Tuesday, April 20, 2010

RE: Abortion

My colleague wrote a blog about the abortion debate titled "How long before the Elephant gets loose?" and I completely agree with her argument stating that the United States needs to solve this issue. But I do understand why it is such a difficult issue to decide on because of so many different types of abortion.

The questions are what state in pregnancy should abortion be illegal, should abortion be illegal if the life of the mother is in jeopardy,should abortion be illegal if the child has some sort of illness or deformity, and should abortion be illegal if the mother conceived a child because she was raped.

I believe all types of abortion should be illegal because of my religion. I believe children are a blessing from God no matter how they were conceived and no matter what illness or deformity they may have.

The abortion debate is big controversy for many people and whatever the government decides there are going to be a lot of people mad. There are a lot of people who are turning to violence to get the point across. I am from IL and there were many bomb threats towards the abortion clinics. America needs to decide on the matter quickly before things get worse.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Census Time

I remember when I lived in my house and received the census packet in the mail. It sat on the counter for weeks. I never really understood what it was. I just knew that I had to fill out how many people lived in my household. I finally decided to fill it out when I read the deadline and read that if I did not return it then people would be calling me and knocking on my door.

Now that I realize that our state will lose money just because a couple of lazy people won't fill it out, I'm glad I filled mine out. I don't understand why people would not take the time to sit down and fill it out. It only takes at the most ten minutes. I understand that some people just are not educated about how important it is to fill it out. I know I was not educated about it.

People need to know that if they fill it out our state can receive money that our state really needs. Our state should educate people and let them know that Texas residents will not get in trouble for filling out the census form. People who are in trouble with the police or are illegal will not get in trouble. The government just wants to know how much money and what they need to spend that money on. Texas government just needs to keep getting the word out.