This is par for the course for Rick Perry.
He was instrumental in the drafting of the 2010 Texas Republican Party platform.
politicalcorrection.org
Among the highlights:

Abolish the Internal Revenue Service and repeal the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

We urge that U.S. citizens who, because of religion or conscience, are compelled to withhold their full response to any census question, be held guiltless.

We urge immediate repeal of the Hate Crimes Law.

Non-US citizens should not be eligible for state or federal grants, or loans.
We urge Congress to repeal government sponsored programs that deal with early childhood development.

End Social Security.

We urge the Texas legislature in its next biennial session to enact legislation requiring a sonogram be performed and offered as part of the consent process to each mother seeking an elective abortion.
We support legislation that requires doctors, at first opportunity, to provide to a woman who is pregnant, information about the nervous system development of her unborn child and to provide pain relief for her unborn if she orders an abortion.

We oppose the legalization of sodomy.

Repeal the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.

The Department of Education (DOE) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have no jurisdiction and must be repealed.

We call on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of these United States to clarify Section 1 of the 14th amendment to limit citizenship by birth to those born to a citizen of the United States: with no exceptions.

Our policy [on Israel] is based on God’s biblical promise to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel

We believe it is in the best interest of the citizens of the United States that we immediately rescind our membership in, as well as all financial and military contributions to, the United Nations.