Lawrence Delbert Cress and Robert E. Shalhope both write extensively researched articles about the history of the Second Amendment, but they come to very contradictory conclusions. There are a number of questions that both Cress and Shalhope were attempting to answer. What is the historical background for how the writers of the Second Amendment would have looked at the basis for the Second Amendment? What sort of cultural influences at the time of the writing helped to shape the views of writers? And most importantly, what right or rights were the framers of the Second Amendment actually intending to protect?…
Elections and campaigns play a big part of the democratic system. Elections are conducted every two years and are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. States must elect members of Congress and vote for president on this date. Durning non-presidential years in Texas, general elections are held every two years to elect candidates to statewide offices such as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, agricultural commissioner, comptroller, and some members of the Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas State Board of Education. The Decision of which ballot form and method of casting ballots in given to each county in Texas and the secretary of state’s office must approve…
In recent discussions of third party campaigns, a controversial issue has been whether third parties hurt the presidential campaign. On the one hand, some argue that they help get the people’s concerns be heard to the two major parties. On the other hand, however, others argue that it ends up having the focus away from other problems. In sum, then, the issue is if voters are better off with more choices or that third parties are unnecessary. While some believe that voting for third parties divide the country in a way that hurts us, third party candidates can be useful as they push the people’s views onto the two major parties.…
Libertarian Party History: The Libertarian Party was established on December 11th, 1971. The party emphasizes minimizing the involvement of government in all aspects of life and protecting civil liberties. The idea that the government was hurting the people was recognized through President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society social welfare program; Libertarians began to fear that the Federal Government was growing too strong. These ideologies have often been reflected in the platforms of the Republican Party.…
the National Guard) away. The pro gun side in a nutshell believes it’s a fundamental right of Americans to purchase and own firearms. Now within these groups there are views expressed on the far left and the far right, some for limited gun control while other feel any ban is unconstitutional. To start, I’m Pro 2nd amendment, to a point, because I’m also pro gun control to a point. It’s my thinking that most people want sane, law abiding citizens to be able to obtain firearms to protect themselves from criminals, while also wanting society to be able to protect themselves from crazy, insane or violent criminals by enacting stricter gun control laws so that mentally deranged individuals are unable to obtain easy to purchase firearms.…
The Independent American Party was founded on May 16, in 1998 and was inspired by a speech spoken by Ezra T. Benson. The Independent American Party or IAP for short, believe that the constitution was written by men that god spoke to. They want state governments to have more power than the federal government. Examples may be power over the states natural resources and education. National Parks can only be approved by the state not the president and they can chose what they want to teacher in schools.…
Standing Up for the Second Amendment On the morning of December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza shot his mother four times as she lay in her bed. Then he drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School and shot 26 more people—20 students, nearly all of them first-graders, and six staff members. When first responders arrived, Lanza shot himself.…
Gun control is just laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. They have laws and restrictions all around the world. According to Republican Views, “The Republican Party has from the outset made public its commitment to the paramount nature of freedom and individual responsibility.” They believe Americans have the right to bear arms. The first Ten Amendments of the United States Constitution list and describe every right an individual has since they are a United States citizen.…
It’s Liberty Control NOT Gun control. The current debate is over Liberty and Freedom, the national Socialist Left wants it to be about scary objects they don’t understand. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, “She who defines the terms, wins the debate” ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, For all of their inherent faults, one must have a begrudging respect for our comrades on the national Socialist-Left in how they exploit language to very good effect.…
A common battleground between political parties, gun control, has been a topic argued by both sides. Charles C. W. Cooke and Adam Gopnik both write about this topic, but argue from vastly different sides, Gopnik from the left side and Cooke on the far right. Cooke’s article “Gun- Control Dishonesty” and Gopnik’s article “Shooting” aim to attack and persuade the opposite side to act or simply not to. Upon reading the articles, the reader can note two drastically different approaches. The use of facts and logic has been and always will be one of the most influential tools for persuasion.…
As it is known in generally all parts of America, Republicans are prone to lean towards the opposition of stricter gun control. Democrats are more firmly rooted in the idea of strict gun control. Republicans support the protection of the second amendment of the constitution. Democrats believe that even that is subject to reasonable regulations (“Republican”). The excerpt “right to bear arms” is easily interpreted in many ways.…
The right to bear arms has been topic of discussion among people since ancient times. Political theorist John Locke viewed possession of arms as a personal freedom one should abstain. The Second Amendments purpose and meaning has been a key controversy. The Amendment adopted in 1791, was constructed so each state maintained a militia, composed of everyday citizens who served as part time soldiers which were well regulated. People feared the federal government would use its standing army to go against its will on the states, the authors of the second amendment intended to protect the states militias’ right to bear arms.…
On the other hand, opponents of gun control say that a strict restriction on guns is a violation of their Second Amendment ’s right. In order to find a conclusion to the debate, a balanced approach to gun…
Third-Party Voting Is Not An Option More than any election before, voters want a viable third-party candidate. We have third-party candidates, of course, but none of them are going to win. The system of government we have set up completely blocks any third-party candidate from even having a chance of winning. Even candidates that aren’t a third party candidate and win the majority vote, Al Gore, for example, aren’t guaranteed to win. In 2000, Al Gore won the majority vote for most states, but because of the electoral college, Bush won the election overall.…
The democratic belief is that guns should be made more difficult to buy by putting more regulations into place. The Republicans believe that Americans have a right to own and carry weapons under the second amendment and don’t want many changes made to their fundamental right. For the past few years, the debate regarding gun ownership between Democrats and Republicans has escalated due to public outcry regarding firearm related incidents that have occurred recently, making the topic prevalent in American…