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/

Environmental and Public Works Disapproves of Keystone Pipeline

    Chairperson Senator Barbara Boxer states her extreme disapproval of the Keystone yesterday. She said that the pipeline will not benefit our country; instead it will mainly benefit Canada. Also she thinks it to be outrageous that a country coming out of a recession would consider approving of an expensive project that will only create 35 permanent jobs. There is also concern for the environment and the health of the American people as the tar sands flowing through the pipeline will pollute the air and cause asthma and carbon dioxide pollution. She promotes the highway bill for it will create millions of jobs and help boost our economy.
     The statement Senator Boxer released did not go into much detail, but she, as the head of the Environmental Committee, should know her stuff. It seemed that she had absolutely nothing positive to say about the keystone pipeline and it makes me doubt that it will be a good cause for our country. I side with Senator Boxer when she says the highway bill should be promoted if it will truly create millions of jobs.
      The link to Senator Boxer's statement is below:
http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Majority.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=8fbf41ec-00e8-f685-17d5-965a3588bb3c