George W. Buckley

In the United States presidential election of 2000, the presidential race came down to one state - Florida. The controversy surrounding the votes in Florida delayed the results of the election until December 13th, 2000, 36 days from when the polling places opened. [1] The election’s final results are still hotly debated among the public. Ultimately, however, with the evidence present, Bush was the rightful winner of the election. That is not to say, however, that Gore’s team was incorrect in pursuing

With the shift in legislation brought about by the creation of DHS and the emphasis on terrorism, the issue of incident command was in danger of becoming more difficult and confusing. President Bush called the secretary of DHS and instructed him to develop a nationally based ICS. Consequently, on “March 1, 2004, following the collective efforts of state and local government officials, representatives from a wide range of public safety organizations, and DHS, the product result of HSPD-5 was released”

In the beginning, there was no Department of Homeland Security. However, after September 11, 2001, because of the horrible events that took place on that day, the Honorable George Bush created the now established Department of Homeland Security. In order for such a department to be created a few things were needed. Such things include a disaster like 9/11, D.H.S. would need to run smoothly, and an update needed for it to increase productivity. First a disaster would need to happen to

As the once Primary opponent and current Texas Senator Ted Cruz walked onto the Republican National Convention stage, millions of Americans watched feverishly as the belligerent politician began to defy all expectations. After a formal and archetypal address from the establishment legislator, Ted Cruz began to astound millions as he scornfully rejected the opportunity to endorse the Republican Presidential Nominee. The multitudes of Trump delegates in the convention hall began to heckle the speaker

The process a candidate has to go through is a uniform system and set requirements. You have to be a person that holds citizenship at birth, be a resident of the United States for 14 years, and be at a minimum age of 35 years old. The first step to presidency is the primaries and caucuses. You have to be associated with a major political party and win the favor of your fellow peers. Caucuses (meetings) would be held to discuss who would represent the political party the best and then party members

Donald Trump’s latest remarks have brought him under a lot of criticism; however these comments hasn’t hurt his political campaign and, it seems that he is coming closer to becoming president, due to this he faced much scrutiny from the Israeli’s who stopped his visit to Israel . He said he would rather meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he gets to be president. The change of arrangements comes as Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, has made a big firestorm with

At the end of the century, the total of the U.S. military and police assistance in the Hemisphere exceeded the economic and social aid it also provided. This was a new trend as even during the Cold War the economic aid exceeded the military one. From 2002 to 2003, the number of Latin American troops trained by U.S. programmes, mostly stationed in the ‘drug war states’, doubled (Chomsky, 2010; LeoGrande, 2007:357). At the beginning of his mandate, President GW Bush promised Latin America would be

On July 28, 1914 the beginning of a catastrophe has appeared in the world causing fear amongst many individuals. With the world going into complete shutdown lasting a total of four extensive years where numerous innovations were needed to progress in overcoming the opposition. Planes were developed recently and has made a huge contribution to the first world war by being used as a reconnaissance, transportation and air support as a weapon. With the integration of planes WWI has become a different

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was the single most devastating terrorist attack in this country and, indeed, the world, with more than 3,000 deaths. (Pollock, 2014, p.403). The terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001 was a wakeup call for local law enforcement and the United States. This resulted in an increase of law enforcement officials and change of missions for local law enforcement, federal law enforcement; the creation of the Department of Homeland Security(DHS). The Congressional

Life of Jimmy Carter Although he was the 39th president, between the years 1955-1962 he lead the Board of Education of Sumter County in the state of Georgia. Carter also was a teacher for Sunday school at his church and served as the governor of Georgia as a Democrat. While holding the position as a governor, Carter managed to discredit prejudice and later was named a “dark horse contender” for the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1972. During the presidential campaign, the economy was