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       There is no question that Donald Trump is not the most likeable person of all time. He has said many things without thinking that fall in line with racism and complete disrespect towards women. While it is not at all ideal to have a president who talks in this manner, the discussion of impeachment does not need to be brought up. Under what argument would we be able to impeach Donald Trump? His bad comments and loose tongue are not enough to impeach him. A person cannot be impeached just because you don't like him. In order for a president to be impeached, a president must commit treason, bribery, high crimes or misdemeanors. I decided to take a look at the arguments that people are giving to impeach Trump, as well as the consequences and benefits that would come along with his impeachment.        The arguments for Trump's impeachment are mainly based on people not liking certain decisions he makes and the vulgar and mindless things he says. But that does not seem to fal

       In Sarah Banks' interesting & intellectual perspective on u.s. government blog, her stage 5 commentary  covers the controversy of the NFL national anthem protests. The assignment was to write an original editorial or commentary about U.S. national government. Sarah's blog seemed to focus on two subjects. She clearly made commentary toward the US people by telling us to not lose sight of the great freedom we have been given to free speech. Her second focus was commenting briefly on the U.S. national government, saying, "The First Amendment might seem like a curse at times, but it's a blessing that defines who we are as Americans. It makes America different than any other country in the world and we can thank our founding fathers for that."        While the assignment was to write a commentary on the U.S. national government, this blog focused more on reminding people why we should be thankful that players can take a knee during the anthem. However, Sar

       Tuesday? Is election day really on a Tuesday? At least make election day a holiday if we are going to make election day a Tuesday. But honestly, why on earth is the biggest decision Americans will collectively make made on a Tuesday?            Actually, the reason for voting on Tuesday is helpful to the American people. Well, at least the American people of 1845. Last time I looked at the calendar I read 2017. In 1845 the country was, for the most part, an agricultural society. It took many farmers a full day to travel by horse-drawn buggies to the county seat to vote. Also, the Biblical Sabbath and market day in most towns were on a Wednesday. Because of these factors, the easiest day for people to vote in 1845 was a Tuesday.        But the easiest day to vote in 2017 is definitely not on Tuesday. Tuesday voting has led to a chronically low voting turnout. According to NPR , there is "data showing that 1 in 4 people says he's too busy or his schedule doesn't a

       In the opinion article Is taking a knee protected speech?  by Judge Andrew Napolitanos of Fox News, Napolitanos argues that "we are free to respect the flag and shun those who do not, but we may not harm a hair on their heads. In the final paragraph he quotes the french philosopher  Voltaire, who when faced with people who had literally lost their minds, said,"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."         Judge Andrews Napolitanos joined the fox news channel in January 1988 and currently serves as the senior judicial analyst. He is also the youngest life-tenured Superior Court judge in the history of the State of New Jersey. Because of this he has a strong knowledge of the laws of the country and the rights of the people. His intended audience gears toward people who are questioning the protests and if they are protected. He is very qualified for this article and gives a strong opinion.        There is no questio

       In the opinion article written by  James Ragland, Columnist/Editorial Writer  for the Dallas Morning news, Mr. Ragland poses the idea to congress and the American people that we are worshiping our guns far to much and thus feeding the fire toward gun violence.         In his article in the  Dallas Morning News  titled "If guns aren't the problem, than its us and how we worship them", Ragland argues that our country has become far to violent to own multiple guns.  He is not saying that we should not totally avoid guns, or that people can not own guns. But he believes that collecting 49 guns should not be a thing, unless you're a certified gun collector. According to him, i t is not necessary to completely abolish the gun law, but we do not need to worship these guns. The American people on average, own more than every other country in the world. In fact, we have 5% of the worlds population but more than 40% of all civilian owned guns, according to the VOX.   

On September 22, 2017, the New York Times posted an article titled Trump’s Travel Ban to Be Replaced by Restrictions Tailored to Certain Countries. The purpose of this blog, according to the assignment, is to tell the class why the article is worth reading. But just one look at the title will capture your attention. For just the second time in US history, the first time since WW2, the united states have put restrictions on travel and immigration. As we reach the end of the 90 day travel ban, Trump and his administration will re-evaluate the countries that were banned to see if they should be readmitted. Trump said this last week that the Travel bans in the United States should be much tougher. link to classmates blogs  found here.