Barack Obama:
Civil rights:
Obama plans on strengthening anti-discrimination laws. One law he signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. This act allows women to receive the money that they lost due to discrimination by extending the time when an employee can file a claim. Another law that Obama has signed is the Paycheck Fairness Act. This helps women who get paid less than their male colleagues to get paid an equal and fair amount.
Obama also signed some anti-crime acts. One crime preventing act signed was the Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Preventing Act. This stops more hate crimes. This includes hurting some based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Obama supports the Department of Justice’s laws that aim to stop discrimination in schools, work places, and houses. Obama signed an act called the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010. By repealing this act it allowed gay people to serve in the US military.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/civil-rights
Election results:
Obama first ran for president in 2008. In 2008 Obama ran as the Democratic candidate against Republican John McCain. Obama received 365 electoral votes, 53% of popular vote, and 66,882,230 votes. Obama won 29 of the states. While John McCain received only 173 electoral votes, 46% of the popular vote, and 58,343,671 votes. John McCain won only 22 states. Barack Obama won the election and became the first African American president.
Obama ran for his second term of presidency in 2012. In 2012 Obama ran as the Democratic candidate against Mitt Romney who ran for the Republican Party. Obama received 332 electoral votes, 51% popular vote, and 65,455,010 votes. Obama won 27 of the states. Romney received 206 electoral votes, 47% popular votes, and 60,771,703 votes. Mitt Romney won 24 of the states. Obama came out as the winner and is currently serving as the US President.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/president/
http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/main
Assassination attempts:
Recently Obama has been sent ricin letter. The suspect of sending the letters is Paul Kevin Curtis from Tupelo, Mississippi. The letter was received at a White House Mail Facility and tested. There the letter was found positive of ricin. Ricin is a highly toxic protein from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant. Ricin can kill someone within a 36 hour timeline. There is no cure for a ricin infection.
Another suspect for the ricin letters is James Everett Dutchschke. Dutchschke has had a long lasting feud with Paul Curtis and knew that he frequently wrote to the congress. James saw this as a way to get Paul and the president. All charges against Curtis were dropped. The FBI found traces of ricin in James’ home and car. If James is convicted of this crime he could face up to life in prison.
http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/main
Castor beans which ricin is made from
Comments