Same Sex Marriage

On Novmeber 30,2012 my class mate Andrea Crosser blogged about Same Sex Marriage, and had some good points. She mentioned how the first homosexual existed as early as 2400 BC. That was new knowledge to me. Same Sex Marriage is something America needs to come to acceptance with. Same sex marriage is not going to go away, and people are no longer scared to say they are gay. Andrea also mentioned how people are saying that people of the same sex cannot raise a child the way they need to be raised. Why can’t they?  What makes them not able too? We have no real answers or proof. What makes the oppsite sex parents do a good job? Some kids still end up badly with parents witht he same sex.

 I think Andrea, is right. We are thought to think same sex marriage is wrong from our religion, and government. Wish I don’t understand. I was always raised in church not to judge and that god loves all his children equal. The government not allowing same sex marriage is violating that person’s right under the 14th Amendment. They deserve the right to be happy just as we do, regardless of sex.

Pipeline

I read an editorial from the Dallas Morning News. I read “Now re-elected, Obama should approve Keystone XL pipeline” that was posted on November 28, 2012. This article talks about how President Obama should approve the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada’s oil sands to the Texas Gulf Coast. According to the article this pipeline could bring thousands of jobs availability. I know we can use more job recourses. More jobs would mean some folks will be getting off some form of government assistance. Canadians are already moving oil through the U.S. with other pipelines, so this wouldn’t be the first time America is working with them in this kind of situation.

The environmentalist is giving Obama a hard time about approving this project because of potential oil spill concerns. Can we handle another oil incident like the one from BP? I don’t know, but we need to remember that does not happen on a regular base. We need to get all our concerns out on the table and give the company an opportunity to answer them. Everything needs to be taking into consideration. We just can’t say no because we are scared and worried about what could happen. We need to know if something goes wrong such as a spill will they have some form of plan prepared ahead of time. This would mean we wouldn’t just have the Middle East providing us with oil. The way things are going with the Middle East having another source of oil is something that should be taking into consideration big time.

If we choose not to go with this project, TransCanada Corp will most likely take this project to China. We all know very well that China will accept this offer proudly.  

Illegals

 
How do Immigrants get a free ride in America? According to a colleague’s editorial titled Come on Over… Your free ride in America. Free ride is not what I see. I see illegal families trying to make ends meet just like an American family. Yes, some need assistance to survive, but do we deny that family SNAP (food stamps) because they don’t have a visa card? The ones that do get SNAP have children born on American soil; should we take their rights away because their parents are illegal no. If these illegals our on a free ride then so our Americans that take advantage of our benefits.

According to Focus on Mexico when you cross the border into Mexico you are required to have a permit for your vehicle and a tourist (FMT) card.  If you have ever been to Mexico then you know majority of the time the Border Officials tell you where to go. If you don’t understand Spanish then that is your problem and you need to learn their language you’re in their country now. I mean that is what we say about them not knowing our language and been in America. I know, i say that. When an illegal been sent back to Mexico after been arrested for a crime and end up back in America is not their fault. Its Americas fault for deporting them knowing the outcome. The U.S. and Mexico border is known for drug smuggling, but who is to blame? Not just illegals, but the natural born citizens of America as well. It’s not fair to blame the illegals when are people are in the mix with them.

American gives everyone the opportunity to apply for a visa and eventually a citizenship all for a fee.  Money can even by your entrance into America.  You can find the forms and prices at the U.S.Citizenship and Immigration service website. These fees don’t mention the cost for an attorney. The person applying for an application can pay up to three thousand dollars and not be guaranteed a visa or citizenship. Does anyone ever think that’s why they snake over? Im not saying it is okay that they do that. I’m not for it nor am I against it. I think we need to figure out how to fix the problem because the way we are going about it now is not working.

Illegal Immigrants

Immigrants

One of Americas issue is illegal immigrants. Are they really a threat to us Americans or are we just making it a big deal?

Many American feel they are steeling jobs from our citizens. Is this really true? I personally feel no and that this accusation is incorrect. They are taking the jobs that most Americans don’t want to work. Let’s be honest which one of us want to work in 100 degrees heat on a roof, or pouring concrete at five in the morning?  Not me, and most likely not any of you reading this. So, why does this give us the right to say they are steeling are jobs? To be honest, I’m just glad they choose to work and do the jobs we Americans don’t want.

Another issue Americans have with immigrants is the amount of assistance they receive from the government.  According to Center for ImmigrantsStudies in 2009, 57 percent of households headed by an immigrant with legal and illegal children are on some form of government assistance. Yes, it bothers me knowing this information, but let’s be honest how many companies offer insurance to their employees and if they do offer insurance it’s too expensive. Another reason why so many don’t have health insurance is because they don’t understand how it all works. I saw this first hand with a family I knew. No one wants to pay for anything they don’t understand. People are upset they also receive SNAP also known as food stamps. Let’s be honest who isn’t applying for food assistance in this economy. If we can go across the world to help feed a starving country why not just do it here in our own country. I’m just thankful that they are at least trying to work and make a living. There are some Americans that are on government assistance that choose to live off us and not work at all. Let’s complain about those people more rather than some illegals.
Should we just deport all these illegals? We could do that, but who will do the jobs we don’t want? We would be wasting more money on containing them and sending them back. The children that are citizens will be sent back with their parents or left here in America for us to figure out what to do with them. They are here and we need to figure out how to fix the issue instead of getting rid of it. I know there are some illegals here for the wrong reason and causing trouble, but we have Americans doing the same thing.

America we have bigger issues and we need to fix those first.

Ann's thoughts on Obama

                                                   

I read a blog called Obama at Hofstra: Relatively Alert,Ergo Big Winner, written by Ann Coulter on October 17, 2012. She wrote this the morning after the presidential debate. She quotes Michael Jones' question he asked at the debate. He said “Mr. President, I voted for you in 2008. What have you done or accomplished to earn my vote in 2012? I'm not that optimistic, as I was in 2008. Most things I need for everyday living are very expensive." According to Coulter, Obama could only say he ended the war in Iraq and that Osama Bin Laden is dead. She has very strong feelings about Obama and the reader can tell by the way she writes about him.

In her conclusion she mentions how Obama said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." He rubbed people the wrong way with saying that. I don’t know how someone else makes a business happen for someone else and hands it over for nothing. What did Obama exactly mean by this remark? The small business owners that I know built their own businesses from the ground up and some almost went broke trying.

It is very hard to tell who Coulter thinks audience is. Her audience could be for people against Obama or the people for him. I want to say it is more for people that are for Obama. She points out the things he lacked, and to help her do this she uses one of his voters from 2008. She is trying to show that people that voted for him in the past might not want to vote for him this year.

Mitt Romney for Presidnet?

In Dallas News an article was published on September 28, 2012. What caught my attention was the title. “We recommend Mitt Romney for president,” made me ask myself, who is we? This article seems to be directed to voters and/or for voters that were unsure who to vote for. This article is most likely written by a republican and for Romney. Their argument made is why they recommend Romney for president and not Obama. They talk about how Obama didn’t keep his word and failed America. Obama promised to have more jobs available, but unemployment exceeded 8 percent for 48 months. Enrollment application for food stamps were higher than what they were before Obama was president. To help their argument they quoted what Obama said when he was elected. Obama himself once said that if he didn’t repair the economy “in three years, this would be a one-term proposition.” With that been said they feel so strong that he should not be reelected. They feel Romney has shown an ability to lead and can lead our nation, unlike Obama who has failed to lead America. Romney understands that government has a place in the economy and in American life. Are these facts or someone’s opinions? As I read the article I noticed there was no link or anything else attached to show these comments were facts about both candidates. If I didn’t know anything about both candidates I wouldn’t know what to believe. I choose to read this article to see if it would help me get a little more of insight on someone to vote for. This article did not help me one bit. I don’t feel Romney could lead our country in the way we need someone to do. I ask myself is there really a good person to lead our nation? Do you feel Romney would lead our nation better then Obama? God Bless America!

New Article (Romney)

With the election near the candidates should be very precaution on what they are saying, even when in private. Anything they say could be used against them. Mitt Romney made a comment earlier this year at a fundraiser that came out and caught the public’s eye.  I read this article called “Romney doesn't back awayfrom message caught on secret tape” on CNN. This article was published on Wednesday September 19, 2012. In this article you can read how Romney, thinks 47% of American will vote for Obama no matter what. He says they are people that depend on the government and fell the government is responsible to take care of them. Romney says he is sticking to what he said and will stick to it months from now. This comment has not showing much of a difference in the poll. According to the article Obamas poll is at 47% and Romney is at 46%. It’s still early to tell if this will back fire on him. Many people have to be on assistance and do no choose too. Yes, there are those that take advantage of the system, but the comment Romney said was not okay. Needing assistance doesn’t guarantee votes for a candidate