Well, not living in Texas, I really have nothing to say other than this; as much as possible, try not to be a one issue voter. I have trouble with this myself, to be honest, as I am adamantly committed to several liberal positions. It's important to understand the scope of the offices' responsibilities; eg. a mayor's position on marriage equality isn't going to hugely affect that issue (there are, of course, exceptions to every rule), but her/his position on wage tax will have a huge impact on my city. Lots of people who are committed to one issue try to "rack up" as many politicians across the nation that agree with them and I can see why but we need to be focusing on the real responsibilities of the office and how each candidate is suited to them.
I understand what you're saying, and you make a good point. The thing is, education is what I know the most about and therefore it is the only thing I really feel comfortable speaking out about. The people that I know who have gone to Austin to try and make a change are educators, and it is their experiences that I have heard. What I have heard has been about dishonesty and greed. I don't understand politics very well, which is why I seldom share my opinion.
What I was really trying to say with this post is that this is an important election and people in Texas need to go out and vote.
I haven't read that, but I will. Hopefully it is on their website! Yeah, I was raised a Republican, but more and more, I feel drawn to the Democrat candidates. I just haven't heard anything good about our current governor.
I hear that a lot. There's been a such a shift to the right for Republican candidates that some Republicans and many moderates are drawn to the Democrats, which has shifted them to the right as well. Both my mom and my husband used to vote Republican more in the past but hardly ever do now.
Wow, I just read a pretty in-depth article about Texas educational issues and I can see why you're so concerned about this. It doesn't seem like there's nearly enough focus on academics and a lot on textbook sales, political agendas and over regulated, nonsensical standardization. There's more religious based in Texas public schools than there is the in religious schools my girls go to.
I'd love to read that article if you could send me a link. To me, the problems are hard for me to articulate, so I'm interested to read someone else's thoughts.
Your earlier comments gave me food for thought, so I appreciated them. The fact is that I don't know enough about any of the candidates, and it's pretty difficult to learn more. Articles can be slanted. Candidate's websites are definitely slanted.
I often feel that you have to vote for the person as much as what they claim to support. You never know what will arise while a candidate is in office, so the judgment, intelligence and compassion of that person are what we as voters depend on. Of course, then I used that philosophy to be lazy about learning more.
I'm still trying to decide what I think. I always love and appreciate your comments.
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I understand what you're saying, and you make a good point. The thing is, education is what I know the most about and therefore it is the only thing I really feel comfortable speaking out about. The people that I know who have gone to Austin to try and make a change are educators, and it is their experiences that I have heard. What I have heard has been about dishonesty and greed. I don't understand politics very well, which is why I seldom share my opinion.
What I was really trying to say with this post is that this is an important election and people in Texas need to go out and vote.
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I'd love to read that article if you could send me a link. To me, the problems are hard for me to articulate, so I'm interested to read someone else's thoughts.
Your earlier comments gave me food for thought, so I appreciated them. The fact is that I don't know enough about any of the candidates, and it's pretty difficult to learn more. Articles can be slanted. Candidate's websites are definitely slanted.
I often feel that you have to vote for the person as much as what they claim to support. You never know what will arise while a candidate is in office, so the judgment, intelligence and compassion of that person are what we as voters depend on. Of course, then I used that philosophy to be lazy about learning more.
I'm still trying to decide what I think. I always love and appreciate your comments.
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