Your Freedom to Swing Your Fist Ends Where My Nose Begins

How far can another person's freedom take them? Where is the line drawn from one person's rights to another's?

The famous case Snyder vs. Phelps is a classic example of determining where the law that is supposed to protect citizens can interfere with laws to protect others. The First Amendment grants freedom of speech to all citizens, but how vulgar, offensive and obscene can that speech be before it imposes on another person's boundaries, freedoms and personal space. According to this Supreme Court ruling yelling obscenities in the presence of a deceased loved one's family at a military funeral is constitutional. The court may believe that this is constitutional, but is it moral? Possibly the United States does not have a moral constitution. Our constitution does not draw the line as to where one person’s freedom ends and another begins. This is the reason why we have a Supreme Court; to define those boundaries and interpret our Constitution. But what if the people disagree with the verdict, where is our say? In the eyes of public opinion Snyder is the winner. 

It's here

The moment has arrived. The moment we wait four years for. The moment which for many Americans comes and goes with little to no change or excitement. Though also for many Americans this moment is beaming with chaos, anticipation and the hope of something different. Elections. Many questions run through the minds of many American citizens as we brace ourselves in the anticipation of another four years under someone's wing and watchful eye. Will it be a re-election of Obama or will Romney still the King's chair and become our new leader. The answer is not a certain one. Though the aspect of American elections is shaded in speculation and controversy. Topics such as the date we hold our elections to the process of placing our ballots are shrouded in unnecessary traditions. Do Americans make electing our officials too difficult. Many Americans are just too lazy to even register to vote; could our country automatically enroll us to vote to erase this extra and unnecessary step in the process. Could we change the voting day to make it more manageable and much more easily accessible to the average American? Are there ways to increase the percentage of Americans who vote? Does the White House and government even want everyone to vote or do they keep these traditions and rules to limit voters to mainly higher class whites? Personally I think it's a little of both. American just may be too lazy and not see enough reason or gain to make changes to these traditions. This has been the way since we began voting and changing would be challenging our constitution and our traditions.

Lost Interest or Better Ideas

In the Opinion Editorial section of the New York Times there is an article published Oct. 3; The Untouchables The Untouchables which opens up our eyes to an issue or maybe lack thereof the issue of poverty being spoken in this election. It seems odd that someone would complain about a new outlook being taken in a new election. Four years of passed since Obama’s admission to Office and it is only logical that the issues he spoke of then would not necessarily be the main issues he speaks of now. The author clearly is in favor for Obama over Romney, but in the same regards feels that the real issues are not being met or addressed. The article is definitely geared move towards the Republicans thought does not necessarily pick sides. The author seems to be credible since they are not biased towards one party or the other, addressing both parties’ flaws and focusing more on the problem rather than the political party. The article has quotes from Obama’s first presidential campaign featuring his passion for the little man and his drive to help the less fortunate in America. The author attempts to convince the audience that Obama has lost sight of this goal which he once held dear. He is trying to sway the audience to the real problem; that poverty in America needs constant attention. The reason the article is not persuasive enough to convince its audience to change their mind is because it would be non-beneficial for the President to address and run his campaign the exact same way he did four years ago. Hopefully some of the issues he addressed previously have been solved and there isn’t a need to look at them again or now there are bigger problems which need attention more than the previous ones. Clearly the author wants to direct attention to what Obama didn't say and what Romney won’t do, but their persuasion fails since it seems invalid.

Obama Has Bite

An article in the Washingtonpost briefly discusses the claims and defense of Romney and Obama about the change that Obama was promising America four years ago. It seems that Obama is still demanding and rooting for change in the 2012 election. Obama defended himself against Romney’s claim that Obama has kicked the idea of change out the door. But oh no, Obama wants change just as much as the American people and is stepping up to restate that he is supporting Americans with the goals and view he has of where to take our Government. Government has been clearly divided this past four years leading our President with little wiggle room to accomplish them many goals he set out to. Then again, four years to accomplish the change our country desperately needs is not long enough. Maybe through winning this next election Obama can deliver on his promise and bring this country back to the greatness it once had.

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