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Today’s Perspective
The question is, who is Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr.? Well, he's an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist, serving as the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since February 2025. RFK Jr. He created a political third party ‘We the People’ in January, 2024 and decided that would get him into the White House, and although he was failure as a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump appointed him Secretary of Health and Human Services, but what he stands for, and his actions doesn’t represent what ‘We the People’ stand for:
"We the People" are the first three words of the Preamble to the United States Constitution. These words signify that the power of the U.S. government originates from its citizens. The phrase emphasizes the concept of popular sovereignty, where the people hold the ultimate authority and legitimacy of the government.
‘We the People is also a political reform movement that ‘advocates for various reforms, including those related to campaign finance, lobbying, and democratic participation. The name itself is derived from the opening phrase of the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing the principle of popular sovereignty.’
If the reform party was to be a government by the people, for the people, his actions since being appointed as the Secretary of Health and Human Service disproves that when he advocate for dictating what the people can eat, but that’s only the beginning, his attack on banning Big Pharma advertising, again, oversteps his authority . . . . I've been impressed by RFK Jr. since he made the switch from renegade Democrat to loyal Trump supporter. However, this does not mean I agree with every position he's taken related to healthcare, which is his job as Secretary of Health and Human Services. As background, I spent more than twenty-five years working in marketing administration and management in a variety of hospitals, for-profit hospital companies, and hospital trade associations. This has given me a more-than-layman's perspective on RFK Jr.'s views and positions, especially in the realms of hospital, healthcare, and pharmaceutical advertising and marketing. Read more
In The News
The number of people missing from the Hill Country flood has went up again, and a devastating reality is that the number of deaths attributed to the flood will increase also . . . . Search and rescue teams are looking for 161 missing people in Kerr County, possible victims of the July 4 Hill Country flood whose death toll has climbed to 109 victims, according to an update from Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday afternoon. "We will not stop until every missing person is accounted for," said Abbott, who toured the areas impacted by the flooding on Tuesday. Read more
After the National Weather Service issued the warning of the flood, officials are trying to piece together what officials in Kerr County three hours and 21 minutes . . . . Three hours and 21 minutes. That’s how much time passed from when the National Weather Service sent out its first flash flood warning for part of Kerr County to when the first flooding reports came in from low-lying water crossings. The weather service says that the first warning triggered one of many automatic alerts to cell phones and weather radios, telling people in the area of the danger. But if any local officials got those warnings, and if so, whether they activated in any meaningful way in those 3 hours and 21 minutes remains a black box. Read more
The Hill County flood has produced some painful memories with the loss of a loved one, but this one will create a tear, or two . . . . Prominent Houston criminal defense attorney Randy Schaffer is mourning the loss of his wife, Mollie Schaffer, after the couple was swept up in the catastrophic Hill Country floods over the July 4 weekend. The couple had been attending their 46th annual reunion with law school friends at the River Inn Resort and Conference Center in Hunt, Texas, when disaster struck. At around 3 a.m. Friday, a manager knocked on their door, urging them to evacuate immediately as the Guadalupe River surged. Read more
Pointing the finger in the aftermath of this horrific flood will continue long after the cleanup and restoration of Kerr County . . . . Several months after the meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service’s Houston-Galveston office opted for early retirement, the federal agency overseeing the weather service has appointed a replacement. Matt Moreland is taking on the role, according to a Monday announcement by Todd Lericos, the acting meteorologist-in-charge at the Houston-Galveston office. Read more
Message from the publisher:
A Texas Perspective is designed to be informative, historical, and educational, reflecting the ever-evolving political cultures in the country that no longer prioritize voters' interests. We have become a country that no longer knows where it came from, and as such, we're embarking upon that journey again without knowing it.
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Don W. Allison/Editor, A Texas Perspective
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