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User:OurFuture12

2010-07-28T01:33:01Z

OurFuture12:

My name is Daniel Bruski, and I am a Conservative Republican and Roman Catholic. I don't pretend to know everything about what is currently taking place in America, but I can tell you that I am completely committed to learning as much as I can. I, as well as millions of others, can see the direction America is being lead, and my goal is to become part of the overwhelming opposition that will put a stop to this catastrophe. Conservative Leadership will get America back on track, but it requires the will of all of us.

I can also see that Conservapedia is another one of those Mitt Romney worshipers. This is obvious with him sporting the top position on the '''United States Presidential Election, 2012''' page under the '''Potential Republican Candidates''' column. And I also see that Sarah Palin is in the middle of that very same list. If anything, Sarah Palin should be in the number two slot - but everyone knows that she is extensively more popular than Mitt Romney.

And Mitt Romney is no Conservative, come on. He is part of the establishment, and Americans are sick of them. He is also a Convenient Conservative - he's only a Conservative when it will benefit him, and when it doesn't, he changes his mind. Mitt Romney would be disastrous as the Republican Nominee in 2012. Americans want a real, common sense Conservative, not some phony. Mitt Romney would never garner my vote. I only vote for Conservatives who are REAL Conservatives, not only Conservative when they want to be.

Sarah Palin is rising up in the polls, and she's the only perspective 2012 Republican candidate that is showing that she gives a darn about America. She is standing up to the Obama Administration and Congress, not Mitt Romney. And Ron Paul should be removed. He is no Conservative. America does not want an anti-war President... not in this day and age.

Sarah Palin will come out swinging, and she will be the 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee. You betcha!

User:OurFuture12

2010-07-28T01:32:10Z

OurFuture12: Added more opinion.

My name is Daniel Bruski, and I am a Conservative Republican and Roman Catholic. I don't pretend to know everything about what is currently taking place in America, but I can tell you that I am completely committed to learning as much as I can. I, as well as millions of others, can see the direction America is being lead, and my goal is to become part of the overwhelming opposition that will put a stop to this catastrophe. Conservative Leadership will get America back on track, but it requires the will of all of us.

I can also see that Conservapedia is another one of those Mitt Romney worshipers. This is obvious with him sporting the top position on the '''United States Presidential Election, 2012''' page under the '''Potential Republican Candidates''' column. And I also see that Sarah Palin is in the middle of that very same list. If anything, Sarah Palin should be in the number two slot - but everyone knows that she is extensively more popular than Mitt Romney.

And Mitt Romney is no Conservative, come on. He is part of the establishment, and Americans are sick of them. He is also a Convenient Conservative - he's only a Conservative when it will benefit him, and when it doesn't, he changes his mind. Mitt Romney would be disastrous as the Republican Nominee in 2012. Americans want a real, common sense Conservative, not some phony.

Sarah Palin is rising up in the polls, and she's the only perspective 2012 Republican candidate that is showing that she gives a darn about America. She is standing up to the Obama Administration and Congress, not Mitt Romney. And Ron Paul should be removed. He is no Conservative. America does not want an anti-war President... not in this day and age.

Sarah Palin will come out swinging, and she will be the 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee. You betcha!

User:OurFuture12

2010-07-08T03:15:53Z

OurFuture12:

User:OurFuture12

2010-07-08T03:09:57Z

OurFuture12: Created page with 'I am a Conservative Republican and Roman Catholic. I am here to build my knowledge about the political climate here in America. We are heading towards some pretty though times, a…'

I am a Conservative Republican and Roman Catholic. I am here to build my knowledge about the political climate here in America. We are heading towards some pretty though times, and my goal is to be a part of the well educated and prepared opposition!

Conservapedia:American Government Fall 2012

2010-07-08T03:06:36Z

OurFuture12: /* Enrollment */

Enroll by inserting your user name into this file: click "Edit this page" below, then position your cursor in the Enrollment section below, and then click 10th tab from the left above.

"American Government Fall 2010" is a 14-week course that teaches the basics of government, both federal and state. It covers the political process and operation of the U.S. government, and may be the most important course you will ever take. It includes review of the U.S. Constitution, including concepts like the separation of powers among the branches of government.

'''Unlike other courses, this class will tie closely to current events and the lectures will be revised online and tailored to the most up-to-date available information'''.

Students in this class will make predictions at three different points about the outcome of the midterm elections on November 2nd: as the first homework assignment, after learning a month's worth of material, and just prior to the election.

Students seeking to earn college credit can take the CLEP or AP exams upon successful completion of this course.

This course begins in September and already several dozen students have enrolled in person. Please add your user id. (as explained above) if you would like to participate in this course in any way, either as a student or as a teacher on this site.

The instructor is Andy Schlafly, who has taught over 15 courses, including one as an adjunct professor at a major law school.

== Enrollment ==

--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:39, 6 June 2010 (EDT) (instructor)

--[[User:MartinLXA|Martin Amrowski]] 13:11, 6 June 2010 (EDT) (student)

--[[User:Davidkon|Davidkon]] 15:04, 6 June 2010 (EDT) (student)

--[[User:Beardude1963|Beardude1963]] 15:00, 7 June 2010 (EDT) (student)

--[[User:PNarcisse87|Paul Narcisse]] 13:02, 8 June 2010 (EDT) (student)

--[[User:FloM|Florencia Miguez]] (Student)

--[[User:AJ4JQ|AJ4JQ]] 10:39, 10 June 2010 (EDT) (Student)

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--[[User:OurFuture12|Daniel Bruski]] 10:07, 7 July 2010 (EDT) (Student)

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== Special concepts ==

This course will include many concepts not included in most run-of-the-mill government courses, such as:

*the difference between politics and history, and the similarity between politics and team sports; impediments to teamwork and communication

*political cycles

*political factions, such as Big Labor, anti-war, pro-life, Second Amendment, etc.; interest groups and their scorecards and endorsements, such as the NRA and Elena Kagan and the effect on Harry Reid

*Tea Party: the decentralized political party

*declining role of newspapers, and increasing role of the internet

*the effect of low voter turnout, discuss in the context of initiatives; effect of initiatives on candidates on the ballot

*free speech and campaign finance

*pending court cases concerning the structure of government

*[[media bullying]] (e.g., post-election interviews for [[Rand Paul]]), media bias, [[double standard]]s in reporting news, effect of the bias in misleading the public

*famous expressions and special vocabulary (as in sports): "all politics is local," "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!" "coattails", "political capital," "midterm elections," "filibuster", "voice vote," (add more)

*election process: various signature requirements to qualify for the ballot, use of convention rather than public elections in some areas, primary election, general election, concept of endorsements, term and qualifications for various offices

*correlations of voting patterns by "voting blocs"; "single issue" voters

*initiatives and referenda: how different states handle this differently, track record of various issues, effect on others on the ballot

*polling, pollsters, and their impact (e.g., Scott Brown upset)

*contrast the two-party system in America with multiple-party systems in other nations, how the power of political parties ebbs and flows with changes in campaign finance and the strength of interest groups like the NRA

*elements of a political campaign, including who gets involved and why and how

*the role of the Courts: the "least dangerous branch," or now the most powerful branch of government?

*the U.S. Supreme Court, and how it accepts cases for review and its October through June annual Terms

*administrative law, federal and state agencies, and the most cited U.S. Supreme Court decision: ''Chevron''

*"strict scrutiny," "intermediate scrutiny," and "rational basis" as three levels for judicial review in civil rights

*[[consumer confidence]] and the effect of the economy on elections

*[[think tank]]s and their influence; example of Robert Rector's analysis of proposed immigration changes

*the [[political benefit]] to a side from promoting a particular policy

*the concept of "[[political capital]]"

*commenting on proposed regulations

*[[FOIA]]

*line-item veto at state level, not at federal level

*office of county commissioner, or [[freeholder]]

*political asylum and example of homeschooling family that fled Germany to the U.S.

*pundits, talking heads, talk radio, editorials, endorsements

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== Homework questions ==

*Are politicians leaders or followers of the direction of the nation? Does your answer vary depending on the political position?

*Why is this a famous saying: "All politics is local." Do you agree?

*"Politics is like icebergs: 90% is below the surface." Explain.

*''Why'' should it matter what the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution was?

*Should legislative history be relevant to interpreting a statute?

*Define conservative and liberal. Do you think our nation is becoming more conservative, or more liberal? Are the political cycles oscillating above and below a line that has positive or negative conservative slope?

*Teaching more people how to read: that benefit one political side more than the other? The oil spill in the Gulf: on which side that does that confer greater political benefit? (add more examples)

*Was Jesus pro-life?

== Order of presentation of topics ==

American Government is typically taught in an historical manner. This is disadvantageous for several reasons. First, it's more tedious and less interesting with that approach. Second, politics is not history.

Suggested order of presentation:

# The midterm elections; what it affects, and what it does not affect: [[Draft American Government Lecture One]]
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Gubernatorial Elections 2010

2010-06-13T18:15:29Z

OurFuture12: Added the date for the Wisconsin 2010 Primary.

There are 36 state gubernatorial elections (races for governor) in 2010 in the [[United States]], which are currently held almost evenly between Republicans and Democrats.

This list is divided into tier 1 (more important) and tier 2 (less important), and ranked within each tier by importance also:

== Tier 1 ==

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!Primary date<ref>All primary dates are listed [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G10/events.phtml?format=chronological here]</ref>
!Republican
!Democrat
!Status
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|Illinois
|Feb. 2
|State Senator Bill Brady
|Governor Pat Quinn
|Brady leads by 10 points in this Democratic stronghold
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|Wisconsin
|Sep. 18
|Scott Walker<br/>Mark Neumann
|Former U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett
|Republican leads by 4-6 points in this toss-up state
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|Michigan
|Aug. 3
|Pete Hoekstra is leading
|Andy Dillon is leading
|Republican leads by 7-8 points in this Democratic stronghold
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|Pennsylvania
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|New York
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Gubernatorial Elections 2010

2010-06-13T18:14:06Z

OurFuture12: In Wisconsin, Mark Neumann is a Republican running for Governor, not a Democrat. So, I took Neuman out of the Democrat column.

There are 36 state gubernatorial elections (races for governor) in 2010 in the [[United States]], which are currently held almost evenly between Republicans and Democrats.

This list is divided into tier 1 (more important) and tier 2 (less important), and ranked within each tier by importance also:

== Tier 1 ==

{| class="wikitable"
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!State
!Primary date<ref>All primary dates are listed [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G10/events.phtml?format=chronological here]</ref>
!Republican
!Democrat
!Status
|-
|Illinois
|Feb. 2
|State Senator Bill Brady
|Governor Pat Quinn
|Brady leads by 10 points in this Democratic stronghold
|-
|Wisconsin
|
|Scott Walker<br/>Mark Neumann
|Former U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett
|Republican leads by 4-6 points in this toss-up state
|-
|Michigan
|Aug. 3
|Pete Hoekstra is leading
|Andy Dillon is leading
|Republican leads by 7-8 points in this Democratic stronghold
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|Pennsylvania
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|New York
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|Ohio
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|California
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|March 2
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|Utah
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|Arizona
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