Governor's Mansion

In this article in the Austin American Statesman talks strongly about the governor’s mansion. This old colonial mansion has been in Texas’ history for over 150 years. The mansion was constructed in the early 1850’s. In June 2008 the mansion was set fire by arsonist. The debate that is ongoing is whether or not we should add on to the mansion. This add on would consist of an addition 3,000 square feet of living space. Rick Perry’s wife added that two-thirds of the expansion would be living space. This would be more than enough living space for the average family. "You know the mansion is a wonderful and a very appropriate landmark, and I'm going to leave it up to the Historical Commission to make the right decision about what the final structure will look like," said Perry, sounding like a politician seeking re-election and aware that voters might frown on a governor who grouses about a free house with a title including the word "mansion."
I feel that mansion should be preserved to its original state as it looked like in 1850’s. The expansion of an additional 3,000 sq. ft would just make this mansion look ridiculous. It’s like adding onto the white house because they need more living space. One thing to keep in mind is where is the funding coming from for this expansion? Probably from the tax payers that don’t even want the expansion in the first place. Previous elected officials have lived in this mansion with no concerns about it being too small. I feel that, we the people elected these higher officials to represent our state and they shouldn’t be demanding a larger house because they need more living space. Let’s leave it up to the Texas Historical Commission to decide whether or not it needs an expansion.
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