I read an article the other day. It was a pretty devastating look at Texas' voter turnout. (http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2013/06/10/texas-voter-turnout-lowest-in-nation)
Yeah, this is my, you better vote, blog.
Texas is dead last in voter turnout. Actually we are 51st. How is this possible? Well, EVEN Puerto Rico votes better than us. This is the one and only thing I HATE about Texas. It is actually embarrassing when you think about what 26 million people could accomplish if all of them voted.
I know what you're thinking.... But Broc, it's not even a Presidential election year. You are right, but you need to understand that this is the biggest swing in Texas politics in 14 years. Rick Perry has been Governor since 2000. The Governor appoints state agencies. If I were a teacher I'd be sure to vote because the Governor will appoint the head of the TEA. With a new Governor, even if it's a Republican, there will be a new head appointed. Even if the Republicans keep the Governors seat there will be many changes to the state.
Also, David Dewhurst has been Lieutenant Governor since 2013. These are the two top Texas elected officials and they've been the same for over a decade. This shift will affect all aspects of the politics of Texas. It is my belief, that state politicians affect you more than federal ones do. Yes, the Federal government makes laws but the state politicians interpret how those laws affect you.
You can see that voting this year has consequences.
If we don't vote we are giving our voice, our say, our rights, to someone else. I love watching the women in Iraq vote. They know how important and significant it is because they know what it's like not to have the right. We have the right, YET, are just too lazy to do so.
VOTE!
Yeah, this is my, you better vote, blog.
Texas is dead last in voter turnout. Actually we are 51st. How is this possible? Well, EVEN Puerto Rico votes better than us. This is the one and only thing I HATE about Texas. It is actually embarrassing when you think about what 26 million people could accomplish if all of them voted.
I know what you're thinking.... But Broc, it's not even a Presidential election year. You are right, but you need to understand that this is the biggest swing in Texas politics in 14 years. Rick Perry has been Governor since 2000. The Governor appoints state agencies. If I were a teacher I'd be sure to vote because the Governor will appoint the head of the TEA. With a new Governor, even if it's a Republican, there will be a new head appointed. Even if the Republicans keep the Governors seat there will be many changes to the state.
Also, David Dewhurst has been Lieutenant Governor since 2013. These are the two top Texas elected officials and they've been the same for over a decade. This shift will affect all aspects of the politics of Texas. It is my belief, that state politicians affect you more than federal ones do. Yes, the Federal government makes laws but the state politicians interpret how those laws affect you.
You can see that voting this year has consequences.
If we don't vote we are giving our voice, our say, our rights, to someone else. I love watching the women in Iraq vote. They know how important and significant it is because they know what it's like not to have the right. We have the right, YET, are just too lazy to do so.
VOTE!
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