In the article "1st Gay Marriage Licenses Issused in South Carolina," Bruce Smith describes the situation that has evolved (Link to article). Judge Irvin Condon issued six gay marriage lisences to couples within the first hour and a half the Charleston County Probate Court was open, and Colleen Condon and Nichols Bleckley exchanged vows. South Carolina was not allowing the marriages to be legal until the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision for a different gay marriage case, but two counties had probate judges that allowed them to be done.
This event is reliant upon the Fourteenth Amendment because the U.S. has been "discriminitory" against gays. Gay couples feel that they should be included in the equal protection clause, therefore their marriages should be legal. I find this hard to accept. I do not discriminate against gays, but I do not agree with gay marriages. I don't think the marriages should be legal, but these couples feel otherwise. This shows how the 14th amendment still affects our lives today.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Abortion and Pot: States Making Crucial Decisions
In the article "Voters pass wage hikes, legal pot; divide on Abortion," by Greg Toppo and Laura Mandaro, they describe the election intiatives that took place. (Link to Article)
During the Senate elections this week, voters on the ballot initiatives in 41 states were for the recreational use of marijuana and higher minimum wages. In Florida, voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed doctors to prescibe marijuana to those with chronic diseases for relief. But Oregon passed an initiative that legalized the recreational use of marijuana, allowing citizens to possess 8 ounces of the drug and cultivate 4 plants. In Colorado and North Dakota, voters rejected adding unborn babies to the list of criminal actions, fearing that it would lead a ban to legal abortion. In Tennessee, however, there have been more restrictions added that will regulate and restrict abortion.
These results are somewhat concerning to me. The increased use of marijuana is something I personally disagree with. I feel that with more marijuana usage, pressure on other illicit drugs may possibly be lightened up, and our country will seriously falter. The abortion issue in many states is also concerning. As I take a Pro-Life stance, I feel that those states who are protecting the right to abortion do not realize what they are doing. I am pleased with the amendment Tennessee passed, because they are headed in the right direction.
During the Senate elections this week, voters on the ballot initiatives in 41 states were for the recreational use of marijuana and higher minimum wages. In Florida, voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed doctors to prescibe marijuana to those with chronic diseases for relief. But Oregon passed an initiative that legalized the recreational use of marijuana, allowing citizens to possess 8 ounces of the drug and cultivate 4 plants. In Colorado and North Dakota, voters rejected adding unborn babies to the list of criminal actions, fearing that it would lead a ban to legal abortion. In Tennessee, however, there have been more restrictions added that will regulate and restrict abortion.
These results are somewhat concerning to me. The increased use of marijuana is something I personally disagree with. I feel that with more marijuana usage, pressure on other illicit drugs may possibly be lightened up, and our country will seriously falter. The abortion issue in many states is also concerning. As I take a Pro-Life stance, I feel that those states who are protecting the right to abortion do not realize what they are doing. I am pleased with the amendment Tennessee passed, because they are headed in the right direction.
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