Current Activity Quiz 3.1

1. The Supreme Court will announce on Monday whether Texas' abortion restrictions are to be reviewed for their constitutionality. Clinics say the restrictions burden women seeking abortions with undue health risks in waiting, and that they would need to get admitted to the hospital by a doctor before having one. The Texas attorney general disagreed, saying that the standards were meant to improve the health care.

2. Manslaughter charges against police detective Charles Kleinert have been repealed, and he has been deputized for a year, citing the Supremacy Clause, which "justifies" a law enforcer's actions as long as they act within the scope of their duties. Some concerns are that something will go awry, and they will achieve immunity.

3. Unlike the University of Washington, whose players are to learn basic Chinese and sightsee, UT has no plans for much but an official game. It's an experiment to integrate these international trips into the normal season. Some concerns about the trip are the students missing a whole week of classes, and the integrity of the nutrition. Although, a full-time tutor will be attending with them.

4. A historic vote in Myanmar marks the start of a democracy. 30 million people gathered to vote, and many lined up before the government buildings had opened in the morning. No outbreaks of violence were reported, and although it began to rain, people gathered under umbrellas in hopes of hearing Suu Kyi's address.

5. Pope Francis deemed that the theft of documents describing financial malfeasance. The publications discovered that the cost of sainthood is half a million, and that the number two of the Vatican had 200,000 euros donated by a children's hospital foundation, and 400,000 worldwide to support the poor was funneled to pay for Vatican administration. The Pope is interested in public view, and anything to such detriment would only help debunk their administration.

6. "Sanctuary Cities" are cities that are considered to shelter illegal immigrants. There are two polar opinions expressed in the articles, but each have their logic. The author of article one cites that the police departments don't have the resources to detain immigrants who committed minor offenses, and that "every restaurant in America would shut down." While the other talked about the dangers of letting these immigrants run rampant in our cities, and that deporting immigrants, as well as keeping secure border patrol, also halts preventable crimes. The first article's illustration depicted a politician ignoring liberty, and attempting to gain ground against the immigration issue, while the second shows a crude system blocking criminals from entering our cities and gaining free reign.
--My Opinion--
I think it's necessary to keep the immigrants here, if for only one reason. They are the "up-in-our-face motivator to not fall to their level." When masses see a poor group right next to them, most feel superiority. This has the potential to be twisted by use of the media to encourage citizens to do better for themselves. Restaurants aren't necessary, but if Americans took the jobs poor immigrants do, we'd be much worse off as a country.
    This editorial wasn't made by the paper, but individual writers. I think writers given free reign will go wild, but in any case, I entertain the idea.