Profiling Essay Question

Please post an answer and response to this prompt by Friday 12/21/12.

What system do you feel should be in place to most effectively and fairly combat terrorist attacks?

2nd Amendment

Do you think the 2nd Amendment should protect the right to carry guns in public? Should it continue to protect the right to individual ownership within one's home?

Please do not use the Sandy Hook incident as the sole source of your reasoning, as difficult as that may be at this early time.

Please post by Wednesday night

Articles for Consideration.

Fox News - Supreme Court Article http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/17/connecticut-tragedy-stirs-new-debate-over-gun-control-entertainment-culture/

CNN - White House to reinstitute Assault Weapons Ban http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/politics/obama-assault-weapons/index.html?hpt=po_c2

Politikin Reborn - Falling off the fiscal cliff

This blog has been silent for the better part of a year and now it is going to be reborn. I would like all of my gifted minds to do the following:

Post your thoughts about the negotiations with respect to the "fiscal cliff". Since we can't know all the specifics what approach do you feel is appropriate?

Follow the rules of the blog as described in class. You can use the links below to gain some information to make your decision:

From CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/07/politics/fiscal-cliff/index.html?hpt=po_c1

From Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/07/boehner-blames-obama-my-way-or-highway-for-standstill-in-fiscal-talks/

From MSNBC
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/07/15754287-boehner-no-progress-toward-resolving-fiscal-cliff?lite