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Of Supreme Importance

What to Know: U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett has come under great scrutiny since her announcement. ([link removed] )

The TPPF Take: Next week, the U.S. Senate will begin its consideration of her nomination.

“She has been described as a textualist and as an originalist,” says TPPF’s Chance Weldon. “And that’s the radical idea that the first thing you should look at when trying to interpret the meaning of a law is the text. And as a judge, you should evaluate what the original public meaning of the words are.”

To view TPPF’s event discussing Justice Barrett, click here.
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Make Every Vote Count

What to Know: The chairman of the U.S. Federal Election Commission says the push for universal voting by mail could cause massive confusion, disenfranchisement and other unintended consequences. It’s best to vote in person, he adds. ([link removed] )

The TPPF Take: The rush to send mail-in ballots to voters who may not have requested them resulted in well over half a million voters having their ballots rejected in the 2020 presidential primaries.

“Evidence shows that voting by mail is more prone to error and harder to correct than voting in person,” says TPPF’s Quico Canseco. “That’s to say nothing of the postal delays that can occur. All these factors, plus the concerns about ballot harvesting, add up to confusion and a loss of trust by the electorate in an especially contentious election year.”

For more on voting by mail, click here.
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A Nicer Car Than Yours

What to Know: Austin ISD’s new superintendent has a huge six-figure salary ([link removed] ) plus a $750-per-month car allowance. In Texas, the average car payment for a new vehicle is $572-per-month. ([link removed] )

The TPPF Take: Local government compensation packages need strict limits imposed. Today’s taxpayers can’t afford the enormous salaries, huge benefits, and supersized severance payments of the past.

“Excesses like these are indicative of a larger problem—overspending,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “As Texans continue to struggle with a sluggish economy, local governments need to rethink public sector pay packages. No one should get rich from public service."

For more on executive compensation, click here.
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