Proposition 7

Shawn N. Griffith, author of "Vote Yes on Proposition 7" which is a blog from The North Texas Conservative is obviously trying to persuade people to vote "yes" on Proposition 7, which will be voted on in the November election in Texas. I believe Griffith's target audience are voters, particularly those who are undecided. According to Griffith, Proposition 7 is basically there to "clean up" Article 16, Section 40 of the Texas Constitution. Article 16 states that "no civil servant can hold two offices or positions in the government." The author includes teachers, firemen, police officers, and other civil service jobs in his argument that supports Proposition 7. These people according to Article 16, couldn't hold a position as a state elected official. One group Griffith mentions throughout this article is the Texas State Guard. He is obviously a huge supporter of this volunteer group, whom he describes as first responders for natural disasters. Many civil service people volunteer for this group. He names off four state representatives who are officers in the Texas State Guard, who are all for revising Article 16.
The author claims that the officers named who are State Representatives of Texas know that the Texas State Guard is a vital organization when it comes to natural disasters such as helping the communities by cleaning up, evacuation assistance, and medical support.
He ends his editorial by persuading people to vote for Proposition 7 because it will clean up Article 16 by allowing any citizen to volunteer their service to the state. He also ends by adding a small patriotic reminder about how every member of the state's military are heroes, as a reason to vote next month.

I believe this is a good article written by Shawn N. Griffith. He makes a good point when persuading people to vote, using natural disasters as a prime example. This is a good article for people that either don't know about Proposition 7, or who are undecided on it. I myself have never heard of it, but his persuading article gives you a lot to think about when voting next month!