I got my Ballot!!! (Texas)

[German-Lefty]

Everyone want to help me fill out? I'll mail it off in a couple days. It's kind of nice to be able to look the people up on the net while voting.

Ok, first off I'll vote for Kerry and against Bush.

US Rep District 14 = Ron Paul(REP) and nobody else
Wait, this guy doesn't sound have bad:
Congress should make America safer by expanding liberty and refocusing our foreign policy on defending this nation's vital interests, rather than wasting American blood and treasure on quixotic crusades to “democratize” the world.
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2004/tst101104.htm
Sounds like a republican that actually isn't just ditto head. Wow a conservative with priciples. Ok, maybe I don't mind voting for him. Cool he's against the war. I'm not sure if I agree with him on tax issues, but he's as outraged as we are about Bush's abuse of power and the patriot act. He gets a vote, though what does it matter nobody's running against him.

State Senator= Mike Jackson(REP) and nobody running against him
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist11/dist11.htm
Can't tell if there's anything good or bad about him.

State Rep, District 23 = Craig Eiland (DEM) and nobody else
http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist23/eiland.htm
Not much info on where he stands either.

State Board of Education 7= David Bradley(REP) vs. William McNicoll(LIB)
Can't find crap on the LIB. Ooooh Bradley was an Eagle Scout.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/board/bradley.html

Ok, I think for the rest I'm going to vote in this Priority: DEM, LIB, nothing (I'd rather leave it blank then vote REP).

I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to leave the thing blank, to vote for none of them. Most of the judges have nobody running against them.


SO WHY THE HELL ISN'T ANYONE RUNNING AGAINST THESE PEOPLE?
Is democracy dead?
Is it just the redistricting?
Why can't I vote for a democratic congressman?

[Mattforclark]

1. I sent mine off

a few days ago. I did your "DEM, LIB, nothing," except when it was nothing, I wrote "unnamed democrat," even though it won't count.

Ron Paul is really more of a Libertarian, not a Republican, BTW. He ran for President as a Libertarian before, and became a Republican so he coule be elected to the house.

That's 2 votes for Kerry in TX!

[German-Lefty]

2. 2 votes against serveral thousand

O well, at least I can be angry when my vote doesn't matter. :-)

I don't know whether to support LIBs or not. Some of them were really cool, but since some of them have connections to republicans or at least thier ideology mixes in with the religious right, I'm not sure if I should be supporting them.

[DaveinMD]

3. Paul

was elected by defeating a party switcher.