The Default of Democracy

The federal government shuts down because of polarization. The public responds by either blaming both sides or shrugging their shoulders in frustration. Facts: Less than 20 percent of the public votes, so you have politicians trying to appeal to that (very small) base. Nancy & Christion discuss the election coming up here in Houston with city council, constitutional amendments, and CD18 and why that matters even when it seems like there’s nothing we can do. (We can, but it involves raising turno

Trump, sensing he is losing his grip on power, hijacks the Special Session on the Hill Country flooding to create 5 more safe red Congressional seats. This isn’t normal. But they can do this when we don’t vote and we aren’t engaged and involved. In this episode, Nancy and Christion discuss why it’s important to stay involved and make your voice heard. The Epstein Files aren’t going away because voters aren’t letting politicians bury it. We can do the same thing on the things that matter to us.

There’s 20 people running for Congress. We have our top 5, and what to look for in the special election. Plus Nancy & Christion discuss Paxton v. Cornyn. Do people really like Trump? Also, a free app you can use to make your voice heard.

We’ve somehow made it through the first 100 days of Trump’s second term and Nancy and Christion worry about inflation. Can Nancy afford to retire in this environment? Christion wonders about his future. The Texas legislature is winding up with school vouchers passed and other bills still on the bubble. Ken Paxton wants to primary John Cornyn, which might open up a state office. The Dems don’t seem to have a consensus on who to run. But 16 people want to run for the late Sylvester Turner’s seat.

The chaos continues in 2025. How are you feeling? How’s your confidence? Also, we discuss what’s going on in Austin in the legislature and we take a moment to remember Sylvester Turner.

Trump takes office and immediately starts trying to break the government. In Texas, the state legislature gets started – the house fighting with itself and the Senate rolling out a school voucher plan. We don’t take sides here on this podcast, but we do have this request: politicians do questionable things when they think that nobody is looking. The upside to the utter chaos in Washington over the past few weeks is that Congressional offices haven’t heard this much feedback about what’s going o