Our State Government

Texas State and Local government has the same fundamental structure and values as our national government. It is set up so that no one single branch has the power to overthrow the other without a due process. Our state government with all of its laws and its hierarchy of individuals has made sure that we are safe while going through our everyday lives, that our children’s schools have enough books, and that even our poorest citizens receive healthcare. Our Constitution has even made it almost impossible for anyone to amend it. It also prevents anyone in office from obtaining so much power that they can infringe on others’ inherent rights.

That’s why I can’t imagine why Speaker of the House, Tom Craddick, was able to revoke someone’s ability to speak or be heard by their peers. Earlier this year Craddick used his authority to decide if fellow house members could speak. It seems that in this day and age that something like that wouldn’t be allowed or tolerated for that matter because wouldn’t this constitute as abuse of power. I mean what could make his actions okay. Our great state of Texas is tried and true and has always stood up for the little guy. It seems that even with the most just reasons for what he did, that they should still be able to at least be heard. With this happening, several questions have been raised such as: is this permissible or maybe how can our government allow someone to abuse their power in this way? I used be so proud of our state and local government because it seems that we always have somebody fighting for the little people or making sure that someone isn’t getting bullied, but now we have authority figures taking advantage of their positions. Who can be proud of that?