Even though there have been no posts for almost a year on this blog, it is amazing how things seem to be the same. We are still talking and working against the Keystone Pipeline. It is in the news today that President Obama has changed his tune and is pushing for fast tracking the pipeline from Oklahoma through Texas. You'll see a post from last year talking about this pipeline. And there is also discussion about the defunding of Planned Parenthood from last year. Now that is a current topic still.
I find it interesting that we are in the same place and in many ways moving backwards ---- and this is 2012!!!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
March Meeting of Cherokee County Democrats
The next meeting of the Cherokee County Democrats will be TONIGHT Thursday, March 22, at Lupes Mexican Restaurant on U.S. 79 in Jacksonville. Our guest speaker will be Kent Hutchison, a politically involved motivational speaker from Nacogdoches. Also on the agenda is the upcoming primary election, the County Convention (Saturday, April 21, County Courthouse), and also the State Convention, June 8 & 9. This is an important meeting. Please be there and bring a friend! As always, dinner will be available to those who wish to eat.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Don't Forget -- Picnic is Thursday May 26th
The annual Cherokee County Democratic Club picnic is THIS WEEK! Thursday, May 26th Join us for good food, fun, fellowship, and lots of laughs! Location: Jim Hogg City Park in Rusk. East on U.S. 84 at the intersection of 84 and 69 to the Park Road sign on your right. Rain or shine, we will start the picnic at 6:00 PM. Coke, Dr. Pepper, sweet tea, unsweetened tea and ice are provided by the club. So bring a covered dish, snack tray, chips, BBQ, fried chicken, etc., and a guest or two. See you there!
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From Suzanne Morris –
Many of you are aware of the movement to stop the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline from being extended down through East Texas to the Gulf Coast, crossing our streams, rivers and Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.
On Saturday, May 28th, we will have a booth at the Fair on the Square in Rusk, and we need some help passing out post cards petitioning the State Department to reject TransCanada's request for a Presidential Permit for this pipeline extension. The deadline for comment is June 6th.
Some of you have expressed an interest in this issue. If you could help by passing out postcards during the Fair, we would greatly appreciate it.
We'll see you at the meeting next Thursday night, and Mary will have a few postcards for our members who wish to sign at that time.
The movement is growing to stop this toxic crude oil from being transported down through our state to get to the open commodity market. It is a threat to our water supply and our environment, and our State Department needs to know we care.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me.
Many thanks.
Suzanne Morris
(903) 683-9525
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Texas Observer Notes What Defunding Planned Parenthood Will Cost Us
• The Texas Observer reported yesterday that the LBB says the move to take money out of family-planning programs could be very expensive for the state: “The cuts to family planning programs approved in the Texas House budget—part of conservative lawmakers’ efforts to defund Planned Parenthood this session—would lead to more than a quarter million low-income women losing essential reproductive health services and birth control, according to a recent analysis. … The House version of the budget would divert about $62 million—two-thirds of total funding—from birth control and other women’s health services to programs like autism services, early childhood intervention and crisis pregnancy centers. A recent analysis by the Legislative Budget Board estimates the family planning cuts contained in the House budget would result in almost 284,000 fewer women receiving services. With a lack of birth control come more unplanned pregnancies, and possibly more abortions. The LBB analysis—which hasn’t been made public, but was obtained by the Observer—also estimates that the state’s Medicaid program would have to cover approximately 20,511 more births. That would cost almost $100 million in state dollars over the next biennium.” This came from Austin American Statesman online
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Keeping Up With The Legislature
Hope you've been keeping with the Legislature in Austin. Not an easy thing to do. But as you know the House passed the Committee Substitute to HB 1 which cuts billions from education and would force many nursing homes to shut down and leave grandma without a home. Some who voted for it seemed to say that this was not the real budget and that it would get better.
Well the bill went to the Senate and they came up with their own version of HB 1. The Senate Finance committee bill is on the calendar in the Senate and they must have 21 votes to bring it up for debate. At this point they are having difficulty doing that. Both progressives and conservatives are telling Senators to vote no on bringing up the bill. The conservatives do not like the idea that there is Rainy Day money in the bill and the other side thinks that there are still too many cuts and not enough Rainy Day money or new revenue in the bill. Seems some senators want to move it on saying that it can be changed/fixed in conference committee. But the buck will stop somewhere. We can't keep passing it on and hoping that someone else will fix it.
Well the bill went to the Senate and they came up with their own version of HB 1. The Senate Finance committee bill is on the calendar in the Senate and they must have 21 votes to bring it up for debate. At this point they are having difficulty doing that. Both progressives and conservatives are telling Senators to vote no on bringing up the bill. The conservatives do not like the idea that there is Rainy Day money in the bill and the other side thinks that there are still too many cuts and not enough Rainy Day money or new revenue in the bill. Seems some senators want to move it on saying that it can be changed/fixed in conference committee. But the buck will stop somewhere. We can't keep passing it on and hoping that someone else will fix it.
April 28 -- Cherokee Democratic Meeting
The Cherokee County Democratic Club will meet on Thursday, April 28, at Lupe's at 7 p.m. The Women's Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Come a little early if want to order supper.
The group will discuss the county redistricting among other concerns. Come join us and share you views about what is happening in the county, state and nation.
The group will discuss the county redistricting among other concerns. Come join us and share you views about what is happening in the county, state and nation.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Check Out These Articles Today
If you are interested in the Pipeline discussion and the possibility that it will move through East Texas, you might check out the New York Time Editorial against the pipeline. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/opinion/03sun1.html
This is the topic which was the subject of the Cherokee County Democratic Club meeting in February.
The Texas Observer has a good article on the Budget Debate.
http://www.texasobserver.org/floor-play/the-budget-superlatives-the-best-and-worst-moments-of-the-budget-debate
Two Republicans voted against the Budget Bill and one is a Tea Party Republican. Seems he is getting a little disillusioned about how things work in Austin.
This is the topic which was the subject of the Cherokee County Democratic Club meeting in February.
The Texas Observer has a good article on the Budget Debate.
http://www.texasobserver.org/floor-play/the-budget-superlatives-the-best-and-worst-moments-of-the-budget-debate
Two Republicans voted against the Budget Bill and one is a Tea Party Republican. Seems he is getting a little disillusioned about how things work in Austin.
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