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Monday, April 14, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Should the United States Boycott the Olympics?
The International Olympic Committee's controversial decision to allow China to host the 2008 summer Olympics has angered many nations. Many feel that China's poor human rights record and recent dealings with Tibet warrant full-scale boycotts of the 2008 games. After the recent protests in Paris, London, and San Francisco President Bush issued a statement say that he WILL attend the opening ceremonies.
The question that has been debated regarding China and the Olympics is as follows: Are the Olympics a proper venue to voice political protests? Should the Olympic games remain seperate from politics? Does China's human rights violations and dealings with Tibet warrant a United States Boycott of the games?
What do you think?
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
2nd Amendment and Gun Control
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,, the right of the people to bear arms, shall not be infringed."
2nd Amendment
The interpretation of the second Amendment is once again causing debate throughout the nation. The phrase, "the right to bear arms" has always been a point of debate due to the ambiguity of what an "arm" has come to mean in our society. Why did the founding fathers include this amendment in the Bill of Rights? Did the framers of the constitution want an armed citizenry in order to protect against foreign invaders? Should everyone be allowed to own a firearm? What is a reasonable firearm to own and what should be considered an unreasonable firearm to own?
These questions are ones that the Supreme Court is dealing with now. The District of Columbia has had a firearms ban within the city limits since 1973. Recently, this decision has been brought back to the Supreme Court due to questions of its constitutionality. Read the article (website below) and tell me YOUR opinion.
-Should the 2nd Amendment be abridged in any form? In other words, should local or state governments have the power to limit American Citizens right to own a weapon?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/washington/13scotus.html?_r=2&sq=2nd%20Amendment&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&scp=1&adxnnlx=1207065853-2NwW3WLyqR0dQDV4YhK4Sg&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
2nd Amendment
The interpretation of the second Amendment is once again causing debate throughout the nation. The phrase, "the right to bear arms" has always been a point of debate due to the ambiguity of what an "arm" has come to mean in our society. Why did the founding fathers include this amendment in the Bill of Rights? Did the framers of the constitution want an armed citizenry in order to protect against foreign invaders? Should everyone be allowed to own a firearm? What is a reasonable firearm to own and what should be considered an unreasonable firearm to own?
These questions are ones that the Supreme Court is dealing with now. The District of Columbia has had a firearms ban within the city limits since 1973. Recently, this decision has been brought back to the Supreme Court due to questions of its constitutionality. Read the article (website below) and tell me YOUR opinion.
-Should the 2nd Amendment be abridged in any form? In other words, should local or state governments have the power to limit American Citizens right to own a weapon?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/washington/13scotus.html?_r=2&sq=2nd%20Amendment&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&scp=1&adxnnlx=1207065853-2NwW3WLyqR0dQDV4YhK4Sg&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
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