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Nope, not at all. But that is In State politics, and DC should have no say in the matter.
That is why we have State Elections AND then have elections for Congress/Senate seats.
Two separate things altogether, and I think they should stay that way.
The vast minority, IE the 3% of School District Superintendents or the whopping 12 whole Dems, having a majority vote over these funds for the whole state is wrong. We're a Democracy, MAJORITY rules, not a monarchy where a small ruling class (that doesn't even live in the region) controls all.
I hear you on the lottery... freakin' hilarious in a state where gambling of any kind is banned no?
The stimulus fund thing... well, sorta reminds me of how sometimes I've got to juggle the bills in order to pay them all... especially if an unexpected expense (ala stupid transmission in my Ford POS) cuts my available funds... sometimes I've got to put off paying the water bill for a week in order to pay the gas bill now (avoid disco) and then next week I can pay the water and part of the electric and meantime I'm managing groceries and such for our family of four on $20/week... sometimes you gotta juggle... given how tax revenues have dropped, assistance needs have increased, and so on they had to do something. The Dems problem is that instead of raiding Texas' "rainy day fund" they used this windfall instead. Which leaves the rainy day money available in case This Year (still in a recession but no windfall to help out) we again have a budget problem. Kinda like how I'll go ahead and pay a year's worth of car insurance when we get our tax return... that's how I see it anyways.
But some don't agree, ala that teacher, and the minority Democrats. Rather than using that in a platform to encourage voters to put more like minded people in office... rather than going to the mat within Texas to change Texas Law (sort of the legislative branch's job isn't it?)... instead they ran to their cronies in Washington and wrote a bill that gives Washington control over Texas' finances. NOT COOL. Meanwhile they accuse the Reps of the whole Crony Back Scratching thing... hypocrite much?
I totally have NO problem with requiring states to spend this money on education, that money on roads, that's fine. Put THAT in the bill, and apply it to all citizens equally. You'd not hear a peep from me. But when you write rules that target only certain citizens it is wrong. When you use children as leverage to make people break the law and bend to your will, that is wrong.
That is why we have State Elections AND then have elections for Congress/Senate seats.
Two separate things altogether, and I think they should stay that way.
The vast minority, IE the 3% of School District Superintendents or the whopping 12 whole Dems, having a majority vote over these funds for the whole state is wrong. We're a Democracy, MAJORITY rules, not a monarchy where a small ruling class (that doesn't even live in the region) controls all.
I hear you on the lottery... freakin' hilarious in a state where gambling of any kind is banned no?
The stimulus fund thing... well, sorta reminds me of how sometimes I've got to juggle the bills in order to pay them all... especially if an unexpected expense (ala stupid transmission in my Ford POS) cuts my available funds... sometimes I've got to put off paying the water bill for a week in order to pay the gas bill now (avoid disco) and then next week I can pay the water and part of the electric and meantime I'm managing groceries and such for our family of four on $20/week... sometimes you gotta juggle... given how tax revenues have dropped, assistance needs have increased, and so on they had to do something. The Dems problem is that instead of raiding Texas' "rainy day fund" they used this windfall instead. Which leaves the rainy day money available in case This Year (still in a recession but no windfall to help out) we again have a budget problem. Kinda like how I'll go ahead and pay a year's worth of car insurance when we get our tax return... that's how I see it anyways.
But some don't agree, ala that teacher, and the minority Democrats. Rather than using that in a platform to encourage voters to put more like minded people in office... rather than going to the mat within Texas to change Texas Law (sort of the legislative branch's job isn't it?)... instead they ran to their cronies in Washington and wrote a bill that gives Washington control over Texas' finances. NOT COOL. Meanwhile they accuse the Reps of the whole Crony Back Scratching thing... hypocrite much?
I totally have NO problem with requiring states to spend this money on education, that money on roads, that's fine. Put THAT in the bill, and apply it to all citizens equally. You'd not hear a peep from me. But when you write rules that target only certain citizens it is wrong. When you use children as leverage to make people break the law and bend to your will, that is wrong.
