PARTY LINES
Our Mission
Party Lines was designed for young, new voters, by a young, new voter in order to create a single, simple location for political information. The goal of Party Lines is to provide a place to gather unbiased information on candidates and parties. It will be updated as campaigns develop and party platforms shift. Party Lines presents information, without bias, to promote a friendly environment to learn about politics.
"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
About Me
Hi! My name is Shea and I am a Freshman at Baylor University who is passionate about politics and voting rights! I am 18, but I don't let my age stop me from making a difference, and neither should you!
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Special thanks to the people who helped me get this idea off the ground: Mrs.Bennett, you started me on this journey and I can't thank you enough. Mrs. Bull, your supervision, and feedback helped me get my vision onto this website, it wouldn't be the same without you. Coach Bado, you gave me an avenue to express my opinions and make me think critically about these things every day. Thank you Dr. Diaz- Espinosa who has helped me share this website and my vision with my new community at Baylor, to Everyone at the Texas Civil Rights Project (especially those I interviewed), you shaped this project. Your willingness to speak with me, your advice, experiences, and guidance have helped me determine what I want to do for my career. Lastly, Mr. James Slattery of the Texas Civil Rights Project, I have been so fortunate to have you as my mentor! Your example and work in voting rights have helped me realize the path I would like for myself. Thank you so much for your help on this project, it wouldn't have been possible without you.
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And thank YOU for coming to my website! I hope it helps you to figure out who you are politically, so that you can make your impact on society!
My Vision
I created this website to provide different political perspectives and accurate, unbiased information about the law, politics and politicians for busy young, new voters to find all the information in one place. I also hope to encourage those who may not vote to consider it, because less time is needed to research! I would like to emphasize that it is ok to change political views, to have political views of multiple parties (as I do) and admit another party has good points and policies. The polarization we face now in the U.S. is beneficial to exactly 0 people who will help our country (i.e. corrupt politicians, greedy PACs and foreign governments trying to tear us apart from the inside out). So educating yourself is an important part in pointing people in the right direction. As the saying goes, "knowledge is power".If we are willing to find common ground, maybe we can change our country for the better! But we will only know if we try it out right? So get reading, get voting, get out there and make your difference!