Check out the internet scrapbook I made of Obama's activity in the past 2 months here! This is an example of a portion of the year long project I assign my government students.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Why Republicans, Why?
As a high school government teacher I often look for many different ways to get students to think about their political beliefs and encourage them to be active citizens. So this summer I decided that I was going to purchase clothing from both the Obama and Romney campaigns to wear these next few months. It was extremely easy to get clothing from Obama's site and I had many choices, from many designers. (Note: this clearly says something about the demographic they are trying to get to donate and the public figures that support the campaign). I went with some yoga pants and a sweatshirt. Then I went to Mitt Romney's site to purchase clothing. After searching for a good 15 minutes I realized there was NOT A SINGLE piece of clothing for women on his site. There were various choices for men and even babies but no apparel for women!?!
This was incredibly disappointing to me as a voter and as a woman. It also perpetuates a negative stereotype of the views of the Republican party on women. After shaking my head and looking for another 10 minutes to make sure I hadn't missed anything I got a little hot under the collar. How can the Republican party correct misconceptions that they are perpetuating. Women have been part of the electorate since 1920 and it should be obvious for all political parties to cater to them as well as any other part of the electorate (race, profession, etc.).
Go ahead and check out the sites using my links below and see for yourself. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!!!
https://store.barackobama.com/
http://store.mittromney.com/
This was incredibly disappointing to me as a voter and as a woman. It also perpetuates a negative stereotype of the views of the Republican party on women. After shaking my head and looking for another 10 minutes to make sure I hadn't missed anything I got a little hot under the collar. How can the Republican party correct misconceptions that they are perpetuating. Women have been part of the electorate since 1920 and it should be obvious for all political parties to cater to them as well as any other part of the electorate (race, profession, etc.).
Go ahead and check out the sites using my links below and see for yourself. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!!!
https://store.barackobama.com/
http://store.mittromney.com/
VA Eminent Domain Reform
Check out the Senate bill proposed by VA State Senator Mark Obenshain! Try finding it at his website www.markobenshain.com under SJ 3 or get it at my wiki !
The bill deals with reform to Virginia's Eminent Domain process. Obenshain is trying to create and pass a VA Constitutional Amendment to refine the scope of the Virginia Government power to assume private land for public use. In his own words Obenshain said:
"The Property Rights Amendment will secure property rights against the whims of state and local governments, ensuring that private property can only be taken for legitimate public uses -- not for shopping centers or transfer to another private property owner in the name of economic development. And it will guarantee that when the government does take property, it actually provides "just compensation," taking into account lost profits and loss access."
The bill deals with reform to Virginia's Eminent Domain process. Obenshain is trying to create and pass a VA Constitutional Amendment to refine the scope of the Virginia Government power to assume private land for public use. In his own words Obenshain said:
"The Property Rights Amendment will secure property rights against the whims of state and local governments, ensuring that private property can only be taken for legitimate public uses -- not for shopping centers or transfer to another private property owner in the name of economic development. And it will guarantee that when the government does take property, it actually provides "just compensation," taking into account lost profits and loss access."
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Welcome to My Thoughts Blog. I plan on posting interesting articles or opinions on politics. Since I teach government it is always fun to find interesting tidbits on politics and get the opinions of others! Please feel free to comment though I ask that you comment in a way that is respectful to the opinions and political views of others. "You can attack ideas but not people!"
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