Local Liberty Trumps Local Control
What to know: The Dallas Morning News’ editorial board is no fan of the Legislature’s super-preemption law (aka the Death Star), arguing that: “state lawmakers should step in with targeted policies only in cases necessary to address local problems in which the whole state has a compelling interest.”
The TPPF take: Protecting life, liberty, and property rights at the local level is justification for legislative involvement.
“To borrow from Barry Goldwater, preemption in defense of liberty is no vice. Local control in furtherance of big, tyrannical government is no virtue,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “The Legislature’s recent actions to rein in activist cities and protect Texans’ natural rights from erosion—or even, elimination—are not only welcome, but should go further in the future. Our policymaking apparatus works best when we prioritize local liberty over local control.”
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Lowering the Bar
What to know: More and more people are asking, Do we need the American Bar Association to accredit law schools?
The TPPF take: The ABA’s stranglehold on law school accreditation must be broken.
“It is encouraging to see that the ABA’s monopoly is now being questioned,” says TPPF’s Noah Pederson. “The ABA’s monopoly reduces access, inflates costs, and imposes standards misaligned with Texas values. It is time for the Texas Supreme Court to reclaim its constitutional duty to decide what is necessary for law schools to meet Texas’s standards and take away power from a bunch of unelected people from Illinois. It’s time for Texas to lead the way.”
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Not a Club You’d Want to Join
What to know: President Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. out of UNESCO over its anti-American and anti-Israel propaganda and actions.
The TPPF take: Good riddance to UNESCO.
“UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a notoriously woke organization currently pushing a pro-Palestine agenda,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “Former President Ronald Reagan pulled out of UNESCO too, just to make it clear that the U.S. does not see the world the same way they do.”
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