Has America Spoken???

As we know the elections just past a few weeks ago and America has chosen a new control for the country. Many people feel as though that America has spoken and the elections show that they are tired of Liberal rules. But key facts will show that America didn’t speak in the recent elections, they stayed home and allowed their voices to be silenced by the conservatives. For example when President Obama ran for president there were more than 23 million youth voters that went out and voted. In the past elections only 9 million youth went out to cast their votes in the mid-terms elections. Now listen to this the Conservatives only won the elections by 5 million votes. If we look at these numbers we will see that the number of blue dog voters far outweighed the number of liberals that voted in the past elections. America has not spoken; they stayed home and gave the elections to the conservatives. Had the numbers of young voters gone out to cast their votes the outcome of the elections would have certainly been different. But this issue is not something that comes off as a surprise. The Tea Party was aware all along that their victory would come in numbers, which is why they gathered in vast numbers and had everyone vote. Republicans knew how important it would be to get people to vote and so did Democrats, but the voter turnout was not enough to haul the liberals into victory. It is sad that many people past up the chance to vote but now we will see the effects of having a split government has on the American people.

Control of National Government>

To say that the democratic efforts to improve America have not worked is completely inaccurate. People complain that the economy has not gotten any better, jobs have not been restored, and Government is spending too much money on nothing. The country put a new president in office and expects him to fix in one year, what it took someone 8 years to destroy. Before the presidency of Obama the country had fall to the worst economy since the great depression in the early 1920’s. Let’s not forget the political party that was in control of the White House when the country fell to such a horrific economic rescission.  Then when we get new control everyone wants to point the finger when actions taking by new leaders have not brought a dramatic change overnight. It is going to take time fix the problems this country face. Since President Obama has been in office there have been successful efforts to save the country. For example, the bail outs saved over 2 million jobs and big companies like General Motors, which are important factors of our economy. If the bail outs had not be passed then companies like GM would have gone down the drain and millions of people would have lost their jobs. Not to mention we were brought out of a long lasting war that consistently put America in depth day by day. The conservative assert that Liberals are not doing a good job, but it is their mess that the Liberals have to clean up. If you ask me nothing is going to get done, with the Republicans in control of the house and the Liberals controlling the senate and White House. This is a recipe for gridlock!!

Democrats fall in Elections!!!

Well the predictions of the election could not have been any more accurate. The Democratic Party fail in the elections to the Republicans by a land slide losing more than 59 seats in congress. Along with the loss of seats goes the control and leadership of the House of Representatives.  Democrats have been voted out of control and will now assume the minority party position in the house. Just like any other situation democratic leaders are starting to play the blame game, and all fingers are pointing to House Speaker and party leader Nancy Pelosi. With the fall of the Democrats many party members are beginning to challenge the power of Nancy and oppose her public. Politics is a dirty game people are willing to stab out her in the back in the amounts of personal gain. Nancy has been receiving a lot of heat concerning her leadership. The media as well as a handful of party members are suggesting that Nancy step aside and retire her leadership position of the Democratic Party. There is no question that the current elections have impacted the Liberals greatly. Liberals are split on decisions and unclear of where the party is heading, this is a scary faith to think about but Nancy Pelosi is by no means a poor leader. You know the Republicans are really good at using tactics to gain political success. They did it with the Health Care Reform and now in the current elections. The blue dogs put an image in the media that Liberals are not doing their job, when in fact since President Obama took office the Democrats have restored what the republicans messed up. The changes take time and republicans are using this to their advantage. The general public has to wake up and understand that Nancy Pelosi leadership in the house allowed for a lot of things to happen to save America and the middle class that would not have happened if the Conservatives were in office.  

The University of South Florida Block Tuition Decision Still Pending....

A new bill just passed in Florida legislation that will impact a vast majority of college students. The Block tuition is a bill that has been receiving much debate in the college world. Block tuition would require that all students pay a set tuition no matter the amount of credit hours they are taking. Meaning students taking nine to twelve credit hours would be required to pay tuition of a sixteen credit hour student. While the state has decided to enact this law, the University of South Florida has yet to implement the law into action. Student Government has been performing a number of actions to see where the student body stands on this situation. There have been a number of surveys and elections held to get feedback from students to see how students feel about the Block tuition rule, and the results show that students oppose the bill in large numbers.

                The University of South Florida is the only University in the state of Florida that has yet to decide on the ruling of the Block tuition bill. The results from the students show that they widely oppose the bill, in fact when the vice president of student government  Spencer Montgomery described how diligently the executive branch is working with the Board of Trustees he was given an overwhelming applause from senate.  The decision of whether the university will incorporate the bill is unclear, but it is a decision that is left up to the Board of Trustees, and I only hope that they make a decision that is in the best interest of the students and not the University of South Florida; because if the decision is for the university then it is a matter of money and students will suffer.

Midterm Elections In Florida!!

 With the midterm elections approaching there is much controversy arising in the race. Democrats stand to lose a great deal of power in the upcoming elections, and as of now that is exactly what many are predicting. The odds are strong against the liberals, as we see the approval rating for president Obama has dropped significantly, and the economy has yet to turn around the lives of many citizens. It is said that Americans are tired of the way the liberals are controlling the country and now it is time for a change. The midterm elections are causing a lot of hostility in the country and this is only adding to the problems for the democrats. There are fifty two seats up for elections and republicans are slated to win almost all of those seats which will help them gain control of the house. Liberals cannot risk losing one seat which is why there are allegations stating the Democratic Party tried to drop democratic candidate Meek from the race for the Florida senate seat.  Earlier this week president Clinton meet with candidate Meek and discussed a number of things and one was him drooping out of the race, which would allow for Charlie Christ to have a better chance of protecting the seat from republican candidate Rebio. Rebio is seen in the polls leading by 42 percent, followed by Christ with 35 percent, and Meek who is last with 15 percent. While these allegations are strong against the candidate, Meek denies all claims that he had anything to do with this agreement. If the democrats loose the seat to a republican part it would be detrimental to the fight to maintain control of the house and senate. So many people believe that the party did try to drop Meek in the race and have him endorse Governor Charlie Christ who is an independent.

 But I assert that just because the polls show Meek trailing by a large margin that is no accurate argument to make. Also, Charlie Christ is a republican do not be fooled. He is against many of liberal beliefs like pro choice, health care reform, and he supports off shore oil drilling. So let’s be frank here Governor Christ is a clear republican hiding behind the title of a liberal to sway democratic voters. But the key thing to remember here is there are no independents in the Senate; there are only two parties in this country and Charlie is on the republican side. Hence the Democratic Party would not risk allowing the seat going to either of the two.

Big Government V.S Tea Party

The notion of Big Government is causing a highly debated controversial issue amongst many American citizens. Conservatives argue that the Government is overwhelmingly involved in too many aspects of many citizens’ lives, and this is making people lazy as well as hurting the country. The big spending on programs like Social Security, Unemployment, Medicare, and student loans are a few of many federal funded programs members of the notorious “Tea party” wish to end.  Joe Miller, an Alaskan candidate for senator and a Tea Party favorite asserts that unemployment is unconstitutional (Edwards). He feels as though the government is over asserting their power in the lives of many Americans, which was not intended by the constitution. Unemployment benefits is just the beginning Ken Buck out of Colorado states that “Americans need to be weaned off federal aid programs like student loans” (Edwards).  There is no question that Republicans want a change and they are serious.

But here is an interesting fact; the United States spend a lot of unnecessary money no doubt. Now that we are at a point where everyone is feeling the results of a negative Economy, people want to start blaming the big spending of the government: and suggest that this is because of unnecessary money going to federal programs like social security, or welfare. But spending money on these programs did not get America in the situation it is in now; giving money to a family for food, or senior citizens for health care is not what has America facing the worst Economy since the 1920’s. This country cannot cut off millions of Americans now just because we are struggling. This is the time when we need to pull together the most and show that we are the United States of America. If we cut these Federal programs we might as well take out the united part and call this country the States of America. To Mr. Miller the unemployment is very much so constitutional, because it reflects the type of country the framers had in mind, which is a country where people have the opportunity to “Achieve the American Dream” being Life, Liberty, and The Pursuits of Happiness. So when you talk about looking at the constitution for what it really is, do so hold heartedly.  

Muslims are Citizens Too!!!

To suggest that the Muslims consider rebuilding the mosque in another location is unethical, hypocritical, and above all else unconstitutional. Muslims are entitled to American soil just as any other race, religion, or ethnic group, especially when of country was founded on a wide collection of backgrounds. The constitution is the “Law of the Land”, meaning we are all governed by the vision our founding fathers had in mind, and nowhere in the document is there a law that would prohibit the building of the mosque.  When people suggest the Muslims be required to move their building location it is a slap in the face to Muslims in America; because whether we acknowledge it or not we are making Muslims a second class group in society. Had there been a church that was going to be build near ground zero there would have been no problem, why; because people feel as though Muslims are responsible for the deaths of their loved ones. The country still has hostility towards Muslims and don’t view them as authentic American citizens. This belief is what most threatens the foundation of this country, because to do this is like stepping 200 years back into history when black people where slaves or Jews were being killed. We cannot allow people to feel as though there race, or religious group is superior to any other, because then the constitution means nothing, and there is no equal rights, land of the free, or home of the brave. As a country and as Americans we must protect the rights of all, and see everyone as an equal citizen of the United States; if not then there is no need for the constitution. Also, when one makes the argument that many people lost loved ones due to 911, consider the fact that Christians were not the only people working in the towers; Muslims lost their lives and loved ones as well.