Constitution

Preamble
*"We the people of the United States of America" are the most important words.
*Tension between desire for democracy & wish for a stable social order is one of the most important and enduring themes in American history.
*Makes sure that everyone is equal and the U.S. doesn't become a monarchy like in England.

Article 1- Legislative Branch
*Made up of House of Representatives and Senate (together Congress)
*All legislation requires both approval.
*Declares wars with other countries.
*Makes laws.
*Can override vetoes with 2/3 majority.
*Closest to People.

Article 2-Executive Branch
*Executes laws.
*President can veto.
*Appoints people to power.

Article 3-Judicial Branch
*Takes care of enforcing the law.
*Finds laws unconstitutional.


My feelings towards this are a mix of boredom because I remember learning all of this in past grades. As I moveon with the Constitution though I will probably become more interested seeing as this is the foundation of our legal system.

Thanks For Nothing & Buy Me More Shit Day

Well now that our first big holiday has come let's talk about it. We learned what Thanksgiving actually was in Andy's class on Wednesday. I thought it would be cool to bring up the TRUE meaning to my family. Why did I do that? My stepmother got all offended and started trying to defend the Pilgrims. I just responded relax, not that serious. So here's my analysis. Americans don't want to be proven wrong. They do not want to accept the fact that a holiday they are celebrating with all this glee and joy, is just an excuse for Americans to stuff their faces and get a day off of work. Don't get me wrong I ate until I thought I would blow up but in the back of my mind, those poor Native AMERICANS (the real first people to be here) were being killed for no apparent reason. The day after is a day that there are tons of sales and it's suppose to be so good to go out and buy stuff for so cheap. It's a lot of bullshit because I went out just to see how it was and the sales were shit. Most places didn't have any type of sale that you wouldn't find on a regular day. But still people were out there buying a bunch of shit that they don't really need just because they thought it wasn't costing them as much to buy it. So that's my analysis on these days and as we can see they definitely relate to the American Way of Life because they're holidays that are full of lies and just another reason for Americans to be greedy, lazy bastards.

Reflection on Election

This past election is one that will definitely go down in history. Our first black president has been elected. Barack Obama. What a name. Word in the papers is that a bunch of new voters signed up this election and that people who have been registered that never went now did. The U.S. was ready for a change. Says mostly everyone because still like 10 people voted for McCain. So what can we expect from our new president? The one that has promised so much change? The one who people look at as the reborn Jesus. What is really going to become of the U.S. now? In my opinion. President Obama is being held to a much too high standard. People think he is going to be able to fix the economic woes within a matter of days when in truth it is going to take much longer. When it is not fixed as fast as people had thought it would, many are going to lose their confidence in the president. Then whites are going to start blaming all the faults of the United States on the fact that there is a black president. While others may know that it has nothing to do wtih race it may just impact future elections. On a positive note it may affect future elections in a good way by allowing more minorities to run for office and let others have a more open mind to voting for them. Either way this election was extremely important and one that may open doors to many possibilities.