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Bryan Pregon

Petition for Texas to secede from US reaches threshold for White House response - U.S. ... - 5 views

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  • caseyyard on 15 Nov 12
     
    We should all know this is not going to happen. This is more of a state tantrum about wanting their state rights back. Personally I agree completely with the states that are doing this because the federal government is way past the boundary. The federal government is in place to protect us from others not are self's.
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  • patrick boian on 15 Nov 12
     
    it says clearly that andrew johnson made it so no state for any reason could secede from the union,their will be another election in 4 years o if everybody would just relax and chill everything will be fine
  • joecarbis on 15 Nov 12
     
    I think this is just a way of Texans and those other states to show their frustration with the government
  • Jeremy Vogel on 15 Nov 12
     
    There are now three other states; Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, that have reached the required 25,000 signatures on We the People to prompt a response from the White House. I am just waiting to see how the White House will respond to any of the four petitions.
  • jacob whalen on 15 Nov 12
     
    they must think that they can do it better then the normal government. so if they think they can and if the fail they fail if not then good for them.
  • jordan bywater on 15 Nov 12
     
    i think the white house will respond with a no
  • bvasquez13 on 15 Nov 12
     
    i think there only trying to do this because there mad that Obama won , and that he will lead the state in to bigger dept.
  • Melissa Diaz-Aguilera on 15 Nov 12
     
    If the proclamation says the states can't separate they would need to rewrite it and make a new set of laws, also what would happen if they fail at a new government? would they just want the US of america to take them back?
  • gharvey949 on 15 Nov 12
     
    I think that this will never happen. Although they might not believe that being apart of the U.S. benefits them, It truly does.
  • garrett lee on 15 Nov 12
     
    it would never happen but it will be interesting to see if any changes happen in response to this
  • jessicavaldez on 15 Nov 12
     
    I don't think this is going to happen but it is still pretty scary that people are that mad at the government. I think that people always blame the government when they are not happy. If we didn't have the government we would be in more trouble than we are in now. Yes our economy is getting hard and we need more jobs. But some people are lazy and should not make the government pay for everything.
  • Melissa Christensen on 15 Nov 12
     
    I believe that Texas would do well in its own government, but it would be better to keep the 50 states.
  • aaron valdivia on 15 Nov 12
     
    Texas is probably just upset with the turn out of the election therefore just trying to create their own government to get what they think deserve.
  • Payton Whiteaker on 16 Nov 12
     
    I'm not sure if the point of the article is, "Why Texas wants to Secede." I'm moreover focused as to, if it will happen, and if it is a right of the state to leave the Union. Personally, I would say it is the right of a state to decide if they want to secede. Let us look at the tenth amendment. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The state has over 80k people who signed a petition asking for a secession. If this is the majority, our 10Th amendment would likely give the state the right to secede, as long as 50.1% of the population wished to secede. (Doubt that they actually have a majority that wishes to secede.) In English: The 10Th amendment grants the states the right to secede if the majority of its population sees fit. This is caused by the lack of detail in the constitution. The lacking detail being whether or not the states have the right to secede. (Founding father: Let's put state secession here next to gay marriage and abortion!) Anyways, as long as the majority of Texans wish to secede, I doubt there is any way that the United States could actually tell them they could not, at least not without some sort of conflict.
  • Kirstina Michl on 16 Nov 12
     
    I have to be . . . not serious here. Just a word of advice to the states who want to secede, based on what happened in the Civil War: If you secede, you won't succeed.
  • Jeremy Vogel on 16 Nov 12
     
    Payton I think the Supreme Court has already decided in Texas v White that States can't unilaterally secede from the government. They have the right to secede through revolution or by asking the other States and getting their permission. At least that's how I read the ruling. Unless there is a newer ruling on secession then Texas v. White. "When, therefore, Texas became one of the United States, she entered into an indissoluble relation. All the obligations of perpetual union, and all the guaranties of republican government in the Union, attached at once to the State. The act which consummated her admission into the Union was something more than a compact; it was the incorporation of a new member into the political body. And it was final. The union between Texas and the other States was as complete, as perpetual, and as indissoluble as the union between the original States. There was no place for reconsideration or revocation, except through revolution or through consent of the States. Considered therefore as transactions under the Constitution, the ordinance of secession, adopted by the convention and ratified by a majority of the citizens of Texas, and all the acts of her legislature intended to give effect to that ordinance, were absolutely null. They were utterly without operation in law."
  • Payton Whiteaker on 16 Nov 12
     
    Jeremy, what am I trying to state, is that states do have a right to secede, because we are not in a perpetual agreement to join the union. It was perpetual during the Articles of Confederation, the supreme court ruled that they have do not know if the constitution. "It was confirmed and strengthened by the necessities of war, and received definite form and character and sanction from the Articles of Confederation. By these, the Union was solemnly declared to 'be perpetual.' And when these Articles were found to be inadequate to the exigencies of the country, the Constitution was ordained 'to form a more perfect Union.' It is difficult to convey the idea of indissoluble unity more clearly than by these words." English: The Articles of Confederation declared it to be a perpetual union. The Articles of Confederation no longer exist. The supreme court literally state that they are going by ground of the Articles of Confederation, a.k.a. not a valid ground to take a stance upon. Now, if we look in history. plessy v. ferguson was a supreme court case that was overturned. This case can be overturned. Also, Jeremy, your understanding is correct on most of it. But from what the case as a whole states, under the Articles of Confederation, what you states is Valid. The Court ruled this with the usage of the Articles of Confederation. (Personally, do not think you should be able to do that, and that the courts ruling is a mistake.) Finally, I am simply stating the states have a right to secede if they want to, this is because the constitution, and not the articles of confederation, is vague about the idea of secession, applying the 10th amendment, the states should have a right to secede if they have a majority of people, unless we plan to be a hypocritical society that has already forced others to use the policy in which most people want to deny.
  • Sidnie Lewis on 19 Nov 12
     
    I think this in an interesting topic. The idea of states attempting to secede from the union is mind blowing. We know our government is faulty and far from flawless... but in comparison to others, we find it to be the strongest. We defend such a government, yet there are states that want to withdraw from it! I would actually like to look into this topic a little more, so I can understand all factors in the state's decisions!
caseyyard

What are we going to do with out Twinkies - 1 views

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  • caseyyard on 16 Nov 12
     
    The world needs this company. You don't think we can get the government to bail out this company to do you ?
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  • garrett lee on 16 Nov 12
     
    without twinkies what are we sopose to look forward to after working out
  • jacob whalen on 16 Nov 12
     
    we will all die
  • Hayley Hochstetler on 19 Nov 12
     
    Pretty sad that my children will not get to experience a Twinkie or other Hostess products. RIP.
Bryan Pregon

Fiscal cliff tax deal: Getting to $1 trillion - Nov. 26, 2012 - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 29 Nov 12
     
    "So how do you get to $1 trillion in new tax revenue and ensure each party gets what it most wants? Here are two options."
Hayley Hochstetler

Fiscal Cliff Raises Taxes on over 77% of America - 1 views

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  • Hayley Hochstetler on 07 Jan 13
     
    The ones unaffected from the result of the fiscal cliff are the retired, disabled, the unemployed and the rich that do not work
Bryan Pregon

the Walton family of Wal-Mart, owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of Americans. - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 10 Jan 13
     
    "In America today, we have the most unequal distribution of wealth and income of any major country on earth... One family, the Walton family of Wal-Mart, owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of Americans. "
Jeremy Vogel

Steep drop in unemployment rate spawns conspiracy - 2 views

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  • Jeremy Vogel on 06 Oct 12
     
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Sasquatch might as well have traipsed across the White House lawn Friday with a lost Warren Commission file on his way to the studio where NASA staged the moon landing.
Payton Whiteaker

Romney's Taxing flaws - 0 views

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  • Payton Whiteaker on 19 Oct 12
     
    This article explains a lot, and points out flaws in Romney's plans.
  • Rainie mccubbin on 23 Oct 12
     
    I love this article. It points out exactly what I've been trying to tell people. Romney never fully answers the question. He has good ideas but never can tell us what will happen and how he will actually do it!
  • Katelyn Owen on 31 Oct 12
     
    Mitt Romney is so vague he never does answer directly answer the questions. I agree with Rainie it bluntly shows that
Mallory Huggins

Let's get real about abortions - 1 views

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  • Mallory Huggins on 02 Nov 12
     
    "OK, Mr. Mourdock, you say your principles require a raped woman to carry the rapist's child to term. That's a heavy burden to impose on someone. What would you do for her in return? Would you pay her medical expenses? Compensate her for time lost to work? Would you pay for the child's upbringing? College education?" A look at the economy and its impact and abortion rates.
Bryan Pregon

Smoke pot legally? You can still get fired - Nov. 9, 2014 - 3 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 10 Nov 14
     
    "So even though you can walk into a store and buy weed legally, you can still lose your job for smoking it. That's true even if you only smoke on personal time and always show up to work stone cold sober."
dominiclamkins

The middle class gets a big raise ... finally! - 1 views

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  • dominiclamkins on 13 Sep 16
     
    After years of watching their incomes go nowhere, America's middle class finally got a big raise last year. Median household income rose to $56,516 in 2015, up from 5.2% a year earlier, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday.
  • laurenspencer on 13 Sep 16
     
    It's nice to know that in the past 16 years household incomes have improved. That unemployment has gone down along with poverty.
casandrabristow

Students Suspended for Clothing Displaying Confederate Flag - 10 views

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  • casandrabristow on 17 Sep 15
     
    About 20 students at a Virginia high school received a one-day suspension for wearing clothing displaying the Confederate flag. Montgomery County Public Schools spokeswoman Brenda Drake says the clothing violated Christiansburg High School's dress code. Drake tells WSLS-TV ( http://bit.ly/1NFFsrk ) that the students refused to comply with the dress code after they arrived at the school Thursday.
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  • gillyhyde on 17 Sep 15
     
    It's good that they were suspended, the confederate flag is banned for a reason. The confederate flag represents racism, and it's very sad that there are still people displaying it, especially young people like high schoolers because they're the ones who are going to make an impact on and represent our generation.
  • sophiataylor001 on 17 Sep 15
     
    I believe that they should have been forced to change clothes. The confederates were fighting for the right to keep their slaves. While there may have been an array of reasons, such as the economy, that the confederates wanted to keep their slaves, it is morally wrong to keep people as such. While pride can be good, origins can be bad. I don't think having an origin that completely missed the enlightenment of the rest of the world is necessarily something to be proud of. Have southern pride, but find a symbol that doesn't stand for racism.
  • baddison753 on 24 Sep 15
     
    I think that they should have been suspended not because of their beliefs but because what they wore was against the dress code and they refused to change.
  • bharold850 on 24 Sep 15
     
    I believe this is justified completely. The confederate flag is a symbol of racism and for a group of students to collectively wear clothing that represents that is sickening. Not only that but they violated the school dress code and then refused to comply should be suspended. These "beliefs" they have by wearing the confederate flag promote racism, the whole thing gives off a KKK feel.
  • ksmith936 on 24 Sep 15
     
    I believe like Brook has said the confederate flag is definitely a symbol of racism and is very offensive to many people. They should have been suspended because they were not following the code of conduct and refused to remove the shirts, let alone the meaning behind the confederate flag.
  • ryanlegg on 29 Sep 15
     
    I believe that this was fair on all accounts, Because of how the symbols relate to certain parts of the past that were harmful to our country
  • austindueling1 on 29 Sep 15
     
    I think that they should be able to wear clothes that have that it shouldn't matter they are showing that they have pride in were they came from the confederate flag shouldn't be taking away. My favorite TV show the Dukes of Hazard won't be aired on TV anymore because of people throwing a fit about it and the dukes have it because the have pride in were they live/came from. Yeah I know there's racism under the flag but people say they want to move on but get rid of the flag. If the have pride that's why they were the flag not to be racist then the should be able to were the flag
  • Bryan Pregon on 29 Sep 15
     
    It is great to see so many comments on this case, we will be discussing this specifically in regards to our First Amendment rights together in class. Food for thought might be to consider what a symbol might represent to one group can be very different for another (think Nazi swastika and it's origin). I especially agree with Sophia who asks whether using a symbol so closely tied with racism begs the question of what aspects of Southern pride you are showing you are proud of?
Josh C.

Fully repealing Obamacare will cost $350 billion - 3 views

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  • Josh C. on 04 Jan 17
     
    A full repeal of Obamacare would cost $350 billion over the next decade, according to a new analysis from the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. This makes its wholesale dismantling much more complicated. Obamacare was carefully crafted in 2010 so that it didn't add to the federal deficit -- in fact, it boosted revenues slightly.
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  • Matthew E on 04 Jan 17
     
    Of course this would cost so much because the money is in people's hands and getting it back, well that is hard. And with trumps new ideas this will cause some commotion with people. And with this it would cause an even bigger problem because he may be forgetting that we are still in debt.
  • mckenzie spanjer on 04 Jan 17
     
    Would it cause more problems if we did repeal Obamacare instead of not repealing it?
  • savannah131999 on 04 Jan 17
     
    I personally don't think that it's worth all the loss of money, I think it's good to provide healthcare to those that can't afford to pay for it, and our country that's a large majority of our people. Although we should also look at whether or not it's costing more to keep it or to repeal it.
  • russellboi on 18 Jan 17
     
    This seems like a good example of how Obamacare is viewed as a lot worse that it really is, how it supposedly is, "A waste of money," and, "Costing us more that it's worth." But there was actually some economic and political genius that went into forming the system, and it would be a poor decision to repeal it.
  • daulton wilcoxen on 18 Jan 17
     
    If we were to repeal Obama Care, it would hurt the country indefinitely, because of all the people who are on it, and the sheer cost of money would ruin the country, were already trillions of dollars in debt, so another $350 billion would not be doing any good. Now taking small actions to take some of it away would be a more suitable approach.
  • kim bagshaw on 18 Jan 17
     
    The problem with Obamacare is that it really hurts the hospitals, they have to manage money differently, meaning they have to cut peoples jobs and different programs because they can't afford to have it anymore. Which in the end will hurt the patients more because how are they supposed to get help if theirs not enough people working there to help them. I don't believe that cutting the whole thing is right, however i think that that Obamacare does need to have some changes.
  • lmcdowell956 on 18 Jan 17
     
    If we took away Obama care it would hurt lots of people because they aren't going to have the help they need.
  • cnicholls808 on 18 Jan 17
     
    i think repealing it would be a terrible mistake because you just cant cut 20 million people out of insurnce.
kittyterhune

Ben Carson: Keep Jackson where he is, put Tubman on the $2 bill - 0 views

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  • kittyterhune on 22 Apr 16
     
    Carson lacks political correctness and tact. It's no wonder he was incapable of winning the presidency. The $20 bill is a much greater honor than the rare $2 bill.
russellboi

Obamacare Helped The Homeless, Who Now Worry About Coverage Repeal - 1 views

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  • russellboi on 07 Feb 17
     
    Everyone expects Congress to change the Affordable Care Act. But no one know exactly how. The uncertainty has one group of people especially concerned - the homeless. Many of these people received health coverage for the first time under Obamacare. They're worried it will disappear.
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