government & constitution

government/constitution

February 25, 2011

Political Ads…….Nothing but lies

As the fall elections approach, the mudslinging begins. It seems like every candidate campaigning for every office is guilty of a never ending stream of untruths, half truths and just doing all they can to mislead the public about his...
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February 18, 2011

I Help Make Government Work

As a teen, Savannah Lengsfelder thought the stodgy old men she saw on C-SPAN had no connection to her life. But when she got a Capitol Hill job after college, she realized the importance they and all government workers play in making our democracy work.
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December 21, 2010

Democracy: The Goal Unrealized Yet

By establishing three branches of government, the wealthy, white, male, slave-owning, Christian founding fathers didn't trust each other when establishing this great experiment and wanted a system of checks and balances to keep each other honest. We as a nation...
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December 11, 2010

The Latest Bogeyman

In the polarizing political war that has been unfolding for the last few generations, it is often said that the United States is the greatest nation in the world. While I tend to agree with the sentiment there, I am...
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November 18, 2010

Ant Economics

I crouched down on sore legs to look at the insects crawling across the path. A long line of them traveled from the corn field across the trail and into the shaded shrubs on the other side. “Son hormigas cortadoras...
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October 4, 2010

There is no voice to the silent in a country where money only speaks.

I believe in corruption, Inequality and discrimination. I believe that the government is lying to everyone when they say that they have our “best interests in mind’. I believe that the power of the people and for the people is...
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September 30, 2010

Our Country, Our Responsibility

When I look long and hard at this country, what it started out as and what it has become, I see that it is slowly falling apart. A country whose very foundation was built by our founding fathers, a foundation...
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September 29, 2010

Law Enforcement

I believe in law enforcement. Most people hate cops, until they need them. Two main reasons why people would like cops is either because they either want to be a cop or they been helped by one, even then after...
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September 28, 2010

Corrupt Government

Every day I see a cop pulling someone over or I hear the sirens go by my house, and it always makes me wonder if something bad is happening and the police are actually need or if the cops are...
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