On Saturday, July 4th, 2015, Texas Public Radio published an article titled "Texas AG Fills Several Top Jobs Without Public Postings." This article highlights and reinforces my fears about the Texas government. Attorney General Ken Paxton hired fourteen people for high paying jobs within the attorney general’s office. This is first against the law, and second highly unethical. However, as the article mentions, it is common practice. Rick Perry participated in this cronyism as well. This is important to know and learn about because it shows the glaring inadequacies of the person that the people elected to office. The people essentially appointed to these positions may not be qualified to perform the task at hand. There are now at least fourteen people in this office that received a job based on something other than merit and ability (likely, campaign money). If a man is willing to break laws and be unethical, why do the people trust him to establish and enforce the law in an ethical manner? This supports my belief that people who want power should not be afforded power.