Response to Just Do It Already

I have to totally disagree with Ms. Elizabeth on a few points she made on her commentary on "Legalization of Marijuana". First of all true alcohol and marijuana are two totally different ballparks, I really don't see a comparison. One inhibits you from function and the other just makes you lazy. I am against drugs 100%, I personally have NEVER tried any drug or plan to. As far as the making you happy part I guess if you find happiness sitting on a couch stuffing your face with chips then good but life has so many other great things to offer and do with ones precious time as we only live once. But back to the topic, if this drug was to be legalized crime would not go down, it would only increase. Think of all those drug dealers that you have put out of business, all they have known is to sell illegal drugs. They are probably poor individuals with no education finding an easy way out, so what are they going to do now??? Commit more crimes, I'm sure theft would increase, mugging, fraud, and so on. This will increase the obesity in our children, slow the brain and prevent children from learning. More dropouts for sure as this drug is not by far a simulant for focus or learning. As far as the economic issues yes it might help but in the long run that money will probably end up going to the overpopulated jails filled with the criminals that we thought we took off the street. I think its a horrible idea and I hope "weed" never gets legalized and I will fight for it as much as I can. But overall I think your blog was good but I personally do not agree with you at all.

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I totally agree with you on your argument, its sad that education is this low in Texas. We moved from California thinking well Texas is full of cowboys and not thug cholos. Thinking that my parents thinking education was way better than California.. Well to a certain point it was. But I totally agree with you on the teaching to pass instead of teaching to learn! For example my cousin, average "B" student great attendance but had a problem with with standardized tests. Well during her senior year of High School she was placed in a TAKS class that was to prepare her to pass and not learn so she tried 2 more times and failed the math portion. Graduation day came she took the test one last time and failed and this prevented her from walking. She then was given other chances after graduation. Well she finally passed and obtained her diplomas 2 weeks after her actual graduation. Which was horrible because you go to school pre k - 12 only to let it all depend on a stupid standardized test that determines your fate. Its ridiculous and I think that this should been seen more as a measure of knowledge and placement not for a hold on you graduation. And I am planning to be an educator in my near future, and yes teachers are under paid I am not doing it for the money yet for the opportunity to possibly change a child's life, and in turn maybe one day have that individual come back and tell me i impacted their life in a way that possibly changed their outlook in life. Pay is poor and it is a major problem and i can definitely see where the frustration would overcome the purpose and decline the teaching due to the salary not being competent with the cost of life today. All teachers are a very important in our children's life its a vital part and if we don't do something in our generation the numbers will keep dropping. I will make a difference and that's a fact and i cant wait to start! Overall very interesting and thought provoking article.

Gay Marriage and Divorce in Texas

Reading this article on Kxan where a born man now woman marries another woman in San Antonio, they had tried to obtain a license to wed in El Paso but were denied. Now this person was born a man and according to the Texas Constitution marriage is between a woman and man so why so much havoc? Why didn't El Paso just grant them the license and avoid this legal man and woman couple from marrying. Now I am open to any type of marriage as long as your happy after all its your life, I just think Texas should swap around rules from county to county if San Antonio approved this that so should of El Paso. I understand Texas is a conservative state but in the rare cases like this there should be no issue. I hope that in the near future all people can do as they please and marry which ever gender they decide. Also there is another case where two women married in Massachusetts, and wanted a divorce in Texas. At first it was granted by the Texas attorney general but then appealed by Greg Abbot. This is funny to me and it was also mentioned in the article by CBS news if in the Texas constitution it states marriage is only between woman and man like mentioned before then initially Texas did approve this viewing this as a marriage then taken back which is totally hypicritical. I just believe we should give gay couples equality all around. After all they are human and deserve every right !!