Please add your article links or textbook passages to the comments section below. You are not allowed to duplicate any article or passage found by yourself or another student. The first source posted will be counted. These articles and quotations will be added to the group concept map.
Sources IV Social Justice
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/29/texas-voters-sue-over-age-restrictions-mail-ballots/
This article talks about how voters are suing over the state’s age restrictions for mail in ballots due to the unusually high age limit of 65.
https://qz.com/921006/theres-one-sure-way-to-reduce-police-brutality/
This article highlights the ways police brutality can be reduced, and how women should have more population than men in police departments or an equal amount.
https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/ferguson-michael-brown-police-brutality-prevention/
This article addresses how sensitivity training, judiciary not covering up for the police can help prevent police brutality.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2020/04/14/one-in-six-health-professionals-are-immigrants-column/
This article talks about Trump’s immigration laws and how it affects the nation because majority of the health sector is filled by immigrants
Chapter 11 tells us about the gun laws passed in Texas and how dangerous they can be to the public, and all the other bills passed and their effects on citizens.
Chapter 13 mentions how Texas finances the State government, how they generate revenue to budget issues.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/03/05/civil-rights-group-demands-texas-secretary-of-state-address-super-tuesday-voting-issues/
This article talks about the overall voting issues that first-time voters and voters from marginalized communities face regarding waiting log periods of time to vote.
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/24/how-make-sure-your-voice-gets-heard-texas-capitol/
This article talks about on how to make sure your voice gets heard at the Texas Capitol and different ways/outlets different age groups can use to communicate with their state’s legislators.
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2018/11/20/461296/voter-suppression-2018-midterm-elections/
This article talks about overall election day problems and how voter suppression in 2018 had severe voter suppression in many states with highly competitive political races. Texas is one of the states on that list.
https://politicalcharge.org/2018/02/25/why-texas-voter-turnout-is-so-low-and-what-can-be-done-to-reverse-it/
This article talks about on why Texas has an extremely low voter turnout, what specific groups are not being represented, (mostly minorities and other protected groups), and how we can eventually reverse the low voter turn out.
https://www.fairvote.org/how_proportional_representation_can_empower_minorities_and_the_poor
This article talks about how proportional representation can empower minorities regarding social justice issues.
this article talks about how in a small town they were able to vote however, despite the freedom of voting they implemented a law that tried to curb the abuse.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/10/10/texas-temporary-voting-access-young-rural-voters/
this article expresses how at this moment that all people should be considered disabled due to the coronavirus and that mail in votes should be allowed for all citizens.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/texas-voting-by-mail-disability-coronavirus/index.html
chapter 7.1 talks about the difficult measures of people registering to vote and the circumstances of voting.
Chapter 7.3 talks about if voter turnout even matters and what events could change within the election.
Texas is slated to receive $26mil this year which should be used to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, enhance technology and make election security improvements. https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/hava/hava_act.shtml
People should be able to vote anywhere throughout their county just like you would be able to during early voting. https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/25/texas-countywide-voting-rights-problems-solutions/
“Texas Secretary of State David Whitley said a year-long evaluation found about 95,000 people described as “non-U.S. citizens” who are registered to vote in Texas. About 58,000 of them voted in Texas elections between 1996 and 2018,” I may not be taking it as serious as it is but 58,000 people over 22yrs just doesn’t seem like a problem that requires dumping millions of dollars into the solution. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article225094315.html
A valid student ID should be good enough to vote. Especially if the school is in Texas and the student is an in-state student. https://www.campusvoteproject.org/student-id-as-voter-id
Currently, a registrar in Texas has five calendar days to deliver a voter’s registration card to the correct elections office after it’s complete. Galloway suggests modifying the rule to at least five working days. https://nowcastsa.com/blogs/eight-ways-improve-voter-registration-voter-turnout
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-you-can-do-right-now_1_b_7050424
This article talks about how reforms can end police brutality. It’s not just about protests, petitions and campaigns but the government is very well inclusive.
https://populardemocracy.org/news/15-things-your-city-can-do-right-now-end-police-brutality
This article highlights how racism can be fought and how discriminate should end. The government needs to obey the Fourth Amendment and the police have to be community involved.