Facts:
1. Barack Obama recieved 54.7% of the votes
2. The age group with the most voters was 25 to 44.
3. 85.6% of voters were white.
4. In Delaware County, 60.3% of the votes went to Obama.
5. In 2004, the votes were closer.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
PA's congressional districts
1. The 19th district will become obsolete in 2013.
2. Our representative is Pat Meehan.
3. Our district also contains parts of Chester,Montgomery, and Philadelphia county.
4. The 1st congressional district is represented by Bob Brady.
5. The 1st congressional district has a overwhelmingly democratic majority.
6. Before the 2000 census, Pennsylvania had 21 congressional districts.
7. The 9th congressional district is represented by Bill Shuster.
8. The 9th congressional district is considered a safe seat for republicans.
9. The 9th congressional district is the most republican district in PA.
10. The 6th congressional district is represented by Jim Gerlach.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
How Washington Works
Facts/Details:
1. 3.5 million people live in the Washington metropolitan area.
2. Politicians try to balance out time between their home states and Washington.
3. Congress works a short week,Monday afternoon to Friday morning.
4. The addiction to gaining power in politics is called "Potomac fever".
5. Politicians often do not have very deep friendships.
6. The department of housing and urban development is pronounced "HUD".
7. Congress often uses opinion surveys to stay in touch with voters.
8. Newcomers form alliances to gain power.
9. Members of congress are friends with those outside of their political party.
10. People treat the word "politician" as a synonym for hypocrisy.
Questions:
1. Why did Carter have such a negative view of Washington?
2. Do all politicians really have a need to gain power?
3. What makes working in Washington so appealing?
4. How can Washington be disconnected from the country when everything they deal with has to do with the country?
5. Are opinion surveys as effective as meeting with constituents?
6. Why do people view politicians so negatively?
7. Is it awkward that members of congress are friends with those who openly disagree with their views?
8. Is it hard to gain any power in Washington without succumbing to all the political games?
9. How often do members of congress need to be in Washington?
10. Does the author accurately describe Washington?
1. 3.5 million people live in the Washington metropolitan area.
2. Politicians try to balance out time between their home states and Washington.
3. Congress works a short week,Monday afternoon to Friday morning.
4. The addiction to gaining power in politics is called "Potomac fever".
5. Politicians often do not have very deep friendships.
6. The department of housing and urban development is pronounced "HUD".
7. Congress often uses opinion surveys to stay in touch with voters.
8. Newcomers form alliances to gain power.
9. Members of congress are friends with those outside of their political party.
10. People treat the word "politician" as a synonym for hypocrisy.
Questions:
1. Why did Carter have such a negative view of Washington?
2. Do all politicians really have a need to gain power?
3. What makes working in Washington so appealing?
4. How can Washington be disconnected from the country when everything they deal with has to do with the country?
5. Are opinion surveys as effective as meeting with constituents?
6. Why do people view politicians so negatively?
7. Is it awkward that members of congress are friends with those who openly disagree with their views?
8. Is it hard to gain any power in Washington without succumbing to all the political games?
9. How often do members of congress need to be in Washington?
10. Does the author accurately describe Washington?
Saturday, November 19, 2011
How Birth Control and Abortion Became Politicized
Facts:
1. Earlier this year, the House voted to defund Planned Parenthood.
2. The first birth control clinic was opened in 1916 by Margaret Sanger.
3. Margaret Sanger was a socialist and feminist.
4. Sanger was actually opposed to abortion.
5. The Constock Law made information about contraception illegal.
6. The court first ruled against Sanger in violation of this.
7. In 1921, Sanger founded the American Birth Control league.
8. Sanger wanted to control families from becoming too big.
9. Sanger was a eugenicist, like the nazis. hmm
10. Eugenicists believed only the "fit" should reproduce.
11. Woodrow Wilson was also a eugenicist...why does this not surprise me?
Questions:
1. How were so many abortions performed back then if it was illegal?
2. If Sanger was against abortion,why does Planned Parenthood perform abortions now?
3. How did we go from birth control being illegal, to birth control being the norm AND abortion being legal?
4. How much money do abortion doctors make?
5. If birth control is now easily available ,why are there still so many abortions?
6. Anyone that is for abortion wasn't aborted. Who is supposed to stand up for the millions of babies who aren't given a chance to speak up for themselves?
1. Earlier this year, the House voted to defund Planned Parenthood.
2. The first birth control clinic was opened in 1916 by Margaret Sanger.
3. Margaret Sanger was a socialist and feminist.
4. Sanger was actually opposed to abortion.
5. The Constock Law made information about contraception illegal.
6. The court first ruled against Sanger in violation of this.
7. In 1921, Sanger founded the American Birth Control league.
8. Sanger wanted to control families from becoming too big.
9. Sanger was a eugenicist, like the nazis. hmm
10. Eugenicists believed only the "fit" should reproduce.
11. Woodrow Wilson was also a eugenicist...why does this not surprise me?
Questions:
1. How were so many abortions performed back then if it was illegal?
2. If Sanger was against abortion,why does Planned Parenthood perform abortions now?
3. How did we go from birth control being illegal, to birth control being the norm AND abortion being legal?
4. How much money do abortion doctors make?
5. If birth control is now easily available ,why are there still so many abortions?
6. Anyone that is for abortion wasn't aborted. Who is supposed to stand up for the millions of babies who aren't given a chance to speak up for themselves?
Lost in Detention
Facts/Details:
1. Secure Communities was created to enforce illegal immigration.
2. About 400,000 immigrants were detained/deported this year.
3. The number of illegals found has increased during Obama's presidency.
4. ICE stands for US Immigrations and Customs enforcement.
5. Many republicans do not support immigration reform.
6. 4.5 million children in the US have parents that are undocumented.
7. The US has 250 detention centers.
8. ICE has enlisted the help of local law enforcement to identify immigrants who have committed crimes.
9. 46% of illegals belong to a family.
10. The Obama Administration has made the program mandatory.
Questions:
1. Aren't those who are deported still here illegally?
2.Isn't it kinda ironic how liberals are all about the idea of giving handouts to poor people and saying like " no one out there doesn't have a job because they are lazy. everyone wants to to work", but then they claim illegal immigrants do the jobs that Americans aren't willing to do?
3. What happens if the deport number is not reached?
4. Can someone who is deported come back here legally?
5. Isn't the fear of Secure Communities a good thing?
1. Secure Communities was created to enforce illegal immigration.
2. About 400,000 immigrants were detained/deported this year.
3. The number of illegals found has increased during Obama's presidency.
4. ICE stands for US Immigrations and Customs enforcement.
5. Many republicans do not support immigration reform.
6. 4.5 million children in the US have parents that are undocumented.
7. The US has 250 detention centers.
8. ICE has enlisted the help of local law enforcement to identify immigrants who have committed crimes.
9. 46% of illegals belong to a family.
10. The Obama Administration has made the program mandatory.
Questions:
1. Aren't those who are deported still here illegally?
2.Isn't it kinda ironic how liberals are all about the idea of giving handouts to poor people and saying like " no one out there doesn't have a job because they are lazy. everyone wants to to work", but then they claim illegal immigrants do the jobs that Americans aren't willing to do?
3. What happens if the deport number is not reached?
4. Can someone who is deported come back here legally?
5. Isn't the fear of Secure Communities a good thing?
Committees
Pat Toomey is in many committees and subcommittees including, Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs,Committee on the Budget, and Committee on Commerce,Science,and Transportation.
Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs
1. The committee was formally established in 1913.
2. Deals with matters related to: banks,price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and control, federal monetary policy,urban development, and mass transit.
3. The current chairman is Tim Johnson.
Committee on the Budget
1. Was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
2. The committee has jurisdiction over the Congressional Budget Office.
3. The chairman is Kent Conrad.
Committee on Commerce,Science,and Transportation
1. This committee covers a lot of different issues related to commerce,science, and transportation.
2. The current chairman is Jay Rockefeller
3. There are 7 subcommittees.
Committee on Banking,Housing, and Urban Affairs
1. The committee was formally established in 1913.
2. Deals with matters related to: banks,price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and control, federal monetary policy,urban development, and mass transit.
3. The current chairman is Tim Johnson.
Committee on the Budget
1. Was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
2. The committee has jurisdiction over the Congressional Budget Office.
3. The chairman is Kent Conrad.
Committee on Commerce,Science,and Transportation
1. This committee covers a lot of different issues related to commerce,science, and transportation.
2. The current chairman is Jay Rockefeller
3. There are 7 subcommittees.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The West Wing: The Stackhouse Filibuster
Connections:
1. The purpose of a filibuster is to kill a bill.
2. When the filibusters over, there is a vote to end debate.
3. This is called a cloture vote.
4. In a filibuster, you keep the floor as long as you can hold the floor.
5. The filibuster strategy has been around for over 150 years.
6. Filibusters can only occur in the Senate, due to the speaking limits in the House.
7. The person doing the filibuster can not stop talking or sit down.
8. People can ask them questions to help.
Questions:
1. How long was the longest filibuster?
2. How often do they occur?
3. Do filibusters usually succeed in killing the bill?
4. How do senators feel about filibusters?
5. Has anyone ever tried to ban filibusters?
1. The purpose of a filibuster is to kill a bill.
2. When the filibusters over, there is a vote to end debate.
3. This is called a cloture vote.
4. In a filibuster, you keep the floor as long as you can hold the floor.
5. The filibuster strategy has been around for over 150 years.
6. Filibusters can only occur in the Senate, due to the speaking limits in the House.
7. The person doing the filibuster can not stop talking or sit down.
8. People can ask them questions to help.
Questions:
1. How long was the longest filibuster?
2. How often do they occur?
3. Do filibusters usually succeed in killing the bill?
4. How do senators feel about filibusters?
5. Has anyone ever tried to ban filibusters?
Monday, November 14, 2011
Issue of the Week
1. How long does the process take to become a legal citizen/ why didn't those illegal immigrants just apply for citizenship before?
The United States actually has one of the least strict immigration policies, making it easier for people to just sneak in than go through the legal processes. The process includes waiting for an immigration visa, and then waiting on a list with other people from the country they're coming from. I think we need to have stricter consequences for those who enter the country illegally, while making the process to come here legally more convenient. That way, coming illegally will not seem like the easier option.
2. What happens if illegal immigrants have children that were born in the US? Are they (the children) also considered illegal immigrants?
Children of illegal immigrants are considered citizens. This is because of the 14th amendment which should be repealed. The amendment was originally created to ensure children of slaves would still be considered US citizens, however we obviously don't have that problem anymore.I think Glenn Beck gave the best 21st century interpretation of the 14th amendment saying,
All persons who successfully sneak into the country will be allowed to stay indefinitely. All crimes committed by those lawbreakers (i.e., identity theft, fraud, and tax evasion) will be ignored. These non-American Americans will be afforded free health care at emergency rooms, free education,, and special in-state tuition deals at colleges, not afforded legal citizens. All children born of these lawbreakers shall immediately become citizens of the United States. Any person attempting to thwart this revision of Section I will be labeled racists, hatemongers, xenophobes, and all-around bad people."
This is pretty relevant to what the 14th ammendment now means.From most of the things I found it seems that you can still be deported if you have a child in the US, but it makes it a lot harder.
"3.What are the repercussions that employers that hire illegal immigrants are faced with?
There are both civil and criminal penalties for hiring illegal immigrants. However, it seems this crime often stays under the radar. It is also hard to prove that someone knowingly hired one. I think this is almost as much of a problem as the immigrants themselves. Illegal immigrants come into this country knowing they can probably find someone willing to hire them. Employers don't mind because they can pay them so cheap, but if this is cracked down on more, they would be less likely to hire aliens.
Sources:
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4925092_us-immigration-process-work.html
The United States actually has one of the least strict immigration policies, making it easier for people to just sneak in than go through the legal processes. The process includes waiting for an immigration visa, and then waiting on a list with other people from the country they're coming from. I think we need to have stricter consequences for those who enter the country illegally, while making the process to come here legally more convenient. That way, coming illegally will not seem like the easier option.
2. What happens if illegal immigrants have children that were born in the US? Are they (the children) also considered illegal immigrants?
Children of illegal immigrants are considered citizens. This is because of the 14th amendment which should be repealed. The amendment was originally created to ensure children of slaves would still be considered US citizens, however we obviously don't have that problem anymore.I think Glenn Beck gave the best 21st century interpretation of the 14th amendment saying,
All persons who successfully sneak into the country will be allowed to stay indefinitely. All crimes committed by those lawbreakers (i.e., identity theft, fraud, and tax evasion) will be ignored. These non-American Americans will be afforded free health care at emergency rooms, free education,, and special in-state tuition deals at colleges, not afforded legal citizens. All children born of these lawbreakers shall immediately become citizens of the United States. Any person attempting to thwart this revision of Section I will be labeled racists, hatemongers, xenophobes, and all-around bad people."
This is pretty relevant to what the 14th ammendment now means.From most of the things I found it seems that you can still be deported if you have a child in the US, but it makes it a lot harder.
"3.What are the repercussions that employers that hire illegal immigrants are faced with?
There are both civil and criminal penalties for hiring illegal immigrants. However, it seems this crime often stays under the radar. It is also hard to prove that someone knowingly hired one. I think this is almost as much of a problem as the immigrants themselves. Illegal immigrants come into this country knowing they can probably find someone willing to hire them. Employers don't mind because they can pay them so cheap, but if this is cracked down on more, they would be less likely to hire aliens.
Sources:
http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4925092_us-immigration-process-work.html
PA's electoral votes
Facts:
1. Senate majority leader Dominic Pileggi raised a plan to change the way we award our electoral votes in PA.
2. Nebraska and Maine have abandoned the winner take all system.
3. This plan in favored by republicans.
4. The new plan would award electoral votes by congressional district.
5. The concept of awarding electoral votes by district has been around since the 1950's.
6. A canidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
7. Wisconsion is looking to adopt a similar plan.
8. According to the Constitution, states may award electoral votes as they see fit.
9. A non-profit group, Al.l Votes Matter is pushing this plan.
10. This group has close ties to the Pennsylvania GOP.
Questions:
1. Is the change favored in Nebraska and Maine?
2. Why would this hurt our national power?
3. How popular is this plan?
4. Would this be difficult to pass?
5. Do any democrats support this plan?
Saturday, November 12, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner, Speaker of the House
Facts/Details:
1. He represents Ohio's 8th Congressional district.
2. Boehner's republicans have slashed 1 trillion or so from the budget over the next decade.
3. Boehner wrote No Child Left Behind.
4. He disagrees with many of Obama's policies.
5. He has shifted the debates in Washington over to spending less.
6. He does not exercise authoritarian power.
7. He has not changed much since he won control of the house.
8. He served as House majority leader into 2007.
Questions:
1. Why has Boehner been struggling to influence the House?
2. How conservative is Boehner?
3. Does Eric Cantor have more power than Boehner?
4. Does Boehner have the support of tea party members?
5. What bills has Boehner sponsored?
Friday, November 11, 2011
Is the US House too small?
Facts:
1. The House of Representatives has been at 435 members since 1911.
2. In 1911, the country was a third of its current population.
3. In 2009, a group filed suit in Mississippi calling for the enlargement of the chamber's population.
4. For the first 13 decades of its history, the houses population was ever-expanding.
5. The average US congressional district now contains roughly 640,000 citizens.
6. The argued number of how many seats the House should have is 650.
7. This figured is based on the "cube root law"
8. The House of Representatives is seen as the "people's house".
9. Most support for a higher number of House seats comes from Democrats,women, and African Americans.
10.Public opinion on the issue of expanding the house is: 60% want to keep it the same, 20% want fewer seats and 20% want more seats.
Questions:
1. If more seats are added, won't our taxes increase?
2. Do a significant number of Constituents truly feel underrepresented?
3. Isn't the house already really big? I mean the Senate only has 100 members.
4. Is gerrymandering the bigger problem?
5. Would this lessen the power of the Senate?
I do not think the House is too small. I feel the current size is acceptable because it has been working fine for a long time with 435 members. I think 435 is enough so that everyone is represented. It's not like anyone isn't in a congressional district. Also, expanding government never leads to anything good.
1. The House of Representatives has been at 435 members since 1911.
2. In 1911, the country was a third of its current population.
3. In 2009, a group filed suit in Mississippi calling for the enlargement of the chamber's population.
4. For the first 13 decades of its history, the houses population was ever-expanding.
5. The average US congressional district now contains roughly 640,000 citizens.
6. The argued number of how many seats the House should have is 650.
7. This figured is based on the "cube root law"
8. The House of Representatives is seen as the "people's house".
9. Most support for a higher number of House seats comes from Democrats,women, and African Americans.
10.Public opinion on the issue of expanding the house is: 60% want to keep it the same, 20% want fewer seats and 20% want more seats.
Questions:
1. If more seats are added, won't our taxes increase?
2. Do a significant number of Constituents truly feel underrepresented?
3. Isn't the house already really big? I mean the Senate only has 100 members.
4. Is gerrymandering the bigger problem?
5. Would this lessen the power of the Senate?
I do not think the House is too small. I feel the current size is acceptable because it has been working fine for a long time with 435 members. I think 435 is enough so that everyone is represented. It's not like anyone isn't in a congressional district. Also, expanding government never leads to anything good.
Open Secrets Response
Pat Toomey:
Net Worth: 1,770,062 to 4,900,999
Rank: 46th in Senate
Assets: 44 totaling 2,020,062 to 5,001,000
Liabilities: 100,001 to 250,000
Michele Bachmann:
Net Worth: 112,018 to 1,704,998
Rank: 186th in House
Assets: 18 totaling 862,018 to 2,055,000
Liabilities: 2 totaling 350,002 to 750,000
I don't think either of the people I am following make a ridiculous amount of money. I am surprised Michele Bachmann doesn't make more money considering she is running for president and that can cost a lot.
why does this matter:
I agree with the author that the people have the right to see what their politicians are making. However, I don't think it is a big deal if they are rich. Members of congress are usually people who have been successful in their careers, so it is expected that they make a decent salary. The only thing I think is relevant about this is seeing their business transactions because it is important to see how much ulterior motives can come into play in politics with the support of special interest groups and what not.
Net Worth: 1,770,062 to 4,900,999
Rank: 46th in Senate
Assets: 44 totaling 2,020,062 to 5,001,000
Liabilities: 100,001 to 250,000
Michele Bachmann:
Net Worth: 112,018 to 1,704,998
Rank: 186th in House
Assets: 18 totaling 862,018 to 2,055,000
Liabilities: 2 totaling 350,002 to 750,000
I don't think either of the people I am following make a ridiculous amount of money. I am surprised Michele Bachmann doesn't make more money considering she is running for president and that can cost a lot.
why does this matter:
I agree with the author that the people have the right to see what their politicians are making. However, I don't think it is a big deal if they are rich. Members of congress are usually people who have been successful in their careers, so it is expected that they make a decent salary. The only thing I think is relevant about this is seeing their business transactions because it is important to see how much ulterior motives can come into play in politics with the support of special interest groups and what not.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Due Process
Facts:
1 Exoneration is when a person who has been convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent of that crime.
2. Eye witnesses can be unreliable.
3. Only 5% of criminal cases have biological evidence.
4. The ineffective assistance of counsel claim is often used as a proxy for new evidence.
5. There are 55 innocence projects in the United States.
6. Barry Shneck was on OJ Simpson's defense team.
7. Texas has more executions than any state.
8. A person given the death penalty may wait up to 25 years to be executed.
9. 2 to 3 percent of those in prison are estimated to be guilty.
10. One innocence project is called last resort.
Questions:
1. How often are innocent people found guilty?
2. Is DNA evidence reliable 100% of the time?
3. How can the risk of error be reduced?
4. Why does it take so long to execute someone?
5. Why is the system flawed so that innocent people are found guilty, yet many guilty people are found innocent?
1 Exoneration is when a person who has been convicted of a crime is later proved to have been innocent of that crime.
2. Eye witnesses can be unreliable.
3. Only 5% of criminal cases have biological evidence.
4. The ineffective assistance of counsel claim is often used as a proxy for new evidence.
5. There are 55 innocence projects in the United States.
6. Barry Shneck was on OJ Simpson's defense team.
7. Texas has more executions than any state.
8. A person given the death penalty may wait up to 25 years to be executed.
9. 2 to 3 percent of those in prison are estimated to be guilty.
10. One innocence project is called last resort.
Questions:
1. How often are innocent people found guilty?
2. Is DNA evidence reliable 100% of the time?
3. How can the risk of error be reduced?
4. Why does it take so long to execute someone?
5. Why is the system flawed so that innocent people are found guilty, yet many guilty people are found innocent?
Monday, November 7, 2011
Justice Stevens
District of Columbia vs Heller
Facts:
1. A landmark ruling that held the 2nd ammendment protects an indivual's right to posess a firearm.
2. This case occured in 2008.
3. Justice Stevens was in the dissenting opinion.
4. This court case questioned the constitutionality of a DC handgun law.
5. The decision was a 5-4.
6. The court referred to the 2nd ammendment in their decision.
Questions:
1. Will this ruling apply to other similar gun control laws?
2. What were DC's gun laws following this ruling?
3. Will this be the last of 2nd ammendment related court cases?
4. Isn't the 2nd ammendment so clear in it's intent that not much interpretation is needed?
Sources:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZS.html
Facts:
1. A landmark ruling that held the 2nd ammendment protects an indivual's right to posess a firearm.
2. This case occured in 2008.
3. Justice Stevens was in the dissenting opinion.
4. This court case questioned the constitutionality of a DC handgun law.
5. The decision was a 5-4.
6. The court referred to the 2nd ammendment in their decision.
Questions:
1. Will this ruling apply to other similar gun control laws?
2. What were DC's gun laws following this ruling?
3. Will this be the last of 2nd ammendment related court cases?
4. Isn't the 2nd ammendment so clear in it's intent that not much interpretation is needed?
Sources:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZS.html
The Supreme Court Justices
10 Facts/Questions:
1.John Roberts took his seat as Chief Justice on September 29,2005.
2.Antonin Scalia is from New Jersey and is married to Maureen McCarthy, I wonder if we are related?
3. Scalia was nominated by President Reagan.
4. Anthony Kennedy was also nominated by President Reagan.
5. Clarence Thomas was nominated by George HW Bush.
6. Thomas was the 2nd African American to serve on the supreme court.
7. Thomas had very controversial confirmation hearings.
8. Ruth Gingsburg was nominated by President Clinton.
9. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female on the supreme court, was this a big deal?
10. The most recently appointed member is Elena Kagan, who was appointed in summer 2010.
Friday, November 4, 2011
3 Court Cases
Ford vs Wainwright (1986):
Alvin Ford was a murder who was sentenced to death in the state of Florida. While on death row, he began expressing symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. This case addresses the issue of whether the mentally ill can receive the death penalty. The court ruled that the 8th amendment prohibitts the execution of the insane. I don't think it should matter since he wasn't insane when he committed the murder. I understand why someone with serious mental problems should not be executed, but this seems to get taken advantage of with every convicted murder using the insanity defense anymore.
Reno vs ACLU (1999):
In this case the court decided to strike down the Communications Decency Act, saying it violated the first amendment. The act was an attempt by congress to regulate explicit content on the internet. The court only ruled against the anti-indecency provisions of the act and it was eventually passed. This stood out to me because with the growing popularity of the internet, I am surprised there has not been more supreme court cases regarding the "laws" of what people can do online.
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania vs Casey(1992):
This challenged the constitutionality of several PA abortion laws. Such as informed consent,spousal consent,parental consent,and a 24 hour waiting period. The court ruled that the laws were constitutional except for the requirement of spousal notification. It stood out to me because this is specific to Pennsylvania.I can't believe minors in some states can get an abortion without parental consent. It seems like this would lead many to get an abortion just to avoid telling their parents =/
Alvin Ford was a murder who was sentenced to death in the state of Florida. While on death row, he began expressing symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia. This case addresses the issue of whether the mentally ill can receive the death penalty. The court ruled that the 8th amendment prohibitts the execution of the insane. I don't think it should matter since he wasn't insane when he committed the murder. I understand why someone with serious mental problems should not be executed, but this seems to get taken advantage of with every convicted murder using the insanity defense anymore.
Reno vs ACLU (1999):
In this case the court decided to strike down the Communications Decency Act, saying it violated the first amendment. The act was an attempt by congress to regulate explicit content on the internet. The court only ruled against the anti-indecency provisions of the act and it was eventually passed. This stood out to me because with the growing popularity of the internet, I am surprised there has not been more supreme court cases regarding the "laws" of what people can do online.
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania vs Casey(1992):
This challenged the constitutionality of several PA abortion laws. Such as informed consent,spousal consent,parental consent,and a 24 hour waiting period. The court ruled that the laws were constitutional except for the requirement of spousal notification. It stood out to me because this is specific to Pennsylvania.I can't believe minors in some states can get an abortion without parental consent. It seems like this would lead many to get an abortion just to avoid telling their parents =/
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Roe vs Wade
10 details:
1.The Constitution doesn't specifically mention any right to privacy.
2. The court looked to the 9th and 14th amendment while making their decision.
3. The court decided the right of personal privacy includes the abortion decision.
4. States can still regulate abortion.
5.Illegal abortions are not as dangerous as they were before the development of antisepsis.
6. Morality rates for women undergoing early legal abortion are as low as the rates of normal childbirth.
7. This morality rate increases as the pregnancy gets further along.
8. Roe vs Wade took place in 1973.
9. If the state is interested in protecting fetal life after viability,it may go so far as to proscribe abortion during that period.
10.Viability is usually placed at 7 months, sometimes earlier.
5 questions:
1. If I wanted to murder someone, would I be free from prosecution because I have a "right to privacy"? No? Then how is this any different?
2. Should we even be worried about a women who goes out of her way to get an ILLEGAL abortion's safety?
3. I wonder, out of the number of women who have gotten abortions, how many of them have had more than one?
4. Should someone who has an abortion be trusted with children later in life?
5. Be it considered a zygote,embryo,or fetus, isn't it still a human life?
1.The Constitution doesn't specifically mention any right to privacy.
2. The court looked to the 9th and 14th amendment while making their decision.
3. The court decided the right of personal privacy includes the abortion decision.
4. States can still regulate abortion.
5.Illegal abortions are not as dangerous as they were before the development of antisepsis.
6. Morality rates for women undergoing early legal abortion are as low as the rates of normal childbirth.
7. This morality rate increases as the pregnancy gets further along.
8. Roe vs Wade took place in 1973.
9. If the state is interested in protecting fetal life after viability,it may go so far as to proscribe abortion during that period.
10.Viability is usually placed at 7 months, sometimes earlier.
5 questions:
1. If I wanted to murder someone, would I be free from prosecution because I have a "right to privacy"? No? Then how is this any different?
2. Should we even be worried about a women who goes out of her way to get an ILLEGAL abortion's safety?
3. I wonder, out of the number of women who have gotten abortions, how many of them have had more than one?
4. Should someone who has an abortion be trusted with children later in life?
5. Be it considered a zygote,embryo,or fetus, isn't it still a human life?
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