I Carry The U.S. Constitution With Me All The Time—I’ll Tell The Crazies What It Really Stands For

I’ve begun to carry the U.S. Constitution with me when I am out and about.

Above you see my copy of the Constitution being held and read by my friend Hamburger Wearing An Astros’ Hat.

I am walking around with a copy of the Constitution in case I am accosted by an advocate  of so-called “states rights” or I am confronted out of the blue by someone asserting that Health Care Reform is unconstitutional.

There are so many crazy people out there right now that Hamburger and I feel we need to be on the ready at all times.

For the states right crowd all I have to tell them is what part of ” In order to form a more perfect union” do you not understand?

The Constitution was written in large measure in response to the failures of the Articles of Confederation and the corruption of state legislatures.

As for Health Care Reform, The Commerce Clause of our Constitution allows extensive federal regulation of a variety of economic activities.

Click here to learn more about Health Care Reform.

A Republican is someone who wants to go back to when an insurance company could kick you off your policy because you got sick.  This is practice is now banned by HCR.

My copy of the Constitution is The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution by Richard Beeman.

The book can fit in your back pocket or your purse and has both original texts and expert interpretation of our founding documents.

We can’t allow far-right extremists to misrepresent our past so they can steal our future. Learn the Constitution for yourself. Don’t get your notion from the ideological descendants of the same people who opposed Civil rights and who opposed the New Deal.

Robert Miklos Set For Reelection In Texas House District 101

(Blogger’s Note–Brilliant Harvard Kennedy School of Government graduate and Burnt Orange Report blogger Phillip Martin has teamed up with Annie’s List to report on some of the most competitive races for the Texas House of Representatives in 2010.  Phillip has been nice enough to allow me to share this analysis with Texas Liberal readers. Today’s post covers Texas House district 101. This district covers Mesquite and other portions of Dallas County. Above is a picture of the former Big Town Shopping Mall in Mesquite. Demolished in 2006, this was the first covered shopping mall in the southwest.)

Here is the report  for Texas House District 101—

Candidate Pages: Rep. Robert Miklos website, on Facebook, & on Twitter
Candidate Pages: Cindy Burkett website, on Facebook, & on Twitter

District Overview: The Numbers, The Issues, and the Candidates

• House District Map: District 101
• District History: 2008 Election Results

State Representative Robert Miklos represents the eastern parts of Dallas County, including Mesquite. A former Chief Prosecutor for the City of Dallas and a past President of the Mesquite Bar Association, Rep. Miklos joined the State House in 2009, after defeating Republican Mike Anderson in 2008. Rep. Miklos is running this time with the support of firefighters, police, and teachers. A Democrat who represents the needs of his district, Miklos’ campaign has knocked on over 14,000 doors already this cycle, before the Labor Day field plan kicks in.

The district is one of the many in suburban areas of Texas that has turned to Democrats on the State House level in recent years — predominantly because of the focus on pocketbook issues in areas undergoing demographic change. With his emphasis on issues like utility and insurance rates, as well as jobs and the economy, Rep. Miklos has turned most of his legislative attention into reducing the rising costs associated with Republican rule in Texas. Miklos’ legislative agenda has earned him support from numerous community leaders and organizations, and as an incumbent he’s shown a propensity to pro-actively get engaged with the people he spent his life working with.

Why Rep. Miklos Returns Next Year

Rep. Miklos’ opponent, Cindy Burkett, is a Tea Party supporter whose support for school vouchers has alienated her from Republicans who support public education. Burkett was the much more conservative candidate in the primary, and her track record of extreme fringe positions is not expected to help her in a relatively moderate district. In a tough election year, anything is possible — but Miklos’ record , hard work and popularity in the district are expected to carry him to a victory in November.

June 30 Campaign Finance Report:

HD 101: Miklos vs. Burkett	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
Rep. Robert Miklos (D)	$80,449	$40,885	$64,729
Cindy Burkett (R)	$79,279	$63,889	$59,511
Advantage	$1,170 – Miklos	–	$5,218 – Miklos