Interesting.....Perry whips out his veto pen.....

[KD5NRH]

Not in a lot of states, TX included.  If it doesn't rise to the level of reckless driving (class B misdemeanor, and requires driving with "wilful or wanton disregard" for safety - I'll dig up the case law that sets a requirement for malice to meet the "wilful or wanton" standard later) then it's not an offense.

From Branch's Annotated Penal Code: "The term wilfully should be defined in the charge of the court. The term wilfully means with evil intent, or with legal malice, or without reasonable grounds for believing the act to be lawful. Lane v State, 16 Texas Crim App 172. Farmer v State, 21 Texas Crim App 423: 2 SW 767 "

Good luck trying to prove that someone was texting or putting on makeup with evil intent.

[seeker_two]

Good luck trying to prove that someone was texting or putting on makeup with evil intent.

Being a woman should be proof enough.... 

[roo_ster]

But what I want to know is...is Perry a protege' of Karl Rove?

Is that a joke?  FTR, the Bushes and Rovians hate Perry.

[Regolith]

They threatened to pull out of Texas if they passed the bill.  They've done the same for every other state that has tried the same thing.  I don't see why they'd treat Cali any differently.

And I was right. Looks like Amazon is set to pull out of California if they pass their internet tax bill: http://reason.com/blog/2011/06/29/thanks-a-lot-jerry-brown-amazo

[KD5NRH]

And I was right. Looks like Amazon is set to pull out of California if they pass their internet tax bill: http://reason.com/blog/2011/06/29/thanks-a-lot-jerry-brown-amazo

I'm hoping it will make a lot of other gun-and-accessory vendors get out.  What possesses them to set up shop in California in the first place is beyond me.

[Balog]

I'm hoping it will make a lot of other gun-and-accessory vendors get out.  What possesses them to set up shop in California in the first place is beyond me.

Profit. Loooooootttsss of folks in California, and despite the legislation lots of them like guns and buy anything they can get their hands on.

[Fly320s]

Profit. Loooooootttsss of folks in California, and despite the legislation lots of them like guns and buy anything they can get their hands on.

True. I've heard more than one gun manufacturer mention that California is their largest market.

[Tallpine]

Profit. Loooooootttsss of folks in California, and despite the legislation lots of them like guns and buy anything they can get their hands on.

When I was working at the engineering office in Santa Clarita, it seemed like about half the idle talk was about guns