The Texas Public Policy Foundation blogged this week on how an uninformed democracy could be the downfall of our nation. I enjoyed reading it, and thought you might as well.

The informed participation of citizens is vital to the success of any democracy.

A few weeks ago the Texas Public Policy Foundation released research that exposed the out of control spending by Texas universities who have placed the burden of their irresponsible fiscal habits on the backs of students, parents, and taxpayers.

Now, TPPF has recorded a PolicyCast that recommends several policies university regents and Texas lawmakers could implement to infuse competition into the higher education market that would result in driving costs down and quality up.

Please call him and express your disappointment and ask him to please renew his public support for the bill.

HB 5 is up for a public hearing on April 28th.  For those unfamiliar, this measure would ban smoking in workplaces and public places.

This measure is an awful attack on private property rights and the free market.  We could use your help fighting the ban.

1. Submit written testimony to lauraelizabethmorales @ gmail.com.  All we need is 200 words about why you’re against the smoking ban and we’ll submit the testimony for you.

The Young Conservatives of Texas debated the University Democrats at UT Austin last night over the concealed carry on campus bill…but this quote stood out to me:

“The University should be able to say that when you are on this campus that you are not responsible for protecting your life,” said University Democrats member Luis Soberon.