Texas Constitutional Amendments Officially in Effect: November 2017 Election Wrap-up

It's nighttime on November 30, last day of the month during this off-year U.S. election 2017.

Elections were Tuesday, November 7, and featured gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as state legislative elections in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and in the lower house of the Virginia legislature.

Numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Six special elections to the United States House of Representatives had already taken place, with one Senate seat still to be filled. San Antonio, Texas mayoral incumbent Independent Ivy Taylor was defeated for re-election by fellow Independent Ron Nirenberg. Also in Texas, seven constitutional amendments were proposed, and passed by large margins. Governor Greg Abbott affirmed every one by closing hour today.

None of the six House seats that were up for special elections changed party hands. The Democrats picked up the governorship in New Jersey while holding the one in Virginia.

As of now, potential representative candidates of Texas have several days-- until December 11-- left to file for office elections 2018.

Thanksgiving 2017 Football & U.S. Politics

In review of top news from the last couple of days, it comes to our attention most that there was occasion for our president to throw more weight of divisive propaganda out to the public at large via media into the ring of football.

Is it 'fair enough' for football to have to grapple with the sting of boycott and other forms of social oppression, since football essentially hosts a protest that addresses an aspect of national discord? Or, is it improper meddling of our highest official (a position that could directly influence decisions made by team owners and NFL officials) to float political propaganda against the players and other stakeholders of a widely appreciated form of entertainment in the United States? Keep in mind, a major holiday that itself should bring hope of peaceable relations, after all that's been established.

In Texas, the Cowboys resort to an altered version of the kneel, on the heels of strong suggestion by President Trump regarding the politicized gaming situation. This, after the Texas home-team did its best to please both sides of an impossible demand. As a business, football wants to please everyone. Modern society offers not only male members to the realm of football, but the entire family. Yet the sport suffers the consequences of politics through the loss of many of its new and old fans.

A bit of curiosity: have the cheerleaders been kneeling in protest?