Cricital post on Prop 8

In edgar's post about Prop 8, he talks about a "California measure" to only allow marriage between a man and a woman. I agree with edgar on the topic of homosexual and bisexual marriages. People should be allowed to follow what their heart wants. The founders escaped and started a new colony because they want religious freedom, and the right that we all should be allowed to have. On that bias, I believe that it is not in the government's right to determine if a man or a woman can or cannot be married. Many opponents of homosexual marriage argue that it is a "sin" or against the bible and God. I do not know much about the bible or about Christian belief but one thing I know is in America we have the right to believe what we want. People are making laws that are based on religion is the one thing the original founders would not want. I also agree that this is a personal right that should be allowed. They are no different than what we are. Before when slavery was first abolished, people believed that colored-skin people were inferior but there were many that proved otherwise. Now America has allowed white,colored,male, or female the rights we all deserve. Now it is time for people who were born attracted to the same-sex. They do not choose who they are attracted to, just as how we do not choose what color we are, or what ethnicity we are. Here is an extended list of the pros and cons of homosexual marriage.

Are our rights being abused and misused?

In the article, Ditch the 14th Amendment? Why stop there?, Martin discusses about how some republican senators such as Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn are suggesting to eliminate the 14th Amendment. The idea was that the 14th Amendment "grants citizenship to children born in the U.S." Many illegal immigrants use this flaw to come to America and find a better future for their children. The main reason for the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to the African-Americans that were force to American for "vicious and dehumanizing free-labor." There were many laws and loop holes in the system to prevent African-Americans their right. Also, they "didn't choose to come to America", they were forced. He then goes off and suggest what if we eliminate other Amendments. Such as the 2nd Amendment, he suggest that with a ban on firearms; crime rates will be reduced and deaths well decline in numbers. He then suggest to “tighten up” the 10th Amendment, so that the laws will be at the federal level and reduce the many ways of doing “business.” The 22nd Amendment, which limit’s the length and amount of terms a president can take, should be eliminated so we can keep presidents who get things done and avoid possible failures. He thing goes off on a tangent and discusses how they are the same type of people “who want to ban gay marriage.” He is obviously tired of how some politicians want to “mess with” the U.S. Constitution but then not commit fully.

There are some things about this article I agree with. Things such as, 2nd Amendment should be limited and 22nd Amendment should be changed. In contrast, I believe that the 10th Amendment should still be in effect because the states know what is better for its citizens than the nation. Also, laws are better reinforced at the state level than the federal level because it is closer and cover less people than an entire nation.

Critical Comments About the Right to Bear Arms

In "Open-Minded Politics" latest post, Drew discusses the benefits and dangers to privately owned firearms. He mentions that in an article a woman has decided that the added protection of owning a firearm in her house outweighs the dangers. Even though he made a good argument, I believe that not everyone should be able to own a firearm. There have been many cases where careless owners put themselves and their families in danger. People neglect their weapons and place them out in the open for a little boy pretending to play guns or robbers. People like Fiona Lee, http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-child-shot-in-head-072910,0,4792063.story, or people like Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan ,http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/toddler-dies-mistaking-gun-wii-controller/story?id=10056190. It is good to have protection at home, but I believe there are other ways. I understand the police are not able to protect everyone at all times but there are weapons that are non-lethal such as Mace or a Tazer.