The average college student’s backpack probably contains a laptop, spirals, and textbooks. As of right now, you will not find a firearm, but what if that changed? Ever since the death of 32 innocent people on the Virginia Tech campus in 2007, state legislators nationwide have constructed a bill to allow individuals to carrying concealed weapons on campus, including inside dorms and classrooms. The bill has failed to pass on 55 separate occasions in 29 different states. Recently, however, there has
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dramatic population growth in the last two decades has come from immigrants” (Bernsen). According to the Census Bureau, Texas is home to 15% of all illegal immigrants in the US. Texas makes up about half of the US border with Mexico. In 2014, Governor Rick Perry ordered 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the border to help with a flood of more than 10,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border between October and November. “As many as 1,000 armed troops patrolled the Rio Grande Valley at the height
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reason. Towards Obamacare’s ban on freely purchasing healthcare, Mitt Romney expressed his criticism, “I don’t believe in a bigger and bigger government. . . . I believe in free people pursuing their dreams. I believe in freedom”. Governor of Texas Rick Perry holds the view that Obamacare is unconstitutional. He announced that Texas would not join Obamacare to “bankrupting my state in direct contradiction to our
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DRUGS ARE NOT FUNDING TERRORISM Vanda Felbab-Brown, who is an expert in international conflict and organized crime and a senior fellow in the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at the Washington, DC-based Brookings Institution, argues that the narrative of terrorist organizations involved in drug trafficking is founded on “half-truths.” Felbab-Brown contends that is agencies use some cases, and manipulate facts in the drug trade to justify its involvement. "Many of these links are
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They used $105 million to renovate it. They added 5 stories. The opening was attended by over 50,000 people, including Rick Perry, Texas Governor and Nancy Pelosi. A Night of Hope Joel (the smiling preacher) and his church personnel present a traveling series of programs in arenas. It includes worship music, a sermon from Joel Osteen and a testimony from his mother. The
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Persuasive Governors in some states may be enjoying a rise in popularity but an ever-increasing sentiment among voters has been to vote them out from office. Politics in Washington DC are deeply invited along party lines with few compromises being reach on key issues over the past decade or longer. Many view this gridlock as dysfunctional however this is how the two-party system works. The Congress and Senate must be able to provide bipartisan legislation to ensure that the laws proposed and passed
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November 30, 2013 The Honorable Wendy Davis P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Senator Davis, Upon your decision to run for Governor of the great state of Texas, I was compelled to write to you concerning your stance on the issue of abortion and how this may impact women’s lives statewide if you become Governor in 2014. Your efforts to support pro-choice activists were reflected on June 25, 2013 when you filibustered to block Texas Senate Bill 5 from passing. This
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November 30, 2013 The Honorable Wendy Davis P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Senator Davis, Upon your decision to run for Governor of the great state of Texas, I was compelled to write to you concerning your stance on the issue of abortion and how this may impact women’s lives statewide if you become Governor in 2014. Your efforts to support pro-choice activists were reflected on June 25, 2013 when you filibustered to block Texas Senate Bill 5 from passing. This
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2014). Among the candidates, they comprise Chris Bell, who is a Democrat, Bill King a Republican as well as Ben Hall a Democrat. Chris Bell used to be a lawyer, council associate as well as a Congress man. He also ran a sturdy campaign, against Rick Perry in a bid for the position of a Governor. He acknowledges problems like the need for better learning institutions,
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Death Penalty: the easy way out Capital punishment is one of the most controversial issues discussed in the United States. Capital punishment or the death penalty, is used throughout most of the U.S. The debate is over if the death penalty is humane or cruel and unusual. Those against the death penalty believe the death penalty should be removed from the United States all together. There are also some who are against the death penalty because of their religion. Anti-death penalty activist are
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