Say No To The UN!

If the Federal government was doing their job right by upholding the laws of the nation, the UN election team would never have been called into Texas. What a shame that the Texas Election Code is not honored as a worthy tool of voting.  We have our own poll watchers that are appointed by our own citizens which are both from the Republican and Democratic parties.  Why did Project Vote reach out to the the UN? Texas did what they thought best by trying to pass a vote ID law to prevent voter fraud but the law was shot down once again by the power of the Federal government.  What kind of government do we have now that cannot control its own voting and must have the United Nations step in to control things? Do we really want to start relying on the UN to protect the citizens of Texas? You give some people a little power and that is not enough.  Watch out Texans, if the UN poll watchers show up in your neck-of-the woods the next time they come they will be dressed in blue military uniforms with guns and besides losing your voting integrity you will be losing your right to be free. What has caused all the voting concerns in Texas that demands the United Nations to step in? Perhaps that is the issue that demands our attention.  Close the borders, clean up the voter registration rolls, and help elevate racial tensions that plagued our State and start demanding less Federal government and more state government.  Stop the voting problems before it reaches the polls!

Voter Registration Fraud

On October 11, 2012 Neil Aquire posted from his Texas Liberal blog an article titled Fort Bend Democratic Party Chair Stephan Brown talks about protecting the right to vote in Texas in 2012. Mr. Brown claims “True the Vote” are self-proclaimed voter fraud vigilantes that want to use their poll watchers to intimidate and challenge minority voters at the polls this fall. He states, “True the Vote watchers hover over people as they vote and engage in confrontational conversations.  They want to purge voters, challenge the right of eligible voters to cast their ballots and bully everyone on Election Day.” 
      Chapter 33 of the Texas Election Code describes the role of a poll watcher. The poll watcher is someone which is legally in the polling place and is appointed. There are certain qualifications and responsibilities that come with the job such as the poll watcher cannot be disorderly or disruptive of the voting process. Furthermore, The Texas Election Division also has an online poll worker training at www.texaspollworkertraining.com

     Subsequently, Mr. Brown fails to report that labor, civil rights and voting right groups including the AFL-CIO, NAACP, National Council of La Raza, also are coordinating poll watchers. Perhaps he should take the time to mobilize and train volunteers to be poll watchers and not be critical of those that are trying to restore truth, faith, and integrity to our elections.  With this in mind why does the State of Texas allow for poll watchers during our elections? there is voter fraud across the nation and both the Republicans and Democrats should be concerned and work together to come up with a solution.  

Should Legislature Reform Teacher Evaluations?

In the editorial, “Legislature Should Reform Teacher Evaluations”, the writer suggests to a general audience, that legislature should be used to update the teacher evaluation form in order to encourage effective teachers. The new evaluation however may seem unfair to some, based on schools whose majority consists of a minority and which are at an academic disability compared with other schools with a greater participation rating. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel did not think this was unfair and pursued to “increase the percentage of a teacher’s evaluation that would be based on classroom performance data". However, Mayor Rahm Emanuel didn’t get the full percentage he wanted; student’s scores now effect teacher evaluations more than ever before.  Furthermore, Texas legislators sought to introduce a bill that would also require districts to include classroom performance in their teacher evaluations and it called for half of the evaluation to be based upon student data. To their dismay, the legislation never made it passed the house. On the other hand, Houston has already adopted a new teacher assessment and Dallas is currently working on theirs. Personally, I believe the idea of using a standardized test to evaluate a student’s success is ineffective. We need to provide environments and opportunities which allow children to be nurtured and flourish according to the many ways they learn. Teachers have lost the power to divert from standardized education and the power to deviate from real and true learning.  Reform in evaluating teachers must be accompanied by reviewing our goals for education.