Death upon Texas

Capital punishment was legal until 1972, when the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia; stating that it violated the Eight and Fourteen Amendments, citing cruel and unusual punishment. However, in 1976, the Supreme Court reversed itself with Gregg v. Georgia and reinstated the death penalty but, not all states have the death penalty.

Karla Faye Tucker became the 146^th person executed by Texas after the Supreme Court voted to reinstate the death penalty in 1976. Texas is the leader in killing the mentally retarded and children.

I am in favor of the death penalty, because innocent lives can be saved. I believe life is sacred. Therefore, one who takes a life should have his own life taken away.

The rate of relapse is high for people who commit murder and crimes. I feel murderers should be executed the first time they commit a murder because, chances are they will kill another innocent person again. We need stricter laws and swifter death penalty.

The death penalty laws today are too lenient for killers. People on death row can watch T.V. and enjoy their lives for another 20 years before they are executed. For the States that do not have the death penalty killers don’t have to fear execution. Many murders are premeditated.

Remember, one of your loved ones could be murdered. Can you imagine what it would be like to have your loved one murdered? There would be no words that can explain the loss of your loved one.

Destroying America's precious document

Artical:

We need a new Constitution

The Los Angles Times, October 10, 2007

The United States is at a cross road to reform of the United States constitution. The people that want the constitution reformed are being taking advantage of by the government. It will take many years of work and lots money to reform the constitution. The amendment should not be written in hast gust for progress. The founding father emphasized the need of checks and balances to prevent tyranny.

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the nation. The Constitution of the United States has 27 amendments. The last amendment of the Constitution to date was written in 1992.

The American constitution gives individual freedoms to people so people can stop the government from taking avenge of them. The Constitution controls the government official’s power and give a voice to people that have a minority stance on an issue. The constitution of America is at full strength when the nation occupies a diverse population. The diverse interests of the nation keeps the government aware of issues that affect the nation.

The founding fathers were aware that changes to the Constitution would be necessary to continue the expected growth of the nation. They were also conscious that such change should not be easy. They also ensure that an overly rigid requirement of unity would not block action desired by the vast majority of the population. The document and its central ideals have survived through civil war, segregation, World War 1 and World War 2 with few changes.

link to Atical:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-sabato10oct10,0,4265634.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail

Saving American lives

Atrical:

Blackwater's rich contracts

The New York Times, October 3

Blackwater is the State Department’s major private security contractor in Iraq. With the decreasing popularity of the Iraq war in the United States, increasing the amount of private security contractors will reduce the amount of American forces station in Iraq. Also private security contractors help the American military stabilize the sectarian violence in Iraq.

The Bush administration gives no-bid contracts to private contractors, because the administration wants the best mercenaries working with the American military in defeating terrorism in Iraq. The private contractors also relieve some of the strain on American forces. The private forces are performing military missions that are dangerous. The jobs of the private contractors are to complete missions which involve malicious action.

Former Bush administration officials are at executive positions of private security firms that receive contracts from the United States. Those officials like, Mr. Prince, make sure that federal contracts are given to them in order to keep the American solider working with the best private contractors that money can buy.

The private security contractors are providing many items for the American troops in Iraq. The private security contractors are being paid six times the amount of an American soldier, but the contractors are in more danger than an American soldier. The private contractors supply the American army with supplies like, food, transportation, bullets, armor, and medical care.

The United States cannot supply enough American troops in Iraq to contain the violence in Iraq. The private contractors are meant to help the American soldiers and provide relief for American soldiers from the conflict in Iraq.

link to artical:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/opinion/03wed2.html.?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin