Politics

Protester Shouts At Perry
During Ballot Proposal Pitch

HOUSTON - Gov. Rick Perry had just finished promoting the proposed constitutional amendment capping some damages on medical malpractice cases Wednesday when a protester carrying a notebook in his hand yelled a question. "Proposition 12 is not about medical liability. It's about all lawsuits, every single lawsuit," John Cobarruvias shouted. "Why aren't you discussing that? Why don't you just answer that now, sir?" "No sir, no sir, no sir," Perry sternly talked over the question. "I want you to go back with the media." Cobarruvias, president of the Texas chapter of Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings, was detained briefly in a hallway and not permitted to attend a news conference that followed in a separate room. Posted by Editor at August 28, 2003 06:32 AM