Sunday, October 28, 2007

My Representative : Brad Sherman

"We cannot provide genocide denial as one of the perks of friendship with the United States."

For me, this quote by Brad Sherman, expressed that Brad Sherman believes the United States is a very strong country, and should not be cowering or overlooking any problems it sees. It is the duty of the United States to protect all it can protect, and that the United States must be seen as a source of hope, instead of a spectator.

Furthermore, I also became confused as I looked at his page, because he seemed to be voting 'nay' at first then 'aye' second fro the SCHIP Extension Bill, which makes him seem indecisive to me. This impacts me in a bad way, because i wasn't aware that my representative was indecisive. I know I may be indecisive, but when you are working to represent other people I believe you have to be more decisive in your actions and in everything you do.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

National Constitution Center Blog

what it means and what it's impact is on you

"The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States."

The Citizens and only Citizens of the United States will be entitled to the privileges and the immunities the state's government and the nation's government provides. Although, the states do not have the power to discriminate or prohibit out-of-state residents to do certain things, the states still have the power and right to charge out-of-state citizens higher tuition due to the reason that the in-state-residents have paid the taxes to support the funding of the public universities. So this sentence means to me that it is unconstitutional to prevent all citizens from the opportunities provided to them, yet it is not unconstitutional to treat differently the out-of-state residents when it comes to money terms.

This sentence has a different impact on me. Because I know people who have not come here illegally, yet are not considered citizens. So to me, they have been allowed into the United States, allowed into the state, yet denied the rights and opportunities to live. That's what the sentence meant to me before I read the explanation.

Friday, October 19, 2007

After completing the quiz, I was very surprised to see who my ideal candidate was for several reasons. First of all I had no idea who he was. Second, I already thought that I was leaning towards one candidate and their views before I completed the quiz. Then after completing the quiz, I find out that that person's views whom I most agree with isn't even the candidate I was going to vote for. I also don't believe that my "ideal candidate" has much of a chance of winning because I have never heard of his name before. And probably doesn't have as much of the funds to run as president as the other leading candidates.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Medicare Perscription Act of 2004

Over the years, perscriptions for all people especially senior citizens, have become increasingly expensive. The Medicare Modernization Act was meant to address this problem. Under the MMA the government is prohibited from negotiating discounts with drug companies as well as establishing a formulary. It prohibitied the government from providing medicare directly, yet put no restraints on private providers.
Therefore, I believe that the Medicare Perscription Act of 2004 also known as the Medicare Modernization Act somewhat accomplished its goals. I believe it did not benefit one private provider, but instead benefited the industry as a whole. It provided more business and opportunities for private holders, and granted citizens more opportunity to gain access to medicare plans, and thus perscriptions.