1. They allow employers to use religious freedom as an excuse to discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community.
2. Section 4 allows religious non-profits to refuse services that violate their faith, Section 5 allows these non-profits to refuse to hire those who do not belong to their faith.
3. Atlanta's laws ban such practices.
4. Many businesses will not engage in such practices for fear of backlash from the community in the form of boycotts.
5. They allow people to challenge undue burdens placed upon them do to their practices. They require the government to that is has interest in applying the burden and accommodation doesn't apply.
6. Religious minorities
7. It applies to groups that are religiously intolerant of birth control.
8. It can be extended to affect members of society who are being discriminated against.
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Blog 4.1
1. It would cause the decision to be a 4-4 split.
2. It requires insurers to cover all contraceptives without any copays.
3. Some religions do not allow their members to use contraceptives, so making them available would interfere with religious practices.
4. Religiously affiliated non-profits can fill out two page forms to inform the government of their refusal to provide coverage for birth control.
5. They ruled that such "closely held" for-profit organizations could also avoid coverage for contraceptives.
6. They argued that contraceptives can still be accessed by employees so there's no point in not covering them.
7. There are several Catholics on the Court, and Catholics are traditionally against the use of birth control.
8.The insurer is a third party and a separate entity from the plaintiffs, so what the government requires them to do shouldn't matter as long as the plaintiffs don't have to pay for or administer the plans that include contraceptive coverage.
9. It would weaken the idea of religious exemption as many other groups would make the same argument.
10. The case could possibly open the door for many companies to refuse to pay for sexual health products for homosexual employees.
11. The administration would be forced to come up with many new accommodations for different groups.
12. It forces the religious beliefs of employers on their employees.
2. It requires insurers to cover all contraceptives without any copays.
3. Some religions do not allow their members to use contraceptives, so making them available would interfere with religious practices.
4. Religiously affiliated non-profits can fill out two page forms to inform the government of their refusal to provide coverage for birth control.
5. They ruled that such "closely held" for-profit organizations could also avoid coverage for contraceptives.
6. They argued that contraceptives can still be accessed by employees so there's no point in not covering them.
7. There are several Catholics on the Court, and Catholics are traditionally against the use of birth control.
8.The insurer is a third party and a separate entity from the plaintiffs, so what the government requires them to do shouldn't matter as long as the plaintiffs don't have to pay for or administer the plans that include contraceptive coverage.
9. It would weaken the idea of religious exemption as many other groups would make the same argument.
10. The case could possibly open the door for many companies to refuse to pay for sexual health products for homosexual employees.
11. The administration would be forced to come up with many new accommodations for different groups.
12. It forces the religious beliefs of employers on their employees.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Blog 3.9
1. They decide based on how desperately the drug is needed
2. They are limiting coverage to patients with more advanced symptoms to limit spending on the drugs.
3. The insurance companies, as they are the ones in charge of directly paying the companies who develop the pills.
4. They, like insurance companies, directly pay hospitals and drug companies. So not really no
5. Other countries have successfully done this to lower prices.
6. There are federal laws that actually ban these programs for negotiating for price reductions with drug companies.
7. Some members of Congress who are on the payroll of the pill companies
8. This tax would replace the many other costs we currently have to pay in our current healthcare system.
9. A Medicare card is mailed to everyone, so everyone receives coverage
10. Relatively disorganized people with low incomes
11. Workers who receive generous tax expenditures for good private coverage, and affluent people who would face large tax increases to finance a single-payer system.
12. Community hospitals, medical groups, and pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.
13. The single-payer system would give rise to debates on the scope of government
2. They are limiting coverage to patients with more advanced symptoms to limit spending on the drugs.
3. The insurance companies, as they are the ones in charge of directly paying the companies who develop the pills.
4. They, like insurance companies, directly pay hospitals and drug companies. So not really no
5. Other countries have successfully done this to lower prices.
6. There are federal laws that actually ban these programs for negotiating for price reductions with drug companies.
7. Some members of Congress who are on the payroll of the pill companies
8. This tax would replace the many other costs we currently have to pay in our current healthcare system.
9. A Medicare card is mailed to everyone, so everyone receives coverage
10. Relatively disorganized people with low incomes
11. Workers who receive generous tax expenditures for good private coverage, and affluent people who would face large tax increases to finance a single-payer system.
12. Community hospitals, medical groups, and pharmaceutical and medical supply companies.
13. The single-payer system would give rise to debates on the scope of government
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Blog 3.8
1. The turnout of 2016 was 80,000, about 2/3 of those that came in 2008
2. Young people and more lower and middle-income voters.
3. Republican turnouts are crushing previously set records, while Democrats are falling behind
4. He thinks that the Obama administration's main failure was mobilizing the large voting enthusiasm into an effective force post-election. Sanders states he would use this force for continued fights against corporate interests and in congressional and state elections.
5. Rubio is increasingly seeming to be the last candidate standing against Trump.
6. He lost in what was supposed to be his territory.
7. Rubio's campaign is relying on his success in more moderate states like New York and California, states that will most likely reject Trump and Cruz.
8. He won 2nd in New Hampshire, so he is deciding to target Northeastern states and hopefully gain some support from Jeb's power base.
9. Trump does not yet view Rubio as a threat to his campaign.
2. Young people and more lower and middle-income voters.
3. Republican turnouts are crushing previously set records, while Democrats are falling behind
4. He thinks that the Obama administration's main failure was mobilizing the large voting enthusiasm into an effective force post-election. Sanders states he would use this force for continued fights against corporate interests and in congressional and state elections.
5. Rubio is increasingly seeming to be the last candidate standing against Trump.
6. He lost in what was supposed to be his territory.
7. Rubio's campaign is relying on his success in more moderate states like New York and California, states that will most likely reject Trump and Cruz.
8. He won 2nd in New Hampshire, so he is deciding to target Northeastern states and hopefully gain some support from Jeb's power base.
9. Trump does not yet view Rubio as a threat to his campaign.
Blog 3.7
1. The debate used to be focused on the level of liberalism of Obama's future candidates, but now it is over the obstructionism of Senate Republicans.
2. If the party's situation gets worse, Republicans may regret not letting in Obama's compromise candidate, who will be moderate compared to the nominee a very likely Democrat Senate will elect.
3. They can either maintain the party's strategy or allow for the nomination and face party disgrace.
4. It's pretty scary
5. There have been 3 vacancies during an election year, and an additional 2 from the previous year that were filled during election years.
6. Grassley claims that we have an 80-year tradition of not confirming Supreme Court appointments during election years. It's been 80 years since the Senate filled a seat that opened up on election years.
7. Democrats claim that as many as 14 nominees have been confirmed in election years in America's history. Only one, the appointment of Anthony Kennedy, occurred within the past 70 years.
8. The two appointees before Kennedy were both blocked by the then Democrat-controlled Senate.
9. The two parties, which have become more and more polarized, are working harder and harder to prevent nominations from going through.
10. None whatsoever, so it is possible for the Senate to wait until the next election.
2. If the party's situation gets worse, Republicans may regret not letting in Obama's compromise candidate, who will be moderate compared to the nominee a very likely Democrat Senate will elect.
3. They can either maintain the party's strategy or allow for the nomination and face party disgrace.
4. It's pretty scary
5. There have been 3 vacancies during an election year, and an additional 2 from the previous year that were filled during election years.
6. Grassley claims that we have an 80-year tradition of not confirming Supreme Court appointments during election years. It's been 80 years since the Senate filled a seat that opened up on election years.
7. Democrats claim that as many as 14 nominees have been confirmed in election years in America's history. Only one, the appointment of Anthony Kennedy, occurred within the past 70 years.
8. The two appointees before Kennedy were both blocked by the then Democrat-controlled Senate.
9. The two parties, which have become more and more polarized, are working harder and harder to prevent nominations from going through.
10. None whatsoever, so it is possible for the Senate to wait until the next election.
Blog 3.6
1. McConell is going to wait for the next president to allow any supreme court justice to be selected by the Senate.
2. The Senate did all in its power to block him from appointment, starting the current trend of blocking an appointment by a different-party president.
3. In 2007, Chuck Schumer, a Democrat in the Senate during Bush's term, said the Senate would reject any appointments made by President Bush except in, "extraordinary circumstances."
4. Cases on abortion, birth control, voting rights, and marriage equality
5. Cruz believes that the Court will help mandate "unlimited abortion-on-demand, partial birth abortion with taxpayer funding and no parental notification" and will do away with the 2nd Amendment.
6. The Democrats have, in the eyes of the Republicans, started the tradition of blocking Supreme Court appointees based on politics and weakened the filibuster to ram appointees down the minority's throat.
7. It maintains the tradition of checks and balances in our government.
2. The Senate did all in its power to block him from appointment, starting the current trend of blocking an appointment by a different-party president.
3. In 2007, Chuck Schumer, a Democrat in the Senate during Bush's term, said the Senate would reject any appointments made by President Bush except in, "extraordinary circumstances."
4. Cases on abortion, birth control, voting rights, and marriage equality
5. Cruz believes that the Court will help mandate "unlimited abortion-on-demand, partial birth abortion with taxpayer funding and no parental notification" and will do away with the 2nd Amendment.
6. The Democrats have, in the eyes of the Republicans, started the tradition of blocking Supreme Court appointees based on politics and weakened the filibuster to ram appointees down the minority's throat.
7. It maintains the tradition of checks and balances in our government.
Blog 3.5
1. Fewer Senators retire each year, which makes the data more susceptible to change based on smaller fluctuations.
2. Many do not actually register as lobbyists, but instead do work that is very similar to lobbying but does not require them to register with the government.
3. The most common to become lobbyists are party or committee leaders, or former members of the Ways and Means committee.
4. They have the practice needed to communicate and persuade Congress members. They also generally are experts in access, which they can sell to multiple clients.
5. These revolving door lobbyists give their employer a better chance of winning support for their side (63% wins with firms who employ revolving-door lobbyists)
6. For every one dollar public interest groups/unions spend, corporations spend about thirty-four dollars.
7. The author says more should be done to make it more likely for these politicians to go into working for public interest groups.
2. Many do not actually register as lobbyists, but instead do work that is very similar to lobbying but does not require them to register with the government.
3. The most common to become lobbyists are party or committee leaders, or former members of the Ways and Means committee.
4. They have the practice needed to communicate and persuade Congress members. They also generally are experts in access, which they can sell to multiple clients.
5. These revolving door lobbyists give their employer a better chance of winning support for their side (63% wins with firms who employ revolving-door lobbyists)
6. For every one dollar public interest groups/unions spend, corporations spend about thirty-four dollars.
7. The author says more should be done to make it more likely for these politicians to go into working for public interest groups.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Blog 3.4
1. 3%
2. A good amount of Hillary or Bernie supporters do not support/trust their first choice's number one competitor.
3. They will most likely support Bernie, as he has much more appeal among young people.
4. Older voters, even women, tend to support Hillary, while younger people support Bernie.
5. +/- 4 pct points
1. 5% between Trump and Cruz, and 13% between Trump and Rubio.
2. The Evangelical Christian population, who more than likely support Ted Cruz.
3. In January Cruz led Trump 25 to 22%
4. The highest number of first time this election cycle will be attending, 40%
5. 4 percentage points, Michael Bloomberg would not do well running for president.
1. The Democratic Caucus was much closer between Bernie and Hillary than the poll people gathered.
2. Rubio won the Caucus, with a 4% lead over Trump
3. Rubio, Cruz, and Sanders all had higher numbers
4. Cruz and Rubio both performed much better than was initially expected. Also, Bernie was ridiculously close to Hillary, which shows his campaign has been holding its own against Hillary's.
5. 2,844 dollars and some change per person
2. A good amount of Hillary or Bernie supporters do not support/trust their first choice's number one competitor.
3. They will most likely support Bernie, as he has much more appeal among young people.
4. Older voters, even women, tend to support Hillary, while younger people support Bernie.
5. +/- 4 pct points
1. 5% between Trump and Cruz, and 13% between Trump and Rubio.
2. The Evangelical Christian population, who more than likely support Ted Cruz.
3. In January Cruz led Trump 25 to 22%
4. The highest number of first time this election cycle will be attending, 40%
5. 4 percentage points, Michael Bloomberg would not do well running for president.
1. The Democratic Caucus was much closer between Bernie and Hillary than the poll people gathered.
2. Rubio won the Caucus, with a 4% lead over Trump
3. Rubio, Cruz, and Sanders all had higher numbers
4. Cruz and Rubio both performed much better than was initially expected. Also, Bernie was ridiculously close to Hillary, which shows his campaign has been holding its own against Hillary's.
5. 2,844 dollars and some change per person
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Blog 3.3
1. Nixon, 1974- 5170 words; Clinton, 1995- 9172 words
2. 1973
3. Both Obama and Clinton delivered exclusively spoken SOTU addresses, and were both not afraid to use a lot of words to get their point across.
4. Carter has wrote some of the longest State of the Union addresses, old presidents and modern presidents combined. Nixon wrote more than him, and Reagan wrote slightly less than him.
1. The vast ability the president to reach out to the people of America.
2. No member of any of the other branches can control or fight what the President says during a speech.
3. Not too much, as many presidents win just under half (about 40%) of presidential legislative initiatives become law.
4. The media, in the form of journalists and more recently television pundits.
5. Many do not watch, as the Super Bowl got more views than the State of the Union Address in 2015.
2. 1973
3. Both Obama and Clinton delivered exclusively spoken SOTU addresses, and were both not afraid to use a lot of words to get their point across.
4. Carter has wrote some of the longest State of the Union addresses, old presidents and modern presidents combined. Nixon wrote more than him, and Reagan wrote slightly less than him.
1. The vast ability the president to reach out to the people of America.
2. No member of any of the other branches can control or fight what the President says during a speech.
3. Not too much, as many presidents win just under half (about 40%) of presidential legislative initiatives become law.
4. The media, in the form of journalists and more recently television pundits.
5. Many do not watch, as the Super Bowl got more views than the State of the Union Address in 2015.
Friday, January 8, 2016
Blog 3.2
1. The attorney general represents the U.S. or a state in legal proceedings, and also provides legal council and advice to the government. They are also the head of the department of justice.
2. His executive orders may be brought to court or be undone by a future president who opposes his decision. Also, Congress may try to shut down the government in order to stop his order from going into effect.
3. The current laws allow unqualified citizens to purchase guns as well as sell guns without the proper licensing.
4. No number 4??
5. The system lacks the manpower and resources to properly enforce and uphold the system of background checks.
6. Private gun sales will be more restricted, and people will not be able to avoid completing or undergoing background checks.
7. Lobbyist groups like the NRA have a strong hold over Congress, and have kept many members from voting against their interests.
8. The states, like in other issues, have taken it upon themselves to pass legislation enforcing gun control.
9. Several years
10. An amendment to the Constitution or a bill passed through Congress would be the most effective way to enforce gun control.
5. The system lacks the manpower and resources to properly enforce and uphold the system of background checks.
6. Private gun sales will be more restricted, and people will not be able to avoid completing or undergoing background checks.
7. Lobbyist groups like the NRA have a strong hold over Congress, and have kept many members from voting against their interests.
8. The states, like in other issues, have taken it upon themselves to pass legislation enforcing gun control.
9. Several years
10. An amendment to the Constitution or a bill passed through Congress would be the most effective way to enforce gun control.
Blog 3.1
1. A series of education laws, federal disability insurance, federal funding for highways, and the banning of the sale of several kinds of bath products.
2. The Democrats won the presidential election and the majority in both houses of Congress. This gave them the momentum to pass a number of bills.
3. The Republicans have been ruthlessly fighting the Obama administration, leading to a "lame duck" period.
4. In general politics, only one party may "win," but in policymaking both can benefit from the passing of legislation.
5. Democrats won a number of tax cuts, while Republicans gained some tax benefits for big businesses.
6. Congress keeps most of its processes hidden from the general public.
7. Because according to the article while the media focuses on high attention problems or issues, members of both parties broker secret deals to benefit themselves.
2. The Democrats won the presidential election and the majority in both houses of Congress. This gave them the momentum to pass a number of bills.
3. The Republicans have been ruthlessly fighting the Obama administration, leading to a "lame duck" period.
4. In general politics, only one party may "win," but in policymaking both can benefit from the passing of legislation.
5. Democrats won a number of tax cuts, while Republicans gained some tax benefits for big businesses.
6. Congress keeps most of its processes hidden from the general public.
7. Because according to the article while the media focuses on high attention problems or issues, members of both parties broker secret deals to benefit themselves.
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