HB 2, Take 2

The special session closed  Friday night with less fan fair than did the earlier special session called by Governor Perry. As a small, but strong willed civically engaged woman a week a go I praised Senator Wendy Davis as she championed the cause of the little people. I just love the way filibusters allow minorities voices to be heard. As I came home to view the news, I laughed at he latest attempts of the TX GOP to maintain control over the crowds and prevent further outbursts or distractions from occurring in the Senate chamber. This was worthy of Facebook post. How dare they take a menstruating female's hygiene items? This surprised me. The  passage of legislation creating more abortion barriers did not. I took in stride. This is Texas after all. Just as fast as I laughed at Republican's latest antics I found myself remorseful early Saturday morning. That good ole country Baptist girl was conflicted. As pro-choice advocates mourned the death of a political opportunity two classmates over night two collegiate friends announced funeral services for their twin babies. Keeping in line with my forever changing  political ideology.  I grieved with them and returned to my "right" mind.  As many people pray for babies what is another to decide to take that life.  Its premeditated manslaughter. While I used afraid to speak on such issues for fear of ostracizing a friend, studies show the "right" me is in a majority on this one.


 While I have chosen to lean "right" on this issue, I am still a champion for justice. After reviewing the legislation and related articles, I found and confirmed provisions for the usage of ambulatory surgical to perform abortions to be problematic. The cost is  great in more than one way for women who have miscarriage and need to abort for such medical reasons and the beneficiary of this cost is Governor Perry's sister. Hmm almost seems like the Gardasil shot all over again. Seems self interest is yet again spoiling good intentions.


For more opinion see the following links:
Text of Abortion Bill

Conflict of Interest

Moderate Me

As a government teacher I try to be that unbiased voice in my classroom. I take care to mention conservative and liberal in alphabetical order and do the same when speaking about Democrats and Republicans. Like a masterful debater I try to anticipate the opposing viewpoints and then I play devil's advocate. After 8 1/2 years of teaching, I think I really am that moderate unbiased being I've claimed  be all these years. I can always find the good and bad in everything. It really should be no surprise. I have the perfect mix of  conservative and liberal tendencies. Look at my face and you find a young African American female raised for the most part in a single family home who occasionally smiles at the joke/ excuses of a student. My outward  appearance tells one story, my biography proves  I am more complex. Whether you believe it or not all Black people look a like nor do they think alike. LOL. I walked a quarter mile to church religiously with my great grandmother on Sundays and joined her in Wheel of Fortune on weeknights. My friends are both rich and poor. I believe Texas is right in drug testing  the unemployed. I want the government to do more for me, but hate taxes.  Who doesn't? There is more to me than meet the eye.  Sometimes the older I get the more I wonder exactly who I am. I was meant to break the mold. I decided the other week that I didn't want to take up the task of becoming a liberal columnist for about.com, because that goes against every fiber of my being and journalistic principles to write in a biased fashion.
Now seeing all this in myself I pray that as I explore my thoughts on this open forum that no one blast me for what I think. Please join me in peaceful dialogue. I'm open to opposing viewpoints...why don't you join me.
( Imagine what might happen if all the politicians took me up on this).