About Me

I am 24 Years old, and I have voted only once. Based on the survey, I am a "Social Conservative,” which is a Republican group. Although I do not agree with all their ideals, I do relate to most of them. I am a bit religious, like Social Conservatives, and I also support environmental issues. Social Conservatives also have a strong anti-immigrant sentiment, as do I. I am NOT conservative on social issues like abortion and gay marriage; I believe that these choices are up to the individual. Social Conservatives are 91% white, 58% female, and average age is 50. I am none of those! 56% of them have a gun in their home, which I do have. I took this class because it was required for my degree that I am pursuing. I hope to get a better understanding of how the government of Texas operates, and how I can do my part to make Texas a better place of all Texans.

Monday, February 28, 2011

TAG Wants You to Exercise Your 2nd Amendment Right

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Violating Rights or Life?


An article found on the KXAN website titled “Sonogram bill poised for House passage,” is about the passage of the Senate Bill 16 or sonogram bill. According to the article “The Senate State Affairs Committee approved the legislation 7-1 Wednesday night.” This means that this bill will get to the governor’s desk for approval. This version of the bill will require doctors to verbally describe what is being displayed on the sonogram to the patient 24 hours before they have an abortion. The bill also requires doctors to give the option of having a sonogram, as there is no requirement now. The heartbeat of the baby will also be required to be heard during the sonogram. The patient can choose not to hear the heartbeat and not look at the sonogram, but they would still have to listen to the doctor explain what is being displayed on the sonogram. Dr. Scott Spear, medical director of Planned Parenthood of Central Texas Region believes that this is a “serious manipulation of a person's ability to make an intelligent and informed decision is not the person's own free choice.” Others believe that patients should have all the information available to them, so they can make the best decision based on all the facts. I think that this article is worth reading because it is about a bill that will likely become a law, and will bring up some interesting questions. For instance, does this violate our individual liberty? Should a law force people to hear or see something they do not want to? I don’t think a law should, but if someone wants something bad enough then there is nothing physical that is stopping them from doing it. I think that making them know what exactly they are ending will be a changing factor in making a decision that they can live with.
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