org, the debt to GDP ratio in Texas is 22.9% and the debt per citizen is $10,645. In California (one of the worst cases), the debt to GDP ratio is just 18.7% and the debt per citizen is only $9932. This demonstrates how much of a mess Texas is in. [6]The total debt by Texas alone is a monumental number. $ 40,992,268 [6]. Note this number is not to big in itself but when you compare the debt ratio in terms of per citizen, it is incredible. Minimum Wage and JobsIn 2007 there were only around 221,000 citizens making minimum wage. Meaning that the economy was doing verily well. Most of the citizens were actually near 1.5 x that amount. By 2010 and under some of Perry's orders and polices that number nearly doubled to 550,000. [7] Open Stance on Gay marriage.Ever wonder about his stance on gay marriage. This guy is an out of the closet gay hater. He despises and detest gay marriage. His political campaign video was a bumbling screw up that cost him the presidency in the long wrong. He was criticized and loathed for his open hate toward gay people. This ad was called "strong". He was quoted saying"you know there is something wrong in this country when gays can openly serve in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in schools"[8]This was the knife in the heart to his presidency. In addition tot his Perry has also cut funding to gay marriage avenues. Some up to 70 percent of their funding has been slashed. [9]AbortionThink is stance on gay marriage is bad. Wait to you hear about his stance on abortion. Perry is in direct opposition to abortion. Think that 70 percent number on how he cut funding to gay couples is bad? He has cut 90 percent of some of the planned parenthood and abortion organizations funding. [10]He has also singed a bill to ban abortions after the 20 week mark in pregnancy. This was even including cases where the mother could die. This law does not discriminate. It stops abortion in all situations, even those where the mothers health is in danger. [10]Secession. This guy has even flirted with the idea of seceded from the states. Before he can make a proper president he needs to decide if he actually wants to be a part it. Back in 2009, during Perry's bumpy reelection race, the governor told a Tea Party crowd:"There's a lot of different scenarios...We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."ConclusionThis man is a religious fanatic who thinks separation of church and state is a travesty. He has constantly pushed his own ideals over the peoples wants and needs. He does not need to holy any political office, much less be president. [1] http://www.dallasnews.com...[2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com...[3] http://www.fastexas.org...[4] http://www.dallasnews.com...[5] http://espn.go.com...[6] http://www.usdebtclock.org....[7] http://americanindependent.com...[8] see youtube video , probably will be at the top right of the page. If not click the link. http://www.youtube.com...[9] http://www.politifact.com...[10] http://www.huffingtonpost.com...