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Bryan Pregon

An Analysis of Net Neutrality Activism on Reddit - Upvoted - 12 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 12 Dec 17
     
    "The FCC's vote on net neutrality is scheduled for this Thursday, December 14th. There is still time to tell them why they should reconsider. Go here to share your story of how the repeal of net neutrality rules would personally affect you. And go to www.battleforthenet.com to tell your member of Congress why he or she should call on Chairman Pai to reconsider his plan."
Bryan Pregon

South Carolina adds firing squad to execution methods after running out of lethal-injec... - 20 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 09 May 21
     
    "Politicians in South Carolina have voted to add a firing squad to the state's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs"
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  • sydneykolln on 10 May 21
     
    South Carolina has the electric chair and now a firing squad as their execution methods. It's absurd that the firing squad passed and that South Carolina is now the fourth state to allow this. Personally, I don't believe that there should be any execution methods and this just seems completely crazy to me that a firing squad is now one.
  • arosas733 on 10 May 21
     
    I find it kind of funny they would use a firing squad. It is a waste of money and a lot more extra work and time spent on worthless people. I believe executions for those kinds of people should be quick, easy, and cheap. Firing squads just seem ridiculous especially since it's not like they are being attacked and need to use multiple people for one person.
  • nick_rice on 10 May 21
     
    I don't understand why they would choose a firing squad of all things. I feel like there are more humane ways to execute someone but I suppose some people may want to go out with a bang.
  • allisonwalker on 10 May 21
     
    I don't understand why this is even a thing. No one should be sentenced to death and if they were sentenced to death, it should be a humane way, not a firing squad or electric chair.
  • kredding147 on 10 May 21
     
    This is just stupid. This would be such a painful and awful way to go, even if you did something bad enough to get sentenced to death. Imagine what these people's families would be thinking, watching their son or daughter getting shot to death.
  • joeypo10 on 10 May 21
     
    I don't understand why South Carolina thinks this should be aloud. Granted the death would happen anyway but having people line up and shoot people just seems inhumane and unnecessary.
  • peytongrenoble on 10 May 21
     
    I personally don't understand how they came to the decision that this was smart or found a way to justify it. I don't think that it is something that is going to be used in other states...hopefully. I think that this should be intervened by the national government considering how inhumane the idea is.
  • samhovey on 10 May 21
     
    I agree with Joey, this seems like a recreational activity that fire squads would enjoy participating in, rather than an act of justice.
  • eballenger on 10 May 21
     
    I think this is a pretty cruel punishment even for large criminals and seems like its more for the firing squad than it is about justice.
  • milo_nordman on 11 May 21
     
    Having a firing squad as an execution method is ridiculous. It's a cruel and inhumane punishment that shouldn't be used, and the fact that four states have it listed as an execution method is disturbing.
  • ericschmidtberge on 11 May 21
     
    I think that there should be a death penalty in cases where the criminal is too dangerous to be kept in captivity but a firing squad is an insane method. Not only is it a waste of money, time, and effort but do they really need a full firing squad for one person? That just makes no sense and seems nothing but cruel and disturbing.
  • mcaamal on 13 May 21
     
    I disagree with this they should not be adding new way of execution. This a cruel way to punish people and it should not be allowed. There are other way to punish people other than getting violent.
  • abbidominguez on 14 May 21
     
    I think a firing squad is very extreme. I think the death penalty in general is very extreme. I can't believe South Carolina is the 4th state to allow this as well. There are definitely other ways to go about this than a firing squad or a death penalty at all.
  • masonmascarenas on 17 May 21
     
    I don't believe as we are such an advanced society that we should resort back to such a harsh capital punishment.
  • jdogan on 17 May 21
     
    I can't see a death sentence not being a cruel punishment let alone the electric chair as the method, but South Carolina seeking to go further by adding the firing squad is even worse the fact that anyone would be convinced this is acceptable is astounding to me and shows the disconnect people have from the people around them
  • redrose99875 on 17 May 21
     
    I really hope they get more injections, so the executions can be more humane again
  • tsilva588 on 17 May 21
     
    Honestly, lethal injection isn't any better they still suffer even with that method so I don't really see a problem with this because they will be killed either way.
  • thomaschau on 21 May 21
     
    I think a firing squad is a more humane death than lethal injection. Trained men with rifles and a well-placed shot to the head are the swiftest way to go.
Bryan Pregon

Iowa Legislature passes, Reynolds signs bill banning mask mandates in schools | News | ... - 3 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 21 May 21
     
    Many students asked my view on this law.... I will simply say that I have felt grateful that 99% of my students followed my classroom policies 99% of the time with regards to seating charts, sanitizing, masks, etc. They respected my classroom all year long even if they personally disagreed with that. Now because of this new law (which is based more on partisanship than science) I am in the opposite role and I will trust and respect the choices students make in the last week of school whether or not I personally agree with their view. I know how to make changes in government when I feel a need for change. As always, if you have an opinion on this topic, I would love for you to respectfully share it here.
  • saraivargas on 21 May 21
     
    I do not believe the mandate should be lifted seeing as a lot of people are un-vaccinated, susceptible to COVID, and the herd immunity process is barely beginning. There's no way that we're going to eradicate COVID if we can't do the bare minimum of wearing masks. Most people don't even wash their hands for 20 seconds,and wear their masks under their nose. If we can't wear a mask correctly, can't wash our hands, and refuse to get vaccinated, I sincerely believe we might have to deal with COVID as we do with the flu by taking yearly shots and such.
  • sydneykolln on 24 May 21
     
    I personally believe that the mask mandate should not have been lifted. Yes, some people are vaccinated but there are not enough people vaccinated for herd immunity to work well. I also believe that she should have just waited to lift the mask mandate. We have gone through this whole school year wearing masks and for that to change overnight is just confusing to understand. She should have just waited until schools got out for summer and then lifted it if she really wanted to.
  • mgerman776 on 24 May 21
     
    I think the maks mandate should have been kept for a little longer, at least until more people are vaccinated
jessicasolorio

'I concede NOTHING!' Trump says shortly after appearing to acknowledge Biden won the el... - 5 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...acknowledge-biden-won-election

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  • jessicasolorio on 16 Nov 20
     
    It's unprofessional for Trump to have such awful sportsmanship towards his opponents and childish of him to make false claims continuously causing unnecessary commotion unless he gets his way.
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  • jcollins438 on 16 Nov 20
     
    I think eventually he will give up and admit biden won.
  • hharker376 on 17 Nov 20
     
    It is very childish of him to make these statements and he should just give up.
  • mmailey052 on 17 Nov 20
     
    This is very childish even though multiple news stations have said that Biden has won he needs to just give up and admit his defeat.
  • cmacias539 on 18 Nov 20
     
    I think he needs to carry himself differently, that is not how a leader would act, crying on Twitter. If he thinks the election was rigged then he should move in silence while he takes things to court, instead of doing the most.
  • olijohnson on 23 Nov 20
     
    I am not saying I am for or against Trump, but he needs to act like an adult and maybe people will vote if he ever runs again
  • lennxbrown on 11 Jan 21
     
    I think eventually you have to admit you lost. Whether or not he believes the election was rigged there simply isn't enough proof that has been brought forward.
  • carmellahargens on 13 Jan 21
     
    whether you vote for Trump or not I still believe that he should have more sportsmanship because this isn't his first go around. admitting that he lost is definitely a big step because that could mean failure in his eyes and he doesn't want to disappoint people, so I definitely applaud him for standing his ground with his beliefs
Bryan Pregon

AP FACT CHECK: Claims from the Democratic debate in Atlanta - 0 views

www.wowt.com/...bate-in-Atlanta-565263991.html

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  • Bryan Pregon on 21 Nov 19
     
    "Ten Democrats seeking the presidency vied for advantage Wednesday night in a debate just over two months before the primary voting begins. How some of their claims from Atlanta stack up with the facts:"
Bryan Pregon

The legal doctrine that could sway the election - CNNPolitics - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 21 Oct 20
     
    "At issue: When should courts refrain from changing voting rules too close to an election in order to avoid causing voter confusion?"
Bryan Pregon

Tennessee governor signs bill increasing punishments for certain protests | TheHill - 0 views

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shared by Bryan Pregon on 22 Aug 20 - No Cached
  • Bryan Pregon on 22 Aug 20
     
    "Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) quietly signed a bill into law ramping up punishments for certain kinds of protests, including losing the right to vote."
Jeremy Vogel

Registering Doubt: If we can nationalize banks, why not our election process? - 0 views

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Government Politics 2012 Voting

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 06 Nov 12
     
    "Like our financial system, our voter registration system needs a federal government bailout. Before the election, while the public and press are still paying attention, we should get both presidential candidates to commit to a more sensible, secure, and universal voter registration process."
blakewilladsen

What will happen if the US goes over the fiscal cliff? - 0 views

www.usatoday.com/...1703017

fiscal cliff economy

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  • blakewilladsen on 15 Nov 12
     
    scary stuff
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  • Mallory Huggins on 19 Nov 12
     
    Really is a scary thought, and it's sad that no steps have been taken to prevent it. We've had years, but this administration has been pretty focused on its own agenda...
  • gharvey949 on 19 Nov 12
     
    This is really going to effect our generation!
  • jessicavaldez on 19 Nov 12
     
    This is a very serious matter and it will affect every american in the United States.If there is going to be tax cuts on all departments will jobs be lost. If our economy goes into a recession how will our economy come back from that? No one knows if this will benefit or hurt. This is why this is so difficult too think about.
  • keegan_cudmore on 19 Nov 12
     
    Well its a sad that the government just blows this problem over there shoulders with no care in the world, and we the people take the bullet for it.
  • Jeremy Vogel on 20 Nov 12
     
    It's also sad that during this current Congress they voted to repeal the ACA thirty sometimes other then work on this issue. I think that many people forget that the Obama Administration has presented a jobs plan and the House rejected it just as the Senate/President have rejected job plans brought up by the House. This is the exact reason that we're even in this mess. A lack of compromise on all sides.
Jeremy Vogel

Gay parents battle 'the Iowa anomaly' - 0 views

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 05 Mar 13
     
    "In Iowa, gay couples have been able to get legally married since 2009, when the state's supreme court upheld a lower court ruling striking down a gay marriage ban. But the Iowa Department of Public Health has refused to grant birth certificates that list both spouses in a gay marriage as the legal parents of newborn children. That decision has left families in legal limbo, and it led to a lawsuit that has thrust the gay rights debate right back to the state's supreme court." I'm interested in hearing what the Iowa Supreme Court says about this. I also wonder how the three new justices will vote. This is the first major issue concerning gay marriage after three Iowa Supreme Court Justices lost their positions in 2010 and were replaced.
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