LAX returning to normal after panic due to unfounded shooter report

Everything returned back to normal Monday at LAX after the claims of there being a shooter in the building. Police searched and found nothing but a man who was dressed in a Zorro costume with a plastic sword. The man was released when he explained he was in a costume play. People were running through terminals after they heard "gun shots" but it was just loud noises that made all these people panic and run.More than 250 flights were delayed. Recently at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, 8 people heard  gunshots as well and caused a panic. I believe all of these peoples reactions were as expected due to all the recent attacks in different airports around the world.

Research Questions: 
Would you run?
Should these airports have stricter policies that restricts people from going to the airport dressed up?
Would you go to the airport dressed up?

Trump's Hesitation on Immigrants

According to SF Gate News, Trump is SUDDENLY unsure of his thoughts on immigration. Thus, this Wednesday August 31^st, Trump will be trying to clarify his stance on any of his positions in the election. Many supporters hope that Trump will make a strong and decisive decision. While critics, judge that if Trump could not make up his mind with just the Presidential elections then he will not be able to take the pressure of being a President. Not only has his whole campaign only been bits and pieces of what he is actually trying to propose but Trump has actually not done anything to fulfill any of the promises he has declared. Trump’s new campaign manager has told him to be more specific in his campaign; however, his position on a host of issues remains vague. If President Trump were to become the president without any detailed plans it might limit him on what he might achieve, since a new president’s power is at its apex early on.

Discussion Questions:

1.   Is Trump’s hesitation due to the US fulfilling it's goal of 10,000 Syrian refugees?

2. If Trump continues to be unsure of his decision will he ever be able to make a change in the US?

3.  As long as Trump has a more detailed plan for his presidency do you think he will be able to be a good President?

Donald Trump’s Surrogates Back Off ‘Deportation Force’ for Illegal Immigrants

Many people have been concerned what Donald Trump’s real plans are for immigration policies. Over the course of his campaign, he has made it seem as he was going to be in favor of forced removal. According to Pence, Trump would lay out a detailed immigration plan within the next two weeks. Recently Trump has had a more soften attitude towards the immigration issue. However, we cannot deny the fact that in the past Trump has proven to be verbally violent towards Mexican immigrants. Many threats were made to build a wall, and of course force them out. Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager, said “He is not talking about a deportation force, but he is talking about being fair and humane.” She then added, “‘He has said that, if you want to be here legally, you have to apply to be here legally,’” she added. The statement seemed to suggest that immigrants would be able to attain legal status without leaving the country, a position that conservatives call amnesty — and that Mr. Pence said was not an option.”  Overall, this could easily be a cry for help in order for Trump to appeal to more people. However, it is indeed hard to say because of how Trump has acted in the past. He has clearly changed the meaning of his word more than multiple times, rather than sticking with one clear way of explaining his plans. Only time will tell.

Discussion Questions

1) Is Trump merely trying to get people to side with him, or is he really going to come up with a more humane plan for immigration?

2) Do you think more people would actually be on his side if he were to put out a detailed plan?

Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/us/politics/donald-trump-immigration.html?ref=politics&_r=0

Clinton Released Her Taxes. Will Trump Follow This Tradition?

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Almost all candidates who have run for presidency these past years have released their tax returns which give the public a glimpse of the finances of a candidate. Candidates usually do this to give the public a deeper look into their lives financially and the business matters they may deal with. Doing so can help voters better understand candidates but can also reveal information people disagree with. Clinton has already released her tax returns and now the public is wondering whether Trump will do the same. Trump’s reason for not releasing his forms up until now has been the Internal Revenue Service which has been auditing his forms. They say he is allowed to release them, but that it is not recommended because his forms are complex because of the businesses he deals with.

Discussion Questions:

Do you think releasing tax returns will hurt Donald Trump’s campaign?

Do you think that the tax returns Hillary Clinton has released will help her image and support her?

How would you feel about releasing private information such as tax returns to the public?

Trump Vows Crackdown On Immigrants Who Overstay Visas if Elected

U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump offered up to the people on different ways on tackling or preventing illegal immigration from happening this last Saturday. A new way he said that he would help preventing illegal immigration is to crackdown on those who overstay their visas to quiet criticism from conservatives. Trump, who had talked at Iowa State Fairgrounds, was clarifying or explaining his views on how to overhaul the U.S. immigration system. At the meeting he says,"If we don't enforce visa expression dates, then we have a open border-it's as simple as that". He also says something to get those who were listening to him or watching become even more interested in the topic by saying,"Every time an African-American citizen, or any citizen, loses their job to an illegal immigrant, the rights of that citizen has been violated". By saying that he had caught viewers attention on the subject and began to agree with his claim on immigration. But at the same time before he had talked about kicking out 11 million immigrants just because they are labeled as immigrants. Trumps views seem to change throughout this election.

1) Do you think he is really trying to prevent illegal immigration?

2) Over everything you heard about Trump, do you think he should be president? Why or why not?

Trump spreads claim that Clinton's 'mentor' was 'KKK member'

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The Republican nominee, Donald Trump, tweeted a claim that Clinton was associated with a KKK member as her mentor. The tweet has added to an already controversial week of racially charged accusations between the two candidates. Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, two african american supporters of Trump, have confirmed that the late Senator Robert Byrd was a former KKK member and mentor of Clinton. The accusation could potentially reveal a past relationship between Clinton and Byrd had that is not wanted in the political campaign. In addition to the accusation, Trump claims that Clinton views people of color only as votes.

Discussion Questions:
1. Will this accusation significantly hurt Clinton's political campaign?
2. If this accusation is true, will Clinton's association with a former KKK member influence her political opinions?
3. Considering that many government officials have been proven to also be KKK members in the past, would you trust Clinton as a possible presidential candidate after this accusation?

Disabled California man seeks to have voting rights restored

David Rector a Disabled man lost his ability to walk and speak.  Being that he is disabled he was stripped away the right to vote, for years this has been going and for the U.S justice department this is just a simple routine.  All David wants to do is vote and the government wont let him.  He wrote a letter to the U.S justice department because being that he cant speak the only way to communicate is through writing.  In his letter he wrote that he would like California to notify people who have been disqualified from voting about the law in time for the Nov. 8 election.  All on social media people are coming together to gets Davids rights restored.  Davids fiance Rosalind Alexander- Kasparik stated that, "Civic responsibility is central to his life ... There are so many people who died for this right.  So many people take it for granted."

1.  Should David be able to vote being that he is a disabled man?
2. What would you do if you were stripped away the right to vote?
3. Is the the U.S Justice Department doing their job right?

Voting Libertarian

Libertarians think People are in control of their own lives and don’t have to sacrifice their values to benefit others. Governments also must not violate individual rights or interfere with contractual relations between people. Officials are saying there is a large amount of people considering voting for Johnson which is known to be unusual for him. Libertarians tend to be in the middle of conservative and liberal depending on the case. Right now 32% of voters have considered voting Libertarian which is Gary Johnson right now. His support nationally now is around 10% and if he gets at least 15% more he will be able to get into the debates.

1: What do you think of Libertarians?
2: Would you be one to vote for Johnson?
3:Do you think Johnson will make it into the debates.

http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/22/32-percent-of-voters-would-consider-voting-libertarian/

Little boy in Aleppo a vivid reminder of war's horror

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Omran Daqneesh is a little boy from Syria. He was having a regular day at home until a bomb hit his neighborhood, burying everyone in rocks and dirt. He was dug out by a rescue squad and put into an ambulance, waiting for others to be found and for him to be helped. They didn't know how old this little boy was, but they labeled him as 5 years old even though his actions were actions of a younger boy. Even though all of this happened and he didn't have his family around, this little boy didn't have
any tears coming out of his eyes. Why may you ask? Because he was in complete shock. But he is not the only one. 18,598 civilians were killed in Aleppo province during the war which include 4,557 children. One rescuer said, "Every day we cover these massacres and these war crimes in Aleppo. When we go to places that have been bombed, regime planes circle around and bomb it again to kill rescue workers that are helping civilians. They kill these people who are trying to rescue people." But the problem is that it's very hard to leave Aleppo. Children's choices are either stay and have the everyday risk of being bombed, or flee and drown trying to get to a safer place. This world has completely failed Syrian people. This war has to end.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are your thoughts about this war?
2. What do you think the world can do to end this war?
3. Do you think the world can be of more help in order to get these civilians to a safer place?

The effect of people not voting

 There is 324 million people living in the United States and only 60 million voted. This is because 103 million people can't vote because they are children or non citizens. Also 88 million just do not vote at all and 73 million did not vote in primaries. However out of the 60 million that voted,14% of the votes did not go for Clinton or Trump instead were for the other candidates. This left 9% of the votes for Clinton and Trump. As you can see there is a problem here because more then half of the nation is not voting and people are not giving them selves an opportunity to decide who will be their next president that will affecting  their daily lives. Its crucial that people start voting because their lives can be affected or could not improve if they do not start voting for the candidate they want. Only 9 percent of the nation is deciding on behave of the entire nation.

1)  What do you guys think about 9 percent of the nation voting?
2)How do you guys feel about who the 9 percent of the nation  votes for ? do you guys think they elected the right candidates?
3) Do you guys think that in the future more people will vote?

Article http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/elections/nine-percent-of-america-selected-trump-and-clinton.html?ref=politics 

New Voting Requirement Laws

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Since the last election in 2012, 20 states passed 37 new voting requirements, they claim that these new requirements are beneficial to prevent voting fraud. More than a third of those changes require voters to show specified government-issued photo IDs at the polls or reduce the number of acceptable ID's. Many find the showing Identification is discriminatory, which is why a court in Texas, ruled that its state's voters won't have to show ID in the November election. The new voting requirements are mainly being passed from the republican side, and some additional requirements include, reducing the number of days voters can cast ballots in person before election day, eliminated opportunities to register and vote on the same day, or moved up deadlines to register and still vote on election day. It seems to me that these laws are trying to prevent citizens from voting, and targeting the poor, for example not everyone can afford a car, which is why they might now have a license which is probably the most common type of photo ID. Which is why I ask you guys,

1. Do you think these laws are fair to all voters, why or why not?

2. Do you think that these new voting requirements are necessary?

3. What are some other ways we can prevent voting fraud?

Republicans Worry a Falling Donald Trump Tide Will Lower All Boats

With Donald Trump sagging in the polls and many Republican leaders hesitant to support him, the Republican Party is considering a strategy shift. If losing the presidential election is a foregone conclusion, some republican strategists believe they should shift their support to key Senate races so the Democrats don't gain control of the Senate. It seems likely that the Republicans will hold the House of Representatives with a 30 seat margin, but some are even concerned that their hold on the House could be tenuous.

Discussion Questions

1. Do all Republican elected officials have an obligation to back Trump regardless of how they feel about him?
2. Should the RNC put their money into the Presidential race or key Senate races?
3. How can Donald Trump regain his competitiveness after losing many supporters in the weeks following the RNC and DNC conventions?

Clinton's Economic Vision

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Hillary Clinton is working to clarify her economic vision to voters and differentiate her plans from Donald Trump's. The highlights of her plan are $275 billion on infrastructure spending on roads, bridges, and ports. To help pay for the plan, she'll raise taxes on the wealthy, levy an exit tax on corporations that relocate overseas. Clean energy and debt free college tuition are also part of her vision. She criticized Trump for his plans to lower taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Clinton also reemphasized her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal with Asia that President Obama engineered in 2015.

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you like Hillary Clinton's economic proposals? Which components of her plan do you support or oppose?

2. How are Clinton and Trump's economic plans different? Which do you prefer and why?

3. Why do you think both candidates oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal with Asia?