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Assisted Suicide

2005-10-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

The recent debate over doctor assisted suicide, Gonzales vs. Oregon, has caught my attention and the eyes of many politicians and lawyers. A legal case from the state of Oregon has been brought before the Supreme Court to judge and to rule over the situation.

Dozens of spectators gathered outside the court before arguments began, waving signs supporting the Oregon law. "My Life, My Death, My Choice," read one sign. "Who should decide? Me" said another.

It seems to me that most of the Supreme Court judges are divided on the issue. And it seems that, for the most part, the big issue is religion on the topic. Is it OK to make the choice for your own death if you are terminally ill? Or is it murder?

The Supreme Court's decision will decide whether the federal government is able to trump the state. The state of Oregon has already made it legal to go to a physician for assisted suicide and two other states, Hawaii and California, have already made efforts to examine the topic to decide whether or not it should be legal or not. Another question that has long been asked since the founding of this country is if the federal government should have the power to overturn or to appeal a state's decision.

The real question is whether or not you believe that assisted suicide is murder or relief? Do you believe that you are relieving the ailing person of all pain and misery? Or do you believe that it is just another justification or excuse for murder?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171309,00.html

Forever Waving

2005-10-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

This is a flag that I found this weekend while trying to aid in the Hurricane relief in Bay St. Louis. I just found it caught in a tree in a completely destroyed neighborhood beside the Bay's waters. It reminded me alot of how America will always prevail in times of struggle and we will continue to triumph for as long as God is the center of this country. And I just wanted to know what you guys think about this topic, so just leave a message on your ideas on the matter. Thanks.

Smoking in Baton Rouge

2005-10-03T10:59:00.000-07:00

I have found it very interesting over the past couple of months to notice and to observe the number on smoking students and citizens in the Baton Rouge area. But the amazing thing about this huge number is that many of them do not realize the law that they may be breaking in doing so. As I find myself walking across campus each day, I notice many students standing right outside of buildings along the Student Union and around the Quad smoking cigarettes. Now, several months ago, Governor Kathleen Blanco and the Louisiana legislature passed a law that forbid smoking within 25 feet of an established public complex. Now this seems to me to be saying that if someone happens to smoke in public, that it should be at a certain distance away from the doorway or entrance to that particular building. I have just found it very ironic that many students do not seem to obey or to follow this law. Now the question I am asking here is if this law is really useful and enforcable or just plain rediculous?