Local November Elections

The November elections are coming up, while I know its an entire three months away I think its rather important to know who all those names on the ballot are!

Here is the Unofficial List of Candidates.
http://www.dalcoelections.org/nov42008/Candidates_Unofficial.pdf

Here are some links to the candidates so you can further educate your self about them.
(not yet finished)

Sheriff:
Lowell Cannaday - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Lupe Valdez - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article

U.S. Senator:
John Cornyn - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Rick Noriega - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Yvonne Adams Schick - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article

Chief Justice, Supreme Court:
Wallace B. Jefferson - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Jim Jordan - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Tom Oxford - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article

Justice, Supreme Court Place 7:
Dale Wainwright - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Sam Houston - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
David G. Smith - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article

Justice, Supreme Court Place 8:
Phil Johnson - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Linda Reyna Yanez - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article
Drew Shirley - Personal Website : Government Profile : Wiki Article

Unpopular Laws

If an act is forbidden by the government and enforced in the form of the law, and that law is grossly unpopular and is (for the most part) ignored by its own citizen base, why should the law remain?

A Common discussion and good example of this is that of the legal age of drinking.

The American Prospect - "A 100 college presidents calling on Congress to lower the drinking age to 18"
Grits for Breakfast - "Should the US lower the drinking age?"

Political News Paper?

I have felt that the city needs to publish or outsource the publishing of a biweekly small 6-8 page political newspaper, something giving the current state of city and county politics along with current state bills and legislation and run a few extra during presidential elections giving equal page space to each candidate.

Educated people equal People who care or people who can care because if you don't know whats happening its a bit hard to give a shit about it.


Make it free and have it available at most newsstands.

Would you be willing to be taxed to have this done?

Change in Texas Law

Law in the past:Under current law, police officers must arrest a person whom they arecharging with a class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail and/or amaximum fine of $4,000) or class B misdemeanor (up to 180 days in jailand/or a maximum fine of $2,000). The arrested person then is booked andplaced in the county jail until the person can be brought before amagistrate for a hearing.

THE CHANGE:Police officers could issue a citation and summons only if the personcharged resided in the county where the offense occurred and the offensewas:

possession of four ounces or less of marihuana (sec. 481.121(b)(1)-(2), Health & Safety Code);·

criminal mischief, where the value of damage done was $50 ormore but less than $500 (sec. 28.03(b)(2), Penal Code;·

graffiti, where the value of the damage done was $50 or more butless than $500 (sec. 28.08(b)(1), Penal Code);·

theft, where the value of the property stolen was $50 or more butless than $500 or the value of property obtained by a hot check was$20 or more less but less than $500 (sec. 31.03(e)(2)(A), PenalCode);·

theft of a service, where the value of the service stolen was $20 ormore but less than $500 (sec. 31.04 (e)(2), Penal Code);·

possession of contraband in a correctional facility, if the offensewas punishable as a class B misdemeanor (sec. 38.114, PenalCode); or· driving with an invalid license (sec. 521.457, Transportation Code).

Summery:This law goes in to effect on 09/01/2007 this will make being cought with less than 1/4lb of pot a ticket able offense not a go to jail card this will do the same for most other Class A and B misdemeanors