No major offices up for grabs in Texas, just the usual bamboozling of the public via props since the legislature doesn’t want their fingerprints on such regressive moves. For a bunch of assholes who point the finger at California on how not to govern, they use the same bait and switch technique. I swear this state’s pathetic constitution is modified more often than Madonna’s acne-scarred mug via plastic surgery. Good thing the Mythical Founders didn’t have access to Liquid Paper®.
In short, across Texas, the majorities lazily voted “yes” on 13 out of 14. The “no” was one I completely agreed upon despite my local Dem Party HQ endorsing “yes” on, Prop 13 which raised the retirement age for state judges to 79. I voted a hearty “FUCK NO!” since I think the current 75 is too high. I’m confident the Political Class will remain tone deaf as this is the first shot across the bow on purging our gerontocracy. I didn’t buy the argument about the loss of expertise and the judge shortage. It’s not hard to get new assholes to be judges, we don’t have a shortage of lawyers in Amerika obviously. It’s time to push the Boomers to their long, overdue retirement and leave the world of the living to those who have to face the consequences of Boomer mismanagement at every level.
Prop 3 was just more Republican/Dixiecrat nonsense to claim this will prevent an income tax by saying Texas won’t implement a net-worth tax like France does. Two very different things plus net-worth would be defeated in court. Even I find such a thing dumb and it will only amplify off-shoring. Again, ask the French how it’s going?
Prop 7 was another moron Hank Hill pitch. Despite how damned hot it was this Summer, we’re stuck giving welfare to the oil and gas industry to fix our decrepit grid when these are resources we should replace with renewables.
Prop 12 made no sense. Why does everyone in Texas need to decide whether or not the city of Galveston has a treasurer? I think it was part of the GOP junta’s skullduggery to punish the brown people over there since they knew the residents wouldn’t do their bidding.
As for Ohio, nice move. I guess there were enough of the dwindling city people to counter the rest in what’s really Northern Kentucky. Now get rid of Peter Thiel’s bitch JD Vance. I did Virginia a shock too. Holding the state senate, nice. Turning over the house? OK, there was a miracle. I suspect relocated Yankees such as my friends Paul and Helen were a big factor. I’m still sad Maryland continues to price out their middle class, it’s what I fear is in the cards for Austin.
Now we can hold our noses and cover our hears as Amerika goes full throttle on 2024, the second battle between two old fucks nobody wants.