A retired educator from Del Rio, Texas cares about the San Antonio elections by Marian Casillas, Ed.D.
Why does a
retired educator from Del Rio, Texas, care about the San Antonio elections?
Well, I for
one, care very much because while growing up our family traveled to San Antonio
visiting extended family members, experiencing enjoyable shopping excursions,
and reveling in the latest entertainment and recreational adventures the city
had to offer.
In the
mid-1970’s I attended Incarnate Word College, now the University of the
Incarnate Word, where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Education, and
then in the early 1980’s Our Lady of the Lake University receiving my Master of
Education degree in School Guidance and Counseling.
I worked as
an elementary school teacher in the San Antonio ISD and as a Student Teacher
Supervisor at UTSA.
Now retired and
living in Del Rio, I travel to San Antonio primarily for my specialist’s
appointments.
San Antonio
has always held a very special place in my heart and it saddens me that the
citizens seem apathetic and disillusioned with exercising their God-given right
to vote, given the extremely low voter turnouts.
They are
giving up and allowing a handful of people to make decisions for them.
It seems
that these decisions have been detrimental and deleterious to the morals and
values that the majority of people in San Antonio hold as their core beliefs and
foundational principles.
They are
allowing a small, fringe, radical element to decide the future of San Antonio, namely
the LGBTQIA+ community, of which Gina Ortiz Jones is a strong proponent and
protagonist.
She is
endorsed by the Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio. The name refers to the
infamous Stonewall Riots which led to the formation of gay pride parades,
drag queen story hours for children in libraries, and men identifying as women
allowed in women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, and competitive sports.
The
Stonewall legacy continues to proliferate as a highly aggressive and
politically manipulative LGBTQ+ community that seeks to infiltrate all areas
and aspects of society by being out and open with their sexual proclivities,
especially spreading their propaganda to innocent and vulnerable children.
We all know
that San Antonio has strong foundational Christian roots, from the patron saint
the city is named after, San Antonio de Padua, to the historical missions that
established the firm faith that has continued to flourish and remain fruitful
throughout the generations.
That same
spirit needs to once again motivate and manifest itself in the people of faith
showing up at the polls to vote for pro-life, liberty, marriage, family,
legitimate defense, and free markets.
Honor
veterans by voting, they served to protect our freedoms!
Marian Casillas, Ed.D.
Del Rio, Texas