Detention Center Presented as Deterrent to Boarder Crossings (link in post again)

Detention Center

Jeh Johnson, the secretary of Homeland Security, recently announced the opening of the USs largest immigrate "detention facility." This facility, specifically designed to house women and children, contains cabins which house up to eight people. These cabins are furnished and contain things to care for children and even TVs. There is also a school where children go for five hours a day, five days a week. The government believes that being held in a detention center will act as a deterrent to boarder crossings. Additionally, people believe that facilities such as this will allow for immigrants seeking refuge a place to get back on their feet and seek help. People against this facility argue that it costs too much money or that we should be deporting illegal immigrants as opposed to housing them. Which side are you on and why?

Backing CIA (the link is in the post, I couldn't get it to work on my iPad)

Backing CIA

After the 9/11 attacks, the CIA used interrogation techniques such as confinement in a coffin sized box and "rectal feeding and rehydration" in order to get information out of suspected terrorists. Dick Cheyney, a proponent of the CIA interrogation program and former Vice President, states that he would "allow (the CIA to use these techniques) again in a minute." Cheneys defense for these tactics is that these suspected Al Queda terrorist inflicted torture on 3000 Americans during the 9/11 attacks so they deserve to be questioned in this manner. He also believes that the restraints on CIA activities should be taken off. Additionally, it has since been determined that 26 of the 118 suspected terrorists that the CIA put through this interrogation program were wrongly detained. Do you believe that the use of these investigation techniques was justified? Should they be considered torture? What restrictions (if any) should be placed on CIA activities or should they accomplish their goals at all costs? Do you believe the U.S. or the CIA should do something to appologize to the wrongly detained suspects who were subjected to these tortureous techniques?

Foreign lobbying oversight found lax

In the case of foreign lobbyists, laws are easily bypassed. We have analyzed in class some of the political strategies that lobbyists have used to get around laws but when it comes to foreign lobbyists, these restrictions are easily passed. The article explains how "lax" the rules on foreign lobbying are and the under-enforcement of lobbying laws exist in the country.

Russia’s Steep Rate Increase Fails to Stem Ruble’s Decline

In Russia, the value of the ruble, the nations currency has dropped significantly day by day reaching record lows. This has come about by western sanctions and the low oil prices. While Americans are enjoying the cheaper gas, the situation in Russia is heading for a economic crisis. The federal government has responded by printing more money, yet this will only increase the inflation as seen in Zimbabwe.

Washington DC on collision course with Congress over marijuana legalisation

With the recent passing of initiative 71 which would decriminalize marijauna in Washington D.C., the issues of Washington DC's lack of representation and the power of congress to control public funds in the city has reared it's ugly head. Do you feel that congress should have that kind of control over the city? Or do you feel that the city should be able to enact such an initiative without interference from congressmen from other states?

C.I.A., on Path to Torture, Chose Haste Over Analysis

The recent publishing of  previously classified documents outlining the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program. What is your view of the use of "enhanced interrogation"?  Do you feel that Mitchell and Jensen should be considered war criminals?

With Hospitals Under Stress, Tennessee’s Governor Pursues Medicaid Expansion

Tennessee's governor wants to expand medicaid, a move that is very difficult and hard to do in today's political climate, especially in a red state such as Tennessee...