https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5 A semester-long space for government-related opinions, and news topics en-us 2021-03-05 17:15:05 UTC 2026-03-23 18:34:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f2.png kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1275488655 2021-03-05 20:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1275488655 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277414202 In San Francisco, the city sued its own school district which allegedly failed to deliver a comprehensive plan to get students back onto campus while neighboring students and private schools have had in-person learning for months. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277414202 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277418785 Adding onto Moderna and Pfizer's vaccine, Johnson & Johnson's one-shot vaccine with 72% effectiveness was approved by the FDA. This one-shot vaccine is more convenient and is a step forward to defeating the coronavirus pandemic. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277418785 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277420238 As part of Joe Biden's first legislative proposal to combat the pandemic, his administration came up with the American Rescue Plan. This is a $1.9 trillion dollar proposal that includes money for vaccinations, schools, child tax credits, unemployment benefits, stimulus checks, and much more. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277420238 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277423112 After two federal court cases, it was ruled that indoor church services guidelines could be revised among mounting pressure on the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, to do so. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277423112 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277424897 After the riot on January 6th, Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives. However, he was bailed out by the Senate which failed to convict him on charges of inciting violence. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277424897 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277427648 As a child of a pastor, my Christian faith holds great importance to me as it informs my worldview and defines my other values such as kindness and compassion. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277427648 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277430585 Nowadays, while mental health is emphasized, many Asian families are not "used" to having open conversations on mental health. This needs to change to have a healthy, open discussion because the ignorance of spiritual/mental health is too prevalent in our homes. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277430585 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277435217 - The President vetoed the NDAA
- In a surprise decision, the Senate voted to overturn his veto with 2/3rds vote of each chamber 
- The President exercised his power over the Legislative Branch, but the Legislative Branch used the same power to overpower the President]]> 2021-03-07 00:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277435217 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277436766 The university of Haskell Indian Nations University was found violating the first Amendment as it tried to silence a student newspaper. The 1st Amendment includes the freedom of speech and of the press. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277436766 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277440983 If this legislation is passed, a federal entity could take away a firearm from a peace officer in order to keep them accountable. However, they argue that this is an infringement on the 2nd Amendment which is the right to hold and bear arms. ]]> 2021-03-07 00:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277440983 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277445524 A law should be to veto or eliminate the tampon tax permanently or to allow greater accessibility to menstrual products for women in public spaces. It is so unnecessary to treat a tampon/pad as a "luxury" item when women need it every month for the majority of their life and this helps combat period poverty. ]]> 2021-03-07 01:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1277445524 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581557832 Here, the issue is about the movement to "defund the police" which was a big issue discussed last year around the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer. The perspective here is of a more "liberal" one where they want to defund the police and reinvest into more mental health initiatives. In this opinion column, there is so much "charged" language that skews it toward the liberal perspective suggesting that the foundations of the police are racist, violent, and oppressive serving to generalize all police. The author claims that reform is not working and would rather "dismantle" the whole system. 

]]> 2021-06-03 04:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581557832 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581572148 The issue is about "defunding the police" and the article comes from the more "conservative" side explaining how police are important and removing police would actually affect marginalized communities more. The article acknowledges the standpoint of the other side, but thinks more logically. This is evident because of the author's stances on reform, accountability, and their faith in "people" rather than the system itself. ]]> 2021-06-03 04:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581572148 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581588241 - In 1958, two residents of Virginia were married in DC but returned to Virginia
- The interracial couple was charged with violating the state's antimiscegenation statute 
- Lovings were found guilty and sentenced to a year in jail 
- In a unanimous decision, the Court held that the Virginia Law violated the due process and equal protection clause 
- Impact: ruled that interracial marriages should not be infringed by the state ]]> 2021-06-03 04:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581588241 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581591666 - The NCAA has long argued that antitrust law permits them to restrict athlete compensation to promote competitive equity
- D1 athletes filed a lawsuit arguing that the NCAA must allow for certain types of academic benefits 
- District court held that the NCAA may still limit cash or cash-equivalent awards for academic purposes 
- Practices violated antitrust law, but the NCAA wants to preserve "amateurism"
- court decision: pending ]]> 2021-06-03 04:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581591666 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581614336 In Alaska, it's illegal to get drunk in the bar. According to state laws, you can come in if you are already drunk, but cannot stay if you become drunk. I guess this limits drinking... but it's kind of a law that does not make sense if eventually people will get tipsy or drunk if they drink in a bar which is what a bar is made for. ]]> 2021-06-03 05:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581614336 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581624867 - The recording of the "George Floyd" police brutality case changed our world last summer in 2020. 
- From the military coming into our cities, looting, peaceful protests, and the world collectively mobililzing against racial inequality, the George Floyd case has brought both its pros and cons. 
- Pros: made people more "racially aware", opened our eyes to the issue, pushing for empathy and police reform, keeping our politicians accountable
- Cons: lots of hurt and pain, divided America even more, vilified Liberals 
- Derek Chauvin was charged with murder and put in jail ]]> 2021-06-03 05:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581624867 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581625301 I think both Democrats and Republicans make valid points arguing for or against statehood. DC citizens are taxed but yet have no representation in the legislative chambers, but adding DC would skew the chambers into a Democratic majority. I don't think DC should be a state because in essence, DC is just a large "city". Puerto Rico should be a state if it's already a US territory, but giving DC statehood is like giving New York or Los Angeles statehood, which has WAY more people living in it. ]]> 2021-06-03 05:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581625301 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581670626 For the first time since COVID started, the UK reported zero daily deaths on June 1, 2021. 
- positive because it indicates the vaccine is working despite the new UK or India variants of COVID
- positive because no one died which is always good 
- the impact is that the UK could be improving in health even though they do get new cases everyday and it indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic could be close to an end in multiple areas besides the US]]> 2021-06-03 05:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581670626 kristie_chau https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581689399 - Aug. 4 (huge explosions at the port of Beirut, Lebanon, killing more than 200) 
- Aug. 20 (Kamala Harris accepts nomination for VP)
- Aug. 28 (Chadwick Boseman death) 
- Sep. 9 (Orange skies in Bay Area)
- Oct. 2 (President Donald Trump announces that he tested positive for COVID-19) 
- Oct. 27 (US Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court after RBG's passing) 
- Nov. 7 (Joe Biden declared winner of the Presidential race, four days after the US election) 
- Dec. 21 (US begins vaccinating for COVID) 
- Jan. 6 (US Capitol storm)
- February (Texas winter storm) 
- Apr. 20 (Derek Chauvin convicted of the murder of George Floyd) ]]> 2021-06-03 05:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kristie_chau/qohjzp74zw8q3mc5/wish/1581689399