WIll the Democratic Party become dominant again in Texas?

Is the neglect of immigration reform going to push Texas to start leaning left? Just like Texas Democratic Gilberto Hinjosa claimed? .  No

This goes against my theory that there will be a party realignment nationwide where the Democratic Party will be the dominant party, but not in Texas. One of the main reasons is because the Republican Party recently started dominating politics in Texas. Past cycles of party alignment indicate this is too soon even though Latino voters are growing in numbers in Texas and there is a large interest in immigration reform in the Latino community, but the problem is the interest doesn’t translate in actions, such as voting, holding political offices and being actively involved in politics. Some of this population of Latinos in Texas might not even be able to vote because they didn’t register, aren’t citizens or are undocumented. The Mexican Americans that have been in Texas for generations sometimes get accustomed to the Texas traditions and align themselves conservative viewpoints.

We all witnessed the rising of a young upcoming Democratic politician from Texas, Julian Castro, in the Democratic National Convention. He may possibly run for governor in the next Texas gubernatorial election. Does he stand a chance in winning this? No, New York State has more of a chance becoming a red state then Julian Castro becoming the Governor of Texas. I think Julian Castro can have a large positive impact in the Democratic Party, but will be limited in Texas. The Republican Party will have a stronghold on Texas for years to come regardless of the population growth of minorities in this state.

Commentary on the post called, "You can't have your cake and eat it too"

This is a commentary on a post called , You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too. Yes, I agree this voids the churches 501c status as a non profit tax exempt organization that is limited on political activity. This type of freedom of speech doesn’t extend to churches when political endorsement is pushed.

While the actual phrase of separation of church and state isn’t in the constitution. There is an establishment clause in the first amendment basically stating the separation of church or state. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black that” on the belief that a union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion.” A church supporting a candidate doesn’t actually go against separation of church and state, but let’s think about it the other way around. The GOP supporting Christianity in general.  Is this a violation of the establishment clause? I think Christianity and religion in general is a good thing that promotes closer communities. I don’t think that GOP which holds many elected offices should be so closely tied with Christianity. The church and state has been dissolved together in GOP.

Opposition to Planned Parenthood

There has been a lot of controversy between Planned Parenthood and Texas Conservatives because of Planned Parenthood's affiliation with abortion, which by law federal funding can’t be used for abortions. Texas legislators passed a law that any program affiliated with abortion will not be in the Women’s Health Program.  By passing this law this essentially stopped federal funding to Planned Parenthood which provides about 90% of the funds because it isn’t under the Women’s Health Program. 

The main reason that Texas legislators made the right decision is because the federal government should not provide funding for medical care of any. This is the individual’s responsibilities. Government dependency should be at a minimum, but on the other hand I do agree with a lot with what Planned Parenthood stands for. One of these is the freedom of woman to make choices whether it is using a contraceptives or the pro-choice viewpoint. I find Planned Parenthood’s mission coincides with my strong thoughts about individual freedom:

“Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence.”

But I also believe that minimum government will help individuals accomplish this goal. Not the other way around when the government gets involved and funds programs like these. 

To some this idea of the Government not funding programs like this seems selfish. The only way for this country to become stronger is first by becoming stronger as an individual and then becoming stronger as a whole. My overall view point on this wasn’t a conservative one of pro-life, but one of minimum government and government dependency.  The perfect balance is if Planned Parenthood could be funded by other sources other than the federal government. In a perfect world this would come solely from private donors.