Texas Proposition 10 (2007)
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Proposition 10 abolishes the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals.[1]
Proposition 10 appeared on the statewide November 2007 ballot in Texas along with fifteen other statewide propositions; all of them passed. All sixteen ballot measures were legislative referrals voted onto the ballot by the Texas State Legislature.
Statement of Support
Proponents say Proposition 10 would remove an out of date office from the constitution few have held and no one has held since 1990 (citation missing).
Statement of Opposition
The amendment removes all statutory references, which the legislature failed to do during the 2007 regular election. Proposition 10 would create a mess, many opponents say, which may require the intervention of the courts to truly clean-up. This would result in further case backlog.
Also, some activists claim the office could be resurrected, as threats of mad cow disease continue and animal ID and tracking becomes increasingly a government responsibility.
Opponents have organized an all-volunteer, unfunded grassroots campaign called "Save Our Hides" to fight Proposition 10[2].
A rally against Proposition 10 took place at the Texas Capitol Oct. 26, 2007, organized by students from Austin Community College.[3][4]
Election results
The initiative passed with 799,543 voting for it (77%) and 244,886 voting against it (23%).
See also
References
- ↑ Proposition 10 language
- ↑ http://www.geocities.com/saveourhides/index2.html Save Our Hides Web site
- ↑ http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/10/28/1028prop10.html Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 28, 2007 (retrieved Oct. 30, 2007)
- ↑ http://www.votenoprop10.org Vote No On Prop. 10 Web site (retrieved Oct. 30, 2007)
External links
- House Research Organization, Proposition 10 report
- Save Our Hides: a Campaign against Proposition 10
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