Tom Linton Debate

Onto my final point of keeping the public safe. In my opinion, this is the most vital reason for having discipline within the uniformed public services. The core role of all public servicemen is to keep their country safe, including each and every one of their people. This goes from taking care of criminals in a prison, to saving lives as a paramedic, to

8.Ingratitude in Politics- Plunkitt talks about how he was back stabbed by one of the people he took in hand, “The” McManus. His friends told him that this would happen but he did not believe them. McManus ran ahead of Plunkitt in their own district. He later broke his ties with him. When a district leader is voted in it is like a solemn contract. If you do good and help us out, we will re-elect you next term. If you do not, you will be swatted down and will not be reelected.

Last, no one else can provide national level security. A monopoly on the expert work that is to be performed is true of all professions. Caslen states that the American people “expect us to stand in the gap between the evil that is out there and our Nation’s values and our citizens themselves…”. This overwhelming charge is true to the profession of arms and can only be expected of experts in our given field.

More convincing than the fact that the majority of incumbents retained their seats by overwhelming margins is the shocking statistic that a quarter of the incumbents were uncontested.13 These politicians were so successful at arranging favorable districts that it was futile to even attempt a challenge. The author continued to examine particularly egregious cases of gerrymandering in New York, including that of Senator Guy Vellela, who once selected voters for his district by individual city blocks.14 Senator Guy Vellela, as well as the other state senators of New York, are prime examples of politicians exploiting gerrymandering to manipulate the outcome of elections and improve their outcomes.

On one occasion when he was against a bill to make manufacturing cigars in one’s home illegal. He however promptly changed his mind when he saw the conditions of the homes. “The tobacco was stowed about everywhere, alongside the foul bedding, and in a corner where there were scraps of food.” His disgust and shock validated his changing vote.

The article begins by discussing the intentional role of the National Guard under the framers of Constitution. The National Guards role in the United States national security, and political scientist view on the National Guards relevance. It illustrates changes in how the National Guard has been used over the course of history and what events caused these changes. Finally, it gives insight to some of the adjustments that have been made in the use of the National Guard and are still in practice to date.

The film portrays the government in a very negative light and shows how the senators have no real influence on lawmaking. Mr. Smith’s struggles as a senator gave the impression that the government functions completely on bribery, blackmail, and lies. The film gives a very strong message about the lack of democracy in American government and politics, along with the ignorance of the American people. Mr. Smith portrays the average American citizen: he is naïve, has faith in the democracy, and is ignorant

The danger of politics lead to the principal factor of checks and balances, within the government and Founding Fathers, throughout the “most crucial and consequential [decade] in American history” (27). Politics were also what lead to the quarrel between John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.

In the past century, people continued to express an increasingly discontent view of Congress especially true when one looks back before the Clinton Impeachment debacle As the size of the nation and the number of congressman have grown, the congress has come under attack by both public influences and congressman themselves. Yet looking at one congressman's relationship with his or her constituents, it would be hard to believe that this is the branch of government that has come under suspect. In "If Ralph Nader says congress is 'The broken branch,' how come we love our congressman so much?" author Richard F. Fenno, Jr., provides insight into this view and why, through congress coming under fire, constituents still feel positively about

The book Plunkitt of Tammany Hall can leave readers with mixed feelings about politics from Plunkitt’s perspective. Plunkitt, himself, used some questionable tactics while he was a politician and defends what he did; such as the difference between honest graft and dishonest graft. Plunkitt lived in the world of politics for forty plus years and thrived in the middle of it all with his political machine, Tammany Hall. The views Plunkitt held differ from those of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.

While dangerous work like firefighting often requires decisive and quick action against one of nature’s most destructive elements, do the inherent risks of firefighting justify risky decision-making by officials? In this dangerous and often daring line of work, when is the line between protecting the public and protecting public employees crossed – and who is responsible when that line is crossed?

Senator Edmund Ross of Kansas nervously debated his decision in his head. Did Andrew Johnson deserve to stay in office? And then again did his one vote really count? Does one person’s choice really matter? Unfortunately for him, Ross ended up casting the last vote. The room full of men was silent. Ross stood up, the wooden floorboards underneath him squeaking, knowing his vote was going to determine whether President Johnson was to stay in office. “Not guilty,” Ross said clearly. The chamber was stunned! Some the senators had glad looks on their faces, others shot Ross dirty glances, and unbefitting words rolled off their lips and hung in the air. The vote was 49 to 51. President Johnson was here to stay!

On April 23, 1949, the Illinois Governor, Adlai Stevenson, wrote a satirical yet professional response to a citizen's request to restrain all cats. This veto is titled, The Cat Bill Veto. The Illinois senate received a bill from a concerned citizen. The citizen feels that cats should be contained because of the public nuisance some see cats to be. Stevenson writes a letter expressing understanding of the situation, but reminding the Senate that this is a minor issue compared to the major problems being faced. While analyzing Stevenson´s response to the bill, many of us will recognize the satirical diction and Stevenson´s ethical credibility being revealed.

The theory used in this study will center on if law enforcement agencies regularly train and practice non-lethal means will have lower cases of excessive force within their organization. Law enforcement officers are authorized to use force when necessary, but when the level of force is excessive, however, the actions of the police come under scrutiny. The resulting effects can include; public outrage, scandal, negative reputation for not only the officer but the law enforcement community.

Daschle, Thomas, and Charles Robbins. The U. S. Senate. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2013.