Blog Stage 8: Comment on Work #2

     Colleague's Article

     I can understand where you are coming from to some extent on your reasoning behind why we shouldn't own guns, but let me try to reason with you. The reason we are protected by the second amendment is due to the fact that the founders of our nation wanted the citizens to have a way to protest/overthrow the government if it becomes too powerful. We can all agree that this reasoning is not as relevant today; however the purpose of owning firearms is still very much intact.
     The main purpose of this amendment today is to allow citizens to have a proper form of protection for themselves, which is something that is necessary for our current society. prohibiting guns for all citizens would do next to nothing to solve our current issue, and possibly would incite even more violence within our country.
     The point you made about feeling “more safe” around people that do not own firearms is extremely interesting to me. I would feel a hell of a lot safer around individuals that carry a firearm, due to the fact that if an issue arises, such as an actual shooting, there is an individual present right from the start to help stop the shooting from being as lethal as it could have been. According to this statistic, only 28% of violence calls reach dispatch within five minutes. To put this in perspective, the Las Vegas shooting happened within ten minutes, where 58 people were massacred. Not having armed citizens puts the population at a higher risk for the deadliness of a mass shooting, and that is a statement that is hard to argue with.
     My major question is: what makes you scared of guns? Why do they make you feel “less safe?” I do believe the federal government needs to enforce stricter laws on background checks and gun safety classes, but being able to have armed citizens is a must in our society. If you are scared of guns solely because of what you have heard, and you have never experienced them in your own hands, I challenge you! Go out to a firing range with someone experienced and learn. Take a gun safety class and obtain a license. Once you handle firearms, you appreciate their worth and their purpose in our American society. The media distorts the vision on what firearms symbolize in America, so it is imperative to get your own experiences to build your viewpoint on this issue.

Blog Stage Seven: National Government Editorial

        Richard Stayskal is an American Veteran that is currently battling stage three lung cancer. While serving in the military, medics working for the military diagnosed his condition to be a mild form of Pneumonia. However, when Stayskal eventually visited a physician, he was diagnosed with stage three lung cancer, which is wildly different from Pneumonia. Concurrently, he is unable to take action against this doctor because of a document called the Feres doctrine. With this document in current law, I feel the U.S. Government has a monopoly on the healthcare system for people serving our country, and that it almost follows a doctrine that is socialist instead of democratic.
       Due to this law, Stayskal is unable to hold the military doctors accountable in court. He is unable to file a case against these doctors serving him malpractice, yet he is in terminal condition due to the severity of this miscalculation. It is unacceptable for "professionals" to not be held responsible for their actions if they are not in line with what their profession holds. If someone brings their car in to get an inspection due to a knocking noise in their engine, and the mechanic fails to recognize that one of the firing pistons is blown out and instead says the fuel levels need to be changed, the mechanic sure as hell is going to get fired, and possibly sued for misinforming the customer. Likewise, doctors working under Government policy need to be held responsible for their failures, and not be protected by law to not be sued.
       Stayskal is spending the rest of his time with his family, trying to enjoy life before it comes to an end. With a veteran like him being mistreated, it is imperative that this complaint against Government policy gets heard by the American public, and thus inspires a change from this law being one-sided to fair-sided.

Blog Stage 6: Critique of Classmate

https://whatsnewsamerica.blogspot.com/

        Reading the blog stage five that my classmate here posted, I agree substantially with the idea that Trump and our current political era have caused problems and tensions to arise between fellow Americans in a way it has never been seen before. I completely agree that bringing up race and gender is uncalled for and unnecessary, especially during a period of LGBT activists. Also, I do think it is interesting to note that the ideas brought fourth by Trump were all mostly new ideas, but I think these new ideas have a more positive connotation than a negative one expressed by my classmate. Due to what is currently going on in our country with excessive illegal immigration, it makes sense for a politician to propose an idea such as building a wall. The wall seems daunting and not like how the United States was founded upon; however, we need to remember that there are laws for a reason, and that immigration needs to be managed somehow-maybe with a wall or maybe not. I strongly agree with the point made about the national government losing respect from its citizens. Every video of Congress or House meetings always seems to look like a circus. I do believe however, that the United States is still strongly a world power. The song "courtesy of the red, white and blue" by Toby Keith perfectly describes America's foundations, and what happens if those foundations are shifted around by an opposing force. All in all, I agree that the politics in the United States are at a torrid time and need some major sorting out.

Blog Stage Five: Editorial

          A recent issue with the NCAA that has made the franchise come under scrutiny is the failure of the organization to get with times and allow their players to be paid for their image, name, and other qualities. Because of this failure, certain states have decided to either establish new bills to be enacted in a few years, or spark discussion for bills to be passed. Regardless, the national government has gotten involved, with congress discussing creating a bill that could come into effect.
          Since I am a big believer in getting paid for a talent, and not working for free unless it is volunteering, I think it is unjust that the NCAA does not currently allow their players to be paid. If the congressmen and women did not get paid their massive salaries from the government, I think they would do an even worse job than how they already do. Likewise, bringing money into the NCAA would make it more competitive and would bring an incentive for players to work hard and earn what they have worked for. The national government is currently focused on issues that are not relevant to what the people of the United States care about at the moment, and are instead focused on crushing their counter-party affiliates. The impeachment issue going on in the Democratic house is causing issues like NCAA players getting paid to be compromised when it needs to be more in the spotlight.
          Since the states are passing bills now about this issue, it is more important than ever for Congress to take a significant stance on this issue as soon as possible. Due to the Supreme Court being able to declare laws unconstitutional, most of these State laws won't go into effect unless Congress makes a bill for all fifty U.S. states. With state legislatures coming up with different rules and regulations on how players should get paid, the NCAA could face a lot of confusion in this realm and frustrate organizations, coaches, and players alike. Overall, it is significant that Congress takes a firm look on this issue, and resolves it in favor of the players. Work has never been free since mankind has existed, leaving it unjust for collegiate athletes to not be rewarded for their efforts.

Blog Stage Four

          On October 16th, 2019, RedState posted an article describing a slight altercation between Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, and Rep. Sean Casten. Rep. Casten was asked about his opinion on anti-Semitic comments made by fellow Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, and to no surprise, Casten shifted the argument to instead the republican: Dan Crenshaw, and went on to attribute him as racist. He labeled Crenshaw a racist because Casten has to live up to what the author believes is the current Democratic agenda: pick a fight with a republican at all costs to sway the people to vote for you instead.
          The major problem within the Senate and House of Representatives in the current National Government is that the members of the House and Senate are not able to get much work done due to the unnecessary tensions between the parties. In this particular case, Crenshaw has never even met Casten, yet Casten is foul mouthing him to boost him ahead of a republican, because his democrats will believe calling him racist immediately makes him a racist. The sly remarks aimed at one party to the other do nothing but cause drama and non-cohesiveness in the place this country needs it most-the National Government. Interestingly, Crenshaw was labeled a racist because he believed a rider should be added to a bill that states that illegal "Americans" can not vote. This bill seems pretty logical and obvious to most Americans, especially the ones that obtained citizenship legally. However, the Americans at the head of the government can not even formulate appropriate debate strategies against each other to come to a solution: their only line of defense is to slander the culprit.
          Due to the author being on the right wing, his credibility is definitely questionable at first from liberals who read this blog post. However, anyone can firmly agree that labeling someone a racist for proposing a statement formulated based off of logic and reason, not directed at all towards prejudice, is considered unjust. The author is attempting to communicate to any of his voting-age readers to make a difference in our country. There is no reason to attack people and witch-hunt for the purpose of pride, because pride never will be overruled by the truth, which is ultimately what this country needs and deserves.

Blog Stage 3 Opinion From a National Newspaper Critique

             In this opinion article, the authors clearly view Trump as having committed a clear act of corruption as the president of the United States. These authors are trying to target the american public that is reading into the impeachment process, as well as getting ready to vote for the 2020 election. With this audience in mind, the authors are most likely trying to slue Trump and push for the democratic candidates for the election, as the Washington Post is a more democratic leaning news source.
            The credibility is somewhat there, due to the fact that there are official transcripts and messages there to use as sources as to why they think Trump has committed an act of corruption; however, emotion and attitude can not be determined as easily through a transcript/text, so the interpretation can become different depending on how a person reads the actual scripts. Due to this factor, I have to say that I currently disagree with the position that Trump has committed an act of corruption. When the impeachment process first began, everyone thought that the release of the transcript of the conversation between Trump and Zelensky would fine tune if Trump is guilty or not guilty. Unfortunately, the release just caused more confusion, because depending on the tone that you read it in (bias pretty much), it can be interpreted in significantly different ways. The need for a substantial indicator that Trump violated his oath is necessary before authors can say Trump's corruption is black and white.
           Another key point as to why this is not very credible is how the democrats have pretty much made a fill in the blank mad lib for reasons why Trump should be impeached. They first framed him for colluding with Russia under a 'head turning' report by Muller, that ended up being just a waste of trees in the form of his useless papers. They have repeatedly looked for every minute detail of anything Trump does to try and raise impeachment, because the current Democratic Majority in the House of Representatives is still not content with Trump winning the 2016 election. From sham hearings, to dud reports, to now political stunts, the president is under-fire yet again for an unofficial reason, that is yet to be fully labeled as 'black and white' corruption.

Article Link: Trump’s corruption is black and white

Blog Stage Two: Article introduction

The article I found about national government talks about how the Australian prime minister is coming to the White House for a visit. This is significant, as there has only been one other visitor to the White House during the Trump tenure, which was the French prime minister. On the other hand, Trump has made diplomatic visits to Asian countries and European countries, as well as the Vatican to visit the Pope. The importance of this article is that it details why this meeting is happening. The current situation in Iran and the Middle East is an ugly one that is deteriorating more and more as time goes on, and the U.S. and Australia hope to work together as military allies, and discuss China due to Trump's need for decisions on what to do with these respective countries/regions.


Article linked below:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/us/politics/trump-australia-state-visit.html