How much did you save?
261 billion
What % came from tax increases?
37%
What % came from spending cuts?
63%
I decided to only cut the things that we really do not need to do in our country. For example foreign aid to other countries. I also decided to cut some military spending to save more money; we do not need more space sending or nuclear arsenal. I decided to remove some troops from Iraq, Asia and Europe. I raised the Medicare and Social Security age to 68 because 3 years is a very little time to wait. People who have high income do not need special benefits if they have the money.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Issue of the week natl debt
1. How does the nation debt affect everyday citizens?
Many people believe that the nation debt has no affect on them, but it acutally does. As the debt gets higher our interest rates that we pay for loans on morgages is affected. It also affects the tax rate we pay and all of the national services we take for granted. A higher debt could potentially mean less social services and other necessities. It could also affect our Nations economic status leading in more spending cuts.
2.Who do we owe money too?
Many people believe that the nation debt has no affect on them, but it acutally does. As the debt gets higher our interest rates that we pay for loans on morgages is affected. It also affects the tax rate we pay and all of the national services we take for granted. A higher debt could potentially mean less social services and other necessities. It could also affect our Nations economic status leading in more spending cuts.
2.Who do we owe money too?
We owe this money to many people. We owe it to foreign investors, foreign governments, foreign investors. We also owe money to a variety of countries as you can see on the chart below.
3. What is the difference between Debt and Defict?
The national debt is the net accumulated borrowing by the federal government. It's the difference between all the money that our federal government has ever spent and all the revenue that it has ever collected since our nation's inception. The annual federal budget defict is the amount our federal government borrows each year.
It's the difference between what the federal government spends and the revenue it receives during a particular year. So each year's deficit is added to the existing debt. When revenue exceeds spending, it's called a surplus, which subtracts from the debt.
It's the difference between what the federal government spends and the revenue it receives during a particular year. So each year's deficit is added to the existing debt. When revenue exceeds spending, it's called a surplus, which subtracts from the debt.
Sources:
Electoral college reform
1.Reformation of the Electoral College would mean that in essence the grip of federalism would be loosened
- The people would vote as citizens of the United States, not a a citizen of one state or another, but all under common ground and for one, larger, purpose.
- The author believes its time to reform and readjust the Constitution for our changing times.
- By arguing against the Electoral College, Al Gore, would change the campaign process. Campaigners would now consider every last vote, from anywhere and everywhere that they could possible obtain.
- Those who argue in favor of the electoral college, claim that the devices for the 2000 election were the reasons for the unrealistic/unrealiable factor for the election.
- Critics say that the electoral college at it's "worst" can shift the outcome of an election.
- Around 700 amendments have been proposed that would reform or abolish the Electoral College.
- Abolishing the Electoral College would allow citizens to "reshape political institutions."
- Dan Lazare argues that less power is given to the people by electoral college.
- Dan Lazare states that it should be abolished and that it is an undemocratic system which should by-pass in future elections.
Questions
- Is abolishing the electoral college unconstitutional?
- What are the chances of it being abolished?
- What is the view of the general population on the electoral college?
- Could the new president possibly reform it?
- what are some influential pros and cons?
Thoughts
I believe that the electoral college should definitely be reformed and improved. I think is it not very democratic because the citizens can not vote for the president directly. It is embarrassing because America is a "model" for democracy. Additionally, there are too many errors currently in the process and it is in a desperate state in need of improvements.
Bills
1. H.R. 1676: Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act of 2011- Sam
2. S:1108: 10 Million Dollar Solar Roofs Act of 2011- Jason
3. H.R. 3403: Save Christmas Act- Justin
basis for constituent letter = S:1108: 10 Million Dollar Solar Roofs Act of 2011
2. S:1108: 10 Million Dollar Solar Roofs Act of 2011- Jason
3. H.R. 3403: Save Christmas Act- Justin
basis for constituent letter = S:1108: 10 Million Dollar Solar Roofs Act of 2011
Terry Gross Interview
Facts
1. Jeffery Rossen wrote the Constitution 3.0 and Freedom and Technological Change
2. The Fourth Amendment only prohibits the government from unreasonable search and seizure.
3. The case United States v. Jones is about whether police need to have a warrant from a judge before attaching a secret GPS monitor to a car to track a suspect around the clock
4. The Patriot Act expands the amount of surveillance it can do with out a warrant.
5. Twitter was pressured to remove pro-Taliban tweets.
6. People do not need to give consent for the pictures being taken by Google Maps.
7. The lines regarding privacy are very different between American and Europe
8. Google has been under pressure from the U.S. government to remove terrorist videos from YouTube, but claimed that they were protected speech.
9. The Obama administration says that we technically do not have privacy in public because it could be possible for someone to put a tail on us or for the police to track us for 100 miles.
10. In France the right to oblivion is legal right to escape your past via the internet according to the French Data Privacy Commissioner.
Questions
1. Are more things on the internet monitored without us knowing?
2. Will the internet ever be completely censored by the government?
3. What information are governments afraid for people to find out?
4. How will all social networking sites be affected in the future?
5. Could there potentially be a standard way for all countries to block certain things?
1. Jeffery Rossen wrote the Constitution 3.0 and Freedom and Technological Change
2. The Fourth Amendment only prohibits the government from unreasonable search and seizure.
3. The case United States v. Jones is about whether police need to have a warrant from a judge before attaching a secret GPS monitor to a car to track a suspect around the clock
4. The Patriot Act expands the amount of surveillance it can do with out a warrant.
5. Twitter was pressured to remove pro-Taliban tweets.
6. People do not need to give consent for the pictures being taken by Google Maps.
7. The lines regarding privacy are very different between American and Europe
8. Google has been under pressure from the U.S. government to remove terrorist videos from YouTube, but claimed that they were protected speech.
9. The Obama administration says that we technically do not have privacy in public because it could be possible for someone to put a tail on us or for the police to track us for 100 miles.
10. In France the right to oblivion is legal right to escape your past via the internet according to the French Data Privacy Commissioner.
Questions
1. Are more things on the internet monitored without us knowing?
2. Will the internet ever be completely censored by the government?
3. What information are governments afraid for people to find out?
4. How will all social networking sites be affected in the future?
5. Could there potentially be a standard way for all countries to block certain things?
Democrat Info
1.) Founded on the conviction that wealth and privilege shouldn’t be an entitlement to rule
2.) Founded on the belief that the values of hardworking families are the values that should guide us
3.) The Democratic National Committee plans the Party’s quadrennial presidential nominating convention
4.) The Democratic National Committee promotes the election of Party candidates with technical and financial support and voter mobilization
5.) The 50-State Strategy—an ambitious effort to build the Democratic Party from the ground up, in every single precinct in the country
6.) Organizing for America is a special project of the DNC to help organize those millions of grassroots volunteers to engage in the issues and elections they care about most
7.) The Democratic National Committee is dedicated to ensuring that every voter has the information necessary to exercise his or her right to vote
8.) President Barack Obama is the Democratic leader of the Democratic Party
9.) Democrats have a long and proud history of defending Civil Rights and expanding opportunity for all Americans
10.) Democrats believe that we all have a part to play in promoting equality and protecting Americans against discrimination
11.) Democrats are fighting to repair a decade of damage and grow an economy based on hard work and responsibility
12.) Democrats cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, provided help for small businesses and homeowners, and strengthened consumer protections for anyone who has a credit card or a bank loan
13.) In March of 2010, President Obama fulfilled a promise that Democrats have pursued for nearly a century: making health care available to all Americans
14.) Democrats have always embraced our country’s diversity, but we also recognize that our current immigration system is broken
15.) Democrats know that real immigration reform will require both parties to set aside partisanship and come together around our country’s best interests
2.) Founded on the belief that the values of hardworking families are the values that should guide us
3.) The Democratic National Committee plans the Party’s quadrennial presidential nominating convention
4.) The Democratic National Committee promotes the election of Party candidates with technical and financial support and voter mobilization
5.) The 50-State Strategy—an ambitious effort to build the Democratic Party from the ground up, in every single precinct in the country
6.) Organizing for America is a special project of the DNC to help organize those millions of grassroots volunteers to engage in the issues and elections they care about most
7.) The Democratic National Committee is dedicated to ensuring that every voter has the information necessary to exercise his or her right to vote
8.) President Barack Obama is the Democratic leader of the Democratic Party
9.) Democrats have a long and proud history of defending Civil Rights and expanding opportunity for all Americans
10.) Democrats believe that we all have a part to play in promoting equality and protecting Americans against discrimination
11.) Democrats are fighting to repair a decade of damage and grow an economy based on hard work and responsibility
12.) Democrats cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, provided help for small businesses and homeowners, and strengthened consumer protections for anyone who has a credit card or a bank loan
13.) In March of 2010, President Obama fulfilled a promise that Democrats have pursued for nearly a century: making health care available to all Americans
14.) Democrats have always embraced our country’s diversity, but we also recognize that our current immigration system is broken
15.) Democrats know that real immigration reform will require both parties to set aside partisanship and come together around our country’s best interests
Issue of the week
1. Which political party has the most 'compassionate' view/opinion towards education?
1. Democrats have a strong conviction that every children deserve to an opportunity to achieve the proper education to flourish in life. Democrats have increased education and restructured and dramatically expanded college financial aid, while making federal programs simpler, more reliable, and more efficient for students. Republicans would rather prome school choice, support voluntary student-initiated prayer in school, limit federal government role in education, and increase access to higher education with saving accounts.
2. What is the average cost of a US college education?
2.) The average cost of a four-year private nonprofit college is about $35,000. Another article talked about graduating with debt and stated "Among the 1,009 ranked colleges and universities that submitted undergraduate student debt data to U.S. News, the average amount of debt for a class of 2010 graduate who borrowed funds was about $25,000".
3. How many people in the US graduate high school or higher?
3.) This question was a harder one to find an exact answer too, but one source did state "84.2% of the US population have a high school diploma or higher,"
Sources: http://www.issues2000.org/celeb/Republican_Party_Education.htm
http://www.democrats.org/issues/education
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/08/24/the-average-cost-of-a-us-college-education
1. Democrats have a strong conviction that every children deserve to an opportunity to achieve the proper education to flourish in life. Democrats have increased education and restructured and dramatically expanded college financial aid, while making federal programs simpler, more reliable, and more efficient for students. Republicans would rather prome school choice, support voluntary student-initiated prayer in school, limit federal government role in education, and increase access to higher education with saving accounts.
2. What is the average cost of a US college education?
2.) The average cost of a four-year private nonprofit college is about $35,000. Another article talked about graduating with debt and stated "Among the 1,009 ranked colleges and universities that submitted undergraduate student debt data to U.S. News, the average amount of debt for a class of 2010 graduate who borrowed funds was about $25,000".
3. How many people in the US graduate high school or higher?
3.) This question was a harder one to find an exact answer too, but one source did state "84.2% of the US population have a high school diploma or higher,"
Sources: http://www.issues2000.org/celeb/Republican_Party_Education.htm
http://www.democrats.org/issues/education
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/08/24/the-average-cost-of-a-us-college-education
Podcast
1. 58 % of US citizens believe we should have a third political party.
2. Are people's expectations of our government too high?
3. In the US, Healthcare costs twice as much per person than it does in other countries.
4. President Obama received most of his contributions from Wall Street.
5. The US spends less money on teachers than they do on education.
6. Our goal is to get our economy back to how it was in the late 60's.
7. Why aren't both parties taking our current problems more seriously?
8. How would all the election processes change if there was a third major political party?
9. Would adding another party really solve anything?
10. Can our government fully fix all of our problems?
2. Are people's expectations of our government too high?
3. In the US, Healthcare costs twice as much per person than it does in other countries.
4. President Obama received most of his contributions from Wall Street.
5. The US spends less money on teachers than they do on education.
6. Our goal is to get our economy back to how it was in the late 60's.
7. Why aren't both parties taking our current problems more seriously?
8. How would all the election processes change if there was a third major political party?
9. Would adding another party really solve anything?
10. Can our government fully fix all of our problems?
truths
1. Quality of education compared to most other countries+
2. Freedom ( at least more than most other countries in the world.+
3. Right to bear arms -
4. Gay marriage -
5. Separation of powers +
6. Numerous Debts -
7. Military/ foreign policies -
8. Freedom of religion : 0
9. Bill to Law process : 0
10. Illegal immigration -
2. Freedom ( at least more than most other countries in the world.+
3. Right to bear arms -
4. Gay marriage -
5. Separation of powers +
6. Numerous Debts -
7. Military/ foreign policies -
8. Freedom of religion : 0
9. Bill to Law process : 0
10. Illegal immigration -
11. People tend to vote based on their political party instead of the actual candidate. -
12. It is extremely difficult to get elected president if you do not belong to two of the major parties. 0
13. Our system is set up to separate powers. +
14. Campaigning sometimes involves bashing the other candidate. -
15. Our system has laws and regulations. +
16. Citizens are given many rights and freedoms. +
17. The president has many specific powers. +
Sunday, November 27, 2011
PAs system for electoral votes
- Governor Tom Corbett and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi suggested a plan to change the way PA awards it electoral votes of the winner-takes-all system.
- The new system would include one electoral vote to be given to each state's Congressional district, and the winner of the popular vote would receive two more.
- I PA had gotten rid of the winner-take-all system in 2008, President Obama would have bare beaten John McCain in a 11-10 vote, instead of taking all 21 electoral votes.
- Democrats have won PA in the last five presidential elections, yet it still remains competitive.
- Giving two electoral votes to the state winner won't motivate candidates to campaign, as they should, to win the votes.
- Changing the system would not create a significant improvement for society, and may even make matters worse for existing problems of the electoral college.
- Republicans worried that Democrats would spend more money for resources in swing congressional districts that were won by them because it's possible to change the state's political standing.
- The concept of awarding electoral votes by congressional district was introduced and followed by since the 1950s, when a republican senator and GOP Rep. wanted to fight the liberal push for direct popular election of President.
- A secretive, nonprofit group called All Votes Matter has been pushing the electoral vote scheme since May in PA.
- Between April and June, this group spent $77,700 to get support from legislation to actually implement this scheme.
- How is the Electoral College broken?
- How could Congress improve the electoral college system on a national level?
- Does Pileggi think his plan is more beneficial or useless for PA and why?
- Would this plan change the political standing of several states or have no effect (if a state is democrat or republican)?
- How might elections affect the economy?
representative committee
Representative: Senator Bob Casey Jr.
Committees:
1. Joint Economic Committee:
Committees:
1. Joint Economic Committee:
- It is a bicameral Congressional Committee composed of ten members from each the Senate and the House.
- It was established by the Eployment Act of 1946.
- It makes a continuing study of matters relating to the US economy
- The committees was established in 1816; it is one of the original 10 standing committee of the Senate.
- Its main job is to help develop and influence US foreign policy.
- Through their power, the committee has helped shape foreign policies related to war, peace, and international relations.
- The committee originally began in 1869 as the Committee of Education: It was known throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s as the Education and Labor Committee.
- The committee has broad jurisdictions over the country's health care, education, employment, and retirement policies.
- The committee is composed of 23 Senators: 10 Republicans and 13 Democrats.
lost in detention
Facts:
- About 400,000 immigrants were detained/deported this year.
- Under Obama's presidency, there has been a significant increase in finding illegal immigrants compared to presidency under Bush.
- Federal, state, and local governments work together to find illegal immigrants, especially since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
- In the previous year, 195,000 people were removed from the U.S. because of crimes they committed.
- ICE is the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
- ICE has offices in all 50 states and 47 other countries.
- ICE's goal is to get 400,000 illegal immigrants every year.
- People believe the government should reform the law because families are torn apart when American-born children lose their parents, when they are deported for being in the U.S. illegally.
- 36% of undocumented people that live in the U.S. have a family and lived in the U.S. for 11+ years.
- Three million immigrants have been detained in detentions, where they are kept until they are sent back to their originating country.
Questions:
- Why has there been an increase of illegal immigrants just recently/the past couple years?
- How could the government change the laws to protect children with deported parents?
- How are harmless illegal immigrants found when they generally blend with U.S. citizens?
- How do other countries deal with illegal immigrants within their nation?
- What may cause ICE to find more or less illegal immigrants in our country?
terry Gross
1. First clinic of birth control was opened in 1916
2. It was opened by Margaret Sanger who was one of 11 children
3. Margaret Sanger came up with the name of birth control
4. Sanger helped deliver mothers baby and raised them after her mother died.
5. Mother died of tuberculosis at young age
6. Sanger became a socialist
7. Birthrates for working class are still very high
8. Sanger decided to try and make contraception legal
9. Condoms started in 1850 which were expensive and hard to get
10. Child birth was very dangerous.
Questions
1. Should abortion be legal for all people?
2. What part of the Constitution deals with abortion?
3. What is abortion such a big issue today?
4. Has abortion always been a big issue?
5. Why was birth control and abortions established?
6. How did the public react to the idea of birth control when it first originated?
Friday, November 11, 2011
John Boehner
Facts:
1. Speaker of the House
2. He is a Republican
3. He claims that he supports the will of the House
4. He always states what's on his mind
5. Believes that his and the party's view will become the same after the 2012 election
6. Feels that the Republicans will keep the majority
7. The Republicans have used the leverage of having control of a single chamber of Congress to slash 1 trillion dollars from the budget over the next 10 years
8. Says that they are trying to spend less
Questions:
1. Should his attitude be commended or denounced?
2. Has he kept true to his promises?
3. Will he remain the Speaker after the next election or will he be replaced in your opinion?
4. Will he remain Speaker if the Democrats take control of the House?
5. How is his relationship between himself and the President?
1. Speaker of the House
2. He is a Republican
3. He claims that he supports the will of the House
4. He always states what's on his mind
5. Believes that his and the party's view will become the same after the 2012 election
6. Feels that the Republicans will keep the majority
7. The Republicans have used the leverage of having control of a single chamber of Congress to slash 1 trillion dollars from the budget over the next 10 years
8. Says that they are trying to spend less
Questions:
1. Should his attitude be commended or denounced?
2. Has he kept true to his promises?
3. Will he remain the Speaker after the next election or will he be replaced in your opinion?
4. Will he remain Speaker if the Democrats take control of the House?
5. How is his relationship between himself and the President?
Is the US house too small?
Facts & Details
1. Average U.S. congressional district now has 640,000 citizens
2. There were only 65 members in 1789.
3. In 1911 the US House of Representatives had 435 members which is the same as today.
4. The British House of Commons has 646 members
5. The U.S.House population is 12.8% black and 14.4% Latino.
Questions:
1. Do most politicians think the number of representatives in the house should be more or less?
2. Why has it stayed the same for so long?
3. Do you expect it to change anytime soon?
4. For people who want it to become bigger, how many seats would you like to see being added?
5. What are the pros and cons of a bigger house?
Is the US house too small?
The number our people in the house has stayed the same since 1911. I think it would be a good idea to expand it as our population is growing. I don't feel very strongly about this, since it has been working for a long time with 435 members, it just seems like it should grow as our population grows
1. Average U.S. congressional district now has 640,000 citizens
2. There were only 65 members in 1789.
3. In 1911 the US House of Representatives had 435 members which is the same as today.
4. The British House of Commons has 646 members
5. The U.S.House population is 12.8% black and 14.4% Latino.
Questions:
1. Do most politicians think the number of representatives in the house should be more or less?
2. Why has it stayed the same for so long?
3. Do you expect it to change anytime soon?
4. For people who want it to become bigger, how many seats would you like to see being added?
5. What are the pros and cons of a bigger house?
Is the US house too small?
The number our people in the house has stayed the same since 1911. I think it would be a good idea to expand it as our population is growing. I don't feel very strongly about this, since it has been working for a long time with 435 members, it just seems like it should grow as our population grows
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Due Process
- 1. Only 5% of cases have dna evidence.
- 2. Witness testimonies can be skewed and unreliable.
- 3. Texas has the most executions.
- 4. Quincy Spruell served 24 years in prison even though he was not guilty.
- 5. Kevin Rojas was convicted and charged in 1991
- 6. A person can spend 25 years on death row.
- 7. There are 55 innocence projects in the United States.
- 8. Jim McCloskey has freed 44 people in the past 40 years.
- 9. Cases are often worked on for 10-15 years
- 10. One estimate on the amount of innocent people was about 2 or 3% of those in prisons.
- Questions:
- 1. Why might an eyewitness be deemed unreliable?
- 2. With such a high level of court systems, how can someone be wrongfully accused?
- 3. Why does it take so long for someone to be executed after a sentence?
- 4. Why do court cases take so long?
- 5. What determines a persons sentence?
Justice Stevens Important Case
1) Johnson was participating in in the "Republican War Chest Tour."
2) The purpose of the "Republican War Chest Tour" was to protest the policies of the Reagan administration.
3) Of the 100 demonstrators, Johnson was the only one to be charged.
4) He was sentenced to one year in prison and a $2,000.00 fine. Then the case went further to the Supreme Court.
5) If he burned the flag as means of disposing it because it was worn or torn he would not have been prosecuted.
6) In the end, it was Constitutional to burn the flag as means of "free speech."
Questions:
1) How is burning something that people fought for Constitutional?
2) Has anyone tried a case against this one?
3) Were their any protest against this decision?
4) Is this law universal for all states or just allowed in Texas?
I also just wanted to say i think this is against everything the country stands for and that if not constitutionally, morally, he should not have gotten off.
2) The purpose of the "Republican War Chest Tour" was to protest the policies of the Reagan administration.
3) Of the 100 demonstrators, Johnson was the only one to be charged.
4) He was sentenced to one year in prison and a $2,000.00 fine. Then the case went further to the Supreme Court.
5) If he burned the flag as means of disposing it because it was worn or torn he would not have been prosecuted.
6) In the end, it was Constitutional to burn the flag as means of "free speech."
Questions:
1) How is burning something that people fought for Constitutional?
2) Has anyone tried a case against this one?
3) Were their any protest against this decision?
4) Is this law universal for all states or just allowed in Texas?
I also just wanted to say i think this is against everything the country stands for and that if not constitutionally, morally, he should not have gotten off.
Justices
1. President Bush nominated John G. Roberts, Jr., as Chief Justice, and took his seat on September 29, 2005.
2. Antonin Scalia was appointed Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit in 1982.
3. From 1965 to 1988, Anthony Kennedy was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.
4. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was instrumental in launching the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
5. From 1980-1990, Stephen Breyer served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its Chief Judge, 1990-1994.
6. President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she took assumed this role August 8, 2009.
7. From 1995-1999, Elena Kagan was associate counsel to President Clinton and then served as deputy assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Counsel.
8. How long does it usually take from the time a Justice is nominated until they actually assume their role?
9. Kagan Served as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall during the 1987 term.
What makes someone viable for Supreme court justice candidacy?
2. Antonin Scalia was appointed Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit in 1982.
3. From 1965 to 1988, Anthony Kennedy was a Professor of Constitutional Law at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.
4. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was instrumental in launching the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
5. From 1980-1990, Stephen Breyer served as a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as its Chief Judge, 1990-1994.
6. President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she took assumed this role August 8, 2009.
7. From 1995-1999, Elena Kagan was associate counsel to President Clinton and then served as deputy assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Counsel.
8. How long does it usually take from the time a Justice is nominated until they actually assume their role?
9. Kagan Served as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall during the 1987 term.
What makes someone viable for Supreme court justice candidacy?
3 court cases of interest
Penry v. Lynaugh (1989)
A man accused of capital murder was trialed to be put to death, but the complication was that he was proven mildly mentally retarded and said to have had the brain competance of a 6 year old. In the state of Texas where the death penalty is most commonly practice, it was said that killing the man was unconstitutional via his 8th ammendment rights. He was only sentanced for life in jail, but in my opinion if he was only as competant as a 6 year old, it might have been right to charge him a little less harsh, but on the other hand he did commit capital murder which is messed up. This case interested me because it was similar to the case we did in class with the other mildly mentally retarded man.
United States v. Drayton (2002)
A bus was stopped by two police officers searching for drugs and weapons, each member of the bus was asked to be searched and in the end 2 men were caught smuggling illegal cocaine strapped to their inner thighs. The trail was brought to the court under a search and seizure charger claiming that the officers never informed the men on the bus of their right to deny the search without a warrant, and although they gave their concent (regrettedly) they were still found guilty under the basis that the 4th ammendment doesn't require officers to tell those being searched that they have the right to deny a search. In my opinion I feel as if the officers should have had a warrant to search the whole bus itself, but then again the bus driver works for public transportation companies and it wouldn'tbe smart for an innocent bus driver to deny government authority consent to search their bus.
Waller v. Florida (1969-1970)
It had to do with double jeopardy because a man was found guilty of 2 crimes and tried and imprisoned for 180 days because of them. Afterward the same crimes were filed for another court but the case was decided that the supreme court said if a trial is tried in municipal court then there can't be a second trial under any circumstance with the law of double jeopardy. The concept of double jeopardy has interested me ever since i gained knowledge of the O.J. simpson case.
It had to do with double jeopardy because a man was found guilty of 2 crimes and tried and imprisoned for 180 days because of them. Afterward the same crimes were filed for another court but the case was decided that the supreme court said if a trial is tried in municipal court then there can't be a second trial under any circumstance with the law of double jeopardy. The concept of double jeopardy has interested me ever since i gained knowledge of the O.J. simpson case.
Roe v Wade
Details of the case:
- Modern abortion techniques have significantly reduced the likelihood of a woman's death during the procedure. This eliminates the claim that abortion is primarily a health issue. Now, it is more of a moral concern.
- The Constitution does not explicitly mention any rights to privacy.
- The court mentioned that bringing an unwanted child into a family could cause harm, both physically and mentally.
- the 14th amendment protects a woman's right to get an abortion.
- Many people believe that life begins at conception, while others believe life begins after birth. To some people, abortion is similar to murder.
- The state has the ability to regulate the abortion procedure after the first trimester.
- Saving the mother's life is a legal justification for having an abortion.
- Viability of a fetus is usually around 7 months.
- The case disallowed many federal and state restrictions on abortions.
- 7-2 majority in favor of Roe.
Questions:
- What would a biologist have to say about this issue? When would they say life begins?
- Do states ever have to ability to prohibit an abortion?
- If abortions were deemed illegal, do you think many people would simple turn to back alley abortions?
- How has this decision impacted society?
- Could it be argued that abortion is not really a government issue, but rather a moral or religious issue
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