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The population was given the direct vote over everything. They voted to lower taxes at every turn and increase spending at every turn. I always liked the Texas Constitution in which the budget for 2 years is set, and is not allowed to go into deficit outside of war. In my opinion, we need a Federal mandate to follow up with the bipartisan "pay-as-you-go" policy (warfare and emergency situations exempting) which unfortunately Bush and Obama both choose to ignore.
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"Smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge, and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth." - Ashbel Smith as he laid the first cornerstone of the University of Texas
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