Friday, November 5, 2010

eminent domain

I believe that eminent domain is okay as long as they are using it for meaningful purposes that benefit everyone. Many times the government use eminent domain to their advantage and built for private purposes. I think its okay if they were building schools or hospitals, but not for private purposes for example, extending a parking structure for Mercedes Benz. There was an incident where Mercedes Benz wanted to take out a diner  in order to extend their parking structure. There was a controversy because this was a private purpose that wouldn't benefit everyone. I think that people would have thought differently, if it would have been used for a new school. So I think that eminent domain has been abused and that if used, it should be used for public purposes.

Term limits

I think that term limits can be good and bad. Good in the sense that it can give a good candidate an opportunity to make a change for the better. Many people have many ideas, and if they are all good, i think they have the right to have their turn in making a change. On the other hand, if one candidate wins, and has the opportunity to stay in office again instead of two bad candidates, then i think it should be okay. But then that would bring around the argument of personal opinion. Some people may think they are good, and some people may think they are bad. I think it just depends on who the person in office is, whether they are making positive changes or negative, and how people  react to it.

Brown and Cuoma try to fix California and New York economy

I read an article in the New York times, and it talked about how Brown and Cuoma would cut spending and funding. I think its a good idea in order to turn the Government and Economy around, but I think they are choosing to cut in the wrong spots. They said they would cut in schools, hospitals, tunnels, roads, etc. I think these places would be first priority, because all of these are completely essential for our states. Education most importantly is crucial for every person, and I think that if anything, they should be getting more money. With the cutting of schools funds, they are loosing the ability to teach at fullest potential.