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We're the Blanco County Democrats
President Lyndon B. Johnson fought for a Great Society
We protect each other by wearing masks
We value clean water and air and dark skies
Rep. Erin Zwiener with Quincy and Lark
Rebecca Bell-Metereau, State Board of Education
President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
This is our flag
We celebrate the United States of America
We have fun!
Donations for Good Samaritan Food Pantry
Rebecca Bell-Metereau, State Board of Education
President Johnson in a light moment with grandson Lyndon and dog Yuki
Quincy bringing signs to Blanco County
Blanco Market Day
Rep Zwiener meeting with Blanco folks
Johnson City Market Days
Ribbon cutting at Rep. Zwiener's district office
Blanco Stop the Pipeline at the Blue Barn
Rep. Zwiener fights for legislation supporting retired teachers
Rep. Erin Zwiener thanking supporters
We're a founding member of the Hill Country Democratic Coalition
We share MLK's dream of equality
With rural county chairs at training
Erin with Lark in August 2018
Women's rights are human rights
On the roe v. wade leak
A bit of caution is called for but so is outrage. We don’t know the source of the draft or the intent of the person(s) who leaked it. Let’s take a deep breath, think clearly, and yes, prepare for the worst. The leaked Supreme Court draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade is gut-wrenching. If it comes to pass it will overturn what many, if not most legal scholars, consider as settled law. It’s the job of the Supreme Court to make lasting decisions and hundreds of decisions have come from that body that have remained settled for decades or longer and will remain so for our lifetimes. If this comes to pass, this court will be forever seen as a breach to the tradition and legacy of all the justices who’ve come before. This Supreme Court will have stepped into the partisan divide and ceased to be the institution of reason that had earned the acceptance and trust of Americans.
Of course, loss of trust in the court would not be the only damage done to America. Fifty percent of the population will be reminded that they do not share full and equal rights with the other fifty percent. Our most precious and innate right, God-given if you believe, is the right to dominion over our own bodies. If this ruling comes to pass it will take us back 50 years. Some would argue it will take us back even further and remind us that women are not mentioned in the Constitution written in 1787.
These are dark days. We must seek solace in the words of Martin Luther King who stated, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” These words may sound hollow if this ruling comes to pass and the arc becomes corrupted. Let’s remember that people shape history and our actions cause the arc to bend forward or to regress. As always, it’s up to the collective “us”. The course we take to right the wrongs of the mean-spirited, the privileged, and the self-righteous cannot be predicted but justice cannot be denied. The people will not allow it.
– Terry Casparis
