Debate about Torture on Suspected Terrorists

The debate on torture on suspected terrorists is a debate that has been in the U.S. since 9/11. Although more than 2/3 of Americans agree with torture. This started after President Bush had "enhanced interrogation techniques" on suspected terrorists after he declared the war on terrorism. Many believe that the torture is not justified and is not effective. There are many others who believe the opposite. Many believe that torture is violating the 8th amendment regarding cruel and unusual punishment. There are also some that believe that is the terrorists are not American citizens then the Constitution does not apply to those individuals. My stance on torture is split. I believe that they are most likely giving the correct information but i also believe that if they are as dedicated to a terrorist group to kill themselves they wont give up any information. I believe that there are human rights being violated in torturing people, but if lives will be saved then it is justified.

 Sources: http://www.debate.org/torture/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-torture-exclusive-idUSKCN0WW0Y3

Video:http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/01/obama-cia-torture-some-folks-brennan-spying

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/world/asia/obama-xi-jinping-meeting-washington.html?_r=1

The summit meeting in Washington D.C. will be held Thursday, March 31st. With a ton of world leaders meeting in one place, Obama will only be meeting with one leader one on one. That leader is the president of China, Xi Jinping. This meeting is showing that Obama wants to have the relationship between China and the US on good terms. China is the leader in Asia and Obama wants to make sure there will not be anything interfering with that relationship since it is at the lowest it has been in the past 15 years. One major event that will be discussed will be the conflict over the South China Sea. He will also meet with Japan and South Korean leaders. There is a small chance that there will be anything that can be accomplished in this short time, but it will open up the doors to discussion.

With Obama, the President of The United States (POTUS) being the Commander in chief and the Chief Ambassador he has the power to delegate with other countries. the Advice and Consent part of the white house has most likely advised the president to talk to the leader of China.  These are all Expressed powers in the constitution for these people to act and try to make relations good again. 

Bob Goodlatte (Republican)


Bob Goodlatte is a representative for the 6th district of Virginia. He has been in this position since 1992. He has crushed every opponent that has run against him. Before he was a representative he was involved in government in the 6th district by being a staff aid to the then congressman. He after that was a personal lawyer and was a lawyer until he was elected to the House. He holds a seat on the committee for Judiciary and Agriculture.

Intrest Groups Wage War
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/02/25/liberal-interest-groups-begin-to-wage-war-for-scotus-pick/

Liberal interest groups are trying to force Senate Republicans to consider President Obama's supreme court nomination. Groups are trying to not say the names of who they would like to see nominated though. They are instead attacking the majority leader for vowing to not take any confirmation hearings. There is no way of telling how much these groups may spend to try and get Obama's nomination to be considered. Groups are saying they "want to get this process moving." The ALF-CIO is insisting they will refuse to consider Obama's nominee. They are hoping to set up a republican for the presidency.The liberal intrest groups are fearful that if president Obama nominates a republican that the liberal side could become divided. There are plans for a digital campaign, directed towards republican senators, to try and convince them to consider the nominee. The senate saying that they will not hold hearings is a direct violation of the constitution.

Why Trump could loose but most likely cant

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/upshot/results-show-why-trump-can-lose-and-why-he-probably-wont.html?WT.mc_id=2016-MARCH-OUTBRAIN_AUD_DEV-0301-0331&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVREMARK&_r=0


Super Tuesday results show that Donald Trump is the front runner for the Republican nomination. It shows that he still can loose, but he may not. His opponents are not down and out just yet.  He does have the popular vote but he is not too far out in front. But not that the race has been on for a good while now, experts believe that Trump will not face an opponent that could endanger him not gaining the nominations. Rubio may have won the second most states but he is coming in third place for the amount of delegates he has won. Cruz has done well in the south, where as Trump did not do as hot. With only a short amount of time left in the race it is not likely that another candidate will be able to gain as much support as Trump currently has.

 With only a few months left Trump seems to be the front runner for the nomination. His opponents have yet to gain more support than him. Its unlikely that anyone to join the race now will gain as much or more support than Trump. It may be too early to say but it seems that Trump may have the nomination in the bag.

Unit 1:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/01/09/texas-gov-abbott-calls-for-constitutional-convention-proposes-constitution-amendments.html

Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, is looking for support to bring a constitutional convention together. This would be the first constitutional convention since the constitution was written in 1787. Some of the ratification's would include more power for states rights. His plans to add to the Constitution are 70 pages long. He hopes that he can get the rest of the party behind him because of the stigma of being the countries most conservative state. Some other amendments include:

• Prohibiting Congress from activity that happens in one state
• Allow a 2/3 state majority to override Supreme Court rulings 
• Allow a 2/3 state majority to override federal law
• Have Congress balance its budget

The American Civil Liberties union has urged the Abbott to not mess with the Constitution. In the last 40 years 27 states have tried to call a constitutional convention, with no success. In order for the convention to be called at least 34 legislators need to approve.