Assembly es Muy Bueno

In the article “Protesters interrupt McCulloch during SLU Law School symposium on Ferguson” by Danielle Scruggs and Chris Regnier, the freedom of assembly was seen in action on February 20, 2015 in a speech by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch.  The post-Ferguson was interrupted by protesters three times, claiming McCulloch was guilty of obstructing the justice system in the Michael Brown case.  The protesters put on a mock-trial of the case, sang a song regarding Michael Brown, and chanted “black lives matter.”  The protesters were escorted out of the building and the whole event remained peaceful.  The group of protesters consisted of students at the SLU Law School.

If the freedom of assembly was not protected, then this whole ordeal would most likely not have happened.  The protesters also would have been at risk of danger also because they would not have been allowed to say or do anything that they did at McCulloch’s speech.  I feel that this article shows how protected the freedom of assembly is.  The college allowed a small hearing for the speech to be on its campus, and there were no violent actions.  Protesters and those listening to the speech practiced this freedom and it was a good thing to see in the media.

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Nay Marriage (Get it, it's supposed to be "Gay" but it's not, thus resulting "Nay")

The chief justice of Alabama stated his opinion of his state trying to implement gay marriage laws in an article on February 12, 2015 (link to article).  Chief Justice Roy Moore told the media that he would fight same-sex marriage efforts, even if the Supreme Court will favor the change later this year.  He stated "he will follow the law as he interprets it" because if it is an "unlawful mandate you can refuse to mandate it."  The Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage on Monday, but Moore told the lower courts not to implement a federal court ruling.  Moore states Alabama recognized the "divine" nature of the definition of marriage.

I feel that Chief Justice Moore is correct in his stance on the issue.  His beliefs and interpretation of the law represents a man who cannot be changed by changing times, which can be good or bad depending on the issue.  But Alabama allowing gay marriage?  Really?  I was surprised by this article, and I seriously thought this would be one of the last states to legalize it.  But, as it is now, I feel that Moore should continue his fight against it.

DOWN WITH ISIS

In the article "Fight Against ISIS Needs Troops to be Effective, Michael Morell Says," the former No. 2 of the CIA stated what he believes to be an effective measure to take against the terrorist group (link to article). Morell stated that the only way for a response to occur is if the "coalition is willing to put more ground troops in Iraq and possibly into Syria, or ISIS."  After the release of the graphic video of the Jordanian pilot burning alive, Morell says there is not a will to commit such a large group of troops (100,000) that exists in the U.S. or Western Europe.  Word has reached the media that ISIS now holds an American woman captive as well.  The United States would be willing to spend the money and use the resources to find her, but there is a chance she may not be alive anymore.  Another possible strategy that exists is to take out the leadership, since the organization is hierarchical.

I think Morell is correct: we NEED to take action against ISIS.  There are reports of ISIS contacting freshman... let me repeat that - FRESHMAN - in the United States to start a terrorist attack.  Now I think 100,000 troops is extremely unnecessary, but I do believe a large amount should be fighting for not only our peace, but for those in the Middle East as well.  These savages who are controlling that area now need to be wiped off the face of the earth.  First off let me clarify by large amounts of troops.  I think the Arab nations should put together a large fighting force to begin the attack on ISIS. Then, the U.S. can contribute some troops to assist the cause.  There are several reasons why I am so fired up about this.  First, this weekend I watched "American Sniper" and it was fricken good. Second, I watched the murder of the Jordanian pilot and I can honestly say I've never been more sick to my stomach/pissed off in my whole life (sorry for the language).  Finally, I'm tired of people living in constant fear of another terrorist attack.  Yes, it's impossible to completely get rid of terrorism, but we do have the power, if other nations help, to rid ourselves of an issue that can be snuffed out with diligence.