It's unfortunate that there's such a disconnect between what's happening on our legislatures and what the public knows about, the consequences what that means for ourselves, our mothers and our wives.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to keep people from finding out about the mistakes of lawmakers and then when they're uncovered, an effort to fool people and pretend there was nothing wrong.
The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.
In the last two years, the amount of legislation in the House of Representatives and state legislatures has been really unprecedented, that has focused on reproductive rights.
The extent to which not just state legislatures but the Congress of the United States are now run by large corporate special interests is beyond mere recognition as fact. The takeover is complete.
We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.
Clearly there are always unintended consequences of any legislative or regulatory act that's taken in the heat of battle.
Our world has evolved and grown more technologically savvy. Lawmakers need to adjust to these changes.
As the governor of this state, I obviously see the issue quite differently.
Our elected representatives wisely enacted laws to protect our state and local governments from undue outside influence.
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect.
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