Blog Post #13

Riots against police getting out of hand in Baltimore

After the death of Freddie Grey earlier this week, people in the Baltimore area have been rioting over the fact that Grey died of injuries sustained while in the cop car on the way to the police station. Evidence has shown that Grey sustained injuries to the spine while being arrested during a "purge-like" crime spree. He was not properly buckled in the seat while in the cop car, and was given medical attention 30 minutes after he was detained in the car. The injuries to the spine prove to be fatal, and after his funeral, protesters threw rocks and bottles at cop cars, causing several cops to be injured. 

This relates to our class in the fact that this is the people who are supposed to uphold the law, and are not following their own laws that they are required to follow. The author seemed very one sided, that he felt the cops were in the wrong.

Blog Post #12

New Nation Made out of Disputed Land?

Vít Jedlička, self-proposed Libertarian from the Czech Republic, has made his claim in history. His claim to history? He made a nation out of disputed land from the Croatian-Serbian dispute over land. The land left over from the dispute he took as his own, and rightfully dubbed the land "Liberland". Currently the nation has over 200,000 citizenship applications and currently has no taxes. In this nearly 3 sq mile area of a nation, citizens get to decide the taxes they pay, the civil rights they deserve, and property rights. The official website can be located here: http://liberland.org/en/main/. On the website, you can donate to the nation, join in discussions on the forums and apply for citizenship electronically. 

The author didn't really have a side. He/she just stated the facts. As for how this relates to our class, Liberland (if it is ever going to be recognized as a nation) will be the newest nation in the world. It may have allies, and may be a target for big nations just looking for land, although they could have just claimed it when it was unclaimed.

Blog #11

Publicity Gyro copter Stunt Ends in Arrest

Earlier today, a gyro copter landed in the West Garden of the Capitol lawn. This was all a publicity stunt hosted by Doug Hughes in order to send a letter to all 535 members of Congress. When the copter was spotted, it sparked a lock down of nearby government buildings and areas in case there was in fact a bomb on board of the vehicle.

This relates to our class because it shows the man wanting to spread his opinion to every member of congress. The author took the side of the man, saying that he may not have been right in doing so, but felt confident enough to try and pull it off.

Blog Post #10

Clinton Email scandal possible to ruin presidential option 

A couple weeks back, Hillary Clinton was found with official government information and documents on a local email address, not the governmental one she was assigned when she was appointed her government position. After she was found, she had her assistants completely wipe out her home server and every email attached to it. After this was discovered, this may have shot herself in the foot if she plans to run for any future governmental office.

This article relates to our class because it is relevant to congress and the government as a whole. The author seemed very up the middle with his information, and did not pick a side in the matter.