Comments on: The Religious Right Goes to Bat for Craddick http://tfninsider.org/2009/01/04/the-religious-right-goes-to-bat-for-craddick/ The Official Blog of the Texas Freedom Network Sun, 20 May 2012 18:15:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Der Rot Baron http://tfninsider.org/2009/01/04/the-religious-right-goes-to-bat-for-craddick/#comment-516 Der Rot Baron Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:30:36 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=1096#comment-516 Funny, cause if a storm named Ike hadn't hit Texas, there might have been enough votes in the seated Texas House of Reps membership to completely avoid this fight over whether Craddick would remain Speaker. Its so close anyway, that if Craddick is reelected Speaker, he will have extreme difficulty passing certain types of legislation out of the House, or any chance of getting them through the Tx Senate. So, the far right in Texas is going to have great difficulty getting their way on this one, in such a classic reconstructionistic legislature. There's always 2010. Funny, cause if a storm named Ike hadn’t hit Texas, there might have been enough votes in the seated Texas House of Reps membership to completely avoid this fight over whether Craddick would remain Speaker. Its so close anyway, that if Craddick is reelected Speaker, he will have extreme difficulty passing certain types of legislation out of the House, or any chance of getting them through the Tx Senate. So, the far right in Texas is going to have great difficulty getting their way on this one, in such a classic reconstructionistic legislature. There’s always 2010.

]]> By: Alonzo Kaupfmann http://tfninsider.org/2009/01/04/the-religious-right-goes-to-bat-for-craddick/#comment-515 Alonzo Kaupfmann Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:18:17 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=1096#comment-515 Where ever the Religious Right becomes active in politics and people they support get elected, they always figure that the newly-elected will be forever beholden to them. However, once in office, there is no guarantee that such support from the capitol will continue. It stands to reason that an elected official will soon tire of the extremists behavior as if they are the true power behind the office. This was a contributing factor behind the decline of the Moral Majority and Christian Coalition. Where ever the Religious Right becomes active in politics and people they support get elected, they always figure that the newly-elected will be forever beholden to them. However, once in office, there is no guarantee that such support from the capitol will continue.

It stands to reason that an elected official will soon tire of the extremists behavior as if they are the true power behind the office. This was a contributing factor behind the decline of the Moral Majority and Christian Coalition.

]]> By: africangenesis http://tfninsider.org/2009/01/04/the-religious-right-goes-to-bat-for-craddick/#comment-514 africangenesis Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:32:08 +0000 http://tfnblog.wordpress.com/?p=1096#comment-514 Private school vouchers will strengthen the public schools by stretching the public school dollars. Almost every voucher program that has been proposed sends far less dollars with the students than would have been spent on them in the public schools. This leaves more dollars per student in the public schools, which if money has any benefit when spent in the public schools, benefits the education of those public school students. The more students that take advantage of the vouchers, the better for those students that remain in the public schools. Student/teacher ratios will improve in the public schools. Even though student/teacher ratios will improve, if enough students leave, less teachers will be needed, so public school teachers unions selfishly oppose this much needed reform that returns more control to the parents and students. These teachers also fear that competition will lay bear their short comings and higher standards will be required of them. Private school vouchers will strengthen the public schools by stretching the public school dollars. Almost every voucher program that has been proposed sends far less dollars with the students than would have been spent on them in the public schools. This leaves more dollars per student in the public schools, which if money has any benefit when spent in the public schools, benefits the education of those public school students. The more students that take advantage of the vouchers, the better for those students that remain in the public schools. Student/teacher ratios will improve in the public schools. Even though student/teacher ratios will improve, if enough students leave, less teachers will be needed, so public school teachers unions selfishly oppose this much needed reform that returns more control to the parents and students. These teachers also fear that competition will lay bear their short comings and higher standards will be required of them.

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