Texas Has Some Interesting Ballot Measures Coming Up

February 11, 2010 / 11:50 am • By Dr. Melissa Clouthier

Wonder how this would play nationally:

“These ballot propositions are Texas Republicans’ chance to be heard on issues facing our state,” said Republican Party of Texas Chairman Cathie Adams. “All five of the propositions came up from the grassroots through the SREC to address serious concerns. Voters should study the questions and then use their vote to speak directly to their elected officials.”

Noting that the Democrats have no propositions on their primary ballot, Republican Party spokesman Bryan Preston added: “Apparently the Democrats don’t want to know what their primary voters think about, say, ObamaCare or the cap and tax bill. If they put those questions on the ballot, they might find out that their own primary voters are just as disenchanted with Washington Democrats as the rest of us. Or, that they’re still on the big government bandwagon – and therefore out of touch with the rest of Texas. So in their case, apparently it’s best just not to ask.”

The five ballot propositions are as follows:

Ballot Proposition #1: Photo ID

The Texas legislature should make it a priority to protect the integrity of our election process by enacting legislation that requires voters to provide valid photo identification in order to cast a ballot in any and all elections conducted in the State of Texas.

YES or NO

Ballot Proposition #2: Controlling Government Growth

Every government body in Texas should be required to limit any annual increase in its budget and spending to the combined increase of population and inflation unless it first gets voter approval to exceed the allowed annual growth or in the case of an official emergency.

YES or NO

Ballot Proposition #3: Cutting Federal Income Taxes

In addition to aggressively eliminating irresponsible federal spending, Congress should empower American citizens to stimulate the economy by Congress cutting federal income taxes for all federal taxpayers, rather than spending hundreds of billions of dollars on so-called “federal economic stimulus”.

YES or NO

Ballot Proposition #4: Public Acknowledgement of God

The use of the word “God”, prayers, and the Ten Commandments should be allowed at public gatherings and public educational institutions, as well as be permitted on government buildings and property.

YES or NO

Ballot Proposition #5: Sonograms

The Texas Legislature should enact legislation requiring a sonogram to be performed and shown to each mother about to undergo a medically unnecessary, elective abortion.

YES or NO

The primary vote is March 2, 2010.

These ballot measures are like a conservative cornucopia of goodness. Do you think they’d pass nationally?

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  • http://www.batesline.com Michael Bates

    This is interesting. In Oklahoma, propositions like these bubble up through the Republican Party precinct, county, and state conventions (same process that elects party officials), but they never get tested on a ballot in a high-turnout state primary.

    Am I correct in thinking that Texas also elects party officials at primary elections? Do you have to be previously registered as a Republican voter to participate, or does Texas have open primaries?

  • http://darthkeller.wordpress.com DarthKeller

    Mr Bates is correct, though a lot of Oklahomans would probably accept these ballot issues, they just don’t seem to come up all that often (definitely not all on the same ballot!).

    These ballot measures, along with the idea of NO SNOW makes Texas look like a viable option for my residence… If only they’d get rid of the Longhorns (GO SOONERS!)

  • maverick muse

    Bravo, Texas Republicans. I hope that our measures will strengthen conservatism in Texas and like measures across the country.

    Ballot Proposition #3 regards the federal government’s income tax regulation. Is this proposal on every state’s GOP primary ballot?

    There’s another hugely important RNC issue that should be addressed ASAP at the state level: revising the GOP national primary election procedure. All candidates should be on the primary ballot in every state, and the NATIONAL primary election should occur nationally on the same day. Run-offs likewise. I hope that the RNC would accommodate this discussion, and that perhaps it would be promoted by conservative independents, aka the Tea Party. As a Fred Thompson supporter, I was furiously disappointed by the RNC outdated campaign protocol. Once upon a time, there was no instant and international media presentation available, but we have it now. Of course, candidates need to visit each state in order to address ALL American regional issues. But the way things still run, as if we’re stuck in the pre-electronic age, only benefit the most wealthy and powerful interests who already own politicians.

    Thank you for posting the coming ballot measures for discussion. I most certainly hope that the next legislature and governor will NOT permit the Democrats to AGAIN boycott the state photo identification requirement of voters. The pathetically out-dated postcard is a horrible means of identifying registered US citizen voters in this 21st Century age of techno-information. Medina addresses the issue that our state photo ID (driver’s license) must be secured to identify CITIZENSHIP not only to secure ballots, but to avoid becoming reliant upon additional failing bureaucracies that add to the tax burden without even producing proper results.

    Given the irresponsible behavioral problems of Texas Democratic Legislators who abandoned their offices and left the state to hide in New Mexico so as to dissolve our biennial legislative caucus in session, and boycotting the voice of Texans, it would be wise to provide Texans a ballot measure to enact a constitutional amendment requiring major parties to insure our biennial sessions be represented by a majority of their members elected to legislate in the State of Texas.

    I look forward to voting on the given five measures on March 2nd, as well as voting for Medina’s opportunity to rescind the kickback corruption that permeates the career politicians in office today, and become our new, qualified, independent conservative governor.

    Thank you also for the thoughts posted Feb.10 regarding leadership in the Tea Party.

  • maverick muse

    DarthKeller,
    Heh, the Red River Rivalry wouldn’t be without BOTH teams.