This post was done by Sammie, and I have to give her kudos. Her article is about gay marriage and how everyone should be equal. I 100 percent agree. There is a separation between church and state for a reason, and so far I have heard nothing from the people that do not want same sex marriage to be legal that wasn’t related to sin of religion.
In Sammie’s article she wisely states that this issue will never have a conclusion that appeases both sides. She also asks some tough questions like, “How can anyone truly justify this as a legitimate basis on which to deny rights? What happened to true equality? Who has the right to make exceptions to fairness, to choose to grant rights to some but not all Americans?” Way to go Sammie! These are great points.
She goes on to say that the nuclear families are not the only type of family that can raise kids. “Families rely on tender, loving care, regardless of the gender of one's parents.” I completely agree. Kids aren’t going to see people as homosexuals they are going to see them as parents.
All in all there are links to other articles, and good clear points. It is only one person’s opinion, but I like how she doesn’t tell every one this is right. She tells people why she thinks it should be.
For those of you who are wondering I am Catholic, God judges, not man. What’s right for me is not for others.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
BLOG STAGE 7 ASSIGNMENT
No shame in prosecuting a child!
A U.N. official says that child soldiers should be looked at as victims; which in any other war or uprising I would agree with. But the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are different. The Middle East is not like Africa where rebels go through villages murdering parents in front of their kids and then telling the kids if they don’t want to join their parents they will come fight for their cause. In the Middle East kids are raised to shun western civilization. They are brought up in their culture to fight against any western influence.
The guy that is on trial, his name is Omar Khadr, was 16 when he decided to make road side bombs (IEDs) and place them on the side of the road, and he was 16 when he decided to throw grenades at the U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, and he succeeded in killing a medic. They caught him on tape and he admitted to throwing the grenade. And get this… he is Canadian. He left his country origin for a war zone to blow up American Soldiers. Nobody forced him to do anything.
This will be the first military commissioned trial under Barack Obama and while it’s a crappy trial to draw first it should be a slam dunk. The “kid,” who is now 23, was an Al-Quaida operative who bragged about how his IEDs would kill the most American soldiers. Referring to the grenade incident that killed a medic, Khadr who is the son of a trusted associate of Osama Bin Ladin, said “It was the proudest moment of my life, when I threw that grenade.” Does that sound like he is a victim? He was breed to think the way he does and he is proud of his actions. We prosecute kids as adults in the U.S. with much less.
His Canadian lawyer said, “We’re just embarrassing ourselves by being here.” Oh well so sorry to inconvenience you but when someone blows up an American soldier, justice should be sought. The lawyer has also told his client that “Our job is to shame the process.” This is absolutely absurd, it wasn’t that long ago the U.S. was condemned for keeping prisoners without trial, now he’s got one.
The White House and the Pentagon have said that the case is solid but it is a public relations nightmare, but that there is no age limit under the Military Commissions Act that will prevent the case from proceeding.
A U.N. official says that child soldiers should be looked at as victims; which in any other war or uprising I would agree with. But the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are different. The Middle East is not like Africa where rebels go through villages murdering parents in front of their kids and then telling the kids if they don’t want to join their parents they will come fight for their cause. In the Middle East kids are raised to shun western civilization. They are brought up in their culture to fight against any western influence.
The guy that is on trial, his name is Omar Khadr, was 16 when he decided to make road side bombs (IEDs) and place them on the side of the road, and he was 16 when he decided to throw grenades at the U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, and he succeeded in killing a medic. They caught him on tape and he admitted to throwing the grenade. And get this… he is Canadian. He left his country origin for a war zone to blow up American Soldiers. Nobody forced him to do anything.
This will be the first military commissioned trial under Barack Obama and while it’s a crappy trial to draw first it should be a slam dunk. The “kid,” who is now 23, was an Al-Quaida operative who bragged about how his IEDs would kill the most American soldiers. Referring to the grenade incident that killed a medic, Khadr who is the son of a trusted associate of Osama Bin Ladin, said “It was the proudest moment of my life, when I threw that grenade.” Does that sound like he is a victim? He was breed to think the way he does and he is proud of his actions. We prosecute kids as adults in the U.S. with much less.
His Canadian lawyer said, “We’re just embarrassing ourselves by being here.” Oh well so sorry to inconvenience you but when someone blows up an American soldier, justice should be sought. The lawyer has also told his client that “Our job is to shame the process.” This is absolutely absurd, it wasn’t that long ago the U.S. was condemned for keeping prisoners without trial, now he’s got one.
The White House and the Pentagon have said that the case is solid but it is a public relations nightmare, but that there is no age limit under the Military Commissions Act that will prevent the case from proceeding.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
BLOG STAGE 6 ASSIGNMENT
Benefits of Marijuana Reform
I chose this article to respond to because my fellow classmate is spot on, on his opinion. Marijuana is no more a problem than tobacco is, and by legalizing the use for people of a certain age it would bring in serious amounts of cash, and bring an entirely new industry to the American population. That industry could do more than just make a profit from taxes, it could also create jobs helping out the unemployment issues we are having. Although I doubt that marketing would be all that hard, it is necessary to run a successful business. Larger states such as the nearly bankrupt California would make a killing and potentially pull themselves out of debt. As my classmate has stated in his article, it would also do wonders for our over crowded prison system. Just imagine, a world where Lindsey Lohan and others, actually had to do their time, and not get released due to overcrowding.
This article gives rough estimates, and makes good clear points. What it does not address is how do you stop kids from growing it? Unlike tobacco you could grow this stuff in a dirty shoe, so it’s not like the U.S. could do like they do with tobacco and say “hey you can’t buy this until your 18.”
The only thing that I disagree with is the point in the article where he states that “Marijuana being legalized would offer the drug on the open market opening up new jobs for sales and production; also causing drug kingpins operating the black market to lose power.” I believe that Marijuana being legalized would offer new jobs however; I doubt that drug kingpins will lose power. While marijuana brings in a lot of money each year, there will always be bigger, badder, more expensive drugs that they will traffic into the United States. It may actually push criminals into up-ing their game creating more powerful drug kingpins.
I chose this article to respond to because my fellow classmate is spot on, on his opinion. Marijuana is no more a problem than tobacco is, and by legalizing the use for people of a certain age it would bring in serious amounts of cash, and bring an entirely new industry to the American population. That industry could do more than just make a profit from taxes, it could also create jobs helping out the unemployment issues we are having. Although I doubt that marketing would be all that hard, it is necessary to run a successful business. Larger states such as the nearly bankrupt California would make a killing and potentially pull themselves out of debt. As my classmate has stated in his article, it would also do wonders for our over crowded prison system. Just imagine, a world where Lindsey Lohan and others, actually had to do their time, and not get released due to overcrowding.
This article gives rough estimates, and makes good clear points. What it does not address is how do you stop kids from growing it? Unlike tobacco you could grow this stuff in a dirty shoe, so it’s not like the U.S. could do like they do with tobacco and say “hey you can’t buy this until your 18.”
The only thing that I disagree with is the point in the article where he states that “Marijuana being legalized would offer the drug on the open market opening up new jobs for sales and production; also causing drug kingpins operating the black market to lose power.” I believe that Marijuana being legalized would offer new jobs however; I doubt that drug kingpins will lose power. While marijuana brings in a lot of money each year, there will always be bigger, badder, more expensive drugs that they will traffic into the United States. It may actually push criminals into up-ing their game creating more powerful drug kingpins.
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