POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY PROJECT

ZANTAVIA WILLIAMS

INTRODUCTION

• FAITH & FAMILY LEFT

I. ABORTION

II. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

III. THE WAR ON DRUGS

• WESLEY WILCOX, I SIGNED UP TO VOTE AT THE DMV YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP AT THE OFFICE AND BY MAIL

ABORTION

• ABORTION IS A WOMAN’S RIGHT .GOVERNMENT HAS NO RIGHT TO TELL A WOMAN WHAT SHE CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH HER OWN BODY

I. I FEEL A WOMAN WILL ONLY GET AN ABORTION IF IT IS A PROBLEM THAT SHE WILL HAVE LATER ON IN LIVE. MAYBE THAT MOTHER WAS RAPED OR TO YOUNG TO RAISE A BABY SHE SHOULD HAVE THAT RIGHT TO GET AN ABORTION.

• OBAMA SAYS “I AM COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. I ALSO REMAIN COMMITTED TO POLICIES, INITIATIVES, AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP PREVENT UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES, SUPPORT PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS, ENCOURAGE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND PROMOTE ADOPTION.”

• GOVERNOR SCOTT SAYS WOMEN WILL HAVE TO VISIT A CLINIC TWO TIMES WITH AN MANDATORY WAITING PERIOD IN BETWEEN TO END A PREGNANCY

I. I PARTIALLY AGREE WITH GOVERNOR SCOTT BECAUSE I DON’T THINK A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS TO GET AN ABORTION. ON THE OTHER HAND I FEEL LIKE IF YOU CAN GIVE THE BABY UP FOR ADOPTION YOU SHOULD DO THAT.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

• CERTAIN MINORITY GROUPS HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST FOR SO LONG THAT THEY TO THIS DAY HAVE A DISADVANTAGE GETTING EMPLOYMENT. IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S JOB TO ENSURE EMPLOYERS HIRE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS.

I. I FEEL AS THOUGH THE MORE I PUT IN APPLICATIONS I STILL FIND IT HARD TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT OF HAVING A INTERVIEW.

• PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID COURTS SHOULD ALLOW AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, BUT HE BELIEVES HE CAN DO MORE FOR THE CAUSE OF RACIAL JUSTICE WITH POLICIES TO HELP BLACK STUDENTS OBTAIN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS.

• GOVERNOR SCOTT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA’S FEDERAL HEALTHCARE AGENCY FOR STOPPING LOW INCOME POOL (LIP) HEALTHCARE FUNDS TO FLORIDA IN ORDER TO FORCE THE STATE TO TAKE LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID UNDER OBAMACARE.

I. I AGREE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA BECAUSE IT’S A LOT OF RACIAL ACTIONS THE HINDER BLACK AFRICAN AMERICANS TO NOT FINISH HIGH SCHOOL..

THE WAR ON DRUGS

• IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT’S JOB TO MANDATE WHAT I PUT IN MY BODY. PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS USE DRUGS AND INSTEAD OF FIGHTING HUMAN NATURE, ALL DRUGS SHOULD BE LEGALIZED, EVEN THE DANGEROUS ONES

I. I FEEL THAT EVERYONE THAT USES DRUGS WILL USE IT EVEN IF THEY GET CAUGHT AND BE SENT TO JAIL. I THINK THAT MARIJUANA SHOULD BE THE ONLY DRUG THAT SHOULD BE LEGALIZED. I DON’T THINK THAT ANYTHING THAT AFFECT YOUR ACTIONS.

• OBAMA SAYS, AMERICA’S DECADES-LONG WAR ON DRUGS HAS BEEN “UNPRODUCTIVE” AND THAT SENDING LOW-LEVEL NARCOTICS OFFENDERS TO PRISON TEARS APART FAMILIES AND LEADS TO EVEN MORE CRIME.

• GOVERNOR SCOTT SAYS PURSUED POLICIES LIKE TESTING STATE WORKERS AND WELFARE RECIPIENTS FOR DRUGS, SWITCHING MEDICAID PATIENTS TO PRIVATE HMO’S AND SHRINKING PUBLIC HEALTH CARE.

I. I STRONGLY AGREE WITH OBAMA BECAUSE MOSTLY ALL THE YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE IN PRISON IS MAINLY IN PRISON FOR DRUGS.

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION RESEARCH

• DEMOCRATS STRONGLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORTS ABORTIONS. A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING HER PREGNANCY, INCLUDING A SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. WE OPPOSE ANY AND ALL EFFORTS TO WEAKEN OR UNDERMINE THAT RIGHT. ABORTION IS AN INTENSELY PERSONAL DECISION BETWEEN A WOMAN, HER FAMILY, HER DOCTOR, AND HER CLERGY; THERE IS NO PLACE FOR POLITICIANS OR GOVERNMENT TO GET IN THE WAY. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES AND THEREBY ALSO REDUCE THE NEED FOR ABORTIONS. WE STRONGLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORT A WOMAN'S DECISION TO HAVE A CHILD BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER THE BIRTH OF A CHILD, INCLUDING CARING ADOPTION PROGRAMS

• DEMOCRATS FEEL THAT NO ONE SHOULD FACE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISABILITY STATUS. PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD EFFORTS TO FACILITATE THE ACCESS OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES TO THE MIDDLE CLASS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE ABILITY TO LEAD FULL, PRODUCTIVE, AND SATISFYING LIVES. THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ARE COMMITTED TO ASSISTING THE APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, ASSURING THEIR FULL INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY.

• THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE SHOULD BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL. THAT'S WHY WE ENACTED THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT, REDUCING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SENTENCING FOR DRUG CRIMES.

• WE WILL CONTINUE TO NOMINATE AND CONFIRM JUDGES WHO ARE MEN AND WOMEN OF UNQUESTIONABLE TALENT AND CHARACTER AND WILL ALWAYS DEMONSTRATE THEIR FAITHFULNESS TO OUR LAW AND OUR CONSTITUTION AND BRING WITH THEM A SENSE OF HOW AMERICAN SOCIETY WORKS AND HOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIVE.

CONCLUSION

• YES, BECAUSE THE THREE ISSUES I DID RESEARCH ON JUSTIFY THAT I'M A DEMOCRAT

• I AM VOTING FOR HILLARY CLINTON 2016

• I LEARNED THAT OBAMA ISN’T ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADULTS HE IS MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUNG ADULTS THAT WILL HAVE BE IN HIS PLACE IN THE FUTURE HE WONTS THE WORLD TO BE BETTER TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW. HE REALLY REACHES OUT TO THE YOUTH AND THAT’S WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA.