Republican Rubio

      The "hats in the ring" so far for the 2016 presidential campaign are Ted Cruz (R), Hillary Clinton (D). Rand Paul (R), and now Marco Rubio (R). Marco Rubio at age 43 is the youngest candidate to declare yet this year. Rubio says that it is time for his generation to take charge of America. Another big part of Rubio's opening statement is the story of his parents, runaway Cubans seeking the American dream. The article about Rubio's declaration was written by Manuel Bojorquez and can be found at the following link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/marco-rubio-enters-2016-race-as-youngest-presidential-candidate/.
       Rubio seems to already be strategizing for his election, as a Minority story he will relate to many democrat minority voters, this appeal as well as the Republican party will increase his chances to become president. As long as he upholds Republican values and appeals to many minority bases, this crazy "kid" could have a shot.

Fear of Big Brother

A 2013 Gallup poll reveals that the American people have very little faith in their federal government. The poll shows that 72 percent of the American people view the federal government as a bigger threat to the future of the country than big business or big labor. The skepticism of big government has been on a constant rise in America since the development of such concerns 70 years ago.


This poll accurately displays the possibility of a "Big Brother" government that was illustrated in George Orwell's novel "1984". 72 percent of Americans fear government action to suppress its citizens in a totalitarian government. I certainly think that an essential right for the people to have is the right to bear arms simply because they could respond to such government actions with force and reinstate the liberties of the Constitution. I am sure that the recent discussion of outlawing guns in America increased the skepticism of many Americans.

Clint Eastwood surpassed the challenge

     The new film "American Sniper" directed by Clint Eastwood became the highest grossing US film of 2014. Eastwood kept the budget for the film under $60 million and the film made $337.4 million as of last week. Steven Spielberg was originally asked to head the project of telling Chris Kyle's story, but he declined the offer because the budget was too small. This film was released Christmas day of 2014 and is reported to have peaked last week, the first week of March 2015; that is three months of profit! This film stole the hearts of Americans and I am sure Spielberg wishes that he could have been a part of the story.
     It does not surprise me that this film attracted such a large crowd. Many  Americans, including myself, did not know of Chris Kyle's story before the film was made. Each viewer was able to see Kyle's mindset as a soldier as well as his call to help those he could. Eastwood portrayed Kyle's story as it should've been told. He was a man who was not fulfilled unless he was assuring the safety of as many Americans as possible. Chris Kyle was an unselfish soldier, and his story left my theater speechless.

The Right to Bear Arms

      Minnesota State legislature is now in session and on their agenda is the bill SF684 which will allow citizens of Minnesota carry a firearm without a permit. This article starts by saying that the majority public of Minnesota support the bill. Then the article goes on to prove why they have such support. The author alludes to British control of the colonies when they tried to suppress the colonists' right to own and bear weapons. The author also alludes to Adolf Hitler administering gun control amongst his citizens before WWII and the Holocaust. Then the author provides a fun-fact sheet on the "good of guns". Nearly 100,000 U.S. citizens reported that they defended themselves against a criminal action, and 11,000 criminals used guns to commit their crimes per year.
     The facts that the author provided definitely make it apparent that there are more citizens in America that plan to use guns for safety and protection rather than harm and personal gain. Personally I share the belief that public ownership of guns is necessary in a free society for protection against a totalitarian government, revolt must always be an option! Although we all would like to see the 11,000 gun related crimes reduced to zero; this bill is necessary to preserve the American people's right listed as the second amendment to our Constitution.

Article summarized and analyzed is found at :http://www.examiner.com/article/minnesota-constitutional-carry-bill-has-been-introduced-to-state-legislature

Small Business Change

     Andrew Soergel wrote that the National Employment Report and Intuit’s Small Business Employment and Revenue Indexes released that small businesses are hiring at  lower rate than last year. Nearly 37,000 less jobs were created in January than in December; however, these reports also show that employees are being paid more in small businesses.
     These reports indicate a change in our small business economy that can be viewed as its cheers and jeers. If less people are able to find jobs, the unemployment rate will increase. On the contrary, if more people are being paid more, they will have the ability to invest their money in the stock exchange to help boost our economy.

Link: http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/02/04/small-business-job-growth-slows-but-hours-earnings-up?int=a14709

Our Supreme Court Keeps Pluggin Along For Justice

     Jess Bravin writes at the below link about how the Supreme Court is intervening in Oklahoma to hear the voice of three convicted murderers. These three prisoners have been sentenced to death by injection of midazolam-- a controversial drug ever since the "bungled execution of Clayton Lockett last April". Mr. Lockett suddenly awoke 43 minutes after injection and died of what appeared to be extremely painful heart attack. The three convicts are challenging that this lethal injection should be banned as a cruel and unusual punishment under the United States Constitution. The supreme court has suspended the death date of the three inmates until the issue is resolved.
     It seems to be an extraordinary thing to be an American for your voice can always be heard. The supreme court stands for justice and recognizes the humanity of even murderous humans. They stand by the Constitution to this day and recognize the human right of every American citizen. Although I personally think the death penalty is an inhumane thing in general, the fact that they recognize making it as humane-as-possible means something. This incident reaffirms my faith in our Supreme Court and our Constitution.

The Article is found at the following link: http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-halts-oklahoma-executions-before-inmates-case-is-heard-1422475576?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news

Obama Pro Choice

      Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the impacting decision of the supreme court in 1973 which ruled in favor of abortion and legalized it. President Obama took the chance to explain how vital this decision was to ensure the rights of women to make choices about their own body. He stated that the supreme court ruled justly for it is not the federal government's duty to intervene in private family matters. He also states that he will veto the newly passed bill in Congress that would stop federal funding of abortions. The president finally stated that he is committed to reducing the need for abortions by trying to stop unintended pregnancies and promote adoption.
    President Obama believes that a fetus is not in fact a human being and the only affected person is the involved mother; this is simply a matter of opinion it seems in today's society. Personally I believe that at conception a human being is conceived, not simply a fetus, so the act of abortion will not terminate the life of a fetus but also will terminate the life of a person. I agree that it is not the federal government's duty to intervene on private family matters, but we as humans have a moral duty to respect life, because it's pretty cool. Obama should provide tax cuts to those who choose to put their child up for adoption and for those who decide to adopt a child if he is so committed to reducing the need for abortions.

link to see all the president's quotes about the above topic: http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2015/01/22/obama-roe-vs-wade-supreme-court-abortion-rights-house-gop/22173457/