I have to completely agree with Miss J article, Silver Lining With Obamacare in this article she talks about the Affordable Act Care allowing woman access to free contraceptives. I also believe that if more women where to have access to better, affordable clinics where they take care of them selves more. The pregnancy rate of unwanted babies would decrease as well as abortions and sexual transmitted diseases. Miss J mentions many statistics that support my previous statement. She also mentions that it costs a woman roughly about $1200 a year out of pocket for birth control. But the average middle class couple will spend on average $12,000 the first year after having a child not including hospital charges. What about the poor group though the people who can't afford such expenses. Most of them rely on the government to pay for most of those expenses and the government well it relies on taxpayers. Making it way more expensive on the middle and higher class. All this to prove that supporting Obamacare will help not only woman who can not afford birth control or regular exams but at the end it will benefit the entire country in the long run. So once again I say I couldn't agree anymore with Miss J on her article.

Why does everyone blame the government for every issue that happens to them? Why must we blame the President for every lost job or high gas prices? America has to be one of the most ignorant, selfish countries in the world. In today's society no one wants to own up to their own failures in life so they always look for someone to blame. I think there is certain things the government messes up on but they are not your daddy! Most of the issues America faces is the citizens own fault. I know everyone likes to play the victim and get others to feel sorry for them but this has got to stop.

People angry about abortions saying they are bad and immoral killing an innocent life. Yeah well truth is if we were to teach our daughters and sons how to be responsible and respect themselves to keep their legs close we wouldn't be having this issue putting the blame on our, once great nation for allowing such a devious action to occur. Citizens get angry about violence and crime and expect for our President to keep us safe. Well newsflash people he can only do so much. It is OUR job to be the best we can be and teach our kids good values, hard work, how to love or at least respect one another not to be hurtful and cruel.

People get upset about the government helping out the poor too much or not helping them enough. Again easy issue that could be resolved with hard work and dedication. We are one of the laziest countries and it is unbelievable knowing we have every possibility to be whatever we dream to be. If everyone played a small part simply by trying to better oneself we could go a long way.

I am not defending the government because I don't agree completely with everything they do. But I am tired of seeing this country get worst and worst just because we can't take care of our own responsibilities. There is only so much Congress, and the President can do for us we have to do for ourselves now and work hard to give our kids and their kids a better future than the one we have for us now.

I would have to agree with some of Iram's blog, Sonogram requirement gives potential Texas mothers an appropriate pause. I think the new law on making woman have a sonogram before any type of procedure to remove a fetus is a great idea. Even if a woman doesn't change her mind after the sonogram I believe it would at least help her healing process better knowing she thought her decision through and knew it was the best one. I personally am not against abortions I feel like every woman is entitled to doing whatever they please with their bodies. This subject is such a sensitive subject to a lot of people but especially to those who have had a procedure done or know someone who has because no one knows what is best for yourself other than yourself. So for someone to say it is wrong and people shouldn't do it doesn't really help the situation. If people who oppose it would spend more time and energy doing other productive things like trying to push people to have safe sex or abstinence a lot of these issues could be resolved. Yeah it is true that some of these fetus if given the chance they could of been great men like Steve Jobs but they could also grew into men like Ariel Castro the Cleveland kidnapper. My point is no one knows what the life of those fetus could have been so we shouldn't base our opinions on abortions on that. Again I agree with having a sonogram prior the procedure to give woman a chance to think things through and decide if going through with the procedure is the best decision for herself.

   Same sex marriage is recognized in fourteen out of fifty states in our country. A country also known as the promise land where citizens are suppose to have rights and be equal to one another. Yet two individuals of the same gender can't be joined as one because the federal government does not believe it is constitutional. President Barack Obama is the first sitting president to publicly declare support for the legalization of same sex civil marriage, which of course made conservatives go crazy.
     What is the big deal about allowing two people of the same sex join in matrimony. They should be able to have the same benefits as any heterosexual marrying. This would extend a civil right to a minority group. An American history scholar, Nancy Cott argues that "there really is no comparison, because there is nothing like marriage except marriage."
     Opponents of same sex marriage ground their arguments on parenting concern, religious concerns, concerns that would change the definition of marriage that could lead to incest or polygamy. All which comes to one simple conclusion  if you do not agree with it don't deal with it. If you don't like people who are homosexuals or think it is against your religion then don't be around them. But it is not fair that because certain people disagree with something that has no affect in their personal life what so ever others have to sacrifice tremendously.
     The gay community isn't asking for the American flag to be changed to a rainbow one all they want is the same respect and rights any other individual demands. They deserve to be able to be under their spouses health plan or inherit any property if one was to pass. Same sex marriage doesn't have to accepted by everyone but it should simply be respected and be treated like any other marriage.

     On October 17th, 2013 USA Today published and article in the opinion column by Bob Billings named Congress Makes A Deal Leaving Losers On Each Sides. In this article Billings quotes both republicans and democrats comments that were said after Congress finally managed to strike a deal. Most of them agreeing that nothing was really fixed and the taxpayers are the ones who lost and will continue loosing in the future. Even though this is a brief article Billings could NOT have pointed out the obvious any better.
     He argues that no matter how much the American public complains about our elected senators and representatives the real opinion is heard in the ballot box. The sooner everyone gets in tact with Billings observations the sooner we can pick this country back up and move forward. I completely agree with Billings reasoning and most of the comments that he quoted. I believe that nothing positive was gained by this shutdown but to give each parties a chance to campaign on it while pointing fingers. While the same cycle occurs where we vote in those same people we hate so much and accomplishing nothing once again.
     I believe Billings intended audience is everyone who is in need for a change no party preference. Every problem the government faces all point to the same thing, it's time to try something new. America needs someone who will care for the public and stand for what really needs to be done. This whole shutdown didn't solve a problem just interfered with progress and got paid two weeks worth while doing it. We need to get those out of office who aren't willing to do for us while getting in the way of those are trying to lead us in the right path.

On September 20, 2013 Washington Post's opinion writer Kathleen Parker published an article named Waiting For Obamacare. In this article Parker claims that the Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare is just going to be too expensive in the long run and continue putting working citizens out of jobs or getting cut backs from their hours. She claims that the middle class Americans will be the ones who will be hurt the most. Using polls, and news letters Parker shows evidence that the number of people who favored the A.C.A. has decreased by 12% since January. It is obvious that Parker's intended main audience are republicans she writes a twice weekly column on politics and culture. I have to disagree with Parker on many things I think if everyone does their part ObamaCare could be a great success for this country not only health wise but financially as well. Everyone should be able to afford health care and be able to go to the doctor regularly. Parker sees nothing special about 26 the age a student will be able to stay on their parents health insurance. I believe it' s a perfect age. Gives the student more than enough time to get a degree and move on to eventually get their own health plan. One less stress a student has to deal with. Although some companies have cut back employee hours to part-time status to avoid giving them benefits in anticipation of the 2015 employer mandate. Companies like America's largest employer Walmart have decided to embrace the law moving 35,000 part-time workers to full-time and covering them and their partners. Most small businesses will get access to cheaper health plans, get tax breaks and will not be responsible for the employer mandate. Sadly Americans are giving up on the ObamaCare but it is because no on knows what it can actually offer and bring to the table. Jimmy Kimmel sent out his camera crew to ask people what did they support Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare and most of them said they supported ACA because it was "affordable" and ObamaCare had too many restrictions. After asking 17 people one finally pointed out they were the same thing. Proving that most Americans don't know what the hell they are talking about and like i said before if everyone plays their part it could work. Polls have shown that the more Americans know about the law the more they like it. It's people like Kathleen Parker whose opinion influences people to think negative about the Affordable Care Act.

On Friday September 20th, 2013 USA Today  published an article titled House Immigration Group Collapses. This article is about two house representatives who abandon a bipartisan group that have been working on the nations immigration laws for years now. Representative John Carter, R-Texas, and Representative Sam Jonhson, R-Texas, put the blame for their decision to leave the House working group on President Obama. They believe that the President will not enforce the immigration law. Leaving the group with only one republican left and four democrats. This article is an interesting yet disappointing reading because it proves another reason why it is that no progress is getting done in our country. Knowing that this immigration system is broken and something needs to be done our so beloved representatives call it a day and quit on us. "The bipartisan group just wasn't getting support from Republican House leadership," Representative Luis Gutierrez says, "It's just not gonna happen now." They spend most of their time playing politics instead of taking initiative and doing something that will actually be beneficial for our country.  I'm sorry but if they weren't going to own up to their title "House Of Representatives" then they should step down and allow someone who will actually care for the people's well being represent our country. It is very important that our country's immigration system gets fixed. Our commitment to justice, the country's economy, our security, as well as the growth of the country's need for a modern immigration system. Everyone deserves a better future even those who risk their lives coming here and work their butts off everyday so they can give their children a better tomorrow.