Below
are the Ballot propositions that will appear on the 2016 GOP Primary Ballot on
the March 1st Primary Election. These propositions were proposed by
various parties and worked their way through the process to be approved for the
ballot by the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC).
Out
of the 52 propositions presented, 48 did not make it. It is important to remember
that these propositions are not laws, but are propositions the party will use
to set policy for future elected officials to use as a guideline while in
office.
As
always there are some folks who were incredibly upset at some of the
propositions that were or were not included; however, the one that definitely generated
the most controversy was the following:
“If
the Federal Government continues to disregard the Constitution and the
sovereignty of the State of Texas, the State of Texas should reassert its prior
status as an independent nation.”
In the end, this proposition only garnered 16 of 62 votes, so
in reality it wasn’t very well received by the SREC. What’s your opinion?
Below are the four ballot propositions that will appear on
the March 1st Primary Ballot:
1. Texas
should replace the property tax with an alternative other than an income tax,
and require voter approval to increase the overall tax burden. YES/NO
2. Texas
cities and counties should be required to comply with federal immigration laws
or be penalized by loss of state funds. YES/NO
3. Texas
should prohibit governmental entities from collecting dues for labor unions
through deductions from public employee paychecks. YES/NO
4. Texas
and its citizens should strongly assert 10th Amendment Rights guaranteed
by the U.S. Constitution which states “The powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the States Respectively, or to the people.” YES/NO
Well,
there are the four issues the SREC felt warranted a place on the ballot. If you
have any ideas, propositions, or resolutions you would like to add to the
process, then please come to your precinct convention and the County Convention
and present your ideas.
The
convention is where resolutions and propositions are received and forwarded to
the state. IT’s also where delegates are elected to go to Dallas for the State Convention
in May. This year’s state convention will elect delegates the national
convention in July held in Cleveland, Ohio. Current plans are to hold both of the
Precinct and County Conventions on March 19th at a time and place to
be determined.
If
you haven’t been to the conventions, then you are truly missing out on one of
the most important parts of the election and governing process.
One
last note, tonight is the ballot drawing for a place on the March 1st
Primary Ballot. If you are interested to see the process work, then come on by.
It will be held at 411 E. First Street in Cameron.
Until
Next Time!!
Bill
