The rest of the country has been barraged by false markers of GOODHAIR's "success": That he has this vast, 12 yrs' experience as the chief executive of a Big state (without noting it is a Weak Governor system state); that he manages the budget with little Federal help (without noting he begged fed money at every turn while cutting services for the most vulnerable); that he "created jobs" (i.e., cheap labor jobs filled by immigrants, undocumented or not, not to mean that he personally "created" them his own self), etc., etc.
So the TX system is that the Legislature convenes (a.k.a., "wreaks havoc") for a few months every two years, with the members having to have outside income (or to hot-tub with Lobbyists).
And this is the environment in which a mediocrity like GOODHAIR has been able to thrive, so naturally he pines for that sort of thing right now when he needs it most. Too bad it couldn't happen, if ever, for years and years with a Constitutional amendment. Hey!1, dreams come true some times!1
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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/perry-proposes-overhaul-of-washington/ The Caucus: Perry proposes Part-Time Congress and Eliminating Lifetime Judicial Appointments
Perry Proposes Overhaul of Washington
By JEFF ZELENY and RICHARD A. OPPEL JR.
BETTENDORF, Iowa — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas on Tuesday announced a proposal to alter the federal government that ranks among the most radical plans offered by any major Republican presidential candidate this year — and one that legal analysts say will almost surely never happen: making Congress operate part time with half pay, and ending lifetime tenure for federal judges. ....
In the speech, Mr. Perry sought to present himself as a consummate Washington outsider. He reminded the audience that he was one of the few Republican candidates who had never worked as a lobbyist, served as a member of Congress or spent time in a presidential administration. ....
Paul Horwitz, professor of constitutional law at the University of Alabama... ....
... added, “As practical proposals go, this one is probably slightly further down the list than trying to enact ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ ”
Senator Kent Conrad, Democrat of North Dakota, said Mr. Perry’s proposal was “kind of a silly idea. Did he advocate reducing his own pay 50 or 75 percent? I suppose not. That’s just kind of a silly idea.”
The judicial proposal is squarely at odds with Article 3 of the Constitution, Professor Horwitz said, and would first require an amendment with approval from three-fourths of the state legislatures. The Constitution states that federal judges “shall hold their offices during good behavior” — which, practically speaking, means until they are removed by impeachment, die or resign. ....
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