Politics is Good for You!

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/01/21/avlon.historic.anniversaries/index.html


The author is arguing that politics does have some benefits for citizens and that more people should give it a chance.  I think the author is targeting the general public because i feel like most people have a bad view of politics.  There's a lot of bribery and wrongdoings that happen with politics, and i believe most people are aware of this.  The author is trying to state that modern day politics is not always bad, all the time.  To prove his point, he states past events that happened to show that these events inspired people to become better citizens and to try and live the right way.  He's trying to show past speeches that important people have made during hard times.  With these speeches, our country bound together and tried to move forward for the better of us all.  Also he argues that everything we hear and read should be held with a grain of salt.  Just because politics is getting a bad reputation doesn't mean that it is.  He uses the argument that Martin Luther King was accused and highly controversial during his time but after the dust settled, people realized his true intentions.  Even though politics is getting bad press, it may not be the whole truth.  Then he closes and says that politics is uplifting at times and we should embrace it and make our own good history. 
    I agree with almost everything the author says but he fails to mention times when politics were bad.  If you are going to state the good, you should also state the negatives to further strengthen your argument.  He has really good points and uses specific events to get his message across and i think it did its purpose. 

Arizona vs The U.S.

   As most people are aware, Arizona is causing a big controversy with its' proposed immigration laws.  The article basically says that Arizona is suing the U.S. for failing to keep the illegal immigrants out.  Arizona is alleging that because the U.S. fails to do their job, their state has to pay the repercussions.  Also Arizona is stating that the U.S. Government is basically falsifying numbers to try and show that they are doing a good job.

  I think that this is a very touchy subject and there are always two sides to every argument.  Personally i feel like its very hard to say who is right and who is wrong.  Being an immigrant myself, i can relate and understand the position of the immigrants.  The immigrants are opposed to this idea because most of them are just trying to improve the quality of life.  I'm sure that the conditions and opportunities are far greater here than in there respective countries.  On the other side of the coin, i can also relate to the opposing side because where do you draw the line and say enough is enough.  It is sickening to read stories about illegal immigrants committing murders and other illegal activities and then escaping back to their own countries.  It is really hard to comprehend what the victims go through and we should try our best to not let this happen.  

This is worth reading because this may directly or even indirectly affect someone you know.  Although it is just Arizona, for now, this can cause a domino effect and more states might try to impose this.  When it is blown to a national scale, things might turn a little ugly.


http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/arizona-plans-to-sue-federal-government/?scp=1&sq=us%20government&st=cse