1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that. we 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 may come out of that. >> first of all, that's not factually accurate. here's the statement from perry today. in a statement, governor perry believes in the greatness of our union, and nothing should be done to change it. he also shares the frustrations many americans have with our federal government. now more than ever our country needs strong leadership from states like texas. never forget, perry couldn't oon remember the names of the federal agencies he wanted to eliminate. next, job opening in the house science committee. three republicans have said they want for the job. the contenders, first, lamar smith who's accused the media of skewing media of global