C10 blog post 2 Judge holds getting rid of Planned Parenthood

In my AP Government we have been discussing the Judiciary system. This is an article from Fox news about U.S. Districts Judge Sam Sparks from Texas blocked Texas from getting rid of Planned Parenthood from the states Medicaid program. Sparks has postponed the hearing till February 21, 2017, but most expect there will be a ruling before then. Planned Parenthood says it provides abortion service to women with 11,000 and lower income in Texas through Medicaid each year. Sparks is the same judge who stopped or put on hold new Texas rules requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains. Texas has been very bold and aggressive about getting rid of Planned Parenthood. They did this by taking about the Planned Parenthood out of the women's health care program back in 2013.

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C10 blog post 1 talking about raising taxes on imports to help build the wall

An article from CBS News, says Thursday Sean Spicer, White House spokesman, told the news that President Trump is going to raise 20 percent of taxes on imports. This taxation is more specifically focuses on Mexico. Therefore this money could help go to pay for the wall Trump has reportedly says we are going to build on the border with Mexico. Spicer said they are going to use a "using compressive tax reforms as a means to tax imports from countries." This is a proposal that is meant to raise billions of dollars to help go to the construction of said wall in Trump's campaign. According to Spicer this choice is only one of many options about how to finance the money to build the wall. Mr. Spicer even said that President Trump is willing to work with Congress to get the job done. Even though he claims he has already figured out a way to pay for it.

The Wall 

According to an article from CBS News, if Obamacare was repealed without a replacement plan 32 million Americans would be without insurance by 2026. This estimate was predicted by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and released Tuesday. The CBO also evaluated what would happened if there was a bill similar to replace Obamacare, it would eliminate Obamacare's mandate penalties and subsides, but also leaving the insurance market reforms in place. If there is no replacement plan it is estimated that 18 million people would become uninsured the first year and premiums would rise 20-25 percent. Trump also as said when he repeals Obamacare he will have a plan for everyone, but there has been no details told about this plan.

Obamacare

Blog Post C9-3 Supreme Court Blocks Special Election

According to the New York Times, last Tuesday the Supreme Court blocked a trial courts ruling that order a special election in North Carolina. Since in Class we are studying the Supreme Court this article goes with that subject. The Supreme Court's brief gave no reasoning on why. They said that it would be temporary on what the lower courts decision and would last as long as it takes the justices to consider an appeal. Back in August the trail courts found the state's legislative map was corrupted with unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, but they let the November election to continue, saying it was to late to change it. An appeal of the August decision is already in front of the Court. State Officials separately asked the justices to step in a block the November ruling. If they allowed the special elections to proceed it would disrupt the lawmakers obligations that is was the officials said.

 Supreme Court

C9-2 Re-write of the tax code

According to Politco, Stephen Miller, incoming senior White House advisor for policy, asked Republican House staff that the proposal to allow parents to write off their tax bills for some child cost to be included in the re-write of the tax code. Ivanka, Trumps daughter, was the one that came up with the idea as well as a proposal saying companies should provide six weeks of paid maternity leave. Miller and the Means and Ways panel said the maternity idea would be pursued separately from tax reform legislation, but nothing is said in stone yet.

Stephen Miller

Blog post C9-1 Ohio's Supreme Court Rejects a challenge to the lethal injection

Since we are studying the Supreme Court in class, this article from NBC News is about an death row inmate challenging the lethal injection. The inmates case was saying how it was unconstitutional that how since the state messed up the first time with the injection its unconstitutional to try again. The inmate, Rowell Broom, got inserted with the needles over 18 times, but the vein would not hold. The Ohio's Supreme Court rejected his appeal. The ruling said he was never in jeopardy of execution since he was in his cell when the first needles were being inserted. He was never in the death chamber and the lethal chemical had not begun to flow so Ohio's Supreme Court turned down the case.

Lethal Injection

Norway's Government

1. Norway has a Constitutional Monarchy. The Executive power is the King's council. The Cabinet is the Prime minster of Noway and the Legislative power is both the government and the storing (supreme legislature of Norway), which is elected within a multi-party system. The Judiciary is independent of the executive branch and legislature.  
2.  Norway has eight political parties. 
3. Det Norske Arbeiderpartiet (DNA) is the Labour Party which is social democracy and is the ruling party of Norway. 
4. The Ministry of Culture responsibilities are coordinating the policies of the voluntary sector. Organizations that provide welfare services have more contact with the ministry responsibilities. The Non- Profit Organizations are intended to make the interactions between voluntary associations and public authorities easier. Doing that is aimed to strengthen the legitimacy of voluntary activity. 
5. Norwegian Labour Party (DNA) is based on an ideological issues. The Progress Party (FPR) is based around social issues. The Conservative Party (H) is organized around economic issues. Socialist Left Party (SV) is organized around social issues. Centre Party (SP) is organized around ideological issues. Christian People's Party (KrF) is organized around social issues. Liberal Party (V) is organized around both economic and social issues. The Party Red (R) is organized around social issues. 

The King and Queen of Noway

Norwegian Parliment Buliding