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332 days ago
Despite calls from leaders worldwide, including the U.S., for Israel to halt its assault on Hamas in Gaza, Israel continues to conduct aerial attacks against the Palestinians in the Gaza region. Israel is currently mobilizing its reserve forces with tanks and artillery along the border between Israel and Gaza in an all-out effort to step up the attack against Hamas with ground forces, if necessary. What does everyone think about the attack of Israel against the Palestinians? Do you think that Israel has a right to move against Hamas in the fashion that they have chosen? Do you think a cease fire will be possible in the near term or will the U.S. have to get directly involved, either politically or militarily to halt this attack, which has already claimed 280 lives in two days?
337 days ago
Retailers this Christmas season are anticipating a dramatic drop in sales. Already, retail giants like Wal-Mart and Macy's are experiencing a dramatic decline in retail sales pre-Christmas. With the decline in the financial markets and the rise in layoffs nationwide, it's no wonder that people, in general, don't have the money to spend on Christmas gifts that they had last year at this time. The nationwide jobless rate has exceeded 6.5% and some states, such as California, have reported jobless rates in excess of 9%. The financial future is grim for the U.S. Perhaps the U.S. should return to the original spirit of Christmas before it was commercialized.
517 days ago
Although I don't have any handguns or rifles in my own home, the right of the individual to own such weapons has always been thought to be a right under the Constitution wherein it states that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." On Thursday, the 26th of June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of gun ownership by individuals who want such weapons for protection. This decision marked the first time that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the individual's right to own guns, not just the right of the states to maintain militias. Justice Antonin Scalia, in his writing of the 5-4 decision, stated that the Constitution does not have the right of "Absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home." Furthermore, Scalia stated that the nation's capital went too far in controlling the sale of handguns to the point that they made it ...
519 days ago
