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5 Reasons Why Child Support Reform Is Long Overdue and Child Support Enforcement Destroys Lives
Child support is important. I am not disputing the importance of supporting your children. However, the system is setup to destroy families and men. It is hard to understand why it hasn't been addressed yet. Child Support Enforcement was enacted in 1975 at a time when our country was very different.
By Sherrie Pogue8 years ago in The Swamp
Best Movies About American Politics
It's important for the world of filmmaking to marry with the world of politics. Why? Because it gives a completely different platform to the ideals that are so often spoken about, solely by politicians or news media. This way, consumers can receive the topics that are so relevant to everyone's lives in a new form.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in The Swamp
The President
The Presidency in the United States contains many components of which the office is deemed to be the most important and powerful in the developing world; but it does not act alone. Therefore, it is important to study the other branches of government that acted to create and implement policies when considering George W. Bush’s War on Terror. Even after all this time, the situation provokes polarizing arguments by two opposing beliefs; those who support, or those who dispute what Bush and his administration chose to do following the attacks on September 11, 2001. While controversy arose, President Bush was able to follow through with his foreign policy initiative and promote it as a global fight to end terrorism and not specifically a response to 9/11 (Boyle 2008, 191). Although the international impact and relevancy are essential and have thus changed global politics forever, I chose to focus in on the domestic aspects of this issue, instead. Particularly, Bush’s administration and the respective relationship they held with the United States Supreme Court. Though the Supreme Court did issue numerous decisions relating directly to the methods the United States used against detainees during the War on Terror (Wheeler 2009, 677), I will focus more proficiently on the relationship between the court in link with the President locally, and how it subsequently affected their relative powers. My question in place then is, how did the relationship between the office of the President and the United States Supreme Court lead to Bush’s ability to implement the War on Terror?
By Kayla Charles8 years ago in The Swamp
Political Awareness
Abstract Heroes are not born every day. Yet having said this, one can look towards the early mid 20th century and find a number of national heroes emerging in protest of Africa's wide colonial rule. What was it that made ordinary people such Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Robert Mugabe and this paper's ultimate focus, Patrice Lumumba rise to power? What enabled them to succeed and what precipitating factors within their respective countries push them to fight for self-governance? This paper will look into the life history of Patrice Lumumba to examine the factors that contributed to the awakening of his political awareness and will argue that it was ultimately the awakening of his political consciousness that enabled him to lead his country towards independence.
By Shelly Phillpotts8 years ago in The Swamp
John Oliver Calls on Us Gamers to Oppose Trump's Net Neutrality Changes — And It's No Joke
It's a Friday night and you're sitting at home watching your favorite stream. You notice the quality has begun to degrade, some of the content seems amiss, and the whole experience is just stuttering and unpleasant. And the next thing you know, the streamer abruptly ends their stream.
By Dustin Murphy8 years ago in The Swamp
CONgress
No, I really don’t need to say a word, you already know what evil passed in the middle of the night behind closed doors and quite literally, at gunpoint; Sen. McConnell explaining to democratic leaders 25 minutes prior to going to the floor, “Don’t Read It, Just Vote For It” or “There Will Be Plenty Time To Read It After It Passes”. . .
By P. Craig Browning8 years ago in The Swamp
Freedom of Tweets...
Reading the news (via a news outlet or social media) over the last few days, there are a few social media related stories that pop out at you. One constant feature of the news these days is US president Donald Trump and his ongoing issue with his social media activity. When he's not inventing new words or re-tweeting extremist propaganda, he's tweeting statements that may end his presidential career. By tweeting “I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!” he's pretty much stating he knew about Flynn's actions and therefore is subject to obstruction of justice charges. It's all very political and highly charged at the moment and pro or anti-Trump, it just highlights an element of the issues with social media, blogging, and vlogging; there are ramifications to whatever you post online.
By john harrison8 years ago in The Swamp
The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Being Brown
Five years ago I picked up a book that I never finished, but I fell in love with its title and the promise of a narrative so perfectly laced with a train of political and religious of thought that would fall perfectly in line with mine.
By Sajidah Ali8 years ago in The Swamp
Meghan Markle and Royal Britain's Long History of Interracial Unions
From interracial unions to sibling rivalry, Prince Harry is following very closely in the footsteps of those grandparents and great grandparents before him. Britain’s royal family has been fond of controversial unions for many generations now, and Prince Harry’s lovely fiancé has still managed to cause a stir all over the world.
By Larisha Stone8 years ago in The Swamp
