Texas or Bust!: December 2014

I chose to comment on Mr. Navarette's " Ban texting while driving in Texas?" article from his Lone Star Politics blog. Mr. Navarette's point of view in my eyes is a correct course of action, texting while driving should be banned.
I drive A LOT on a daily basis in Austin, like a shit ton and I can't begin to tell you how many times I look over and see the person next to me in the other lane texting while blazing down the highway! I am at fault as well. There are times my impulses get the best of me and I text and drive and I know how stupid it is to do it! It is not safe in any way!

We all think "oh I pay attention, I'll be fine", but that is how accidents happen. I agree with Mr. Navarette, Texas needs to ban texting and driving ASAP. If the state passes the law and start fining peopole for the offense, then people will take it more seriously. I understand it's going to be difficult to catch citizens texting while driving, but as long as the threat is out there it will set somewhat of a small tone across the state. Unfortunalty, people, inluding myself, cannot control their impuleses even if they know it is dangerous and that is why I think the state should step in and take responsibilty. If the state declines to pass the bill, then I hope in the future, it is mandatory for all cars, to have some kind of hands free device installed.

Hopefully, Greg Abott (not counting on it, but you never know) , once in office, will help pass this bill in the upcoming legislation. Making Texas the 45th state to ban texting and driving.

I have known little about GMO that is in almost all of our foods we eat until lately, when I started researching more about it. I always thought, just another Whole Foods white bread kind of people trend, but I am embarrassed now how I never looked into it sooner to get information before I started judging others. My oh my, is there so much more to it. So interesting!

GMO, Genetically Modified Organisms is a bacterium, yeast, insect, plant and mammal whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. GMOs are in 90 percent of the cash crops like cotton, corn, soybeans nationwide. Farmers use GMO in their crops to keep the crops stronger and withstand the chemicals they use on the crops while growing to keep pesticides away and kill weeds.
Me personally, I do not feel like their has been enough research on GMO and that is why it should be labeled on Texans foods. If people want to take the risk of not knowing what they are putting in their bodies, go for it, but at least they are making a decision off knowing all the facts of what they are consuming. They have been using GMO for years because they produce very large quantities of food to feed the world.....and also making biotech companies very rich.....
Maine and Connecticut have already passed bills to have all foods labeled if contain GMO and 26 other states have considered legislation. As of now, nothing has even been brought to Texas legislation and the issue is pretty stagnant here in our homeland. Most farmers will advocate that the products are safe and we don't need to label them. My question is, if you claim it is safe why not just label them?

Below is 64 countries were it is required to label all GMO products......If the USA is suppose to be "one of the most powerful countries" in the world then why are we so behind the game on something that effects millions of peoples life?....once again.

Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvai, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam.

If you would like to see where the other states stand currently with GMO labeling click HERE!

Australia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cameroon

China

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Ecuador

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Mali

Malta

Mauritius

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Vietnam

- See more at: http://justlabelit.org/right-to-know/labeling-around-the-world/#sthash.zbxIcN7f.dpuf