Yeah, after really taking a look at it, the republican ballot DOES have some leading questions

but then, like...

rye im in that politics discord

this guy says all roads should be privately owned

hardcore anarcho capitalist

The democrat equivalent to the Abortion question would talk about preserving the sanctity of life or some shit like that, I think.

but I can see a little bit of republican slant in the other ballot.

the abortion question is not one of the leading ones. that one is just pure yes or no to abortion without any description or context.

but the very first one is a good example... the added "without democrat influence" is very suggestive.

I think what throws me off about the Dem ballot is the absolute LACK of context or policy with the framework...

yeah

such as 'Should everyone in Texas have the right to clean air, safe water, and a healthy environment?' Why even ask that?

That's not outlining policy or anything.

the democrat one is extremely leading when it comes to its phrasing and then lacks the context of why that question is even there or adds things that are barely related

Essentially, the propositions are there to give people a chance to help steer the party

i would say no to almost all of the democrat questions based on lack of context or because there is something in there that i would not want.

Right?

but they have to word it in that sneaky way to get people to say yes to it.

It's scary as fuck to me.

take number 3 for example... the healthcare one...

i live in a country with kinda universal healthcare and i really appreciate that and would not want to get rid of that but the question is so vague without any information how to implement it that i could not say yes to that...

(kinda universal: universal healthcare as a base and private healthcare if you get to a certain income or are self employed)

The dems have been pushing us towards single-payer only healthcare for years.

Also, in the US, Medicare isn't universally accepted, because they bounce checks.

the last one is not something that would happen here

we don't have "one universal" healthcare provider... anyone can choose theirs, they have to accept you and there is a fixed percentage that everyone pays from their income (or it will be paid by the state if you are unemployed)

We all pay medicare regardless.

there is a list of services that every healthcare provider has to provide but they can offer more services either for free or as a paid service (for example "dental" is included but you can get a premium service to get better quality dentures)

Also, the funny thing about #12 on that list, Texas is considered one of the best places to start a business because of our tax system, and the fact that our budget actually comes with a surplus.

number 12 says absolutely nothing

oh, that's on the Democrat one.

'Right to Fair Taxation'.

that could literally mean everyone pays everything they own to the state.

They've been fighting to add a state income tax for years.

the fact that they're calling it a 'right' on here is one of the many points that scares me.

just add it?

without cutting taxes somewhere else?

well, yeah.

okay...

It's our right to be taxed more.