How does Sheila Jackson Lee keep getting re-elected? (Mart, Nixon: lawyers, high school)

[crone]

Originally Posted by detachable arm

YaF,R?

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Be ashamed of yourself

[Augiec]

Originally Posted by crone

Write your Texas reps and Federal congressmen to stop with the gerrymandering. Make the districts semi in the same area.

IMO, it would go a long way to getting rid of the severe partisanship we all have to live with.

I have not had a congressman give a damn about my opinion since Bob Eckhardt lived down the street. They only care about their own voters. Except Bill Archer.

Not to be a naysayer, but this approach strikes me as somewhat naive. Politicians (especially at the federal level) won't do a thing to jeopardize their lock on a cushy job like theirs. Pretty sure I read somewhere that most incumbent politicians easily cruise to reelection on name recognition alone.

Perhaps a better approach would be to build a grassroots effort to get a redistricting committee established for the state of Texas. If a measure like that could get on the ballot state-wide, and pass, that would be a big piece of the puzzle for fixing our broken political system.

[crone]

Originally Posted by Augiec

Not to be a naysayer, but this approach strikes me as somewhat naive. Politicians (especially at the federal level) won't do a thing to jeopardize their lock on a cushy job like theirs. Pretty sure I read somewhere that most incumbent politicians easily cruise to reelection on name recognition alone.

Perhaps a better approach would be to build a grassroots effort to get a redistricting committee established for the state of Texas. If a measure like that could get on the ballot state-wide, and pass, that would be a big piece of the puzzle for fixing our broken political system.

Common Cause, a group at Columbia and several more groups have been working on this for a while. We need let our reps know we care about it.

The mess left over from the last one brought to you by Tom Delay led to the court case, that caused the election delay, that gave us Cruz. We need to let them know we are watching.

[shortel]

I cant stand Ted Cruz either and im a republican.

[nana053]

Originally Posted by shortel

How is someone on here supposed to know that?

It's a common abbreviation on every message board I have been on and they are common in texts as well.

DH - dear (or damn) husband
DW - dear (or damn) wife (also can mean don't worry)
DD - dear daughter
DS - dear son

The Largest List of Chat Acronyms and Text Message Shorthand (IM, SMS) found of the Web - updated daily by NetLingo The Internet Dictionary: Online Dictionary of Internet Terms, Acronyms, Text Messaging, Smileys ;-)

[montiff]

Originally Posted by nana053

It's a common abbreviation on every message board I have been on and they are common in texts as well.

DH - dear (or damn) husband
DW - dear (or damn) wife (also can mean don't worry)
DD - dear daughter
DS - dear son

The Largest List of Chat Acronyms and Text Message Shorthand (IM, SMS) found of the Web - updated daily by NetLingo The Internet Dictionary: Online Dictionary of Internet Terms, Acronyms, Text Messaging, Smileys ;-)

Wow I've never heard of any of these and I've been on various internet message boards along time! SMDH

Kind reminds me of how Grandmas think LOL means: "Lots of love"

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by shortel

I cant stand Ted Cruz either and im a republican.

As a Christian conservative, I feel he injects too much church in his politics, but other than that, I like him.

Outside of the religious aspects, what do you not like about him?

[shortel]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

As a Christian conservative, I feel he injects too much church in his politics, but other than that, I like him.

Outside of the religious aspects, what do you not like about him?

Their is nothing else for me other then he is a total bible beater. but this thread is about sheila jackson lee.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by shortel

Their is nothing else for me other then he is a total bible beater. but this thread is about sheila jackson lee.

Fair enough if you don't like his injection of religion.

BTW, you brought Cruz into this.

[kcatheart]

Have a friend who used to own a BBQ joint. She used to come in there and always expected her meal to be free. Geez, as much as she makes, she still expects free meals?