...Determine if the GOP’s Argument to Defund Planned Parenthood is Creditable By Nathaniel A. Payne Submitted to the Faculty of Brandman University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for HRCU 630 Conflict & Negotiation 03 April 2016 Introduction The Grand Ole Parties’ (GOP) argument to defund Planned Parenthood is not creditable because of one particular reason; Planned Parenthood is not using government funds to conduct abortion. These are the term in which the legislation was written and passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Planned Parenthood receives public funds to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services and ensure access to such services to provide educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications of human sexuality to promote research and the advancement of technology in reproductive health care and encourage understanding of their inherent bioethical, behavioral, and social implications (Planned Parenthood, 2014). Now the GOP wish to change legislation and deny Planned Parenthood public fund because now the Party wish to argue that no organization should receive public fund that conducts abortions for any program it does. All people have the right to make decisions for them-selves. To be able to make informed choices people need education and resources (Lottes, 2013). First and foremost this is not attracting the Republican Party nor is it a Demarcate...
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...The Republican Party Background The Republican party was formed from the Whig Party Wisconsin on March 20, 1854 ” . It was a party that was created to help free slaves in the western areas in 1834. The reason why the Whig Party was formed into the Republican party was because the Whig Party didn’t work out so well and they had a lot of arguments. .The Republicans gained a lot of supporters from the North to help increase their chances of presidency election. Because of their, John C. Fremont , from the Republican Party, won their first election for President in 1856. Later in November 1860, Abraham Lincoln, which was also from the Republican Party, won presidency over the Democratic Party to decrease the level of threats toward salves. In...
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...we had observed a slight resurgence in the power of political parties. A lot of this was demonstrated by the increasingly polarised ideological stances of the Republican Party and the Democrat Party, because as the divide between the two parties became more apparent, ideological differences were more visible, with less policy overlap. The exploitation of primaries by the Republican Party over the last 20 years has also proved an effective deterrent for any Republican who dared to oppose the party line. In recent years, the Tea Party’s hijacking of the process has resulted in more extreme candidates being elected. The Democrats have in turned voiced their support for unpopular Republican social issues all the more readily, such as gay marriage or abortion. Therefore, it would appear that the parties have represented the core beliefs of their voters more successfully than during the 1960s, for example, when the New Deal Coalition comprised both the traditional support of white Southerners who had always voted Democrat, and the African American community that had gained employment through the construction of federally funded infrastructure. This draws a sharp contrast to the Republican Party that swept Bush to the White House in 2004, when the support was made up of almost unanimously social and fiscal conservatives, although Bush’s immigration stance won him a slice of the Hispanic vote as well. Moreover, the parties’ running of government has also generally appeared more successful...
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...“The Republicans are now a unified party”. To what extent is this true? (45) The Republican Party is the more right wing party of the two dominant parties in American Politics today. From the outside we see the Republican Party as being socially conservative; this is due to religion mostly with such issues such as abortion, gay marriage and other ‘traditional’ family values, but we also see them as fiscally conservative; this wants to have tax cuts and a smaller government. Those are effectively two factions and they dominate the party and the policies, however this does not mean that they are not united with the rest of the factions. This is one side to the argument, that they are more unified then not, because they care more about defeating the democrats than about other factions in their party, or do they just unite once in a while to get hold of power but a very much divided when it comes to the details of the policy making. First point, have the Libertarians been influential at all over the years? Or have they just been in the background and have been too much of a minority to do anything. We see that the Libertarians have been slightly recognised recently for the economic reform, however they have not really been successful, as recent republican presidents have failed to balance the budget, e.g. George W Bush increased government spending more than any of the six presidents preceding him, including LBJ. The Libertarians are also more on the socially liberal side...
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...Political Parties Political Parties Rights for the individual are at the heart of the Libertarian Party, the belief that no one should have to sacrifice their values for the benefit of others. In 1971 the party was founded with the vision of peace, harmony and abundance. Free trade between individuals and protection from government seizure of assets, fraud, and misrepresentation are just a few of the key goals. The Libertarian Party seeks to protect individuals from control by state or government, they believe abortion should be free choice and not decided by state or government. They aim to protect freedom of speech and the ability to participate or abstain from religious activities. Sexual preferences and orientation is also another key point that the party believes should be left to the individual to decide. The Libertarian party believes all of the aforementioned rights should be protected as long as it does not impede on the rights of another. The Republican Party opposes abortion except in certain cases; many individuals may feel as though this should not be a decision to be made by the government. Mitt Romney opposes the idea unless it involved rape, incest, or threatens the mother’s life. Several life circumstances could impact ones belief, many of which would fall outside the views of Republicans. Religion is also contributing factor, an individual’s religious beliefs play an important role in pro-life arguments. This argument would fall...
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...aims at replicating the provisions of constitutions of pre-Civil War that had nothing to do with reconstruction or slavery. Evidence in the Texas Constitution Plainly, one of the best ideas for this argument that the constitution of Texas is a backlash against reconstruction is found in the Bill of Rights (Cornyn 4). Note that the Bill is included in the constitution. In the beginning, the Bill of Rights explains the statements that Texas is a state that is independent. For this reason, Texas is subject only to the United States Constitution. In other words, such a statement aims at implying that the Congress has no power to tell the state what to do. Precisely...
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...History 110 / Midterm Study Guide During this part of the course we address several different themes that shaped modern America. The first is the importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in setting the stage for the great industrial growth and development in the late 19th century. The second theme is the impact of industrialization in late 19th century America--economically, politically, socially, and culturally. A third theme centered on the emergence of an aggressive America foreign policy that in general sought to export American values and ideas so as to bring order to the international scene. The fourth major theme is the rise of progressivism in the first two decades of this century. Like the unions and Populists before them, the Progressives responded to the tremendous impact of industrialization and corporate capitalism on American society, however with much more success. A fifth theme centers on the American entrance into World War I and the war's impact on American society and politics. A sixth theme is the conflict over values and power in American society. Different groups (African-Americans, KKK, nativist/anti-immigrant, socialists, women, etc) with their own unique visions of what American society should be came into conflict over whose vision should predominate. A final theme is emergence of a powerful, welfare state in the form of the New Deal which finally addressed in a large-scale and systematic effort the negative consequences inherent in capitalism...
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...Enron---The Complete Perspective Introduction Ken lay founded Enron almost fifteen years ago and the foundation which was laid in a Houston town is now almost a $100 billion a year corporation. Top ten in the Fortune 500 list it runs in the same league as International Business Machines Corp. and AT&T Corp. Like all Multi National Corps. Enron has subsidiaries in India, China Philippines, a water company in Britain, pulp mills in Canada and gas pipelines across North America and South America. But the real power lies in the Houston area where it is the leading supplier for electricity and natural gas. As it rose to power it had plans to enter the fiber-optic cable, TV advertising time and wood pulp and steel market. Further, it also had political interest in the nation and like all MNC's lobbied behind its candidates in this case being Bush, who is now President. This seemed to pave the way for Enron's success and put it in a prime position for pulling the strings of power. Now, however, suddenly the power dynamics have changed. From being the top Corporation in the US and the world it is now fighting to retain its stock value. Assets have been pledged to the bank, creditors are scrambling for blood and company lawyers planned to file for bankruptcy. Most of the customers that Enron boasted off have long gone. From the point of creating power it has come down to the mercies of those in power. The company had approximately 21,000 employees all in dire straits as their future...
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...LBJ, and Eisenhower, the American public and media has made his legacy out to be much more than he accomplished during his Presidency. Yes, Ronnie the Actor was able to polarize the Republican party, realign their leadership, promote Christian morale like never seen before, and give the name "Republican" an aura of honor. This debate should be restricted to Reagan's direct accomplishments as a President, none of which should relate to his contributions to the Republican party or to his revolutionizing Conservatism. These traits make him a very favorable President to some, however they do not make him one of the greatest Presidents of all time. The Con should present a case supporting Ronald Reagan's status as one of the greatest Presidents of all-time, and the Pro should defend its stance that not only is Ronald Reagan 1)"overrated", but that he is also 2)Not one of the best Presidents of all time. This issue may be taken as relative, to prove Reagan's superiority to other Presidents, or as subjective, by evaluating Reagan's accomplishments in domestic and foreign policy in relation to his failures. The American public voted Reagan the 4th Best President in US History, behind Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington, and this should be used as the standard of this debate. I know that this opening argument is very vague, however I feel that it is much easier and convenient for the both of us to argue for and against a President when his positive attributes are first presented. Nevertheless...
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...slogan that was meant to bring the memories of the civil war, the Republican party 5. Ulysses S Grant and Horatio Seymour 6. Grant, many of the white southerners votes for Seymour were not counted 7.two millionaire business partners who made a plan to corner the treasury and buy large amounts of gold to drive up the price 8. the day when Gould and Fisk bid the price of gold to very high and drove other businesses under. 9. a large man who employed bribery, graft, and fraudulent elections to milk the New York City of as much as $200 million. 10. political cartoonist who posted cartoons of Boss Tweed even though he was offered $5 million not to 11. A New York attorney who headed the prosecution of Boss Tweed. 12. Union Pacific Railroad insiders formed the Credit Mobiler company and hired themselves at high prices. They then gave valuable stock to Congressman to try to keep them from shutting it down 13. 14. Carl Schurz 15. The Liberal Republicans thought that the Grant Administration, and the president personally, were fully corrupt. More important they thought that the goals of Reconstruction had been achieved 16. Horace Greeley 17. Ulysses S. Grant 18. down in a depression 19. Greenback labor party, to backlash the exchange of convenient bills for gold 20. Mark Twain 21. 80% 22. Republicans traced back to Puritanism; Democrats traced back to Lutherans and Roman Catholics. These forced arguments on topics like prohibition and education 23. patronage 24. US...
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...Presidential Campaign Speech. Mitt Romney launched his Presidential Campaign Announcement Speech in New Hampshire on June 2nd 2011. On January 10th he wins the primary election in New Hampshire by 39,4% the effect of his opening speech must’ve made quite the impression on the residents in New Hampshire. Traditionally New Hampshire is “ruled” by the Republican Party and is seen as the most Conservative part of the northeastern parts of the US. The reason this can be seen as such a victory should be seen in the light of Barack Obama getting the majority of the voters in 2008. The state has only been won by the Democrats four times before Obama. Since the mid-term election in 2006 the Democrats seem to gain ground. Therefore, Mitt Romney must have felt quite pleased with the result. So when analyzing the speech is this a ground breaking speech with clear purpose and rhetoric? The purpose of the speech is of course to define himself as a worthwhile candidate who is able to win the election for the Republican Party and lead the USA to better times. By natural selection this of course make President Obama and the Democratic Party their enemy. Mitt Romney has to present himself as a leader and born Alpha Male. In order to do that he must elevate himself, his family and put down and ridicule President Obama and his work. Mitt Romney’s speech is composed in such a way that he welcomes and thanks his hosts. From lines 11 – 30 establishes a link between himself as a speaker “I” and...
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...crisis and thus a negative period for the African Americans. When looking at reconstruction one must consider the economic, legal, social and political impacts it had on the African Americans. One argument that suggests that reconstruction was promising for the African Americans was the passing of the 14th amendment. This stated that all persons born or naturalized in America were citizens. Not only did this overturn the black codes but also meant that states could not limit the right of citizenship for African Americans, resulting in them having the full protection of the law. Moreover the passing of this law secured the rights for black children (from two freed slaves) as well as securing the rights for black Americans in the future. Therefore providing strong evidence to why reconstruction was promising for AA’s. Furthermore, the 15th amendment was also passed during the period of reconstructions which intended to secure the voting rights for AA’s. As a result of this 700,000 AA’s registered to vote, not only was this a success for AA’s, some historians argue that it was also a big success for the republican party as it secured the vote of the African Americans, potentially allowing them to remain in power. This was considered very promising for AA’s as the democratic party were against the abolition of slavery in the first place and were a lot more racist. In addition to this the 15th amendment could also be considered promising as it laid the foundation for future civil...
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...thought the best way to get to them was through their families. Therefore, instead of the men taking the beating, they decided to focus their violence on the women. 4. The difference between the Presidential Reconstruction and the Radical Reconstruction was that the president allowed states to entitle a constitutional convention to set up a new government and by the end of the war; the president permitted the reconstruction of the Border States such as (West Virginia, Maryland, and Missouri). Whereas, the radical reconstruction found and supported their achievements through Republican allies to command complete citizenship rights and access to land. Therefore, the radical Reconstruction had a downfall due to the escalation of racial violence. 6. Blacks joined forces to demand full citizenship rights when southern whites reclaimed profitable and political power. Although blacks were hindered by republicans and so forth, African Americans expressed their feelings through the convention, newspapers, and mass meetings. 7. The reason why so many White female Abolitionists failed to support the Fifteenth Amendment was that it enraged women suffragists because the draft favored the men by including the word male into the constitution. Although, black men could become masters over their women if they were supported by them with votes, black women decided to vote no less than white women due to racial terms. 8. Black women participated in the political process by helping the...
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...Republicans are on the brink of recapturing the House of Representatives and also maybe even the Senate. The Democratic Party was really hit hard due to the fact Obama moved to far to the left in a country that is center right. But this argument was argued because in a recent study by The Washington Post. In the study conducted the results found where that Americans are physically conservative, but operationally liberal as well. Although Americans still consider Social Security and Medicare to be very important they have more negative views about the government then they did 10 years ago. Republicans recaptured control of the white house due to a different set of factors. With the first being the economic downturn. With the economy being in...
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...#64330 Rory Lukins November 15th, 2013 Assignment #4 The Tea Party’s Illegitimate Reactions to Perceived Failures of Society Signs that read “revolt against socialism”, arguments racing across the floors of Congress, and meddling in the electoral process to protest against the Democratic agenda are just a small number of the Tea Party’s activities. The Tea Party is a movement spurred on by CNBC’s Rick Santelli whose angry rant rouse the fervor of many a conservative. (Skocpol & Williamson, 1) In particular, he argued against the economic stimulus package introduced by the Obama administration in 2009. Shortly after, the official commencement of the Tea Party movement began with a rally of the fiscal conservative. It started out as a grassroots movement and later evolved into a widespread local and national organization. With generous funding from conservative billionaires and large political organization committees, the Tea Party grew exponentially from state to state. Tea Partiers called for a cut in taxes and public spending as well as deregulation of business operations to lower the national deficit. These individuals started their protest by conventional rallies with signs denouncing Obama’s policies. This later escalated, however, into endorsing candidates into the GOP and reforming the Republican Party. The Tea Party’s activities have contributed towards the recent government shutdown causing scorn amongst many in American society. A legitimate use of the existing democratic...
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