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Nice one chase

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haha chase

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I agree with Chase. To just get rid of agencies on environmental policy. The oil will eventually run out and there’s no jobs for those people.

YES MACKENZIE!!!! We definitely should look more unit technology and what types of jobs can come out of that since that’s where the future is going.

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I agree with Grayson. There is no need to be doing what everyone else is doing, if what we’re doing is the best for our country and our people. Just because it’s right for others doesn’t mean it’s right for us.

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I do not really know anything about the Paris accord, but it sounds like we should have come up with an alternative or some plan of action before backing out.

Going off what I just said, now knowing that we won't be officially out until 2020 makes it sound like backing out wasn't such a bad idea because there is plenty of time to come up with something new.

I think that we think a lot about the future. Environmental policy is made to impact the future and worrying about running out of oil is a future problem so I do not agree that we are not worrying so much about the future.

I agree with Natalie that maybe we should look at simply going around the freshwater reservoir.

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Rachel spit out some facts that were great to know about Trump.
Environmental policy should be kept up to preserve nature and our environment. It doesn’t matter if we have booming business if we can’t go outside without a mask on just to breathe.
The reason Dubai got so rich was through oil, and they know that it’s going to eventually run out, which is why they are quickly transitioning towards other revenue sources.

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I agree with Rachel that Trump isn't the only reason for the demise of ISIS, and that Obama and others are responsible as well, and that we shouldn't just credit him.

I agree with Natalie, that a reason Trump is doing more deregulating because of how Obama regulated the environment so much.

I agree with Emily, that it makes no sense about how "Climate Change" makes no appearance but yet you can't make the changes to create clean air, land and water etc. without addressing climate change as this is a massive environmental problem.

I personally feel that Trumps decisions on the environment put businesses first so they don't take a hit, and not the environment.

I like how Rachel said there was no reason to leave, which I personally believe with. I also understand why Grayson thinks we should pull out and make our own climate deals that our better suited for our needs or come back when a better deal is negotiated.

I like Kenzies point, about how Trump isn't looking to the future, only the present.

I loved Chases analogy and how it sounds like a medication ad. While yes, you do get water, you have the chance to get all the negative side effects that would be disastrous.

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I agree with Davin within the Environmental Article on Scaling back the national monuments it seems wrong to take away from our protected reserved land to drill oil. Our national monuments were made that way to be protected not to be made into oil extraction.

I agree with Emily we should not be cutting the budget in small places we should really be analyzing it to see what would be best instead of the easy way out.

Through my own research on the Paris Climate agreement by us pulling America out it does put us first but also within the agreement the countries in it are wanting to help the worst countries by giving money or other resources that are the worst and struggling to get the emissions lowered.

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I'm glad Rachel brought that information about ISIS losing most of their land before Trump took office. This sheds light on the effectiveness of foreign policy before Trump's changes, and Trump's continued fight against ISIS shows the changes he has made to be positive. I agree with Rachel when she said the current administration should be acknowledging the success and effectiveness of previous administrations.

I agree with Davin's confusion over Trump's decision to reduce the size of national monuments and protected land. I do not see a positive environmental impact because of this cut. In the article Trump said he made the decision to return the rights of the land to us, the citizens but in the following paragraphs and all over the news are reports of citizens who oppose the cut and wish the land were still protected.

Amber made a really good point about the pipeline's threat to the aquifer. I too, if I were president, would not agree to build the pipeline. Or if it were necessary I would build the line around the aquifer as Natalie suggested.

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Firstly, I would like to say that pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement is a selfish decision on Trump's behalf. I agree with Grayson that it was purely a businessman decision.

I also agree with Natalie that he is doing environment deregulations to, in a way, "get back" at Obama or do the opposite of what he did.

I agree with Emily that clean air and water cannot be achieved without making efforts to help with climate change. Climate change essentially affects all environmental aspects.

Rachel makes a good point that there was no reason to leave and yet he still left the Paris Climate Agreement, making the US have this image of carelessness.

Chase makes a good point about thinking about the future in terms of innovation and advancement of renewable energy, rather than just harvesting more and more fossil fuels

Chase also made a really good analogy about oil and how it's like a medication commercial, and how the oil extraction can essentially have major "side effects" to our environment, like affecting clean water and air and encroachment on sacred lands.

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I agree with Quinn that we need to keep liberating those cities who have been under ISIS control.

I agree with Aaron that we need to do better background checks to prevent what Mrs. Ammons was saying about students being falsely accused.

I agree with Mrs. Ammons that racial profiling is one thing the US needs to improve on because we need to be taking steps forward not backwards.

I think that the consequences mentioned in 10 aren't a military threat but more of the fact that we will not allow those countries inn as a result of not sharing information. I agree with Jake we need to be strong but we don't need to parade it.

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I agree with Jake that enhanced screening is important in order to protect our country, but I still don’t think that people shouldn't be allowed to move here because of their race or religion. Background checks are crucial though so we can avoid terriorst attacks as much as possible.

I agree with Katie that extra spending on military expenses is not important. North Korea seems to be doing what they want regardless. Our country is already in so much debt with such a large amount of poverty, pollution, and many more problems. We need to address our country’s problems along with our military.

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I agree with what Aaron said about the travel ban seeming racially skewed. I also put that as the worst policy because I think it's not ethical and shouldn't be implemented.

I think the issue of the MS-13 gang arrests is also tied to racial profiling like Mrs. Ammons said. I agree with Aaron saying that we need a better system for background checks. We definitely need to have as much knowledge about a situation before making a big decision about it no matter what the subject is.

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I agreed with Melanie that most of combatting terrorism was good, but I think that suspending aid to Pakistan is a step in the wrong direction. Pakistan may have a large number of terrorists, but the government doesnt support them. Even the US has many terrorists that we obviously dont support. I also agreed that securing the homeland was the worst, even if it may not be, it appears islamophobic, and innocent citizens from these countries are forced out because of a dangerous minority. I agree with Emily. Threatening innocent countries, even for something as trivial as sharing criminal backgrounds, is only going to hurt relations with these countries.

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Aaron makes a good point. The media is kind of blowing the travel ban out of proportion. I do disagree with the travel ban, but it wouldn’t be this big of a controversy if the media hadn’t milked it for months.

I agree with Mrs. Ammons. Racial profiling is absolutley wrong and the way that we aren’t handling it as a nation is sloppy. I like Aaron’s idea where we do Moreno background checks and more research in general. Let’s get all of the facts before we go into high schools and charge random Hispanic kids with gang activity.

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If I were president I would implement more policies that take a strong and direct stance towards sustainability.  I agree with Rachel, there is a economical benefit, jobs can be created, but these jobs are built on a foundation that is not sustainable, therefore it does more harm than good, we need to make sure what we choose to implement now can be continued on for years to come and for the next generation to have.

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I don’t agree with the statement that we are racially profiling but rather testifying likely subjects of gang related issues. I like what Jake said that we are protecting us before others, and it’s not we are blocking travelers just enhancing screening and more restrictions.

I like what Wendy said that putting Americans first should be an obvious one, and it shouldn’t be offensive to protect the people that are here and how the media alters it

I like what Quinn said because we need strength but it can be used as a scare tactic and I liked what Jake said referencing Regan where we took a pencil stand in a demanding manner without any use of force.

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I agree with Emily because we are securing the United States from danger through Homeland Security, but I do understand how Homeland Security can show racial profiling.

I agree with Katie, we already are a strong nation, there is no need for updates.

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I agree with Emily because I do not think that threatening other countries will help create peace.

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I see how mrs ammons thinks that the homeland security policy is racially profiling because of the MS-13 gang members, but I still put it as the best policy. I think the overall idea of the policy would be most beneficial for the US by getting the critical information from the countries before letting people enter the country and bettering the security will increase safety a ton. All that would need to be worked on is the racial profiling aspect of it.

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Aaron and Mrs. Ammons had similar ideas to what I had int he fact of racial skews and profiling.

I like what Emily said about how the more information we have the more we can know and go off.

I like how Katie talked about how trump keeps adding more and more to the military budget to strengthen it but we already have the strongest and most funded military.

The scare tactic ideal that Trump seems to be imposing for our military isn't getting us anywhere, yes it is critical to have strength and power but not to flaunt it.

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I think we definitely need a better system for background checks.Our current system has so many cracks in which people can fall through who shouldn't.