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How are ya'll voting on these amendments and why?
1 posted on 10/25/2023 8:38:23 PM PDT by Saint Athanasius
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To: rhinohunter

Ping


2 posted on 10/25/2023 8:38:59 PM PDT by Saint Athanasius ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Texas Fossil; luvie

Ping!!


3 posted on 10/25/2023 8:46:41 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Saint Athanasius
Yes (items that increase freedom / reduce spending): 1, 3, 12, 13

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Reason for no votes:

Increase government spending: 5-9, 11, 14

Government favoring certain sectors of the economy: 2, 10

Violation of principle of "broaden the base and lower the rate": 4

4 posted on 10/25/2023 9:10:46 PM PDT by SSS Two
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To: Saint Athanasius

book marked


13 posted on 10/26/2023 2:29:07 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: Saint Athanasius; luvie; Texas Fossil; All

Texans....

This article/site explains the 14 Amendments ... not sure who they are, but, the descriptions of each amendment, along with what a FOR or AGAINST vote means, seem unbiased ....

https://houstonlanding.org/there-are-14-amendments-to-the-texas-constitution-on-the-ballot-heres-what-they-would-do/


19 posted on 10/26/2023 6:55:44 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Saint Athanasius

I am against Prop # 8. I have to pay for high-speed internet access. I do not want my money to subsidize some “poor, uneducated minority individual” who simply does not want to work so that he/she/it can get free internet access.


22 posted on 10/26/2023 7:54:51 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Land is simply a place I visit until I can return to the sea.)
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To: Saint Athanasius

https://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-ConstitutionalAmendmentGuide.pdf


23 posted on 10/26/2023 7:57:04 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: Saint Athanasius

Yes on #3, so they can’t prevent descendants from inheriting

Yes on #4 so property taxes are lower, folks over 65 get tax ceilings lowered, and CAD officials get —elected— not —selected—.

Not sure on #1; leaning yes so farmers and ranchers don’t lose their livelihoods to city extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Not sure on #9; leaning yes because retired teachers haven’t gotten a cost of living raise in decades.

Yes on #12 to eliminate the Galveston treasurer’s office.

No on everything else; if it says “fund” it means taxes will go up.


26 posted on 10/26/2023 11:43:32 AM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: Saint Athanasius; SSS Two

Prop 12 seems oddly specific. What’s going on there?


27 posted on 10/26/2023 11:51:41 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: Saint Athanasius

I’m certainly not willing to pay for city parks in El Paso.

No on 5 - no money for woke indoctrination via higher education.

No on 6 - looks like something lobbyists would buy to line someones pockets at taxpayer expense.

No on 7 - unlike 6, this was obviously bought by lobbyists to enrich the rich further at taxpayer expense.

No on 8 - see 7.

No on 9 - at least we know who hired the lobbyists for this one.

No on 10 - See 6 or 7 - private enrichment at Taxpayer expense.

No on 11 - Already mentioned. Let the Democrats in El Paso build their own parks

No on 12. Sounds like a personal vendetta. Settle it with a duel on the beach at dawn. Don’t drag the whole state into what looks like a personal fight.

14 - Suspicious of who is going to end up with the money. Also wonder if this has anything to do with Little P’s plan for the Alamo.


43 posted on 10/27/2023 6:20:55 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Saint Athanasius

I’ve yet to locate an honest to goodness concise analysis of these Amendments.


47 posted on 10/28/2023 1:41:06 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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