Even if you don't agree with my radical views on the Republican Party, my point was to open the eyes of the youth and to show truths among times that seems to be characterized as free and whimsical. We are the future and in MY future I want a better life for all even if that includes some struggling along the way.
As the 2012 Presidential election comes up, I hope the youth this time around actually reads up and does research on the candidates, so as not to make the mistake we did before. I am not flat out saying that Obama was a mistake to our country (that is for you to determine), but the way our country went about electing him. We were so focused on a fresh face that we did not know or care to know what he was all about.
It is evident that neither Republicans nor Democrats have the right answers, but I think we as conservatives are trying to undo the generation of entitlement because I think that problem overall is really hurting our economy and future as productive citizens.
After doing more research about the Republican party and what they are all about, I stick to what Glen Beck is determined to do for or country, Restore Honor. As someone who stands for personal responsibility and the freedom to make my own choices, it baffles me when others would go against that by asking for more government assistance. I want more students of voting age to make the right decision this time around and restore our country back to what our Founding Fathers wanted.
This blog is about the Conservative point of view on issues such as education, healthcare, taxes, and illegal immigration.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Pee In A Cup For Free Money
Governor Rick Scott signed the law that requires all Welfare applicants to take a mandatory drug test. If the applicant fails the test they do not receive government assistance for up to one year. It is to be affective July 1, 2011.
This law is to safeguard families who misuse the money on drugs instead of spending it on food for their children. Scott recently told CNN's TJ Holmes, "I want to make sure our taxpayers are not subsidizing drug addiction. Studies show people who are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare," he said. I believe he is trying to do the good and honest thing for all Floridians because it is unfair for everyone in the long run if welfare recipients are receiving funds and using them for drugs.
Although some people oppose the law, such as The Miami Herald, who writes:
How is this unconstitutional? If someone who is in need and is asking for money, I believe there should be some sort of agreement. It's like asking to take a loan out and refusing to tell the bank what it is for. You can't do that. Many recipients agree with the law themselves and to me if they didn't agree then they pretty much just agreed to be without assistance.
Many Democrats in office are calling it "downright unconstitutional," but in Scotts defense it does create moral responsibility as well as personal accountability.
This law is to safeguard families who misuse the money on drugs instead of spending it on food for their children. Scott recently told CNN's TJ Holmes, "I want to make sure our taxpayers are not subsidizing drug addiction. Studies show people who are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare," he said. I believe he is trying to do the good and honest thing for all Floridians because it is unfair for everyone in the long run if welfare recipients are receiving funds and using them for drugs.
Although some people oppose the law, such as The Miami Herald, who writes:
"Requiring job applicants to 'pee in a cup' to test for drugs and randomly selecting current public employees to do the same is unconstitutional, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday after filing a federal lawsuit to stop the practice ordered by Gov. Rick Scott [R]."
Many Democrats in office are calling it "downright unconstitutional," but in Scotts defense it does create moral responsibility as well as personal accountability.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
UNplanned Parenthood
Most young girls don't dream of starting out their high school years altering their homecoming dresses to fit the 30 lbs. of belly weight they gained all because they had a one night stand with Billy in fourth period and now they are strolling a new born to the football games. At least, that isn't what most girls have planned during their teenage years.
The problem in today's society is this scenario is all too familiar. 1/3 of all girls in the U.S. will get pregnant in their teen years and more than 2/3 of all teenagers who have a baby will not graduate from high school as reported by Pregnancy Statistics. This is a troubling thought considering getting an education and obtaining descent grades already seems to be a daunting task to students in the U.S. today.
The problem is that billions of dollars are going towards unwed mothers to support both themselves and their babies. According to The Wall Street Journal, as mentioned by Blog Heritage, noted that “Unintended pregnancies likely cost the federal and state governments more than $11 billion a year,” based on research published by the Brookings Institution. This has led to many troubling futures for the children born to these uneducated and adolescent mothers. They are at risk for living in poverty and being trapped in the low-income bracket because they become dependant on welfare and in turn hurt our economy. Taxpayers are pumping their money into the mouths of children who obviously were unplanned instead of back into our economy. Instead of flourishing our nation, we are hurting it by enabling young unwed teens to become codependent on the government; therefore, almost glamorizing teenage pregnancy.
Another main factor is that morals are not advocated in households today and parents are not speaking to their children about the importance of being married as well as financially stable before becoming a family. With sex being glamorized in the media now more than ever before, it is easy for even parents to be more lenient with their children on core values because it is becoming the norm to have one night stands advertised in Cosmopolitan or the term "hooking up" in Seventeen magazine.
According to a new federal study as reported by Christian Science Monitor, women with a college education are much more likely to be married than are women who have never graduated from high school. And men and women who married after the age of 25 have lower divorce rates than couples who were married at younger ages. This again goes back to teenage pregnancy and the threat it posses to our communities and economy. With television shows such as 16 and pregnant it almost makes the whole process look easy. It shows teens getting engaged and the new parents being supported in two different households by their own parents and 9 out of 10 times the teen father usually backs out of the emotional and financial support he is supposed to provide to his partner.
Without the promotion of waiting until marriage and talking to your child, we will continue to have a growing nation and a growing problem. Divorce rates will continue to sky rocket because teens will see how hard it is to raise a child while trying to attend school and work. Until more campaigns are featured in school to stop this epidemic then communities and our economy will continue to struggle.
The problem in today's society is this scenario is all too familiar. 1/3 of all girls in the U.S. will get pregnant in their teen years and more than 2/3 of all teenagers who have a baby will not graduate from high school as reported by Pregnancy Statistics. This is a troubling thought considering getting an education and obtaining descent grades already seems to be a daunting task to students in the U.S. today.
The problem is that billions of dollars are going towards unwed mothers to support both themselves and their babies. According to The Wall Street Journal, as mentioned by Blog Heritage, noted that “Unintended pregnancies likely cost the federal and state governments more than $11 billion a year,” based on research published by the Brookings Institution. This has led to many troubling futures for the children born to these uneducated and adolescent mothers. They are at risk for living in poverty and being trapped in the low-income bracket because they become dependant on welfare and in turn hurt our economy. Taxpayers are pumping their money into the mouths of children who obviously were unplanned instead of back into our economy. Instead of flourishing our nation, we are hurting it by enabling young unwed teens to become codependent on the government; therefore, almost glamorizing teenage pregnancy.
Another main factor is that morals are not advocated in households today and parents are not speaking to their children about the importance of being married as well as financially stable before becoming a family. With sex being glamorized in the media now more than ever before, it is easy for even parents to be more lenient with their children on core values because it is becoming the norm to have one night stands advertised in Cosmopolitan or the term "hooking up" in Seventeen magazine.
According to a new federal study as reported by Christian Science Monitor, women with a college education are much more likely to be married than are women who have never graduated from high school. And men and women who married after the age of 25 have lower divorce rates than couples who were married at younger ages. This again goes back to teenage pregnancy and the threat it posses to our communities and economy. With television shows such as 16 and pregnant it almost makes the whole process look easy. It shows teens getting engaged and the new parents being supported in two different households by their own parents and 9 out of 10 times the teen father usually backs out of the emotional and financial support he is supposed to provide to his partner.
Without the promotion of waiting until marriage and talking to your child, we will continue to have a growing nation and a growing problem. Divorce rates will continue to sky rocket because teens will see how hard it is to raise a child while trying to attend school and work. Until more campaigns are featured in school to stop this epidemic then communities and our economy will continue to struggle.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Alien Attack!
Illegal immigration has been a hot topic since Arizona and New Mexico had a falling out about ways to control the issue. Arizona follows the laws by checking each immigrant that tries to cross their border, while New Mexico allows immigrants to freely cross their border and live openly without much trouble from the police. As they continue to be divided by immigration, as stated in this article, New Mexico vs. Arizona on immigration, our nation too seems to be torn on the issue.
Obama made a political speech at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, and stated that immigration reform is a 'moral imperative.' He wants to pass immigration laws that would allow over 11 million of them to gain citizenship in the U.S. He wants us to 'love thy neighbor,' and see these illegal residents as one of our ancestors with hope in their eyes for a new beginning and better means of living.
More information on Obama's reform is in this blog, Obama on immigration.
I, however, have a problem with the way he is going about allowing immigrants freely into our country.
They seem to pose for hurt on our country than good. Although I do sympathize with their wants to a better life, I think they should do it in a legal way because they in turn hurt our resources as a taxpayer.
When a business hires an illegal, they drive down wages. It hurts the tax payer all in the name of low cost labor, and it winds up that our already hurt unemployed are out of work and can't find a job to feed their families, while the illegals are working (if even not for much) and are able to send the money back to their families in their home country.
This is yet another problem for our economy. We obviously are still in a recession and need spending to stimulate business as much as we can. If illegals are sending money back to their families, we are not circulating it through our own economy and it’s causing us to dig a deeper hole in our already failing businesses.
The biggest concern I have has to do with treating the illegal residents in an American hospital with not cost to them, but it falls on the tax payers, so not only are we paying for it out of pocket, but hospitals are losing money from charity work. I heard a story the other day about a woman, who happened to be an illegal resident, who gave birth in a U.S. hospital and was able to walk out at no cost to her. I think this is absolutely absurd! I hate when residents of our country live off the government and have children scott free because of Medicaid, so I become even more infuriated when illegal aliens do it. It isn't right at all!
Then, on the basis of education, we are spending money we don't have, because of budget cuts to teach non-English speaking students. I am an English education major and I think it's ironic how now ESOL is endorsed for my classes I need to take in order to get my degree. It isn't fair to our students who were born and raised in this country and we now have to alter our system because the government deems it necessary to turn our school system into charity work!
I feel if we stuck to the laws this country was founded on and the immigrants came about it the just way then we wouldn't have so many people upset and our country could prosper again. I understand this country is based off the 'American Dream,' but to what extent do we put a limit on the means of obtaining it?
Obama made a political speech at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, and stated that immigration reform is a 'moral imperative.' He wants to pass immigration laws that would allow over 11 million of them to gain citizenship in the U.S. He wants us to 'love thy neighbor,' and see these illegal residents as one of our ancestors with hope in their eyes for a new beginning and better means of living.
More information on Obama's reform is in this blog, Obama on immigration.
I, however, have a problem with the way he is going about allowing immigrants freely into our country.
They seem to pose for hurt on our country than good. Although I do sympathize with their wants to a better life, I think they should do it in a legal way because they in turn hurt our resources as a taxpayer.
When a business hires an illegal, they drive down wages. It hurts the tax payer all in the name of low cost labor, and it winds up that our already hurt unemployed are out of work and can't find a job to feed their families, while the illegals are working (if even not for much) and are able to send the money back to their families in their home country.
This is yet another problem for our economy. We obviously are still in a recession and need spending to stimulate business as much as we can. If illegals are sending money back to their families, we are not circulating it through our own economy and it’s causing us to dig a deeper hole in our already failing businesses.
The biggest concern I have has to do with treating the illegal residents in an American hospital with not cost to them, but it falls on the tax payers, so not only are we paying for it out of pocket, but hospitals are losing money from charity work. I heard a story the other day about a woman, who happened to be an illegal resident, who gave birth in a U.S. hospital and was able to walk out at no cost to her. I think this is absolutely absurd! I hate when residents of our country live off the government and have children scott free because of Medicaid, so I become even more infuriated when illegal aliens do it. It isn't right at all!
Then, on the basis of education, we are spending money we don't have, because of budget cuts to teach non-English speaking students. I am an English education major and I think it's ironic how now ESOL is endorsed for my classes I need to take in order to get my degree. It isn't fair to our students who were born and raised in this country and we now have to alter our system because the government deems it necessary to turn our school system into charity work!
I feel if we stuck to the laws this country was founded on and the immigrants came about it the just way then we wouldn't have so many people upset and our country could prosper again. I understand this country is based off the 'American Dream,' but to what extent do we put a limit on the means of obtaining it?
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Don't quit, take a stand with Mitt!
Former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, seems to be the top contender in the upcoming 2012 presidential election.
Although he lost in the 2008 primaries to McCain, he is back and ready to take on Obama.
Romney is out to prove that he is the man for this position and his track record does prove as a positive reinforcement for him.
One of his main strengths that pulls him to the front line is his 30 some odd years of being a successful businessman. After graduating from Harvard Business he went on to hold executive positions in various offices as well as leading his own establishments.
The main con I see in his comes from his past as governor and the heath care reform he passed in his home state of Massachusetts. Many conservatives, like myself, see it as a spin off of Obama's health care plan. But in his candidacy he made a pledge by stating that, "Our next president must repeal Obamacare and replace it with market-based reforms that empower states and individuals and reduce health care costs. States and private markets, not the federal government, hold the key to improving our health care system." I personally hope that he sticks to this promise because I would like to see him bounce back from the mistake he made before. I think that would show America that our potential future president can fix what he has done wrong and provide for the good of the people.
Another main strength was his views on higher education that I read about in this article, Mitt Romney on Education. He proposes to have families save for their children's future instead of relying on government assistance. According to Alex Burgos, Mitt Romney's campaign spokes person, “He wants to empower families to save for their children's education by making money earned on savings interest, capital gains and He wants to help the middle class realize that saving will be better in the long run, so they won't be struggling when the time comes to send their kids off.dividends tax-free for all middle class taxpayers.
In the months that follow, if Romney continues to to show true care and responsibility to once and for all get American back on track I think he will prove to be the man for the job.
For more information check out his website, Mitt Romney Website.
Although he lost in the 2008 primaries to McCain, he is back and ready to take on Obama.
Romney is out to prove that he is the man for this position and his track record does prove as a positive reinforcement for him.
One of his main strengths that pulls him to the front line is his 30 some odd years of being a successful businessman. After graduating from Harvard Business he went on to hold executive positions in various offices as well as leading his own establishments.
The main con I see in his comes from his past as governor and the heath care reform he passed in his home state of Massachusetts. Many conservatives, like myself, see it as a spin off of Obama's health care plan. But in his candidacy he made a pledge by stating that, "Our next president must repeal Obamacare and replace it with market-based reforms that empower states and individuals and reduce health care costs. States and private markets, not the federal government, hold the key to improving our health care system." I personally hope that he sticks to this promise because I would like to see him bounce back from the mistake he made before. I think that would show America that our potential future president can fix what he has done wrong and provide for the good of the people.
Another main strength was his views on higher education that I read about in this article, Mitt Romney on Education. He proposes to have families save for their children's future instead of relying on government assistance. According to Alex Burgos, Mitt Romney's campaign spokes person, “He wants to empower families to save for their children's education by making money earned on savings interest, capital gains and He wants to help the middle class realize that saving will be better in the long run, so they won't be struggling when the time comes to send their kids off.dividends tax-free for all middle class taxpayers.
In the months that follow, if Romney continues to to show true care and responsibility to once and for all get American back on track I think he will prove to be the man for the job.
For more information check out his website, Mitt Romney Website.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Action Against the Affirmative
The next time you fill out and application pay close attention to the section where it asks about your race/ethnicity.
Do you ever wonder why it asks that? And perhaps, do you wonder what would happen if you chose the box that indicated that you would rather not answer. I used to wonder the same thing until I realized it all went into statistical data that generated who was making the race quota for the year. This all goes into account for the debate on affirmative action.
Affirmative action refers to measures to achieve non-discrimination generally in schools or the workplace.
Because it stemmed from the civil rights movement by trying to gain equal oppurtunity for the minority, it did have a good moral standing, which I agreed with.
But I believe the government has taken it too far. It is argued that affirmative action actually hurts minorities because they get accepted on th basis of making a quota and that discredits their actual work ability. When the work place and schools accept minorities this can be back lash on them because most of the time they are ill-equipped for the position or institution and in turn only hurt themselves. This can lead to skewed statistics that can indicate the monority being worse off then if they had been accepted in the first place.
In an article against affirmative action David Sack and Peter Thiel from Standford Magazine state:
The fundamental unfairness and arbitrariness of preferences -- why should the under-qualified son of a black doctor displace the qualified daughter of a Vietnamese boat refugee? -- has led supporters to shift rationales in recent years. Instead of a remedy for disadvantage, many supporters now claim that preferences promote "diversity." This same push for "diversity" also has led Stanford to create racially segregated dormitories, racially segregated freshman orientation programs, racially segregated graduation ceremonies and curricular requirements in race theory and gender studies…What's gone wrong? The basic problem is that a racist past cannot be undone through more racism. Race-conscious programs betray Martin Luther King's dream of a color-blind community, and the heightened racial sensitivity they cause is a source of acrimony and tension instead of healing.
Although it is argued against anti affirmative action activists that “for every dollar earned by men, women on a whole earn 74 cents, African American women earn 63 cents and Latina women earn 57 cents. According to the Census Bureau, only 25% of all doctors and lawyers are women. Less than 1% of auto mechanics are women. And women are only 8.4% of engineers.” Because these statistics might very well be true I do think that this could pose as a problem to our nation. In regards to the pay rate, yes that is a problem especially if a person of a different race or perhaps a woman can do the same job just as well if not better. But regarding the workforce itself, wouldn’t you think the reason why there are only a certain amount of minorities in specific fields means they obviously were not qualified?
http://www.now.org/issues/affirm/talking.html
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1996/sepoct/articles/against.html
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Best Friends Means ...
If you know me personally, you know that I am one of the most opinionated and up front people there are. I can be very hardheaded and bitchy to say the least. Unfortunately, that has lead to my now strained relationship with my best friend, Kayla.
I tend to offer my advice even when it isn't asked for. I like to think it's because my assessment of my
friend's lives are important.
I have now realized I can no longer voice my opinion unless it is for the greater good of the person I care about.
This is a formal and heartfelt apology to the one person who I should have treated with kindness because she is the kind of person who would go out of their way for a friend and poses no judgment on me whatsoever.
Kayla,
I am sorry. Your decisions and actions you have taken over the last couple months are your business and as your best friend I should not have abandoned you like I did. Although I do not agree with
the choices you made and the life you are about to bear, it is my duty as your best friend to hold your hand, and hair back, along the way
You gave me a place to lay my head when I was being a spoiled brat and ran away from home. You answered your phone and let me cry your ear off when I had boy problems. And most of all, you
have never once asked for anything in return.
You are the most giving person I have ever met and I am so lucky to have you in my life. I was selfish to leave you in the midst of troubles that were coming down on you and to turn my back meant I was a coward instead of lending you a helping hand. If anyone knows you it's me, and I know you have a loving heart and have so much love to give.
I can't wait to meet your bundle of joy and I know they will be just as caring and loving as you are. I only hope that you will allow me to partake on your journey of motherhood.
Love,
Venessa
I tend to offer my advice even when it isn't asked for. I like to think it's because my assessment of my
friend's lives are important.
I have now realized I can no longer voice my opinion unless it is for the greater good of the person I care about.
This is a formal and heartfelt apology to the one person who I should have treated with kindness because she is the kind of person who would go out of their way for a friend and poses no judgment on me whatsoever.
Kayla,
I am sorry. Your decisions and actions you have taken over the last couple months are your business and as your best friend I should not have abandoned you like I did. Although I do not agree with
the choices you made and the life you are about to bear, it is my duty as your best friend to hold your hand, and hair back, along the way
You gave me a place to lay my head when I was being a spoiled brat and ran away from home. You answered your phone and let me cry your ear off when I had boy problems. And most of all, you
have never once asked for anything in return.
You are the most giving person I have ever met and I am so lucky to have you in my life. I was selfish to leave you in the midst of troubles that were coming down on you and to turn my back meant I was a coward instead of lending you a helping hand. If anyone knows you it's me, and I know you have a loving heart and have so much love to give.
I can't wait to meet your bundle of joy and I know they will be just as caring and loving as you are. I only hope that you will allow me to partake on your journey of motherhood.
Love,
Venessa
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