The lengthy editorial in the Wednesday Lariat was a torrent of words unleashed to defend the use of voter ID in Texas.
It even included a listing of several things in our society that do, indeed, require such ID However, the right to vote is just that — a right, not some incidental privilege.
On Sept. 10, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook unveiled two buzz-worthy upgrades to its phone family set for a Friday release — the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.
Although they will have similar features to the existing models, the new iPhones will run on the revamped iOS7 software, which includes a fresh design and layout.
I have never been much of a feminist. In fact, I generally laugh at females that are self-declared feminists.
If a guy wants to open the door for me, awesome. Be my guest. While you’re at it, go ahead and pay for my meal. I really don’t mind.
However, recent situations have fueled a feminist fire within me.
Voter ID laws are a contentious issue throughout the country. People on both sides of the political spectrum become fired up when this issue is debated.
Those that support voter ID laws state they are necessary to prevent voter fraud while those that are in opposition claim that these laws disenfranchise the poor and minorities, both groups that lean Democrat, from voting.
On Saturday, I chose to temporarily deactivate my Facebook profile.
I invent various excuses for why I did this. I just need to focus on school or I had a really awkward encounter with someone and need to be incognito for at least six months until the shame goes away. But the truth is this: Facebook often makes me feel like an failure.
While it is a foregone conclusion that a ruling class has become ensconced in Washington, D.C., it is the duty of the several states to exercise their constitutional power and begin the dialogue to reclaim the balance of power between the states and the federal aristocracy.
Pose, snap, send for 10 seconds, destroy. That is the beauty of Snapchat, right?
Wrong. Whatever happens on Snapchat stays in the public realm of online information. Snapchat, the two-year-old app that markets itself as one of the fastest, most private photo and video sharing outlets available, warns users not to “use Snapchat to send messages if you want to be certain that the recipient cannot keep a copy.”
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union…” They are words most of us are familiar with.
Akhil Amar, a Yale professor and constitutional expert, says these words were “the most democratic deed the world had ever seen” in his book “America’s Constitution: A Biography.”
Today marks Constitution Day, the 226th anniversary of the signing of our nation’s Constitution. But there’s a question worth asking — why is our Constitution so special? What distinguishes our government from other similar democracies?
