Today we didnt study the Europe map.
One thing i need to do is STUDY!!!!!!! The test is approaching fast.
I still need to do my weekly blog. I have to reasearch paris, france.
We are now going over the power point again.
Disscusing the income tax.
Military-
- republicans increase military spending; cut veterans benefits; dont be constrained by other nations or by NATO adn the UN
- democrats cut militart spending; expand veterans benefits; act in concert with other nations and/or with support from NATO and the UN
Death penalty-
- democrats are against- they think its unconstitutinal and a cruel and unusual punishment
- republicans for it- they think its necesarey and effecctive
History-
- furman v. georgia (1972)
- iowa does not have death penalty
I think we should not institute death plenalty. Some of it is just cruel and unusual.
The 1970s it was unconstitutinal to put someone to death
Gay Rights-
- democrats- favor/ gay rights and marriage are civil rights
- Republicans- oppose/ marriage is a sacred trust between a man and woman
Civil Unions
- civil unions exist in only four places: Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Hampsire
- Vermont civil unions were the first to be created, in 2000, to provide some legal protections and responsibilities to gay and lesbian couples at the state level.
- gay marriage supporters say civil unions have since proven to be inefective, a separate but unequal status
Prayer in school-
- Democrats- oppose - violation of the seperation between church and state
- Republicans- support - it is a religious right and out Christian heritage
War in iraq
- democrats favor it at first but criticized president bush for messing it up
- republicans- Bush stated 8-21-06 that US will not leave iraq until the job is done
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