...November 30, 2013 The Honorable Wendy Davis P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Dear Senator Davis, Upon your decision to run for Governor of the great state of Texas, I was compelled to write to you concerning your stance on the issue of abortion and how this may impact women’s lives statewide if you become Governor in 2014. Your efforts to support pro-choice activists were reflected on June 25, 2013 when you filibustered to block Texas Senate Bill 5 from passing. This bill was undertaking the challenge of banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, requiring hospital-style medical care, and demanding better healthcare for women wanting an abortion. Nonetheless against all odds, you stood for 11 hours non-stop on your quest to stall the passing of this bill. Here’s where the rubber meets the road, you made statements such as, “I am pro-life, the goal that we should have is that we see zero abortions, and when I believe women’s health is in danger, I’m going to stand and fight to protect that.” These statements were reported by The Valley Morning Star. With all due respect, this is an attempt to confuse and deliberately mislead voters to be desensitized from your June filibuster. You are trying to be perceived as a moderate candidate. This tactics have also been seen from former President Bill Clinton in 1996 when he said abortion “should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare.” The positions that were made in these statements don’t...
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...writing this letter today as a concerned citizen a military veteran and a Patriot of my country. I'm really concerned with the endless squabbling of the House of Representatives and the Senate. These individuals were elected to represent the voters of America but seem to only have interest of the special interest groups for padding the reelection campaign funds. uh it seems apparent to myself that these elected officials only had interest in getting reelected. Another apparent action of the members of the House and Senate I akin too spoiled children gambling in Las Vegas with house money and playing blackjack, throwing more and more into the pot hoping for the turn of the cards to bring back the losses. These is responsible X need to be ended the American people to speak with their votes we need to vote in new members of the House and Senate who to keep their job is to do the will of the voting American citizen. Another glaring issue I'm writing about the complete and utter lack of any fiscal responsibility the elected officials all of these stop get measures these temporary increases to get a cobble together budget passed the for the agenda the elected officials at the expense of the American taxpayer shows not only the complete lack of knowledge of Holly financial system works but also people who act with the knowledge there's no repercussions for their actions if I ran my household account the way to federal government I should say be elected officials of the federal...
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...are really just the ideas of the English 'country party' put into action in British colonies. This is an achievement, to be sure, but it is in no way an especially or exceptional American achievement." There are many sources of influence for America’s ideals of liberty, freedom, and democracy in the modern world. Such as Democracy of ancient Greece, The Republic of ancient Rome, and the writings of Baron de Montesquieu. Many of these sources are distinctly English such as English common law, The Magna Carta. In regards to the specific comment above we look at the ‘Country Party’ and ‘The Cota Letters’. As an American I would like to think that our founding fathers’ have created something new and completely unique in t our country, however my readings have lead me to the understanding that the founding fathers had several sources of inspiration as to how to form and what kind of government to form in these states, united. The “Country Party” as mentioned in the quote above, is of particular importance to the ideas of Democracy, liberty, and freedom. The Country Party was especially inspired by political theorist, writer and philosopher Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke. Bolingbroke’s ideology was that of opposing the problems he saw with the current political climate in Great Britain The Country Party also harkens back to the writings of the seventeenth century writings of Harrington and Sidney. It was made up of Tories and unhappy Whig’s who sought to change the political...
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...Running Head: THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution Geraldine Rodgers American Government ASB 118 Wednesday Oct 03, 2012 The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The first three Articles of the Constitution establish the rules and separate powers of the three branches of the federal government: a legislature, the bicameral Congress; an executive branch led by the President; and a federal judiciary headed by the Supreme Court. The last four Articles frame the principle of federalism. The Tenth Amendment confirms its federal characteristics. The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in eleven states. It went into effect on March 4, 1789. The first ten constitutional amendments ratified by three-fourths of the states in 1791 are known as the Bill of Rights. The Constitution has been amended seventeen additional times (for a total of 27 amendments) and its principles are applied in courts of law by judicial...
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...DEVELOPMENT SEC. 76 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND STAFFING PATTERN Pursuant to the provisions of Local Government Code of 1991 , every Local Government Unit (LGU) shall design and implement its own organizational structure and staffing pattern. a. Priority needs b. Service requirements c. Financial capabilities : budgetary limitations of 45% in first to third class provinces cities, and municipalities and 55% in case of fourth class or lower, total annual income should be observed. d. Based on the standard and guidelines prescribed by the Civil Service Commission * The position should have Qualification Standard (QS) job (Sec. 2 Rule 4 of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V EO 292) * Personnel should be assigned to departments where the services are truly pertinent SEC. 77 RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT The Local Chief Executive (LCE) of every local government unit shall be * responsible for human resources and development in his unit * shall take all personnel actions in accordance with the Constitutional provisions on civil service, pertinent laws , rules and regulation * may employ casual employees or laborers paid on daily wage basis through job orders SEC. 78 CIVIL SERVICE LAWS,RULES AND REGULATIONS All matters pertinent to human resources and development in local government unit shall be governed by the civil service laws, rules and regulation SEC. 79 LIMITATIONS OF APPOINTMENT...
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...only 19 years old, she married country lawyer, John Adams. Together they had five children, but one daughter sadly died after two short years. In March of 1797, Abigail’s husband John Adams was elected President of the United States. As the fight for independence from England continued, she was elected to talk to fellow women who were being charged for still being loyal to England. This was the first time a First Lady had ever held any partial-official government position. Abigail was also the first First Lady to live in the white house. During the time of the Revolutionary War, women were spies because all of the men spoke freely around them. Abigail wasn’t a spy but she helped in many other ways. She nursed injured soldiers, provided them with supplies and even created ammunition for the soldiers....
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...A writ petition filed with a High Court bench sought a direction to the government to constitute a judicial commission to investigate and ascertain the truth about the ‘blame game of the Sonali Bank loan scam’ in order to award exemplary punishment to the perpetrators and abettors of the scam. The petition, filed as public interest litigation jointly by three Supreme Court lawyers Read more Filed Under: Other Headlines Tagged: hallmark loan scam, sonali bank loan scam Sonali to sue culprits September 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment Tk 3,606cr Swindle Sonali to sue culprits The finance ministry yesterday asked the Sonali Bank to file criminal cases against the officials of the bank and Hall-Mark Group involved in the recent loan scam. The bank and financial institutions division of the ministry in a letter directed the bank’s management to take “departmental and legal action” against the top Read more Filed Under: Other Headlines Tagged: hallmark loan scam, hallmark scam, sonali bank scam, sonali loan scam Muhith says sorry September 7, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment Loan Remarks Muhith says sorry Sonali board’s role questioned Facing a barrage of criticism from both in and outside of parliament, Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday made an apology for his remarks on the Sonali Bank loan scam that the Tk 4,000 crore swindled by Hall-Mark Group was a paltry amount. “I should not have made the remarks on that day [Sunday]. I am seeking apology. I’m Read...
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...Social Services Lobbyists Social lobbyists seek to obtain the support of many individuals along with politicians. The social lobbyists gather ideas and resources needed for the human services and then seeks to persuade and gather supporters. A social lobbyist as a social advocate is very important. The reason for this is that the lobbyist actually experiences the resources and knows what can be implemented for improvement. The responsibility of a lobbyist is extensive and consists of numerous tasks. Social advocates are courageous people who attain good analytical skills. Social advocates stand for what they believe in, and they lobby for people who are exploited, underprivileged, and destitute. There are different types of social advocates who lobby for what they believe in, such as human rights activist, environmentalists, revolutionary leader, and social workers. Social workers are huge social advocates; they lobby for political and social actions that help clients have equal access to employment, and services. Social workers lobby for county programs, local human rights commissions, and state agencies, such as those providing food stamps, Medicaid, and vocational rehabilitation. On the federal side social workers lobby for Social Security Administration, Department of Health and Human services, United States Department of Justice, and the president of the United States. Social workers positions as lobbyists effect social policy changes through changing laws...
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...UREAUCRACY: WEBER’S THEORY The literal meaning of bureaucracy is “rule by desks or offices, or government with a small desk.” A bureaucracy comprises of a great number of non-elected government officials that are concerned with administrative work and policy-making. Many big organizations and governments depend on bureaucracies to operate; they need consistent rules and procedures. Governmental agencies such as homeland security demonstrate best how bureaucrats function and what they do. (Blau, 1956) During the time of the great German sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920), organizations were run in a casual manner. Max Weber searched for means to create a more official structure in organizations. According to him, organizations that were run like families were less successful because authority was misplaced. He believed that workers were loyal to their superiors as opposed to organizations. Organizations that are more structured, authoritative, and rigid were Max Weber’s ideal of a fully rational bureaucracy; he imagined them to be that way. His ideal organizations were those that were able to turn regular workers into coherent decision makers that will serve clients with fairness and competence. According to Weber, the following are characteristics of a fully rational bureaucracy: (Weber, 2009) Hierarchy: a clear-cut chain of command characterizes the level of power within organizations. People who occupy positions of authority will oversee and guide those who hold lower...
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...Oglethorpe decided to ban liquor and slaves. The settlers did not like the idea and demanded their rights of self-government. Oglethorpe repealed the bans on liquor and slaves by the early 1750's. Even though liquor and slavery were banned at some point some settlers actually wanted both to stay banned. In 1733 rice cultivation was developed by philanthropists led by James Oglethorpe. What he wanted to create was a colony with "worthy poor" where England is able to find economic opportunities. While the British colony wanted the colony to be defensive against the Spanish and their allies (Indians) in Florida. By 1740 colonists were looking forward to appealing the English liberty of self-government to be able to own slaves. The 18th century Great Britain was proud of its self for being advanced and being the freest nation in the world at the time. Most British people shared a common law, language, and a common enemy in France and believed that wealth, religion, and freedom was the way to go. The British Constitution is the sense of the British identity which was the concept of liberty. The British liberty was a...
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...that Texas did have a right to begin a revolution against Mexico. The Mexican officials and land commissioners didn’t stay true to their promises (laws). The first Mexican official we learned about was Haden Edwards. He was a Kentucky businessman who enraged many settlers in Texas when he threatened to sell the land of the settlers who didn’t have a land title, even if their family had been living on the land for years. After his contract was canceled by the Mexican government, Benjamin Edwards (his brother) started the Fredonian Rebellion. The huge amount of interest in the revolt worried the Mexican government, so they decided to send Mier y Teran to Texas so he could investigate conditions there, find out how much control Mexico had, and to give recommendations about how to change the conditions. His recommendations to the president convinced the Mexican government to pass the Law of April 6, 1830, which changed rules on immigration and trade in Texas. Instead of strengthening Mexico’s control, the Law of April 6, 1830 angered many settlers who wanted their family and friends to move to Texas and who feared the restrictions would hurt the economy. Francisco Madero approved land titles for settlers in the Anahuac settlement until Bradburn arrested him; saying that Madero was working illegally (according to the Decree of April 6, 1830), which angered many Texans. George Fisher, a customs official, demanded that all ships landing in Texas pay their customs duties at Anahuac...
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...Thomas Jefferson’s Presidential policies and actions slightly stabilize the nation with land expansion and the Embargo Act but strongly did not stabilized the United States government with domestic and foreign affairs. Thomas Jefferson slightly stabilized and somewhat destabilized the nation with land expansion, the Embargo Act, and Judicial Review. Thomas Jefferson was elected to the presidency on March 4, 1801 and had two terms till March 4, 1809, and was elected largely due to the Three-Fifths Compromise. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise in the Constitution between the anti-slavery north and pro-slavery south on the issue of slaves counting in the population. The final decision which Jefferson was helped by Jefferson’s ideology...
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...surrounding barrios which were then part of Buruanga.[5] The new municipality then included the following barrios: Malay (poblacion, seat of local government), Dumlog, Cabulihan, Balusbos, Nabaoy, Cubay Norte, Cubay Sur, Cogon, Argao, Sambiray, Caticlan, Manocmanoc, Balabag, Yapak, Motag, Napaan and Naasog.[6]On April 25, 1956, The municipality of Malay became a part of the newly created province of Aklan, along with several other municipalities. Under the Spanish - "Panay Y Bayjay"[edit] The autonomous barangays that the Spaniards encountered in Cebu could barely provide them with food enough for their needs. Miguel López de Legazpi had to move his camp sailing from Cebu to Panay Island in 1569. Desiring to explore the island for food and spice, Legazpi ordered some of his men to move further on the Island until they run out of bread to eat. Tired and hungry, the Spaniards solicited something to eat from the natives. To their surprise, they were given a container full of brown rice. When the Spaniards asked the natives what kind of rice they gave, they politely replied, “ba-hay,” meaning, a third class rice. In recognition of the generosity of the natives, they named the place, “Panay y bahay” – the place in Panay where there was and the Spaniards were given “ba-hay” rice. The word Ibajay was originally written with the capital letter Y. It was only in 1902 when an American supervising teacher made the change of Ybajay to Ibajay...
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...9. OFFICIAL/GRATIS PASSPORT: (a). Official / Gratis :- Such passport shall be issued to the following categories of persons:i) Members of the National Assembly and Member of the Senate; their spouses, parents and dependent, un-married children upto 28* years of age. Wafaqi Mohtasib, Judges of the Supreme Court, High Courts and Shariat Court, Chief Election Commissioner, Auditor General of Pakistan, Chairman, FPSC, Chairman FST, Members Election Commission of Pakistan*, their spouses and dependent un-married children upto 28* years of age. *Included vide Interior Division’s letter No. 3/53/2011-Pass dated 15-11-2011. ii) iii) Provincial Ministers and Advisers to the Provincial Governments with the status of Provincial Minister / Speakers / Deputy Speakers of the Provincial Assemblies. Former elected Federal Ministers / Ministers of State and their spouses. Speaker’s of the Provincial Assemblies, their spouses and dependent un-married children upto 28* years of age. Retired Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee and all three Services Chiefs (four star Generals) including their spouses and dependent un-married children upto 28* years of age. Federal Secretaries and Officers in BPS-22, Additional Secretaries, Senior Joint Secretaries, Chief Secretaries of the Provinces, BPS-21 officers of APUG being eligible for posting as Additional Secretary in the Federal Government, officers of Armed Forces of equivalent ranks and their spouses. Dependent un-married children upto...
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...The informal actors in the policymaking process are usually outside of government, and do not have formal authority granted by statute or the constitution. These include interest groups, academics/researchers/consultants, the media, election-related participants, and public opinion (Kingdon). An explanation of each actor’s general role in health care and specifically in Medicaid expansion is as follows: Interest groups have been a part of the political scene since the beginning of the United States, but have greatly expanded since the 1960s. These groups can be business and industry, labor, professional, consumer, environmental, social, or religious. They play an important role in agenda setting, but their activity revolves around negative...
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