11/7/10

Kimberly Yarnall

D Band

American Government

           Life for people with disabilities isn't easy. They are stuck in a world with "normal" people. "Normal" being defined as: people who aren't stuck to the confines of a wheel chair, being able to care for them selves, and not being looked at differently. Although people suffering from disabilities aren’t always looked at differently then people without disabilities, it still happens. In 1990 was when the Americans with Disabilities ACT passed. This made life for people with disabilities a great deal easier because it opened up a lot of opportunities for them. People with disabilities have a difficult time getting around if they have problems with their legs or lower body. This could result to them in a wheelchair. Other types of disabilities could make it hard to care for them selves. Being someone with a disability makes it difficult for everyday living.

            The Americans with Disabilities ACT allows the people of America suffering a type of disability the right to employment, state and local government programs and services, and means of transportation. This makes life for someone with a disability less complicated. People with disabilities don't want to be looked at differently because they struggle more than others. There is a story about a man who’s name was changed due to privacy, who was diagnosed with neurological condition that is chronic, but controllable. All throughout his life he had symptoms, but only became open about them later on in life. "Disability is seen as a private matter, a personal problem that a disabled individual struggles to negotiate in a world of 'normal' people, rather than a social or political issue." This shows that some people feel like they have to hide their disability so they aren't ridiculed by others. It isn't fair, and affects the way they choose to live. This Act has made it so the people in America who suffer with disorders and need the help from others are free to express themselves.

            Robert Durgdorf drafted the first version if the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. There was then numerous people that helped with the passing of the ADA. Making a bill or a law takes a lot of time, and isn't easy. Their is various people involved in the process and it can take awhile. I think that this Act is so important because it is a serious matter. I'd like to know that if someone I know, or if I ever suffer from a disability that there will be understanding from others and ways to help me or someone else. This Act means that the people with disabilities will be employed. They will have ways of transportation. If they need the help of others, they'll receive it. It just gives people the reassurance that it’ll be okay. This Act has had a positive influence on America because it shows equality. It is equality between the people who move around the streets without issues, and the people who need a little help.

Bibliography:

1. "Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act." US EEOC Home Page. 9 Sept. 2008. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-ada.html>.

 

2. Bruce, Drake. "The American Disabilities Act, and a Fall That Opened My Eyes." Politics News, Elections Coverage, Political Analysis and Opinion. Aug. 2010. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/08/01/the-american-disabilities-act-and-a-fall-that-opened-my-eyes/>.

 

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Journal of Richard Nixon

September 23, 1969

God, its bad enough that you have the whole country complaining about the Vietcong but no, these damned hippies have to get drugged up and push back every single incursion you try to start. I put that attorney general John Mitchell to work on drafting up a new statue. The plan is to combine every existing drug law into one comprehensive act. After I read over the whole thing we can send it over to the feds and get this going.

December 24,1969

So we’re calling it the “Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act” Clever huh? The draft ran to 91 pages. Mitchell separated the dope into five sections, section one being the highest offense and section 5 being the lowest. The section 1’s are all the highly addictive crap like heroin, pot, and Mdma. We lay it out like this.

"Placement on schedules; findings required

Except ... The findings required for each of the schedules are as follows:

(1) Schedule I.—

(A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.

(B) The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

(C) There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision."

Placement on schedules; findings required

Except.... The findings required for each of the schedules are as follows:

Schedule II.—

(A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.

(B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.

(C) Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence."

"Placement on schedules; findings required

Except... . The findings required for each of the schedules are as follows:

Schedule III.—

(A) The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II.

(B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

(C) Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence."

"Placement on schedules; findings required

Except.... The findings required for each of the schedules are as follows:

Schedule IV.—

(A) The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III.

(B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

(C) Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III."

"Placement on schedules; findings required

Except.... The findings required for each of the schedules are as follows:

Schedule V.—

(A) The drug or other substance a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV.

(B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.

(C) Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV

Now that it is drafted we have to send it through the damn tubes. Its gonna be months before we get anything done, but hell if were gonna declare another damn war it might as well be on what’s destroying our country. War on drugs. That’s kind of catchy.

February 12, 1970

I hate the political processes that we have to go through. It’s been a long two months, and what has been accomplished? Well that damn hippie sympathizer Raymond Shafer from the Shafer commission tried to raise some interesting points to congress. During his presentation he actually said "[T]he criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only 'with the greatest reluctance."

Can you believe that? Do American values mean nothing? Not a Damn thing apparently! We appoint him to find the harms in these drugs and he goes all J.F.K on me. We cannot allow this infection to spread any farther then it already has! This country cant take anymore of these dope heads spreading their pro pot speeches.  

March 12, 1970

Were getting close and closer to getting this law passed. Some things have been called to my attention though. Seeing as the five sections are separated by the amount of harm they do, we seem to have put some more potent drugs at underneath section one. Both morphine and fentanyl are in Schedule II, and heroin is in Schedule I. Fentanyl is approximately 80 times as potent as morphine, and heroin is around three times as potent as morphine. Just a hiccup I suppose. No bill is prefect.

October 27, 1970

Finally this bill has become an act. What a journey it has been. We wrote the damn thing up, sent it to the council, beat the committee, beat the committee again, got two thirds in senate and house, and it then received my signature. Finally we can get some control over the dirty nomads wondering through this country.

Sources

http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/csa.html

http://isomerdesign.com/Cdsa/scheduleUS.php?structure=C

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/cfr/2108cfrt.htm

This is a comic book about the Adamson Act.


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/525624/Adamson%20Act/Launcher.html

​For my first quarter benchmark I decide to create a short informational book on how NCLB became a Law. The individual states compares school and even children by races to one another. It’s an Act that helps the children that need that extra one on one attention to get the high academic they thrive for. It was to close the gap between rich and poor student performance and so that low-funding schools can get more funding. School knows if they get funding when they make the AYP (adequate yearly progress).

Here is my book. The link to my book.
 

2 Score and 2 Years Ago (42):http://dl.dropbox.com/u/499773/American%20Government%20-%202%20Score%20and%202%20Years%20Ago%202.m4a A song about the Civil Rights Act of 1968.If that does not work, then listen to the song here:Lyrics:

This moment in time was one long lived

With oppression ravaging through the adults and kids.

Whites and blacks not getting along

Black people join hands in the streets singin songs

To over come, just to over come, just to over come, just to overcome.

Historical moments such as

When rosa parks didn’t give up her seat

Or that long march on Washington, I have a dream speech.

All this paved way for something in reach

Somethin they cant take away, cause itll stain like bleach.

 The thing that remained was something important

Jim crow laws had blacks in subordinate

The civil rights act of 1968

Was one in which all Americans can relate

It defined the country for what it is today

I wish the ones that helped had the chance to stay.

(Right above it)

Johnson surrounded by other important men

Signed the bill off makin history again

No need to VETO for  it was for the public

It was shown in appreciation cause they all loved it.

Unfair treatment was not tolerated

The government came through and made everyone elated

 King made it to the mountiantop with that richeous statement

He didn’t go alone because we all made it

During the 50’s and 60’s there were many laws to prevent blacks in the south from doing various things. Owning property, voting, and overall treatment in the public were things that seemed hard for others to grasp at the time. There were many Civil Rights Acts as well as this one that assisted in all Americans receiving the same and equal treatment. This one however, the Civil Rights Act of 1968  prevented discrimination on the basis of sale, renting, and financing of housing. It was passed by the house of Representatives and the Senate, and actually signed into law on april 11, 1968, 7 days after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. whose determination and ambition provided a major influence on the laws made in the decade. Without his non-violent acts and peaceful thinking, none of this could be possible today in the lives of Americans.

Bibliography:

"Civil Rights Act of 1968." Civil Rights Act of 1968 Legal Definition. Farlex, 2010. Web. 17 Nov 2010. <http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Civil+Rights+Act+of+1968>.

Hysell, Patricia. "Civil Rights Act of 1968." Civil Rights Act of 1968. Examiner.com, 11 April 2010. Web. 17 Nov 2010. <http://www.examiner.com/this-day-history-in-national/civil-rights-act-of-1968>.

This is a video, taken on 11/6, voting day

* I had a picture but it will not upload