Citizenship Final Discussion
This discussion is on student driven topics from the first semester of citizenship at phs. The objectives, procedure, and rubric are on mrarmy.pbworks.com wiki.
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I agree! Because Obama is doing some good. He took the military out of Iraq! He has made some good desictions. The next President could take many things away from. We don't know, but it could be possible. I personaly think that the Presidants that we are getting now on these days, are making more of the bad decitions. All the ones that are reconized more are from along time ago. Not now. 3
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I don't think Obama needs a chance; he had 4 years to change this country for the better and where did we go? The opposite direction. We spent more, and fell deeper into debt with him more than any other president this country has seen. Do I think this is ALL necessarily HIS fault? No, but he is partly responsible. I don't think he needs a "chance" because we already gave him one. Side: citizenship final discussion
Any president couldv'e been in office when Osama was shot. He just happened to be in office when it happened. He doesn't know what he is doing in office and he should be taken out. He thinks that taxing the rich to give the government money is smart but it's not because it just takes money away from the people that donate to other businesses. Side: citizenship final discussion
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leaving iraq isnt exactly a good thing. yes, having the troops come home to their loving familys who missed them is a good thing, but obama pulled out the troops prematurely. the very next day after taking the last troops out of iraq, the iraqi leaders started getting assasinated and bombed by the al-qadea. so obviously the u.s did not complete the job i set out to do in iraq before obama decided to pull them out. Side: citizenship final discussion
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he may be doing the right thing with taxes, but Scott Walker is doing a terrible job with everything else. He is running our state like a dictatorship. He is taking away all of the jobs of public employees. He's barely granted any pardons. He does whatever it takes to get what he wants passed. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Scott walker isn't helping anything. Everything that he has done for Wisconsin that in "his eyes" are helping weren't said when he was running for governer. I know for a fact that if he would have said all of the things he was going to do, he would not be governer right now. Three more years of walker will disable our state and we can't afford it. That is the reason for his recall and that is the reason that he is put up for recall. After all there are 1 million signatures. And this article states that. ( http://deathpenalty.procon.org/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Yeah, but they should obviously know that they have a limited time to do what they said they were going to do. He knew what was wrong with the country and aware of everything, so in that case, he should have done what he said he was going to do. Side: citizenship final discussion
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In order to get out of our economic problems, we need more time. I know that it's been a few years since the recession started but people need to be patient. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ While I agree that the government needs to start getting us out of this recession, in order to do this they are going to need time. Obama won't do this in his current term, there is just not enough time. I hope that whoever is elected president, is able to improve the country's economy soon. Side: Obama
I agree with Maggie. There is not a person out there that can get our country's economy up like we want, in one presidential term. We need to give Obama a chance to change it. Four years is a very little time when talking about getting a huge nation like ours out of recession. Side: Obama
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I agree with you maggie but to some extent. In order to improve our economy, we need to have a little innovation and certainty from our leaders. Yeah it will need time, but if we focus on giving it time, it might just get worse. We need to point it toward some dirrection, so that we know it will improve. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/10/18/ Side: Obama
I agree that our nation is in a big hole but we have always been in debt and that started before Obama and no other presidents have helped with it. Obama has helped our nation though. He has gotten the troops out of Iraq, and organised the operation to kill Osama. Side: Obama
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Yea well he may not be doing what he said he would but he hasn't done anthong illegal and look how much money it cost to recall walker, 9MILLION! So doing that would hurt us more finaicially. We don't have much more time left with him and that just shows that in the next election we need to be more careful people don't always keep promises. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Obama has not done anything specific in order to get himself impeached. Yes, I think he is not helping America at all, but that doesn't mean that we can just take him out of office; you have the chance to do that at the next presidential election. I don't think he did anything he promised to do while campaigning for the presidency, but you can't exactly expect this entire country to pull itself out of debt overnight. It's still going to take a fairly long time to get out of debt, if we ever do. Side: citizenship final discussion
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ok maybe this will make more sense: If our goverment didn't have all the branches and other government things, then the United States would've been worse then what is now. Maybe another country would've taken us over already because our government was crap. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of flaws in our goverment but you have to admit, without our branches then things would get choatic. They keep us organized. There are many ways to structuring a government and there is no right or wrong answer but some ways are better than others. At least we can say that there isn't one person calling all of the shots. The branches balance each other, but that's not the problem. The probem is that nothing is being resolved. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree because in a state government we can focus more on our state and what we need, whereas a national government doesnt always focus on one state, or in other words they dont really care about every single state as much as another state. Side: citizenship final discussion
And not every state is the same so we can have laws right for our state, and other states can have laws right for thier state. Also maybe then our country wouldnt be in debt because we could have bills passed to save money for our state to help the ecnomy. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think we need a strong national government. If our states have more power than our congress and other lawmaking bodies, then they will start going their own ways and making their own lawas and start to think that they will be able to make their own laws and their own desions Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree, the Civil War is proof of what can happen if states have too much power. Everybody starts arguing and then you have a war on your hands. A strong central government supports a strong and united front. "A house divided cannot stand." -Abraham Lincoln Side: citizenship final discussion
Our constitution was made for the states to be run by the Central government. They should have some freedom though so we don't become a country led by on man or one group of people. But we can't just let the states start making their own laws, and currency and other things Side: citizenship final discussion
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The Death Penalty should be lifted for some capital crimes
Supporting Evidence:
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
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i think we need more death penalty's. i dont know about you guys but if you kill somone you should die. what else would we do tho, put them into a prison so they can have a gym and three square meals a day? why should the government feed the murderers and not the homeless Side: citizenship final discussion
Even with feeding them and a gym, we are wasting more money preparing their deaths by using costly lethal injections and spending thousands of dollars just killing poor people who have no money. And if you kill someone out of self defense when you were being attacked, you shouldn't be punished by death! Side: citizenship final discussion
i agree but disagree i think they should not have it but then it depends on what the crim was if the crim was realy big and ddid a lot of damage then maybe but then we also need to but a thin line on whats that is that will but someone to the death sentence Side: citizenship final discussion
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Death Penalty should be brought back. Public hanging, electrick chair, firing squad. if you kill someone then your life should be taken also. an eye for an eye, hand for a hand. if you steal your hand should be cut off. the crime rate would decrease by so much. Side: citizenship final discussion
" An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" And again killing someone in self defense or in an accident like falling then pushing someone off a ledge shouldn't result in death. And life in prison is much worse than a quick lethal injection. They do the same thing everyday and are just waiting to die. Keeping them in prison costs much less and killing the com miters of the crime isn't proven more or less effective as life in prison Side: citizenship final discussion
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My debate is about human rights. I believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should have human rights. Until we grant them these rights, they will continue to be looked down on by our society. LGBT people are common targets for bullying. According to www.bullyingstatistics.org, 28% of gay and lesbian high school students have dropped out in the past three years due to bullying. They should be accepted for who they are because nothing good can come out of bullying. LGBT people may feel that they need to form a relationship with a certain gender in order to blend in with society. It was estimated by http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/ That person could then spiral into depression, which is very common among homosexual people; 50% of responding lesbians said that they have been depressed sometime in the past two years according to www.nami.org. In my opinion, LGBT people deserve to have the same rights that we have. They should be allowed to adopt and marry by their own choice. It doesn’t seem right to force people into being someone that they aren’t. In order to deal with our brooder social issues such as discrimination, racism, suicide, and bullying, we need to start somewhere if we want to make accomplishments. Side: LGBT Human Rights
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i agree, society is horrible when it comes to those types of things. People are judged on their every moves, and this is wrong. People are who they are, and even if you might not understand why. You have no clue what there lives are like. Except people for who they are. Side: LGBT Human Rights
You're right, they need rights. If someone would just be nice to them or help them, they will most likely not die. Whenever I turn on the news, there's always something about how they killed themselves. It makes me really sad when that happens. People need to stop bullying! Side: LGBT Human Rights
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I do believe that they should have rights however there should be limits. If some families dont believe in that then you should have to see it. Just because guys chose to live that way other people don't have to, some parent dont wanttheir kids exposed to that, so they shouldnt be. Side: LGBT Human Rights
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So it's ok for straight people to makeout but not ok for gay people? Our society has always shown us the straight relationship but they don't advertise gay relationships. In the real world, you will see a mix of both. People should be exposed to different types of relationships so that they can learn to be accepting and open-minded. By doing this, we are creating a new generation that understands and empathizes. Side: LGBT Human Rights
I believe that lebsbian, gay, and bisexual attraction shouldn't be accepted. I believe God created man and woman for a reason. I think homosexual and bisexual people make that choice, they're not born that way. Gay marriage shouldn't be legal at all, either. God has created man and then woman for a reason....not two women or two men. I don't have any against the individuals. I have something against the homosexual attraction/marriage being legal, and I don't want to see that in public. If you're gonna be that way, then keep it at home. Some homosexuals in schools argue that when they do show PDA, people make them stop just because they are discriminating against homosexuals. Heterosexuals are not allowed to show attraction at school, so neither should they. Side: LGBT Human Rights
Exactly when parents are religous and we are all children of adam and eve (it wasnt 2 guys or 2 girls it was 1 of each) then they should hae the choice wether or not to expose there children to guys, not see it in every public place. Being straight is the way things are supposed to be. It was how it was meant to be so the human race keeps living and continuing on. Side: LGBT Human Rights
i think you are 100% wrong beacuse ,for one, not everyone belives in that and its a feeling in your heart just like how you have a crush on someone and people like that ant realy help it some people believe it can be caused by tratumatic experices as a child but i believe they all should have the some wrights as everyone else. Side: citizenship final discussion
I believe this too, Our country was founded on God so why should we start going agaisnst him? There is nothing wrong with the people, just their beliefs are what I do not like. I also agree that they should not show PDA in the hallways, but that also goes for anyone. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Aja.. I think that it is okay for someone to be Gay, Lesbian, Or Bisexual, because i think that people should just be with people that they like and are happy to be with, even if it is the sam sex. So i think that same sex marriage should be legal in all states. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think everyone should have the same rights as the next person. Just because you are a man and like another man or a woman in love with a woman, it is totally personal preference. it is their lives and they can live it the way they want to. No one has any right to tell people what they can and can not do. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Things will get way more complicated if LGBT people don't get their rights. We were all told at some point that we should just be ourseleves. By not giving them their rights, you are taking away their ability for people to just be themseleves. This can lead to terrible things like sucide, a common thing for gay people. Read the story of Tyler Clementi here: http://www.livescience.com/ Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree. All people no matter what their beliefs are are people. They should have the same rights and be treated and looked at no different than any other person. If you don't like the idea of gay marriage then don't get married to the same sex. We don't want our rights taken away and we shouldn't start taking away oother peoples right because they belief in something different. Side: citizenship final discussion
i agree, they all should be treated the same. They should not be getting bullied for who they like. They should not be judged just because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender they did not do anything wrong to get bullied that is just not right. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Gays should have the same right as everyone else. It just doesn’t seem right to take away such basic rights from people who are just the same as the rest of us. Having a different sexuality should not set them apart. Some people believe that being gay is wrong and should not be allowed. It is also against some people’s religion. Some people even argue that anyone can choose their sexuality and that gays choose to be gay, but I dont believe thats true. Why would people choose to be gay when life as a gay in today's society is so hard? Side: citizenship final discussion
I dont care who you like or what you like but you should not advertise it. If you are gay, straight, lesbion, whatever you shouldnt show it in public. Im saying that people discriminate against gays more because that is not how things started and not "natural" in some peopls mind. Side: citizenship final discussion
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i agree they should be treated like any other person who cares if your gay bisexual or transgender people should be able to be who they want to be and we should not be able to tell them different what happend to a free country what happend to equal rights its so messed up how are government treats these people when they are humans just like every one else Side: citizenship final discussion
Exactly Maggie! Every person should get treated the same way, their sexuality shouldn't be a factor. There's no reason why we can't treat LGBT people the same way we treat heterosexual people! Two of my friends that I know of are homosexual, and they are awesome people! They don't have a problem with the way others think about them, because they are proud to be who they are, and I think that's a great thing! Side: LGBT Human Rights
I belive weed should be legalized it could help out ecomney becuse, if you sold it in stores just by doing that more money can be raised its a plant so you dont need to by anything to make it, and not only by just selling it in stores it would help are money crisses beacuse people you go out and buy food (also know as "the munchies"), raising the food consuming and if we replace, lets say beer with weed, by slowly takeing the hops out of beer then eventualy getting rid of it all toghether and replacing it with weed thare would be, less drunk driving, less deaths on the roads, and a spike in food and if we just stop using credit cards we could be out of dept in 20 years or less in my oppion and with beer, the argument againnst weed is that you can get addicted to it, you can you may want to get high but you cant get addicted the the metirial, with beer you can get addicited to the material and wanting to get drunk. Also thare been studies saying thare nothing wrong with weed on your body. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Weed shouldn't be llegalized with the exception of medical purposes. I don't know how the country would make that law but they would have to be strict. It should only be accessible with a doctor's perscription. http://altmed.creighton.edu/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree that if it was legalized, our economy would benefit from it. But it would cause thousands of deaths from overdosing and should be sold limitedly. It isn't harmful occasionally but many people would abuse it and then it would become harmful Side: citizenship final discussion
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in the first place cannabis in not a drug its a plant with many medical uses. useing cannabis does not make you unhealthy it gives you a 60% less chance of getting cancer. you want to know what drugs are what doctors give you for pain what they give you for depression you get addicted so easaily to these drugs and they kill you but there ok to give away to people that are sick or in pain rather than a plant that will only make you better not get you even more sick. these so called medicines destroy your body and can lead to addiction witch will lead to death or being in jail Side: citizenship final discussion
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As with any substacne you se there are ups and down but the truth is weed when used recreationally is better the alcohol and ciggarettes. ITs has less harmful effects and does the same thing as alcohol. If weed is so bad than so is alcohol. They say weed clouds your judgment wel so does alcohol, only differenc weed doesnt lasst as long and doesnt make your body get sick. Plus you can't overdose on weed like you can pills or alchol ( alcohol posioning) Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree that it would help the economy with money. But to many people would abuse it. And then that would just cause a bigger problem. So I disagree because people would abuse it too much, weed isn't always really good just because it came from the earth s a plant too. But I also agree because the economy would gain more money from it. Side: citizenship final discussion
For any reason other than medicinal purposes, I don't think that weed should be legalized. Is there any reason why people have to get high to feel better if they are not terminally ill? I don't think so. Scientists can say anything they want to say about how weed affects the human body, but it is not healthy for you. They may say that there are no discernable results from smoking weed, but you can't say that you benefit from it. Weed impairs your senses and reaction time, and alcohol does the same thing to your body. But weed and alcohol are still two different things and you can't compare those two things together. http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/28/ Side: citizenship final discussion
THE ONLY REASON YOU WANT IT LEGALIZED IS BECAUSE YOU SMOKE IT AND LOOK WERE YOU WENT IM SORRY MICHEAL BUT THIS IS VERY BAD STUFF. IF I SMOKED IT I WOULD BE ON A MASSIVE RAMPAGE. WEED KILLS MILLIONS OF KIDS AND SOME OF THEM ARE GOOD KIDS. WEED SHOULD NEVER BE LEGALIZED. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I understand how you see it as helping the economy, but weed can impair your judgement. If weed was made legal, how many people would we have running around with impaired judgement. Everything would be chaos, and if there are crimes commited, how many people are going to claim that they can't be held responsible because they were on weed? It would be a very bad thing if weed was legalized. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with this. We have so many stoners already. i have nothing against them, But if everyone could just go and get high? Just think of how or society would turn out. Lots of bad things would be happening, and it IS the gateway drug. Many people argue its not, but what happens when your "high" dies out, or isn't good enough? Then what do you do. You resort to cocaine and meth and acid. Ya, and those things are TOTALLY good for you.. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think that Weed shouldn't be llegalized with the exception of medical purposes. I don't know how the country would make this law but they would have to be strict. It should only be accessible with a doctor's perscription. http://altmed.creighton.edu/ Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree with you completely, Morgan. For the majority of people in the United States, the legalization of weed will not mean relief from a terminal illness (i.e. medical usage) but the abuse of weed and the mere consumption of it for pleasure. I really don't think weed has to be legalized for any reason other than medicinal purposes, because people do not need weed for any reason other than that. Side: citizenship final discussion
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We also need to not increase taxes on everyone. The rich help keep our economy going, and everyone should get to keep more of the money we earn. Taxes take away a lot of money, and it would help our economy out if people had a bit more of their money to spend or use as they wish. President Ronald Reagan: "We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much” Side: the Walker recall
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I agree Maddie! If you don't have that much money.. then you shouldn't be taxed so much, but if you have lots of money than you should be taxed more. In this article it states that 71% of the wealthy agree that the millionares should pay more taxes and give more to charity. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01- Side: the Walker recall
Walker is helping Wisconsin. If people would just give him more time, he could do even more. Think about it. In about a year, Walker has helped everyone. Don't believe me? Then go check out his wesite. Then you can see what he has in store for Wisconsin. Side: the Walker recall
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i agree he is doing much for wisconsin. i think we should keep him and see what else he will do for us. Side: the Walker recall
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Mitt Romney is in front of everyone for the candidates for the 2012 presidential election. Mitt is in front of everyone for a reason! Side: the Walker recall
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/ article on concealed carry, definetly a good thing for wisconsin, there should be no ristrictions on what people do with their firearms. Side: the Walker recall
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Sorry April, but I have to disagree with you on this one. In order to get a concealed carry permit, a person must pass a background check and pay a fee. With such a great responsibility attached to this permit, any infraction such as misuse would be punished severely. If a person who had a concealed carry permit decided to, for some reason, shoot an innocent person, you can be certain that the shooter would go to jail and possibly recieve a death sentence. People who carry a concealed weapon do so because they want to prevent crime, not start it. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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yea i think athletes should not make so much money because they dicided to do that job, for whatever reason, but it should be because they love the game, so they should not be paid so much for playing a sport when really its a job, so in that cause everyone should be paid like they do Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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What do you think holds the country together? If sports didnt exists what would people do? Athletes make the money they make because for one: they are one of the best athletes in the world thats why they make the money they do. Two: They could get seriously hurt, they are risking their physical health and well being to play football or hockey. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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I believe that marijauna should not be legal. We have TONS of other drugs out there, and it's only to increase appeptite, not to actually serve as a cure. Weed is a drug for people that want to get high. Just get outta here....go do it illegally if you're gonna do it. We have no reason for it to be llegal. Most people just want it to get high, and it's twice as bad for your lungs than tobacco is. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
making drugs illegal is a waste of money and resources, there is no reason to NOT make them legal. people shuld have the choice of what they want to do with their body, the government should not be telling peope what the can do to themselves. if they want to do it, then they should be able to do it, and their probably going to do it anyway. its also terrible that the minimum sentence for murder is less then you can get for posession of marajuana.--http://www.foxnews.com/us/ Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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i totaly disagree with you not all drugs should be legal there would be so many crimes going on murder theft rape chemical drugs like crack herawin cocain all that stuff are just tarable i dont understand why someone would think things like this should be legal the only reason cannabis should be legal is because there are many good possative uses for it and all other drugs do not have any possative affects at all Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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Time Magazine's Person of the Year: The Protestor http://www.time.com/time/specials/ Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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I agree Maddie. Our country is so segragated when it comes to beliefs and opinions. It keeps driving us farther and farther apart..we have a shattered when it comes to being one country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Side: Concealed Carry Permit
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ i do not beleive illegal aleins should have any rights whatsoever, coming here illegaly forfited any rights you might have had. i also dontbelieve that illegal immagrants should be able to become a citizen by crossing the border illegally, and having a baby.the government should still kick them out. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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I agree with your opinion, because i personally think that if you think you are old enough to have sex then, you should be old enough to become a parent, the only way i think it would be okay is if the girl was raped and really wasn't ready to become a parent Side: citizenship final discussion
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This link has changed my viewpoint... http://www.lifenews.com/2010/04/05/ It states that women who go through sexual assault don't want abortion because it gives them more trauma. Side: citizenship final discussion
Yeah, the woman shouldnt have to go through any more traumatic things happening in her life. Even though she has to go through the pregnancy she doesnt have to keep the baby. She would feel worse for killing it then giving it life and giving it to a family who will love it. Side: citizenship final discussion
Such a controversial topic, Morgan... I agree with you that you shouldn't have the right to take the life of a human being before it is born. But then again we have the case in which the woman was raped, and has no means to support the child, nor a want/will/desire/etc. Should she have to go through with the pregnancy? If you say yes, then you are forcing on her the burden of childbirth and either putting the newborn up for adoption or caring for it. If you say no, then the human being will lose its life... to be honest, I couldn't decide one way or the other. Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/ This link backs up my opinion and explains how they weren’t disrupting anything or anyone, so why make big deal about it Side: citizenship final discussion
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I would like to bring up the controversial topic of Abortion. I think that abortion is more of a crime than a solution to pregnancy. I don't think that a baby's life should be taken away because someone else's life did. Also, there are other altenatives to abortion like adoption, parenting classes, and financial aid and stuff. Side: citizenship final discussion
very true i mean people go to jail for murder like all the time. what about thtose moms that aborted there baby's isnt that murder too. and the doctors who did the operarion. plus it was illegal to abort before and possibly since then our contry has gone down hill from there. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe in the death penalty, but to a certain point. Some prisons take it too far, but if a murderer has killed more than one person after being let out of jail I think she should be put to death. Some people are mentally insane, but I do think everyone deserves a second chance, no matter what. This isn't a very popular topic, but it annoys me that it's not legal in a lot of places. I don't want serial killers in our state, or even in our world. I don't care if they're "Safely locked away." i have no idea what their living conditions are, and if I'm safe. They're are lots of ways they can escape no matter what people say. It makes me scared. The death penalty should be legal everywhere so family can feel more safe in there homes. I think it would also scare people enough so more people might think twice before they go on a killing spree. Side: citizenship final discussion
What if you were in this situation, you want to be killed? No, I didn't think so. So I disagree with the death penalty. Prisoners do take it to far, but then they should get help for that. Not get killed right away. If one of your family member was a prisoner I'm sure you wouldn't want them dead even though there a problem. You would want to protect them. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I would deserve to die. Completely. I JUST said, that after the first time. You really think its okay to kill a bunch of people? No. It's really not. I wouldn't want to protect them. If one of my family members where in this situation, yes it would be sad. But sadly they would deserve it. Your post is dumb. I think this should be legal. Side: citizenship final discussion
But sometimes the only punishment that is suitable for a person's crimes is the death penalty. Take, for example, Ted Bundy, the mass murder. He died on January 24, 1989 in an electric chair. You can't say he didn't deserve to die after taking the lives of over 30 other people! Side: citizenship final discussion
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I wish I could say I agree with that, but I can't say that death is ever the better decision. You are probably safer when serial killers are locked away than you realize. Wouldn't prision for life be a worse punishment anyway? You have to live with your decisions. Side: citizenship final discussion
I think that you are wrong because you wouldnt be safer because people in jail can always be let out of jail. But i do agree that it would be a worse punishment, but i think that the persons family who got murdered would rather feel safe knowing that the person who took their families life is no longer alive. Side: citizenship final discussion
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No elise. No. I accidently put this in supporting but that was on accident obvziz!!!!! If you're locked away, you could be given a life-sentence, but you also could be given a year amount term. Which just keeps them away for a while.. what if theyre let out of prison and go back to killing again. It is not safe to have serial killers walking around!! That means that you could be sitting right next to one right now and not even know it, i mean look behind you Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with this because the reality is that if the person has killed more than once, obviously they don't care about human life, so I believe that it is right for them to get the death penalty. I think that if someone is a repeat offender that they really shouldn't be given another chance to ruin people's lives. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Exactly. and thats what I'm trying to say elise and liz. If you are repeatedly killing people, your honestly asking to be put to death. A lot of serial killers are mentally insane anyways. I don't want them around my family, one person or two people? Fine be put in jail and deal with the guilt. But more than that? Are you serious Elise and Liz? Thats just not humanly right. Think about what all these people are going through, and that person is sitting there laughing about it. Thats NOT okay. Side: citizenship final discussion
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i agree because if the person is in jail for killing someone, i think that it would be okay to say that you don't deserve a second chance. Think about it i mean it could help cut down the number of murders we have in our state or country or world what ever. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with this. We are letting them into our country and cross the border way to easily. Some of them are criminals and getting into our country as free men. If we see them crossing the border, we should take authority and shoot them down. Side: citizenship final discussion
i totally agre, states such as texas go broke because they have to spend millons each year patroling the border, when most mexicans get accross anyways and the ones who are caught just get back to mexico and try to cross again. i think that the u.s should have a policy on shooting down illegal immigrants as soon as we see them crossing the border. this would save lots money going into patrols, jails, and shipping them back to mexico Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree they are taking jobs without education and don't even know our language but think they can live here. They are all criminals and the link is for the Pros and Cons of boder control Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with this. Not only are these computers helping us learn and take lessons and find information online, we are saving paper and everything we write or talk about we have on our computer. We dont have to shuffle through papers or folders to find an assignment Side: citizenship final discussion
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Abortion- I think that girls should get abortion if she gets raped or is too young to take care for that baby. Girls that just don’t want a baby shouldn’t get an abortion because they are pretty much killing that baby. I also think its the women's choice because its their body. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with this because some girls might not have the money for the propper care of a baby. But I also think that there should be a limit on how many times you can get an abortion because other wise some girls might abuse the power of abortion. Side: citizenship final discussion
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i think abortion is fine, and that it should be the girls choice of what she wants to do. i see it as having four choices: having the baby and raising it yourself,giving up the baby for adoption, sending the baby to a foster home, or getting it aborted, i have no problem with any of theese options. i dont think that the government shoud get in they way of that, and tell women what they have to do with their baby. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Abortion is not fine!! Girls shouldnt have the right to kill a baby. If they dont want a baby to care for or give it for adoption, then they shouldnt have sex, and should really care for themselves and make sure there is no possible way that they would get raped. Side: citizenship final discussion
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i think abortion is just tarable why have unprotected sex if you dont want to take the risk of getting pregnent they make condoms for a reason dont do it if you dont want a kid its not cool to kill babys just because you were to ignorint to be safe. Side: citizenship final discussion
Abortion is used as BIRTH CONTROL, in our country. Less than 1/5 of the abortion cases are because of rape. Most of them are unplanned pregnancy's and they just use abortion so they don't have the responsibility of taking care of the baby. They should at least try to supported it and not just get an abortion right away Side: citizenship final discussion
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i also think that the case should have gone to faser. you have the right to say what you want, you cant always determine what a person really meant by what they said. fasers speech could be viewed as appropriate or border-line inapropriate, but i do not think that is was inappropriate enough to take away his right of free speech in his senior graduation. Side: citizenship final discussion
I think you are right there, Addy. There's no reason why Matt Fraser had to write his speech the way he did, or deliver it in the manner which he did. His choice to do so disrupted the learning of others, and so I agree with the Supreme Court's decision. Fraser overexercised his freedom of speech and did so unnecessarily. Side: citizenship final discussion
I think that Scott Walker shouldn't be recalled because he is saving us 30 million dollars and over 2 years, 300 million dollars. All government workers are crying because they didn't have to pay healthcare before like everyone else and now they have to start paying it like they should've. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree, he has saved the state so much money with the budget repair bill. These gorvernment workers are having a hissy fit becasue they have to pay like everyone else does. There is so much money going into this recall effort and it is so stupid. Suck it up and work like everyone else has to. Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree Kassi. To be honest, he did everything he said he was going to do when the people of Wisconsin elected him. It's not like they didn't know what was coming or what was going ot happen. I just think that the whole thing is stupid. I saw some people in front of Walmart holding up recall Walker signs. So dumb, what a waste of time. Side: citizenship final discussion
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this is a link to an article about sopa--http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ sopa is a bill that would restrict and censor the internet in an atempt to stop internet piracy and scams. The bill is being protested by large internets sites and browsers such as google, and wikipedia this is because the bill alows to much control and censorship by the government. that is why i dont think that the bill will be passed until more rstrictions are plassed on the bill to prevent eexcessive government conrol. Side: citizenship final discussion
I believe that Sopa shouldn't be passed. If we allow the government to censor and edit the Internet, we will be told lies and any the news will be twisted and incorrect. They will block out any secrets or conspiracies that may led people agaisnt want they are doing Side: citizenship final discussion
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The 2012 Presidential electons are coming up and I think Mitt Romney will win. I think our country needs a change and Mitt Romney can do this. I believe this is because Mitt Romney is a moderate republican meaning he is farther toward the status quo instead of being more of a conservative. I think the U.S. needs a president like this, instead of going from one extreme to the other and messing things up even more. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Also, our government would be worse like Greece. Greece needs other countries to bail it out, and we don't want to become like Greece. read this article to learn more about the situation in Greece Side: citizenship final discussion
actually no. you dont just head about the bad thing FYI. you hear about everything its just inly the bad things end up on the news. it may not aLWAYS hurt people.. why dont you go as some people who have been bullied and see if it does hurt them. they might actually say it made them tronger. think Side: citizenship final discussion
I don't think bullying is always a bad thing. People do grow strong and learn from it. But excesive bulling and hurtful words can being down the person being bullied. They should be able to suck it up, its ok but up to a point where it's just mean and hurtful. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Bullying is a horrible thing. It doesn't happen to everyone so they don't know how it personally feels to have someone tear you down everyday with hurtful words and actions. Anyone who is bullying should have punishment of somesort. Look at that kid in Kiel, he was being bullied. he killed himself. If bullying continues for certain people they start to think the only way out is suicide. it is horrible Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree that someone is always getting hurt when someone bullies someone else. According to stopbullying.gov, people who are bullied, people who bully others, and people who witness bullying are all affected. Some of the affects to these people are really shocking and sad. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think it depeneds on how bad the bullying is. If the bullying is actually physical, it is definetly wrong. If the bully also verbally abuses the person into thinking they are worthless, that is also wrong. But children do need to grow up with some bullying. Small name calling and stuff like that does make them stronger and shows them that not everyone in the world is perfectly nice. Side: citizenship final discussion
Yes bullying is a bad thing but on the other hand it does make some people get stronger and that they just have to think about like if they can give it they should be able to take it to. And something that people just have fun some people just have to take it as a joke and not take it to heart right away. Side: citizenship final discussion
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If the bullying is bad enough it can have horrible effects on the kid. They have higher risk of depression, their grades can drop, they may have thoughts of suicide, they are more likely to miss school, and a lot more. Unless its just joking, bullying is bad. Side: citizenship final discussion
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You'll never know why people are bullies unless you know what they're going through.. but sitll its never right. Theres other ways to cope, but they don't know how so they take it out on other people. Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society according to this link between 15% and 30% of students are bully victims. http://www.nasponline.org/resources/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Abortion means to pretty much kill the growing baby inside. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Yes that is true that they have more money but I don’t think that they should have to pay more money. I think that the taxes should be the same for everybody. That’s like saying you are rich give me some of your money. And if you were rich would you want to give up your money? Side: citizenship final discussion
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Yes I agree something should be done about the fact that 1% has most the money but that doesn't mean take from the rich, Some of them are surgeons or people who actually work for a living. I understand that famous singers adn actors dont fall into that catagory and they have an unfair advantage but hing about it this way we get a live and we have a choice they mostly have their life planned for them, Would you really want that? Side: citizenship final discussion
I HAVE TO SUPPORT THIS AND DISPUTE THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME LOWER CLASS PEOPLE CANT PAY THEIR TAZES BUT AT THE SAME TIME FOR EXAMPLE MY UNCLE MADE A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR FROM WORKING ALL DAY 16 HOURS A DAY..PEOPLE LIKE HIM SHOULDNT BE TAKED AS MUCH AS THEY ARE BECAUSE ITS NOT RIGHT TO TAKE AWAY THE MONEY A HARDWORKING PERSON MADE BY THEMSELVES. Side: michael barnard
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Abortion, or the termination of pregnancy, is wrong and should be abolished. All life is sacred and should be kept safe. Many other people believe that in certain cases such as rape and disabled babies, abortion should be an option for those people. I believe that even in these cases, abortion should not be allowed. Only if the pregnant woman and the baby are at risk due to health issues should it be acceptable. Side: michael barnard
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But most of America is using abortion as a birth control. Less than a fourth of abortion cases are because of rape. Most of them are un-planed pregnancy's, and she should at least try to support it first. She shouldn't just abort it right away and basicly kill it before it lives. Side: michael barnard
i agree with you on half, if you get pregnate becasue you do it on purpos then i feel you should have it, but if you do get raped at a young age would you really wat to keep it? its hard enough to get money, but when you get pregnate out of choice you have time to plann for it, and if you get raped you shooud be able to abort it.. there would be no way to support it at a young age Side: michael barnard
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I do feel a lot of sympathy for girls in that situation but its a chance for them to turn such a horrible event into something beautiful that they can watch grow and be proud of. If the girl is young and pregnancy is a health issue for her, that is the only way that abortion would be okay. Abortion is murder. It is wrong. Side: michael barnard
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No matter what people say, abortion is wrong. All life is sacred. Abortion is murder. Its not any different than killing an adult. It may even be worse. If you abort a child, it never gets a chance to live! In know way is it okay to kill a baby except for health risks. Besides, abortion clinics rely on taxpayer's money. Do you really want to be paying for the killing of unborn children. Abortion needs to be abolished. http://www.abortionsarewrong. Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree that is abortion is wrong, unless someone is raped. If someone is raped, they should be allowed to have an abortion. If you force them to have the baby, that would wreck there life. Plus, the baby would have a really bad life too. Would you rather have one good life, or two bad lives? Side: citizenship final discussion
But if the girl is raped she should have the choice. I understand that you can make it something great but it would also be a constant reminder of something horrible. Can you imagine looking at your child at a age as young as 13 and alwyas seeing the guys face that did it to you. I think it would be worse for the child. And would if having the baby influenced the girls health. Woulud if she wasn't able to have a baby when she actually wanted one. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Strongly agreed!!!!! They're killling innocent babies. There are ways to pervent you from having babies. You could take birth control pills. Even then, I don't like it but it's better then having an abortion. Think about it, there are mothers that are killing their babies just because they made bad decisions. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Some people say other birth control is readily available; thus, abortion shouldn't be a form of birth control. Side: citizenship final discussion
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US Border. If someone from Mexico wants to come to the United States, get a passport. The reason they are sneaking over most of the time is to bring drugs over with them. If this is the case, I feel the US border patrol has all right to shoot them. A lot of the people come to the United States come over illegally and cannot speak English. I feel if you want to come to this country and live here, you should know how to speak there language. Especially the illegal ones. In California, students in one school would say the Pledge of Allegiance once in English and once in Spanish. This is where I think if you come here you should be able to speak the country’s language. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree. The illegal immigrants are out of control. I think the U.S. should put up a large electrified fence or something to try to keep them out. With the "border jumpers" coming over illegally, they are taking jobs away from true American citizens. Also most of them can' speak English which also means they can't read it. These people are on the roads driving, and if they don't read a sign correctly then they put themselves and others in danger. Side: citizenship final discussion
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that is tarable why would you say something like that thats like saying we cant travel the world cause we cant speak the language that they speak. they reason they come here is because there countries are ran by drug lords not every one that comes over here brings drugs. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Do you agree on concealed fire arm? I don't becasue if people started getting guns the gangs would be become more dangerous and they are already killing peole with there guns. I hope they do not pass that law because it will become more dangerous. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe that they should have the concealed and carry because it will be safer. Yes it might let the gangs have guns but then you can have a gun to protect yourself. So you have the same advantage as them. And it helps with the hunter’s allot because you do not need to unload your handgun that you would have for protection in the woods for bears or other animals. Side: citizenship final discussion
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All of the gangs have been carrying weapons probably since they could walk. Concealed carry is giving the LEGAL people a chance to protect themselves in case a dangerous situation comes up. Most building do not permit and guns on their property which make things safer. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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i belive concealed carry is a good idea because peole should have the freedom to carry a concealed weapon. its not like unconceale carry was illegal, why should concealed carry be? i also think that there should not be any government regulations and restrictions on guns, you have the right to bear arms, and no government should be messing with that. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
If we did not sign the bill of rights our country would not be able to function. I think our government would be a democracy the people would have no say in anything. The government would be in complete control and would get rid of anyone saying against them. There would have been a huge fight because people were scared that they wouldn't get one so by not having one people would be really mad. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
I believe that they shouldn't have to have a green card. They should have the same chances as us. They should be able to come to the United States because they are people just like us. And it you really think about it no one really owns land, land is just there. And also on the other side we do not need anything to go to the other countries but when you come to the United States then you do. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
Yeah but we can't just allow a million people to come and live in this country if they thik they'll have a better life than in their country. Our country isn't doing good and many people already here arnt doing good. The only reason why I think people should just stay where there at unless they have a really good job offfer. Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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Computers help us a lot because if we didn't have them we couldn't learn about stuff that isn't in books and we wouldn't be able to search for information on a specific topic and just be able to learn. so without computers we would be pretty dumb... Side: citizenship final discussion
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A lot of the illegal Mexicans are responsible for shootings and drug dealing. The United States today is sending any illegal immigrant from Mexico or Canada back to their country with no punishments. The reason the US/Canada border isn’t a big problem because a lot of them have a passport. It’s hard for anyone to pick out an illegal immigrant from Canada in the US because they all look like they’re from here. This doesn’t concern the United States as much as the Mexican border because a lot of drugs (Marijuana) come from Mexico and very few if any from Canada. http://www.usborderpatrol.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/01/18/ north carolina school gives out donated bibles to any interested students, pegan mom gets upset when school does not exept pegan spell books. the first amendment calls for the speration of curch and state, so i think that school will have to stop giving out selective relegious material. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Okay so if someone was going to buy a house then they would need the computer to look at it and see how many bedrooms and all that stuff. Then if they want to go take a look inside they need to use the computer to email or use a phone to call the seller and ask for a view of the house that they were looking at on the computer. Side: citizenship final discussion
i aggre that computers and cell phones are helpful in todays society, but they are not a necessity. people forgrt that you dont need any of theese things, if you want to see a house often times there are brochures and other documents you can get to get info from, you can also talk to the realtor about the house. if you ant to talk, or go see the house, you can always see the reltor, or send paper mail. its not that difficult, though is a bit more inconvenient. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe that in the conceal and carry in Wisconsin that was a good idea. I think it was a good idea because you don't have to have the gun in a case anymore while its in your truck but it has to be unloaded and you can also have it in the window of your truck as long as its unloaded. Also you have to have a 4 hour training course you have to pass then you can carry a gun Side: citizenship final discussion
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Yes and also there is like only two states in the United States that does not have the concealed and carry. All the other states have them. So I don’t see what the big deal is with the concealed and carry why people don’t like it. I just don’t believe that you should have to go to a 4 hour class just for it. What is a class really going to do because most people are not going to get a handgun if they do not know anything about handguns. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Discrimination- Discrimination is a huge problem today as it has been hundreds of years ago. It is present in all places, work environment, schools, online, etc. The problem is so bad that we now have laws against it. People go home after work feeling horrible because others make them, so even come to the oint of suicide. Discrimination is something that couldbe so easily solved if people just didnt think they were better than each other. People today think they are better than every one and hold such high standards that no one can meet. Its every where andit needs to be solved. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree completely. Discrimination is an action that treats people unfairly because of their membership in a particular social group. Discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection. There are different types of discrimination still found around today such as racism, sexism, and religious discrimination. Many people today are discriminated due to disabilities or sexuality, too. Any type of discrimination is not okay. Inside, we are all the same. We are all God’s people and should all be treated equally. No one is perfect. Everyone should accept that. It’s not alright for you to discriminate against someone else when you have flaws too. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Also, discrimination starts with stereotypes and before long we start to treat people by the way of their stereotype. People tend to stick people who are like them. And due to misinformation, ignorance, and fear of differences, people make prejudices against people who are not like them. I also thought about how everyone discriminates. We learn it from the media, parents, or peers. Although most do not try to, it just happens. http://alexandriava. Side: citizenship final discussion
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This is a great website that supports you, Katelyn. It really shows how discrimination starts. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree, we shouldn't be quick to judge someone just because they are a certain race, religion, gender, etc. I think that discrimination is all about leaping to judgments, and it causes feelings of hurt and hate between people. Discrimination is a problem today and has been a problem forever. I think we need to learn how to be accepting and non-judgmental. Side: citizenship final discussion
a common typesof bullying is cyber bullying this link shows how many kids actually get bulyed over the iternet, but i really dont get why. Kids think there so cool becasue they can say mean things online when in reality, if they saw that same person at school they wouldnt say it to their face. Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree beacuse saying crap over the internet is just like saying you dont have the balls to say it to thare face but offten it caries into the real world and people get in fights over what other people say online and sometimes people get draged into it who werent even in it in the 1st place Side: citizenship final discussion
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Well that will be hard to do because look at it now they have been trying to stop it for several years and it’s not happening. Also like at Milwaukee we make beer. Also you just can go and say stop to everyone and don’t drink and drive so it is not going to do them any good Side: citizenship final discussion
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to lower our ratings, we should maybe not drink as much and not drink and drive. we also need to push the law more for the age of 21 becasue kids under the age of 21 still do it and get into accidents for driving, if we can stress the law that might help. Side: citizenship final discussion
i completly disagree with the legal drinking age. 21 is ridiculus. if you legay become an adult at 18 then you should be able to drink then too. this is also a stupid law because when you turn 18 you can join the militay, become a highly trained killer and go out to war and risk your life for your country, but your country wont let you drink alcohol or purchase 308 ammo until you turn 21.--http://www.foxnews.com/story/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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The 2008 U.S. presidential elections brought new attention to the debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, the free trade bloc uniting Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. governments all broadly support NAFTA, but while campaigning the leading U.S. Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, said they wanted to renegotiate aspects of the deal. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe abortion should be illegal because it’s murder with a different name. Murder is absolutely not acceptable in our society, so what makes people think murdering an innocent, developing child is acceptable? No matter how the woman got pregnant, she should not have abortion as an option. There are other options once the child is born, such as adoption. Abortion should not be one of those options. http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Jones vs Clear Creek- i believe that prayer in school should be allowed because religion to me is way more important than school, and that you should be able to show your religion where ever you want to, i mean its just like praying before you eat lunch or something. http://prezi.com/ikrykrjf7j0u/ Side: citizenship final discussion
i agree with you opinion because you religion is something you have your whole life and schools only a short portion of it,not saying schools not important, but as long as you open-minded about other peoples religion otherwise you going back on your word and your being hypocritical and not having a open mind about other people. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I'm not a very religious person but I do agree with you. People should have the right to express their beliefs however they want as long as it doesn't go too far. If it starts violating the law and hurting people, then there's a problem. A useful link presenting both sides of the argument: http://prezi.com/ikrykrjf7j0u/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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I bealieve the computers can help the students with being more efficient and knowagealbe about anything with the internet with millions of webstes and oppions and hard faces from millions of websites apposing one text book with acuple statements about what you are trying to learn about. I learned about the democrat and republican parties when i didnt realy get it from the book i found websites that help me understand what they were with a simple website and then start going to harder and more in-depth webites and you can build on whe you know with different knowable sources and if i didn't understand what they were saying i would just look back Side: citizenship final discussion
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I don't think computers help, i learned more out of the text book and don't work sheets out of the text book i can understand it better and learn more and everything is right there but with a computer you have to go to a bunch of different websites just to find the right thing you want to find i mean computers are nice to have its just i think you can learn better with text book and worksheets Side: citizenship final discussion
thats true but the schools put blockes on websites but there will always be hackers and people who know what thare doing to get around these webstites so thare will always be that peoblem but if we talk the computers out people will just play games on thare ipods or phones or somethig Side: citizenship final discussion
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I dont think that it was a good idea. I know that it is very dangerous but people enroll them selfs so their family members should agree with them going off to war. It think it was a bad idea in the long run and that business supllying things for the war arent going to have business now. Side: pulling soliders from iraq
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I don't think that we should pull the soldiers out of Iraq. Because one they Will come back right at us and there will be a big disaster if we put them out. Two i don't think that we should pull them out because some people will lose their jobs. Because some job depend on the war. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think that it can be a good thing that we have computers for learning. But it can also distract us big time on our learning. We can play games like bubble shooter, or we can go on social networking sites. Also it can create a bullying problem because people can say mean things that hurt other people in the wrong way. Side: citizenship final discussion
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abortion is wrong, but you dont know their story, if you and your babies life it at risk, would you really kill yourself?? if you got raped, would you really be ready to sit down and be a mom, and not have money and not beable to support it? if you get pregnate on your own yes, but in some cases abortion IS OKAY. Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree with morgan a lot. What if you were raped, wouldn't you feel shameful for having this baby. And to look at that baby everyday day until it's grown up. Also what would you say if they asked you about their dad. Would you want to tell the truth or would you say a lie? Side: citizenship final discussion
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Do you think Obama should go? I do because he has no idea what he is talking about by taxing the rich and the people that are donating. Anyone would be better than Obama but the one the would be the best in office is Scott Walker. He's a man that knows what is going on and is doing the right thing for Wisconsin. Now he can go from the state to the White House. Side: citizenship final discussion
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He is trying and i think he is doing pretty well. i think we should actualy re-elect him, i mean he got the most wanted man in the world and did it right. he has been working to make jobs for thousands of people. Side: citizenship final discussion
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agreed. i feel like the only reason obama got in is becasue he was black and peopole wanted a lack president. nothing against them but he had no idea what he was doinng adn he still has no idea. he was the biggest mistake ever for a president Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with this because Scott Walker hasn't done anything bad. He saved our state from going into major debt. People are just crabby and crying because they have to pay more for health benifits. But in reality nothing comes on a sivler platter anymore, so they so just quit this recall thats gonna cost almost amillion dollars. Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree with Tessa because everyone thinks that everything can just be handed to them. We have major news; it's not. The health business has a lot of things going wrong; the prices just go up and up, many things are getting cut, and they don't treat the employees very well either. My mom works there and they don't get bonuses ever, raises, and the doctor she works for just got a 20,000 dollar cut in salary. That is just ridiculous because I still see new TV commercials and advertisements all the time. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree with you because we have the same opinions about that he will do more for the country as a total. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Ok so remember that video clip that michael showed us on that little girl and the lion??? I know they said the girl wasnt in danger, but i think that in a way she was because what would happen if the lion got loose, then just think about what that lion could do to the little girl. http://1037litefm.radio.com/2012/01/11/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Mick Romney will win the presidential election, he is a better man than anyone in the election. Side: citizenship final discussion
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its a right of choice if raped, or at risk of the baby getting killed or you getting killed. this proves it Side: citizenship final discussion
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Should congress be censoring google? Wikipedia and other websites have had black outs the last few days. The thing that should be fixed is the piracy on the internet. Also the internet should not be censored by our government, What do you think? Side: citizenship final discussion
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Censoring the Internet is like a parent blocking TV channels. It drives you crazy and you feel hurt that they don't trust you enough to let you watch what you want. We're talking about our government here, people. Don't they have more important things to do like fix our economy? Side: citizenship final discussion
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Tinker vs. Des Moines- in this senario, i think with wearing their armbands, i believe that it is ok to do what they did, because they were not disrupting the learning of the other students in the school. http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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we should increase military spending because we need to have a powerful military in order to prevent future national crisis. If someone attacks us in our country again, we have to have a very strong military in order to survive it. If we decrease military spending, we will be in trouble when our nation needs our military to be strong. http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/ The death penalty is also a good thing. People need to get punished for their crimes. We have a high crime rate in this country and jail doesn't seem to help. Side: citizenship final discussion
the death penalty is fine if you have a life sentence and there is know way to get out of it you should be given the death penalty. at the same time our government is very hypocritical. we kill someone because they murdered people if thats not hypocritical i don't know what is. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Here is my link for backup on my Scott Walker posts. These are some of the reasons on why he is doing the right thing. http:// Side: Concealed Carry Permit
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I am tired of hearing every gay and lesbian crying about how they are not allowed to show public displays of affection. holding hands, hugs, that does not bug me but having to watch them makeing out, really getting into it. that is nasty. I dont like it when straight people do it either. Side: citizenship final discussion
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APThe Associated Press "More bad news for the housing industry as 2011 becomes the worst on record for single-family home construction" with this tweet do you think this could effect us when we are at the age when we start to buy houses. I think it could Side: citizenship final discussion
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Democrat Kathleen Falk to Run for Governor. Who do you think will win. http://www.wbay.com/story/16545959/2012/ Side: citizenship final discussion
Obama spends his time wasting money in a place where he believes he's born (Hawaii). He spends more on trips than people spend on houses and the money is coming out of the government. He should find a hobby besides golf where you don't spend as much money, or get out of office. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Truth is it doesn't really protect you from everything! It helps you so you can practice religion in your own way and so you can right what you want and voice your oppion. But it wont help you if your are doing wht you think is freedom of speech but are being illegal. If what you are saying is "i'm Gonna kill you" or " I think I am gonna burn that place down or kill her." That is posinga threat and can cause a disruption in to society that is not protected. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Official repeal of DADT; being openly gay in the military v. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT): As of September 2011, DADT policy was repealed and it is now not against the law to be openly gay in the military. Although DADT is gone, there is still unequal treatment. Are the gays in the military better off now that DADT is banned or not? Is it more so a matter of opinion or protection? Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe this is one of the most dumb and pointless deals that the government and news are talking about right now. Honestly who cares what there sexuality is. That is NONE of anyones business, and this topic seriously bugs me. This is a really good point to be brought up, because no one thought about it until recently. If these men are defending our country, and fighting for us, why on earth should we care if they are gay or not!? They are out on the battle field dyeing for us! I think they are still treated badly, and they definitely should not be. Something needs to stop this right now. Side: citizenship final discussion
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The reason they made DADT in the first place was because military personnel were afraid that coming out was going to lead to being thrown out. DADT seemed like a way to prevent this from happening and protect the gays in the military better. http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/20/opinion/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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yeah it really isnt fair. the thing is, i can kind of see where it was better with DADT becuase it protected them... “The "don't ask" part of the DADT policy specified that superiors should not initiate investigation of a service member's orientation without witnessing disallowed behaviors, though credible evidence of homosexual behavior could be used to initiate an investigation.” Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think that in the Tinker vs. Des Moines court case, they should have been able to wear the wrist bands that they wanted. Who really cares what they wear to school, all they are doing is wearing a wrist band, it’s not like they are running through the halls yelling and protesting, they are just wearing it, and it’s not even distracting. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I feel the same way. If they wanted to distupt everything by wearing an arm band they would. All they are doing is wearing a arm band to protest the war. A lot of people dont support war. The arm bands are only distracting if people make them distracting. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I somewhat agree but also disagree, I disagree because by wearing the bracelets, its almost like they are trying to start arguements and distractions. But I am also agreeing because I wrote about the I Heart Boobies bracelets and in a way, this is kind of the same thing, it would be horrible and wrong if it was illegal to wear a bracelet. Or sayng your opinion. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Republicans vs. democrats who is more right? http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/ I Think gay marrige should be legal because it really doesnt matter if you are gay, straight, Bisexual, or lesbian, you are still the same person. People shouldnt judge you if you are a gay person becasue if they just assumed that you were straight you would still be the same person if they knew that you were gay. Side: citizenship final discussion
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yea hand a lot of people say that people are only gay because they hear about other people and they think they are cool. Gay is not a choice. People dont choose to be gay or lesbian. They just are. If they decide to get married who cares. Its their decition and i only affects them and their family. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe that abortion should be allowed in certain situations. If someone is raped and is going through that trauma, why should they have to go through pregnancy and foremost; why would they want the baby? Of course it is still half a part of her, but the other half is his. Because rape pregnancies aren’t common, abortion shouldn’t be commonly used. Some people are completely against abortion because they consider it violence of an innocent baby. Think about it, rape is violence and going through with the pregnancy would make her remember it even more for the rest of her life. Getting unwillingly pregnant should not allow the mother to be punished. She should be able to make her own decision when it comes to keeping the baby or not. In other situations, by willingly getting pregnant or not acting safe, I don’t believe abortion should be allowed. If they make a bad decision, it is their fault and they should not be able to end a life. http://www.abortionfacts.com/life_or_choice/pro_choice.asp http://www.abortionfacts.com/online_books/love_them_both/why_cant_we_love_them_both_29.asp#rape http://womensissues.about.com/od/ http://www.world-faiths.com/ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/ Side: citizenship final discussion
The woman would only have to deal with the rape thoughts for as long as she carries the baby and then she can give it up for adoption because the baby is innocent even though it was made by rape, it doesnt mean that the woman should just kill the baby because she got raped. There are certain rights for babies to and you cant just kill a baby because you made a wrong decision or got raped. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree completely...rape is a horrible thing for anyone to go through and the memories of it you are let with is bad enough, if you got pregnant too, that makes it so much worse. This doesn't make killing the baby okay. They are still alive and however they became to be, they don't deserve to die. Side: citizenship final discussion
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i totaly agree, can you imagine what that girl would think everytime she looked at the baby, that would be horrible! I dont think people should just always get an abortion everytime they get pregnant, they need to accept their actions, and take the consequences! Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think that if publicity from the media disrupts someone's right to a fair trial, the defendant should be allowed a retrial. A retrial is a fair thing to give to those whose trials have been unfair due to media. This happened in the case against Jack Ruby (the one who shot and killed JFK's killer.) Here is a link describing it: http://people.howstuffworks.com/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Some people try to claim that media and publicity will not affect a trial because the jurors are not allowed to watch the coverage of the trial (http://www.albionmonitor.com/0402a/ Side: citizenship final discussion
Massacre of hs in The Columbine High School massacre (often known simply as Columbine) occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States, near Denver and Littleton. This is about the massacre at columbine. I believe schools and parents need to do a better job on controlling their kids. so this wont happen Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960- this link pretty much summarizes the whole Tinker vs. Des moines case Side: citizenship final discussion
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In order to get out of our economic problems, we need more time. I know that it's been a few years since the recession started but people are just not patient enough to wait they all want to be out of debt now. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ While I agree that the government needs to start getting us out of this recession, in order to do this they are going to need time. Obama won't do this in his current term, because his term is practically over. I hope that whoever is elected president next, is able to improve the country's economy soon. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe that we need patience, but above all else, I think we need Congress to become more progressive about solving our economic problems. I understand that this will take a while, but I think that Congress needs to figure out what they are doing to help the economy. We'll do what we need to do to fix the economy, so why won't they get to work on that? Side: citizenship final discussion
People want to be out of debtnow because they need money to support ther families and they cant do that while they are in debt. They will be more in debt from taking out loans. The government needs to get us out of ressesion and that isnt going to happen while Obamas president, he hasnt done anything for the economy. Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/ Watch this video of the events and on scene of the hs. This will change ur life Side: citizenship final discussion
My debate was about why do you have to be 35 or older to become the president. The reson you have to be 35 is because they want you to have some more understanding with how they run the goverment. But i think that it should be up to the people who they want to vote for no matter how old they are and if they have a good understanding. I they like them than why can't they vote for them. Side: michael barnard
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If our government had to function without one of the sections that is present today, I think that America would be a very different place in which to live. For example, the way our government is set up right now, there exists a series of checks and balances that insures that none of the branches overpower the other or are taken advantage of. If, for example, the Judicial Branch was not there, we would not have a specific branch that could take care of interpretting the laws that are created by the Legislative Branch. I believe our country would become quite messed up in short order if we had to function without one of the branches of government. The remaining branches would have to compenstate for the lack of the third branch, and I'm sure that wouldn't end well. Side: citizenship final discussion
Is it right to deface the scott walker signs? i belive it is not right to do that. because its like destruction of property and im oretty sure thats against the law and plus even the democrars are saying hands off. http://democurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2011/ Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree that the I Heart Boobies bracelets should be legal. I dont understand why there was even a court case for it. I understand that none of the money they make goes to breast cancer funds or anything but your still helping promote awareness to breast cancer. If you cannot promote awareness to breast cancer legally, I think that is just wrong then. It just shows how bad some people can be. Its said that Boobies is considered vulgur language but its not. Its a body part. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree, it should be legal. But boys are age, like you Ben. Only like them because they say boobies. You can say you that's not why as much as you want but we all know its not true. Breast cancer is a very serious and bad thing and I think these bracelets do aware people of them, but they are in a joking matter so I don't think people take them as seriously as they should be taken Side: citizenship final discussion
I disagree, people just need to take it seriously, breast cancer is serious, and I dont even wear them, and I am very mature anyway, if I would wear them, yeah, its funny but I would be wearing it also to show awareness, and they just look cool. And I dont care that it says boobies, well not that much, its just they are, or were really popular and alot of people wore them. Nobody likes feeling left out so they all got them too. Side: citizenship final discussion
I agree that it should be fine in schools because you are supporting breast cancer. People who dont want to support the bracelets dont have to wear them. It also is a freedom of speech because you can express your opinions however you decide. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Why should people car if anyone is gay, lesbian, or straight? People are who they are, so the school body shouldn't judge them. No one should be able to be making out on school grounds because they should be focused on their education, not their highschool sweetheart. If you really want to be making out, then do it after school or at home. Not when other people have to see it. Side: citizenship final discussion
One of the topics that I researched was the Amanda Knox trial. I found this topic interesting and wanted to know more about it. In this trial, Amanda Knox, 22 at the time was an college student studying abroad in Italy. She was accused of murdering one of her roommates Meredith Kercher, with her Italian boyfriend at the time. Here is a link about Who's who in the Amanda Knox trial. http://abcnews.go.com/US/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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In this day and age, there are many who believe that us American's are all about ourselves. I think that this is not true. Many people think that all politicians are horrible people and that they don't care about other people, but I think that that is not true. What we need to do, is really just need to find the one that will be progressive and do their best to help the citizens of America get into a position that will benefit the majority of the citizens, not what will benefit them. For example, we should look to what otherr presidents have done in the past. Franklin D. Roosevelt Home Owner's Loan Act Links (He helped keep people off of the streets): http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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When people say that our political leaders have done nothing, it bothers me. Some may not have been great, but there are many presidents who have done so much. We just need to find someone who will stand up for the 'everyman,' someone who will do their best to help us, the U.S., achieve our best. Side: citizenship final discussion
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One of my other topics was should the I heart boobies bracelets be ban from school? this is a link on a court case about the bracelets http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/04/12/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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my opinion on this is that it is okay to wear them in school, just because you wear them doesn't mean anything, besides you could be wearing them because someone in your family my have breast cacncer. or you could be wearing them to get people to become aware of breast cancer Side: citizenship final discussion
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Abortion- Many people think that abortion is not murder, but it is. You are taking a baby and murdering it when you allow a child to be aborted. People believe that abortion is another way of birth control. People also believe that what is growing inside them is the same as a fish swimming in a stream. They think that a baby is not a baby until it is born. But it is a baby from the second it is conceived. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I agree. Abortion is something that people think is okay. Some people make the discussion "oh but what if i was raped"?i think you should still keep the baby but just give it up for adoption. If it is affection you and the babys health like your both going to die if you go through with the pregnancy i thinks its a different story but still. Abortion is wrong. Side: citizenship final discussion
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i think that the value of money is slowly going down over time. there is a lot of things that affect the value of money. a few examples are balence in trade which is the differnce between US imports vs. exports. anothing thing that changes the value of money is falling prices on foreign goods. when prices fall on things coming into this country the US concumer wants to buy more of it, which makes our doller value go up. if we got a stronge housing then we got a better economy then the value goes up. here a pretty link for this subject. http://www.currencytrading.net/features/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Newborn baby 'thrown out with the trash ALIVE after botched abortion' Side: citizenship final discussion
I totally agree with you that abortion is wrong. It was the poeple's decison to do that and so I don't think that woman should be able to do that. However, I do think that women should have the option but only as a complete and total last resort. I think that they should look at all of their opitions first before even considereing that option. Plus even if they didn't want the baby they can always give it up for adoption instead of abortion. Side: citizenship final discussion
The killings ignited a national debate over bullying, but the record now shows Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold hadn't been bullied — in fact, they had bragged in diaries about picking on freshmen and "fags." These kids were obviously suicidal. It says these kids talked about building bombs and killing people, but no one took them seriously. Side: citizenship final discussion
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A lot of people think that racism is over but honestly there are so much people that are still racist and dont want anything to do with black people. Black people are the same as white people. We were all made equally so people shouldnt judge black people. Yeah some black people are troublemakers but a lot of them are nice and people dont have to go of the stereotypes of blacks. Side: citizenship final discussion
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if we never had any part that we had talked about this semester we wouldnt be a free country and everything about this country would be different. if we never had our legislative branch we wouldnt have any of these laws that we have today like conceal and carry. the foreign people in our country wouldnt be here if we didnt have the immigration act. all of the mexicans and cjinease wouldnt be in america they would be in their home countries. if we never had laws people wouldnt have jobs or have a house. how would other people pay for things. for example if the south won the war we would all have black slaves and we wouldnt have to work period. http://askville.amazon.com/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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He went to jail and and got a fine and everything. Usually when you go to jail and have all that you lose your job, his job was a professional football player, he shouldnt get any special treatment just because hes famous. Trerat everyone equal. He shouldnt be able to play football. Side: citizenship final discussion
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There is no reason for it to be illegal. It won't make you high. It is Not Marijuana, and it alone could make enough oil to free the nation. Hemp is the most versatile plant in the Universe, its strong enough to make rope, and diverse enough to make oil. This plant will grow almost everywhere with very little maintenance and without watering. And it is insect resistant naturally. It grows quickly and the steps to turn it into gasoline are very simple. We could replace our need for anything other than hemp in a matter of Months, not years. For those of you who don't know what you are talking about, you must have missed your 10th grade biology class. Hemp alone can free us from oil forever and ever and it is environmentally friendly. Hemp from Old English hænep, see cannabis etymology is the common name for plants of the entire family of Cannabis, although the term is often used to refer only to cannabis strains cultivated for industrial non-drug use. Here is a quick lesson industrial help has many uses, including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, health food, and fuel. Citation needed It is one of the fastest growing biomasses known, citation needed and one of the earliest domesticated plants known.1. It also runs parallel with the "Green Future" objectives that are becoming increasingly popular. Hemp requires little to no pesticides, 2. No herbicides, 3. Controls erosion of the topsoil, citation needed and produces oxygen. Furthermore, hemp can be used to replace many potentially harmful products, such as tree paper the processing of which uses bleaches and other toxic chemicals, and contributes to deforestation, cosmetics, and plastics, most of which are petroleum-based and do not decompose easily Side: citizenship final discussion
should people be able to be naturalized? i think that people should be naturalized because if no one could be naturalized most of us wouldnt be here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Side: citizenship final discussion
Their rampage put schools on alert for "enemies lists" made by troubled students, but the enemies on their list had graduated from Columbine a year earlier. Contrary to early reports, Harris and Klebold weren't on antidepressant medication and didn't target jocks, blacks or Christians, police now say, citing the killers' journals and witness accounts. That story about a student being shot in the head after she said she believed in God? Never happened, the FBI says now. What was going through these kid's heads? What was their obj ective? Side: citizenship final discussion
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I don't think that criminals shouldn't be let out of jail. Even though we have no more room. We could let out the lower class one's, and not the big time crime one's. Because the jails are actually letting out murderer's, and more. So the government should use more money to make more jails, or stop putting the people in jail that have done bigger crimes then them. Side: citizenship final discussion
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All this is happening right now. They let the murderers out, and they do it again. I also think that some of our rights should be limited down. Because in other counrties murder doesn't happen that much because they don't have as many right as us. So I think e shoul do the same. Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/ The legislative branch is the law making branch of government made up of the Senate, the House of Representatives, and agencies that support Congress. http://www.whitehouse.gov/our- The power of the Executive Branch acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. http://www.whitehouse.gov/our- Where the Executive and Legislative branches are elected by the people, members of the Judicial Branch are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Side: michael barnard
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The other topic that I researched was the Dred Scott v. Sandford trial of 1857. This was also called the Dred Scott Decision and the ruling by the Supreme Court was that people of African descent and brought into the U.S. and held as slaves were not protected by the Constitution and could NEVER be U.S. citizens. What do you think about the court's decision? http://www.infoplease.com/us/ Side: michael barnard
THIS IS A WEIRD DISCICION BECAUSE WHY WOULD THEY RULE IT THAT THEY CANT BE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES...I KNOW THAT THE JUDGE WAS FROM THE SOUTH AND HE WANTED SLAVES BECAUSE HE IS LAZY AND THINKS ABOUT HISELF...IF HE WAS HUMAN AND DID THINK ABOUOT OTHER PEOPLE AND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE SALVES HE WOULD RECONSIDER HIS DESCICION Side: michael barnard
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Well, in Dred Scott's case his owner, Peter Blow brought him and the other laves he owned to Illinois, a free state for four years. Then Blow decided to move them all back to Missouri, a save state where Blow later died. Scott felt that since he had been livng n a free state for so long that he should have the right to become a citizen. In other cases I am not sure what the purpose of slave owners bringing their slaves to the North. Side: michael barnard
Conceal and carry laws http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD B ABLE TO HAVE A CONCEAL AD CARRY FOR PROTECTION PURPOSE ONLY IF PEOPLE WANTED TO USE THEM AS PROTECTION WHY NOT!!?? LAST WEEK I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT ONE MAN IN MILWAUKEE HAD A CONCEALED HANDGUN AND SOME GUY TRIED TO ROB HIM AND BANG THAT ROBBER DIED BECAUSE IT WAS ALL SELF DEFENCE FACTS: Refers to the practice of carrying a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed manner, either on one's person or in proximity. While there is no federal law specifically addressing the issuance of concealed carry permits, 49 states have passed laws allowing citizens to carry certain concealed firearms in public, either without a permit or after obtaining a permit from local and/or law enforcement.[1] Illinois is the only state without such a provision. The states give different terms for licenses or permits to carry a concealed firearm, such as a Concealed Handgun License/Permit (CHL/CHP), Concealed (Defensive/Deadly) Weapon Permit/License (CDWL/CWP/CWL), Concealed Carry Permit/License (CCP/CCL), License To Carry (Firearms) (LTC/LTCF), Carry of Concealed Deadly Weapon license (CCDW), Concealed Pistol License (CPL), etc. Thirteen states use a single permit to regulate the practices of both concealed and open carry of a handgun. Some states publish statistics indicating how many residents hold permits to carry concealed weapons, and their demographics. For example, Florida has issued 2,031,106 licenses since adopting its law in 1987, and had 843,463 licensed permit holders as of July 31, 2011. Reported permit holders are predominantly male. Some states have reported the number of permit holders increasing over time. Side: citizenship final discussion
The other day on the news I heard about a woman who was caught with a .38 caliber pistol on an American Airlines flight in Dallas, TX. By the time the pilot stopped the plane to try and get her off of it, she was already gone. The eventually caught her though. http://www.nydailynews. Side: citizenship final discussion
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this is what industrial help could do Farming 6% of the continental U.S. acreage with biomass crops would provide all of America's energy needs. 1 Hemp is Earth's number-one biomass resource; it is capable of producing 10 tons per acre in four months. 1 Biomass can be converted to methane, methanol, or gasoline at a cost comparable to petroleum, and hemp is much better for the environment. Pyrolysis (charcoal zing), or biochemical composting are two methods of turning hemp into fuel.2 Hemp can produce 10 times more methanol than corn. Hemp fuel burns clean. Petroleum causes acid rain due to sulfur pollution. The use of hemp fuel does not contribute to global warming. Side: citizenship final discussion
i completely agree with everything that is being said in the argument. if we use hemp to fual for energy there would no need for fossil fuals. this type of fual would produce any polution. this is the fix for our energy crisis why is =nt anybody opening up their eyes. cmon people. Side: citizenship final discussion
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some people believed that what micheal vick did wasnt a bad thing. for example someone that was defending him said that "if he goes to jail he is being locked up for no reason because the dogs are his property so i shouldnt matter" i disagree with him. Side: citizenship final discussion
Harris and Klebold leave their cars, carrying several CO2 bombs, one semi-automatic 9mm handgun, a 9mm carbine rifle, a sawed-off twelve gauge shotgun, and a sawed-off twelve gauge pump shotgun. They also carry two duffel bags, each containing one twenty-pound propane bomb. The timers on the bombs are set to go off at 11:17 a.m. This is enough explosives to kill nearly all 500 students in the cafeteria. In his journal, Harris writes down the number of students who are in the cafeteria at certain times. They have arrived at the school during the busiest lunch hour. The set the bags down beside a table and leave the cafeteria. The school custodian also changes the cafeteria surveillance tape at this time. How did they get away with all this weaponry? And did they plan this out for some time? Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://aldf.org?arcticle.php?id=928 this is a court case on michael vicks dog fighting Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/139852.html <<<<<WHAT!!! We are using third world country children to test new drung what is wrong with us just because that have nothing doesnt mean it's right they don't deserve to be "lab rats" THis is so outrageous I'm appauled because thats worse than testing on animals, These people have rights and like people in the U.S deserve the right to choose to be part of a study not just used to be a tester with the U.s not knowing what it might so to them! Side: citizenship final discussion
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who in the frik would do that? Thats soo messed up why would you take people from third world countries and test our drugs on them and see if it could help them of kill them. and yeah their parents might just want something because they are so poor but why would you let your kid do that anyway. at least have you do it or just dont do it. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think instead of saving animals from their abusers that they should get charged with a fine and loose all rights to have animals, with them in their home. Also to try harder to stop illegal animal fights. I say this because even though they get slapped with a big fine, they still go and do it anyways. And even though they may have animals, this may lead to child abuse, and abuse of their spouses. But in some cases they will have to go to jail. Side: citizenship final discussion
these are the reasons why i think weed should be legel. #1 the prohibition has failed to keep people form stop using it and producing it. 25 million people use it in the US alone. #2 a regulated market in weed would reduce sales of it and the use in teenagers. As well as reducing the exposure to other illegel drugs in the illegel market. weeds legalization would promote the use of hemp for paper, clothes, rope, and bio-fual. this is a good link i found http://www.alternet.org/drugs/60959/ Side: citizenship final discussion
SOPA, also known as House Bill 3261, is a bill that proposes to censor the internet. I, along with millions of other people, am against this law. If this bill becomes a law, it would be akin to the government limiting our so-called free speech! The only good part about this bill is that it would help stop pirating and copyright infringement. However, there are so many bad things in this bill that they outweigh the one good thing by tenfold. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, eBay, Mozilla, Yahoo, AOL, and LinkedIn wrote a letter to some members of Congress on November 15 in protest to this law. It would severely hurt this websites, and could almost indefinitely lead to a crash in the stock market. http://news.cnet.com/ http://gizmodo.com/5877000/what-is-sopa http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/ http://www.opencongress.org/bill/ http://www.cbsnews.com/ Side: SOPA
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You are completely right, April. The government has no right to recoke the rights of the American people by censoring the internet! Not only will major websites suffer, but so will the rest of the internet! This bill has the power to limit almost everything that is out on the internet right now. If the government really wanted to stop copyright infringement, then they could devise a mush simpler way to do so instead of just completely taking over the internet. If you are truly against this bill, you can sign this petition showing you support AGAINST it. Side: SOPA
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I'm glad we have drug dogs for school, because if we didn't then teenagers would feel like they could get away with anything. The school doesn't want that. Iif teens could get away with drugs at school, they would bring alcohol and think they could get away with it. They can't because of drug dogs. Side: SOPA
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Yes! But I think we need more drug checks and things. So many people at our school, and schools in general take drugs and things to school. Police officers come with there dogs barley ever, and for that to really take affect and get people to stop doing this, they need to be brought in more Side: SOPA
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I think that we should get ride of Scott Walker because he has no clue what he is talking about. And doesn't know what he is doing to families. A lot of them are loosing their jobs because of him. Or quiting them because they may not get enough money to take care of their family. I say this because my dad had to quit his job that he had been working in for 31 years, because his pay was getting cut. He found a new job, but it is hard to do things that we would like to do more. Side: SOPA
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rid and I disagree with your opinion. He got us back so much money by doing what he did. His actions mostly just affected teachers and we have so many of them already as it is. I think he did alright, he did make some stupid mistakes but that doesn't mean that we have to recall them. We should just wait until his term or whatever it's called is up. Side: SOPA
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I think that abortion is a terrible thing. Any life is just as important as the next, and no one should have the right to take away their life. It is murder to kill even an unborn baby. Abortion should not be an option. http://www.abortionsarewrong.com/ Side: SOPA
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I think that in the Jones vs. Clear Creek ISD court case, the kids should have been allowed to have a religious ceremony at their graduation. It’s not required to go to this thing, and some kids want to have it at their graduation! So let them, they aren’t doing anything bad, and the kids that don’t want to have one can just not go to that part!! Side: SOPA
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Abortion is a bad thing it should only be used in one case though! If having the baby will kill you or the baby not making it in the first place, Bannin all abortion will make some peopel loose their lives because some high risk pregnancies will kill a women if not aborted, Women hve the right to live right? Side: citizenship final discussion
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I understand why you would say that, but I think that there is no reason at all to abort a child. I understand that if someone was raped that they would want to abort the child, but I still think that you shouldn't. Every life is sacred, and it isn't the baby's fault that you were raped. You can still put it up for adoption if you don't want it. Side: citizenship final discussion
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So if a women is 4 month pregnant and is told she is high risk or there is a problem that will kill her she should try to have it,,,UM NO! they have more of a right than tht baby to live a baby without a mother is worse than a women who NEEEEEDDDDS to aborting a baby. Side: citizenship final discussion
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this is a youtube video the shows what michaael vick was doing and tells why and how he started it up http://www.youtube.com/ Side: citizenship final discussion
ok so what do people do about the conceal carry law? like what if someone comes into a stor pulls a gun out of his coat and robbes the store would he go to jail for armed robbery? or could he bexause it was legal for him to carry the gun around concealed or will he go to jail for just robbery? Side: citizenship final discussion
WHY WOULD THE DO THAT..ITS FOR PROTECTION!!! READ MY POST ON CONCEAL AND CARRY THEN TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK IF I WALKED INTO THE STORE AND THEY SAW MY CONCEALED HANDGUN AND THEY ASKED I WOULD SHOW THE PEMITS AND THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT!!!! Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://atheism.about.com/od/ here is a link that summarizes the whole case. Side: michael barnard
I don't think this should get passed because everyone should know not to go on websites they shouldn't. We need google to look up stuff and use google images for school work. If that gets sensored how are we suppose to find information? We can't becasue our search engine is down due to SOPA and PIPA. Side: michael barnard
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http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ I figure that SOPA is an issue directly related to free speech, which is one the things we went over in this class as part of the Bill of Rights. After reading through the top link, I saw just how dangerous House Bill 3261 could be. "You may be painted as infringing if you, the site owner, “take deliberate actions to avoid confirming a high probability of the use of…the site to carry out acts [of copyright infringement or circumvention].” This means if you deliberately decide that it’s not cost-effective to screen every piece of content and determine whether or not it is copyright-free before it is posted to your site (whether there is infringing content on your site or not), then you are labeled as an “Internet site…dedicated to theft of U.S. property.” Simply the act of not actively screening every piece of content makes you a criminal under SOPA." Side: SOPA
SHOULD US CITIZEN BE BANNED FROM POSSESSING ASSAULT RIFLES?
I KNOW THAT PEOLE SHOULD E ABLE TO OWN ASSAULT RIFLES BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO OWN THEM FOR HUNTING TO! Side: SOPA
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Politicians often spend thousands or even millions of dollars on their campaigns and promoting themselves. I think that this is a waste of money. Think of all of the other things that the money could be put towards...the United States is in a tremendous amount of debt. I would vote for the next politician that saves the money for the people and uses it to help our country, state, or place that they represent. http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/ Side: SOPA
here is a link to to debate on how old do you think you have to be to become the president. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/ Side: michael barnard
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Here is the trailer for the Amanda Knox movie. I have watched it and it was really good and quite interesting. http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/ Side: michael barnard
This isn't quite a current event, but one very influential person to the U.S. government that stands out to me is President George W. Bush. There is an awful lot of controversy surrounding him and everything that happened while he was the head of this nation, but I believe that he was a great individual who was a big assest to this nation. His response to 9/11 was proper and justifiable; you don't mess with the U.S. because we will put you back in your place. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ I don't think that there is one specific president that can be held responsible for singularly plunging this nation into debt, almost every president has contributed to that issue (some more than others). Side: citizenship final discussion
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Yea! Exactly! Animals are people, if you abuse an animal or even a person you just doing to try and bring yourself up. But it doesn't work! You just putting in people's eyes that your a bad person. And don't deserve to have animals or children for that matter. Side: citizenship final discussion
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What's the point of even doing drugs or smoking? You always get screwed in the end either by health terms or maybe financial issues. I don't get why people do it. I guess they think it might be good for them or feel good, but they probably don't realize how much harm it's doing to them. Side: citizenship final discussion
weed vs. alcohol. -Alcohol negative:- prolonged excessive consumption of alcohol can cause permanent damage to the brain and other organs of the body. severly impairs motor control and reaction times, in addition to statistically increasing risk-taking behavior. positive:+ enjoyable means of social interaction and general leisure. that pretty much all the positives. -weed negative:- when smoked, increased risk of respiratory irritation and bronchitis (phlegm) causes a decrease in blood pressure which can increase the risk of fainting. increased risk of anxiety in prone individuals. positive:+ very useful for the treatment of nausea and vomitting in aids and cancer patients. significantly decreases intra-occular pressure in glaucoma patients. beneficial in treatment of pain associated with multiple-sclerosis and bone disorders. safe and enjoyable alternative means to social interaction and leisure, NO RECORDED OVERDOSE DEATHS IN MEDICAL HISTORY. Side: citizenship final discussion
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People around the world today are still doing dog meat trades. Even though it's illegal. I think the penalty should be execution. Because, animals should have more rights. They can be just as equal as people and eating dogs, cats, horses, and cows isn't right. Side: citizenship final discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ IF YOU EVER THINK ABOUT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING I MIGHT SEE YOU IN ABOUT 50 YEARS WHEN YYOUR DEAD Side: citizenship final discussion
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We wantot recall governer walker but at what cost, people are so against him but he has done some good but everyone seems to only look at what he hasn't done, Not good, Plus wew can't live with him for a whil? It's castedd 9 MILLION so far, and what happens if he is relected, MONEY AND TIME WASTED! http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/recall18-8g3r7ui-137489833.html Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ^^^^^^^^rights that gays have in wisconsin. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe that having the lottery is both good and bad. I think it's good for those lucky people who win those millions for dollars. Especially if they are poor! But My main opinion is that they're dumb. My parents always get them and it's stupid. Your wasting all your money on a lottery ticket, that you have like 1 out of a million chance of winning! Its like throwing money away. Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://www.apatheticvoter.com/ Mmany Americans are not aware of their existence, the Federalist Papers, a collection of hundreds of papers written by Alexander Hamilton and other people, they offer great insight into the birth of our nation. The purpose of the Federalist Papers was to gain support from the people to justify the new government. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I believe that having the lottery is both good and bad. I think it's good for those lucky people who win those millions for dollars. Especially if they are poor! But My main opinion is that they're dumb. My parents always get them and it's stupid. Your wasting all your money on a lottery ticket, that you have like 1 out of a million chance of winning! Its like throwing money away. Side: citizenship final discussion
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One thing that I learned from the Amanda Knox movie was that the judge in the trial, Guliano Mignini was trying to get Amanda to confess to the crime because his own reputation was turning bad because he had been accused of misconduct on case he was apart of in the 70's about the Monster of Florence who killed young lovers in the foothills of Italy. http://abcnews.go.com/International/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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Turkey's, duck's, and many other birds are abuse too. Even though it may seem like it they are. In the hatcheries that a lot hatch in. They are not treated like they should. They don't get the heat they need and are put in too small of cages. They don't get fresh bedding or food or water. So they get sick easier. And many of them are not treated and suffer, til they die. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Animal cruelty is a bad habit for some people. It goes on even if it's illegal. And over working an animal is also abuse, neglect, or crulety. Most people think of animals as tools, made for human's to use for work they are to lazy to do. This goes on around the world! In sme countries it is alowd, along with practices or religons. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Homelessness is a big issue that I see in this world. In any big city, you will find homeless people on a lot of roads or under bridges. I think that more homeless shelters should open up to help these people. However, I don't think we have enough money to do that stuff. Side: citizenship final discussion
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In fact, the pair's suicidal attack was planned as a grand — if badly implemented — terrorist bombing that quickly devolved into a 49-minute shooting rampage when the bombs Harris built fizzled. "He was so bad at wiring those bombs, apparently they weren't even close to working," says Dave Cullen, author of Columbine, a new account of the attack Side: citizenship final discussion
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Everyone deserves equal treatment. Gay, lesbian, mentally disabled, mentally insane, old, young, imprisoned, fat people. Everyone I think should be treated the same, in a good way. and It's sad that they're not. Think about it, If you see a mentally disabled person walking on the street, do you laugh? Or just walk past them like there normal or smile at them. I have been close with these kind of people all my life because it's my moms job. The word "retarded" is just a word. I prefer to call them mentally disabled, or just people. They're just like everyone else, just, disabled. I honestly think they can be the sweetest people ever, some are mean. But they can't help it. I do admit to saying the word "Retarded" a lot, because I think it's dumb people over react to it when they're not like that. It's a bad word, and a bad habit to say. But don't act like you know what it feels like to be called that when you don't even know someone like that or you're not like that. You're just trying to make people feel bad. Side: citizenship final discussion
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ummm....just dont say it anymore(: yes, some people overreact when they hear it but theres probably a reason for it. since you know what mentally disabled children are like, you can relate to how it makes some people upset when they hear the word "retarded", right? Side: citizenship final discussion
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getting rid of paper money? a lot of people say that we should get rid of paper money and turn it into coins. theres some good and bad things about that. for one thing it would be harder to taint coin money, its easier to rip a doller bill then to chop a coin in half. coins have about 30 years of life and paper money has about 5 years of life. Side: citizenship final discussion
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I think the united states has an obesity problem.. like forreal. If we didn't have so much junk food and if we didnt offer it everywhere.. this wouldn't be a problem... Side: citizenship final discussion
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This is why marijuana should be legal marijuana appeared in the us parmacopoeia. It was estimated that 5 percent of people were addicted to opiates the government turned its eye towards drug addiction. In 1914 opiates and cocain were made illegal after reffer madness was released marijuana was banned in a 1937 federal law. The ada told conress they did not know any evadince that would make marijuana dangerous. They also told them that future investagation might show that there are substantial medical use for cannabis. In 1997 the institute of medicine concluded that marijuana is a safe and effective medicine that qualified patients should have safe acess to. In 1996 california and arizona legalized the use of medical uses sence then 11 states have don’t the same . but ever sence dispenseries have opend there doors the federal government has been trying to shut them down. Side: citizenship final discussion
who thinks that money should be talkin out of politic? i mean cmon you get paid to make laws and tell us what to do? and so many people just care about money so they don't care what would happen to us. this whole government is filled with corruption. Side: citizenship final discussion
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Same-sex rights in Canada have come a long way since 1965. It was then that the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a ruling that labeled Everett Klippert a "dangerous sexual offender" and threw him in prison for admitting he was gay and that he had sex with other men. thats disgusting... [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/ Side: citizenship final discussion
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http://history1900s.about.com/od/ this link is fairly true except for them being picked on Side: citizenship final discussion
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