Bell Ringer 11/10/14

1.  Why will Manchin's role change in 2015

 His role will change because the Republicans have won the new election

2.  What is currently the most important legislation that Manchin is working on?
 To get legislation to expand background check requirements for gun purchasers.

Icivics Notes

How will you raise safety about roads? Raising Safety standards in cars and creating bicycle lanes will keep everyone safer on the roads

What will you do to improve school lunches? More choices. Kids are tired of eating the same old thing day after day... the choices will be healthy of course

How might you make drugs harder to get in our schools? Harsher punishments for selling drugs near schools will keep drugs away from students.

Do you think global warming is a serious issue? Of course, it is a very serious issue because we need to think about the long term effects that our choices have.

How will you encourage kids to be more active? Kids need to make smart choices about staying active. Teaching them about being fit is the way to go.

I ended up voting for the lady. The guys choices were really good at first and the first three above were his answers but then he really started answering in a way a young kid would answer and she started making more sense with her answers so I voted for her cause I like her logical views on global warming and encouraging kids to be more active.

Bell Ringer 11/6/14

2. What do you think about WV making history for having the youngest lawmaker? 

I think it is good it shows that WV isn't how everyone thinks it is and we do have very smart people young and old. It is actually something good on the news for WV instead of bad.

3. Do you feel that her being young will help or hinder (or both) her effectiveness in the legislature. Defend your answer in 3-4 sentences.

I think it could be both ways I do not see how she will have the time to do this job and be a full time college student. She is only 18 and can be influenced to listen to her friends and also it depends on how much she has kept up over the years. Having her dad also in office will help her out with areas that she needs and to keep her on track.

Cost of Colleges – the cost of college is outrageous and needs to be lowered. Young people today already have a disadvantage coming out of college having so much debt before they even get to start their careers.  No one should have to pay to learn and be successful. If I win the election I will work to lower the cost of education by 50% which will reduce the finance burdens graduates face today.

Crime rate at an all time high – The crime rate is going up and people fear for their lives and what they have worked for over the years. In order to keep the crime rate down we need to get the handcuffs off of the police and back on the streets. I will work personally with law enforcement and our government to come up with a more stable plan. We will work together to develop a punishment plan that will make criminals think twice before committing a crime.

Death Penalty- We need to quit paying for people who live on death row for years and years. WV needs to bring the Death Penalty to this state. If a person is convicted of a harsh crime that should seek the death penalty and found guilty then they need to be put to death. I will develop a team of investigators that will only work on cases where people were convicted and sentenced to death. They will have one year to make sure that the prisoner is guilty of the crime they committed and after that year is up if all evidence still points to the prisoner than an action plan will be put into place.

Overcrowding of jails in America – Just like the Death Penalty we need to keep prisoners from filling up space in the jails and costing the tax payers money. If prisoners had to work while being in jail they would think twice about committing crimes and coming back. All prisoners will work for their food. They will grow gardens and tend to farm animals. They will become ground keepers and clean and maintain the facilities that they live in. No more three free meals a day free education and gym to stay fit. They will get plenty of exercise and on the job experience taking care of the jail and preparing their food. I will put this plan into action within one year of my term.

Welfare Reform- Welfare is on the high rise in this state. Everyone on Welfare will receive a drug test and a home visit. We need to make sure that the people who receive food stamps are feeding their kids. A meal plan will be put into place for them. Instead of using their food stamp money on all steaks they will have to purchase a complete meal for each night of the week that includes breakfast and lunch food. People receiving welfare and can work will have to provide proof that they are seeking employment and failure to provide this information will result in losing their welfare and a shelter kitchen will be provided for the children to come and eat.  I will make sure that we have less people on the streets and more working taking care of their families.

I would say that I have a lot of the Republican views. I think that people should stop living off of the government and other people and take care of their own. I do not really believe in the rise of taxes but if higher paying jobs could become available then it would help.  I feel that we should always think of new jobs and ideas to make this a better place to live. I think that we should always provide for our military and give them the best equipment that they need in order to protect us.

Bell Ringer 11/5/14

Go to wdtv.com or wboy.com and research the election results for Barbour County and the state of WV. Summarize the results and the voter turn out. Were more winners democratic or republican? Were more male or female? Were there more incumbents that won or not? Answer why are elections important? Why do we have elections? Why do you think it is important to vote?

The election votes in Barbour County were Tim McDaniel Republican for County Commission and Phil Ferguson Democrat for Sheriff.  There was only a 37 percent turnout which is one of the lowest since 1950. Republicans won this state as Shelly Moore Capito won US Senator for WV and David McKinley won US House of Representatives. Most of the ones that won were male Republicans. For the House of Delegates the Democrats lost 19 seats to the Republicans and for State Senate 8 seats were flipped from Democrat to Republican which is now 17 to 17.

Elections are important so that they people can vote for people who have the same views and thoughts on how things should be ran in our State and County. We have elections for that reason so that we can get someone in certain areas to get things done the right way. I feel that if we didn't vote than we would could end up with one persons view on everything and it could make people lose jobs and money. Everything changes and the people in offices should change to so that we can always have a fresh start.

Bell Ringer 11/3/14

1. Write a summary of her argument.
Brittany had brain cancer and there was no cure for it and the side effects of chemotherapy would even be worse. She suffered from head and neck pain and sever seizures. She wanted to die with dignity instead of her family watching her suffer and her going through all of the pain everyday until the day she would pass away

2. What argument do those that oppose the right to die with dignity put forth?
The people who oppose are saying that it is a form of suicide even if it is with help it is still her taking her own life.

3. What is your opinion?
No one wants to suffer and be in pain everyday but there is a religious side to this and it seems to be just like suicide which is wrong.