UT/TT Poll: Little Love for Legislative Branch
Nine out of 10 Texans agree: Congress is the least liked branch of government, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
They trust the judicial branch of the federal government more than the executive or legislative branches, and more than half of likely voters want the courts to overturn all or part of the federal health care law.
"Those are thoroughly political views," said Jim Henson, who teaches government at the University of Texas at Austin, runs the Texas Politics Project and co-directs the poll. "Nobody trusts Congress. Democrats trust the president. Republicans trust the courts."
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Comments (6)
Robert Blain via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I want to meet the people who say that public schools are better now than they were a year ago.... or the people who say public schools are OVER-funded.
Renee E. Babcock via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I wonder how many people who say they don't like the health care law are benefitting from it, or even know what's in it?
Tim Spotswood via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Well I work for a large school district and in all honesty we are over-funded. Sinfully mismanaged though. We don't need more money we just need money management. But the entire government is over-funded and out of control so why should I expect the schools to be any different?
Chris Bates via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I don't know this for sure but I bet that most people didn't like Social Security when it first come about but try and take it away now!
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Don't believe TX poll responders; if they really have problems with Congress, why do they keep electing the damned incumbents??!
Phillip Sanders via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Tim, I work for a small school district and we are under funded but do an outstanding job of educating students. I left the large schools because of the administrative mess that you have to deal with. Too many administrators at the top and not enough teachers in the class room. That is the problem with education today, they want run education like a business. Evidence proves that the outcome will not be successful. Funds need to be dedicated to teaching, not hiring administrators.