IDs For Voting Blog Critique

The blogger of The Red White & Blue, Emily Velazquez created a post on election day (Are You Who You Say You Are?) referring to the discussion about the requirement of state issued identification cards for the process of voting. In this article she described the effects of the choice should it be enacted mostly in a negative perspective such as party strength diminishing from excluded groups. The reasons behind the suggested change for voting requirements is given in her writings and have legitimate claim to why it would be done. Yet her argument against it is listed out in a even pace though could of used some distinct separation via line breaks.

The view was well proposed as Democratic leaning parties would affected such as low-income, elderly, and minority though specifics could have been added on. By specifying particular groups and why they were more Democratic sided would add a better understanding of why they are affiliated via the blog post. Understanding the how of these groups the audience can get a better grasp of the impact of the new ID ruling discussion.

The use of statistics helps fulfill the need of reliability of the information to back the idea, a good addition to the post. The belief that the numerical value does come to contribute to the information is innate I believe to a general audience. I would of liked to have seen more fleshing out of the argument though she did an admirable job of presenting all the information to the reader. It is in my humble opinion the post conveyed its main point quite well though could stand to see a more refined structure.

Park Nit Pick

In local Austin legislature proposition nine that would allow city to lease areas such as parks to schools, an already long standing assumption. The passing of this proposal would change very little however the opposite would change much of the relationship between the education and government relationship. The fair use of the land allows resources to be shared in loo of the expensive development of land for school playgrounds and/or sports fields. This is not to say that the possible abuse of the open use would lead to large sporting events such as football games or other large events on parkland.

The legal issues that run with the proposal is that it has not been an official offense for the schools, yet nothing has been made to approve it as well. In the end the failed passing of proposition nine would more than likely lead to advocates for the open use of the parks or demand for more funding for building the fields the schools feel would be due. The loose wording seems a concern for others who follow the story as it could be misconstrued to give too much reign of public parkland for more lucrative ventures such as business or housing development.

The further stretching of such limited funds would possibly put strain on the city council budget though that reasoning along would put backing up to the passing of the legislation. As well as conflicts with the proposition not passing brings more legal issues with leasing limited land. It is in my humble opinion that this idea of making official the shared use would simply cover possible future issues should they arise.

Binders and the Women Within Them

The strong female perspective of In the Pink's blogger Eileen Smith takes political events and informs her readers while amusing as well. A very focused audience seems to be the female demographic though those who enjoy their humor with politics also are included in. A well-known blogger Eileen Smith is recognized by state wide papers such as the Austin Chronicle and Dallas Morning News as a popular, vicious political commenter. Along side her humor is the facts that help gain audience attention and give credibility to her take on political observations.

This particular blog focuses on the humor centering around the Mitt Romney quote regarding his 'whole binders full of women.' A particular offended view about the quote that Miss Smith takes on is the plural use of the groups of women used to search for qualified women for the cabinet. The idea seems that there was little need to use multiple sources to find the women with the skills that would fit the cabinet's requirements.

However centered the particular quote Miss Smith brings about multiple points that Mitt Romney has carried himself with words at poorly executed times during the last presidential debate. Such instances involve points at which he decided more time on past subjects touched on earlier or positioning himself through the debate.

In my humble opinion the rather striking points along her comedy take of the 'binders full of women' incident is heavily lost with the amounts of comparative views with psychopathic situations. The idea does get across though a little buried her well-known persona of the very upset part of the political audience follows through to satisfied regular readers who expect such.

Editorial Experiences

Throughout the editorial from the San Antonio Express newspaper the article goes into the details of the Texas tax system and its need for revision.  Specifically the newspaper gives the example of the Nestle Corporation which challenges the “constitutionality of the state’s margins tax.”  Should the Texas Supreme Court rule in favor of Nestle it would stand to render the Texas primary business tax null and void, costing significant losses in the biennium budget.  The writer carries facts well as they present the information about the significant blow with real estimates of financial loss if the courts favor the large corporation.  The audience the editorial seems to be for the public to take notice of the possible economic change that could occur in the future due to the sway of the Texas Supreme Court’s ruling.   The editorial seems to be a collective editorial board of the San Antonio Express newspaper that wrote the very informative piece with a cautious tone.  The paper appears to be creditable as the facts are verified with simple searches to related articles pertaining to the case, and seem to show less vigilante an attitude while discussing it.  The presented facts are kept clear and simple to the reader yet lack strong opinions on what should be done with specifications to the change in tax margins.  The information given to the severity is however clear and in the long term effects it has precise as well as giving quotes to opinions from respected sources.  Overall the message carries well with the editorial, but could use more examples to support the weakness of such decisions should they made.

This article places the spotlight at one of the senior members of The Railroad Commission, David Porter and his active role in the recent natural gas boom. The sudden economic boost to the oil and natural gas markets have sky rocketed the demand for drilling permits from just 26 as of 2010 to a strong 2,957. The influx has been under the watchful eyes of David Porter's revolutionary Eagle Ford Shale Taskforce, the very first group of its kind that opens up a forum for many to discuss issues involving developing the shale responsibly. Members in the organization include environmentalists, local community leaders, elected officials, land owners, and oil services companies. In recent Railroad Commission supported technology hydraulic fracturing (pressurized water, sand, and chemical through piping) has been used to increase natural gas gathering though policies involving the process may change along with many other policies.

The news article bears importance to inform the public on the specific efforts of one the powerful Railroad Commission members that holds sway over the product we use in our daily lives. The idea is to know more about our elected officials is a plan to make educated voting in the future elections.