Category: My Views

Letter to Governor Kay Ivey Regarding Medicaid Expansion in Alabama

Derek I. Schmitz1 Comment

Today, I sent a letter to Governor Ivey regarding Medicaid expansion in Alabama. I spent over two hours writing this 3-page letter yesterday, including research and implementable solutions to the issue of expansion. I wanted to share it here as well to make my views on the issue public and encourage donations to Alabama Arise,… Continue reading Letter to Governor Kay Ivey Regarding Medicaid Expansion in Alabama

My Journey to Setting Work/Life Boundaries

Derek I. Schmitz

Setting boundaries is something that's always been hard for me. I used to (and still sometimes do) say "yes" to a lot of things I don't have the capacity for. I feel like that's an experience most folks can relate to nowadays. A big area I struggled in was that I gave everybody work-related (coworkers,… Continue reading My Journey to Setting Work/Life Boundaries

Willie B. Smith III, An AL Death Row Inmate: A Direct Human Rights, Disability Justice, and Religious Freedom Case

Derek I. Schmitz

Willie B. Smith III is currently on the Alabama Department of Corrections Death Row serving a 1992 sentence for the kidnapping and murder of Sharma Ruth Johnson. There is no doubt of the seriousness of his crime. However, his punishment does not fit his crime. His case is directly a human rights, disability justice, and… Continue reading Willie B. Smith III, An AL Death Row Inmate: A Direct Human Rights, Disability Justice, and Religious Freedom Case

Structured Christianity

Derek I. Schmitz

TW: Religion , Homophobia // Here are my thoughts on structured Christianity that's probably gonna make my follower count drop. Please read it all! I think structured Christianity is a bust because of how it indoctrinates people to hate and use their religion as an excuse for doing things while they cherry-pick the Bible and… Continue reading Structured Christianity

6/10 Advocacy Super Page: Men/Women Equality, Wage Gap, Minimum Wage, and Joe Biden

Derek I. Schmitz

Here’s a page with all of the advocacy I did today over on Twitter in one place. Women should be equal to men. I recognize my privilege as a man to be more likely to get a higher paying job or a promotion than my female counterparts. And that is wrong. Men and women should… Continue reading 6/10 Advocacy Super Page: Men/Women Equality, Wage Gap, Minimum Wage, and Joe Biden