ONE IN THREE, REALLY!

I cannot figure out what upsets blogger, Mean Rachel the most, that the Texas Sonogram Law was passed or that people neglected to come out to vote against it.  The notion that the state of Virginia got more media attention appeared to hit a nerve. Rachel Farris, author of this blog written February 23, 2012 for the Huffington Post, is not complaining about the loss of life or dollars spent in abortions, she is using graphs and other news articles to try to prove the illiteracy and unconcern of Texas voters. This would have been a useful blog to answer the question about how stupid Texans are and whether or not it matters if they know what is going on in government. According to Mean Rachel, Texans are not interested in what is going on in their government except vague interest during legislative sessions.

Searching the Internet for facts is  like standing on the street corner taking a poll, you must be careful with your sources.  The answers found may be neither accurate nor scientific. This blogger would have us believe that only one in three Texans have access to and use the internet. With so many cell phones, net books, and tablets, I find that very difficult to believe. That would mean that the libraries have banned the public use of computers. My child's elementary school even allows access to the computer for Internet use. I checked out the link in her blog, it states three out of five uses the internet, which paints an entirely different picture.  That means, many may have access but fail to go online for various reasons. The heading in the article she referenced  is also misleading, it states one out of three but the article itself states "Only three out of five Texans use the Internet, placing the state near the bottom nationally, according to a survey released  today from the U.S. Census  Bureau."   

The misinformed apparently starts with Ms Farris. The focus of this author's blog I thought was to compare the two state's sonogram laws or the hoopla over the two. However, Ms Farris goes on and on about comparing the Internet accessibility, 75% in Virginia to Texans 10 points behind. It is her suggestion that if you do not have access to the Internet, you are not able to be a part of the political process. I disagree, to date, there is no Internet voting and most advertisement is done through television, newspaper, and street signs and so on.  I suspect there is a twinge of jealousy that someone else got the spotlight, and it was not big ole Texas.