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10-26-16 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Post #3 

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3. Jefferson Smith is comparable to Rodney Davis. Rodney helped on the Farm Bill that provides certainty to our farmers, strengths crop insurance, and cuts $23 billion in spending. Rodney demonstrated his ability to lead even in a divided government in his first term in Congress. Jefferson Smith also demonstrated his ability to lead and stand up for what he believes in by differing from what everyone else believed and stood up for his bill. Jefferson Smith and Rodney Davis are very similar in their ways and the fact that they both are in elected offices to help the people.

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Biography | U.S. House of Representatives

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Committees: House Committee on Agriculture - Subcommittees: Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research (Chair); Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit; and Nutrition House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure - Subcommittees: Aviation, Highways & Transit, Water Resources & Environment. Committee on House Administration 13th District: 14-county district covering both urban and rural areas of Central and Southwestern Illinois Elected: Assumed office January 3, 2013, 3rd Term Prev.

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10-26-16 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Post #2

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2. I think that Jefferson Smith would probably belong to the republican party because he wanted to do things for his state and wanted to be an active member of society. He wanted to build the camp for the boys in his hometown to get them out and about so that they don't have to sit at home all of the time. I believe that after winning the debate that was going on, or the filibuster, Smith continued on in politics. He continued to support and come up with bills that benefited his state and continued to improve the lives of children. He later ran for president but did not win.

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1. Overall I really liked the movie even though the beginning was pretty slow. I was kind of mad that Senator Paine was pretending to be friends with Senator Smith in the beginning and then threw him under the bus because he wanted to build a boys camp where they were already planning to build a dam. I liked how the lady at the end was coaching him at the filibuster because it was really cute. I liked how in the end Senator Smith really got to Senator Paine and it made him admit that they really had framed him and that he is the one not fit to be a senator.

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I would support an amendment making flag burning unconstitutional because I think that if you live in the United States then you should respect the symbol of this nation. There are people that fight for our country everyday and whether you like what is going on in the country or not, there is no excuse for burning this nation's symbol. Find a more respectful way to protest and express your feelings but if you really feel the need to burn the flag I believe that you should be punished for it.

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I think that it is better to listen to the Deceleration because it is more interesting than just reading it but I also think that reading it is good too because while listening to it sometimes I space out and miss parts that I probably should have heard.
2. My favorite part of the Deceleration of Independence is the end when it talks about them splitting with Great Britain but "in war we are enemies" because they don't want to be associated with them anymore and they make it clear.

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I think that it is amazing that it took until the 1980s for a women to be appointed to be a Supreme Court Justice. I think that it is good that Ginsburg and O'Connor became allies throughout their time because they were the first two women appointed and they deserved to always have someone in their corner. I think that it is awful that she got called a 'bitch' just because she is a female because that is not fair at all.

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Moon Express announced early Wednesday, August 3, that it had received a green light from the United States government to proceed with the first private mission to land on the moon. For the past several months, a number of federal agencies, including the FAA, NASA, and the State Department, have been digesting the information provided by Moon Express, covering all aspects of its planned mission as part of the Google Lunar X Prize competition. The resulting product, called a Mission Approval, is the first of its kind that any national government has issued.

The Mission Approval was necessary because of a provision of the Outer Treaty that stipulates that the signatories are responsible for the activities of their citizens on other celestial bodies, such as the moon.

The treaty was signed in the 1960s, long before anyone contemplated commercial operations on the moon.

Among the issues that had to be resolved between Moon Express and the federal government were planetary protection (i.e. making sure the moon is not contaminated by Earth microbes) and noninterference with areas of historical and cultural significance, such as the Apollo landing sites.

In a telephone interview, Moon Express co-founder and CEO Dr. Bob Richards expressed deep satisfaction with the process that led to the Mission Approval. The relative speed with which it happened and the responsiveness of the government officials involved demonstrated the commitment of the United States to facilitate the commercial development of the moon, Richards opined.

The process that Moon Express went through should serve as a model for other private companies seeking to commence commercial operations on the moon and other worlds, such as Mars.

Legislation is pending in Congress that will codify the procedure once it is passed and signed into law.

With the government approval and a launch contract with a company called Rocket Lab in hand, Moon Express has a clear path to attempt the first private moon landing before the deadline of the competition at the end of 2017. The site for the first landing has not been decided upon yet and may not be until just before launch. It will likely be a relatively flat, unobstructed Mare where landing will be relatively easy

A number of other teams, particularly an Israeli group called SpaceIL, which also has a launch contract, are in the competition, as well. The first private team that lands on the moon will have accomplished a feat that will, in its own way, be as historic as the first Apollo moon landing in 1969. A private moon landing will usher in a new age, it is hoped, of space travel more for profit than prestige, though lots of glory will redound to the first team to accomplish the feat.

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Moon Express gets a go for launch from the United States government

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Moon Express announced early Wednesday, August 3, that it had received a green light from the United States government to proceed with the first private mission to land on the moon.

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1. My expectations of government are that I will learn more about the government and the state as a whole because as of right now I don't really pay attention to any time of political or really even government stuff.
2. My expectations are that this class will be fun and since it is small we will be able to work through things faster than in most of my other classes.
3. To be completely honest when I see things about the presidential election I usually change the channel or I don't read them and I don't really know why. I feel like if I had to vote I would be voting for Trump because he seems to be the more reliable one of the two but obviously neither are perfect.