Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

There’s Your Hardcore Gun Control Vote

I wanted to take a closer look at a few off-year election issues from last week, specifically the Proposition 6 “Right to Hunt and Fish” Amendment. Really, if you wanted a “safe” vote for people favoring gun control to cast, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 6, 2015

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm: What’s Obama’s strategy in Iraq and Syria? He doesn’t have one. “Without a clear overarching strategy to resolve the conflict.” Say what you want about Bush, he wanted to win in Iraq. Obama wants to do … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare to Houston Cancer Patients: Drop Dead!

The latest ObamaCare exchange plans are out, and if you’re a cancer patient in Houston, you’re screwed: The healthcare marketplace is open once again, but if you look closely at the offered insurance plans you might find something lacking: coverage … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Amendments Pass, Tranny Bathrooms Go Down In Flames

As expected, all seven Texas constitutional amendments passed easily. The two most heavily promoted amendments, Proposition 1 (homestead property tax relief) and Proposition 7 (dedicating sales tax money to the highway fund), each passed with more than 80% of the … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Constitutional Amendment Election in Texas Today

Here’s my breakdown of the Constitutional Amendments on the ballot. Plus possible local races, like Houston’s tranny bathrooms ordinance. Go vote!

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Cornyn in the Klan? Bullshit.

The latest MSM rumor in the “too good to check as long as it smears a Republican” file is the accusation (supposedly from the hacker group Anonymous) that four Republican Senators, including Texas’ John Cornyn, are secretly members of the … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for November 2, 2014

California continues to suffer from drought while central Texas just suffered through torrential rains. Time for another Texas vs. California update: Texas Adds 26,600 Jobs in September. Texas and Florida rank at the top of education index for biggest states, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 30, 2015

Right now Austin is enjoying our traditional “two weeks of flooding following three months of drought” fall. Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: “In Iraq, Obama took a war that we had won at a considerable expense in lives and treasure, and … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Hits Homerun Slamming MSM

Ted Cruz hits one out of the park at the latest GOP debate by slamming the MSM’s promotion of trivia over substance: Frank Luntz (insert grain of salt caution here) says the line received the biggest positive response of any … Continue reading →

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2015 Texas Constitutional Amendments

Did you know that there’s a Texas constitutional amendment election November 3rd? Indeed there is, and early voting extends through tomorrow. Someone, I kept thinking, should do a roundup of what’s on the ballot. It turns out that I am, … Continue reading →

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