The ACORN and the vote-suppression scandal

The new scandal that is going on right now is called ACORN. ACORN is a group that stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. There people that are trying to cheat by making “funny” names such as “Mickey Mouse” and use other peoples names and make fake votes. "ACORN, is under investigation by state and federal authorities for its voter registration drives" as mentioned in the Washington Times. This crisis is happening because of the bad times that the United States is going through. People are trying to make some money by cheating on the voting process. The people really want the right president to win and help them with this crisis that is going on right now that’s why they are doing what their doing to save their families."One of those voters, 19-year-old Freddie Johnson, told that he signed 73 voter registration forms over a five-month period." He didn't know what was going on so he just said yes to get his cigarettes and his cash because people need the money. Somehow people are trying to put a STOP to this ACORN before it grows even more.


Another thing that is going on is that the "Lone Star Project has detailed how Texas Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott uses his official office to market and carry out a phony “epidemic of voter fraud” initiative. Abbott has selectively harassed and prosecuted Democrats, nearly all minorities and senior citizens, for simply assisting elderly and disabled voters deliver sealed ballots to an elections office or postal facility" as mentioned in the Major Texas newspapers Blast Abbott. So now all the minors and the senior citizens are going to have to verify their information if they don't reply they will not count their votes in. The making if fake people is not the only reason that the government can take your right to vote the own people that does your application can sometimes mess up by putting the wrong information like your address street. If they decide to contact that person back and they dont respond they can take their right to vote. In 2000 "Florida found more than 65,000 ineligible and duplicate voters on Florida’s registration rolls" as mentioned in the ajc website. In that 65,000 people there were 600 people that were dead and had "voted" I don't know how they would vote if their dead but they did (haha). There are also criminals that want to vote "In Florida, felons can vote only after their rights have been restored through clemency. The newspaper found the state checks felons’ criminal histories and clemency status only after they register and had a backlog of 108,000 still to be reviewed" Not all people agree that those people that committed a crime should have the right to vote. “We have 100 percent convicted felons who are also sex offenders, so nobody should be eligible,” said Timothy Budz, center administrator."

sources:
http://www.lonestarproject.net/archive/Abbott%20Vote%20Suppression%20Goes%20on%20Trial.pdf

http://iarnuocon.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/09/1975837-florida-2000-redux-republican-claims-of-voter-fraud-and-their-preference-for-vote-suppression
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/10/what-is-acorn/
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/brazile.acorn/index.html
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/cleveland-election-officials-launch-probe-acorn/
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/news/stories/2008/10/30/dead_registered_to_vote.html

newspaper reflection

Describe something specific that you contributed to the final product that you like?
something that i did specifically contributed on this project is the Abraham Lincoln's view of the Kansas Nebraska Act. I also wrote the Kansas's Nebraska Act picture caption. Vanessa and I added two more extra pictures with a caption.
Describe something specific that you contributed to the final product that you would like to improve?
I would probably the view of Abraham Lincoln try to add more information about his views. I would of probably talk about his pros and cons. I really liked this project because it was something different and fun.

underground idol

Warhol was a revolutionary leader in our world today. From his views on pornography to his amazing eye catching art , he had changed the world of underground art for the ages. He was a “silent and mysterious spirit “ according to Betsey Johnson and a “Perve” according to Patti D’ Arbanville. Many famous artist and designers look up to him today. Marc Jacobs is a huge fan of his works and at times is called “The Next Warhol” but even Jacobs knows he can’t compare. Warhol made it okay to be different and normal to be strange, people were drawn to him because of that. He acted as a pagan( not believe in higher power) to some, but an oracle(God) to most . He is one of the most artistic people in the world. The excitement in the people’s eyes made him strive for perfection. He is a leader in the art industry today and an idol in my eyes.

kansas-nebraska act

 Senator Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephan a. Douglas had many disagreements in the 7th presidential debate one of them regarding the Kansas- Nebraska act. The Kansas-Nebraska act is to determine whether or not the people of Kansas and Nebraska have the choice of allowing slavery within their borders. This act was proposed by Douglas himself.

Douglas believed in the right of free choice and that they had the ability of deciding their own policy regarding slavery. "It is the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any State or Territory or to exclude it there from, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Federal Constitution." -Douglas

Senator Lincoln views of the Kansas Nebraska Act are the complete opposite. Lincoln believed that slavery should be abolished all together. “All men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, DERIVING THEIR JUST POWERS FROM THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.”- Lincoln

Demographic

The only have two question  regarding demographics, How do they know that the information is right? and were do they get it from?

I believe that people will vote for Obama because of the proposition that he made to the Americans to provide affordable healthcare. I hope that he keeps he promises and make America improve on that. As I read Stephanie's blog I noticed that we have different view of this same topic. I disagree with her because she says that she doesn't agree with people getting healthcare. She thinks that the president cant pay for everybody and thats were i disagree with her.  

The Past and the Present

Date: 10-02-08

The  Political Parties have a very interesting history. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the first to find the Democratic-Republican Party in 1792. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison created the party in order to oppose the economic foreign policies of the Federalist Party. For example, the Federalist, wanted to take the power over the government while the Democratic-Republican limit power of the government through constitution. The 

Democratic-Republican party was all about the promotion of states rights and the primacy of the bankers, in the industrialist, and merchants. 

In 1825 the democratic-Republican had split onto two, the Democratic and the Republicans. They decided to split up because in 1825 the new president was chosen of the United States, which was John Quincy. Since he got chosen things didn't go well. Many people were disagreeing among the Democratic- Republican and thats what cause them to split up. When the split up into competing factions it became the "Modern-day Democratic Party" 

The parties now are so much different form the ones back then. They are different in a way that back then  the party was very  against taxes comparing it to now. Now that we are close to who our president is going to be many people that i know are paying attention at the taxes part. I know that if John MCcain wins the presidency  he will change my life because if he's following Bush's steps he will keep the taxes rolling. Now that I'm big enough to work i will be getting payed and will get money taken away for the taxes and i will be making less money.  

I personally think that the people from the parties in the 1800's will totally disagree with what is going on today because of the different believes. For example the taxes, as i mentioned earlier, were not that big back then if comparing it to today that they are a big deal now. I the people from the party during the 1800's came to life again and were to reunite with the ones today i think we would have a HUGE problem.