Have you recently received a letter from your local tax assessor collector? Did it say the apprised value of your property was going to be increased? Are you paying more to have your car inspected? Did you notice an increase in your hunting and fishing licenses lately? With the price of gas going up daily,can you drive to the store for the groceries you can no longer afford to buy? Are you up to your neck in credit card debt trying to make ends meet? Is the home foreclosure wolf at your door? These are problems our entire nation faces. Let's bring these matters a little closer to home..........
When more than one-half million acres are taken off the tax rolls across the state because of the Trans-Texas Corridors (plural)
www.CorridorWatch.org , how do you think that lost revenue will be replaced? Our state and locally elected "leaders" know they will have to make provisions for this lost money. What choice do they have other than to raise all rates on everything? Never mind that these Corridors will be operated by foreign investors-giving complete control of our infrastructure over to those whom some may find suspicious by their country of origin. Facts are facts. Yes, we are supposed to be the melting pot of the world, but after 9/11 most of us have begun to wonder not IF but WHEN it will happen again.
Here is my spiel if you'd like to use it:
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION
Article 1-Bill of Rights
SECTION 2-INHERENT POLITICAL POWER; REPUBLIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT
All political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient.
What part of that don't we understand?
WE should have the power to alter, reform or abolish the government of Texas
AS WE MAY THINK EXPEDIENT.
Have your voter ID card handy.
You will need to enter your TX Senate and TX House District numbers.
Please, also enter your voter ID number. It adds VALIDITY to the petition.
