President O’bama’s Speech to Students
By: Rene Velez Sept. 8th, 2009
I promise this will be short. This is a country where freedom of speech is paramount to the democratic rights of our citizens. It is at the very core of being American and being a country where your freedom is protected. It is what keeps us from becoming the type of country , like Iran, where if we as a people do not like the turn out of an election we can not be silenced. We can not be forcibly told not to demonstrate, to speak and to protest what is willed upon us. However, with this power there is great responsibility.
O’bama was elected president of this country by a majority vote. He won the all important vote of the majority of the American public. Whether you like his politics, his point of view or any part of his party; he should be allowed to speak, and to be heard by any Citizen or visitor of this country. There is nothing he could say that in any way could endanger our young in an educational setting. And even if he were to utter a word of anything that would be out of line, it would doom his presidency. He is not about to take that chance. His views political or otherwise, as long as they are presented before the public, and subject to debate, should be heard by all.
Who Do We Think We Are?
As a parent I can not help but think that we all have a part to play in how badly we have managed this great country. For what we have done but most importantly for not getting involved in some way. For what we have failed to do. Essentially, for not being better informed and not taking ownership of our communities, our schools and our government. In general we simply assume someone else will handle it for us. We routinely, bury our heads in the sand. In the end we deserve what we get, for our own ignorance. And yet we have the presumptive right to make this same decision for our children.
To all the Mom’s and Dad’s in the good old USA, perhaps your complaints should be better addressed at the foul mouthed music the travels our airwaves and plagues the music industry. Perhaps we should be more interested at the violence and sex on television and in the video games our children play. Perhaps we should complain about the sexualization of teenage youths in advertising. Perhaps we should shout out on how we are poisoned by greasy and fatty foods that make us and our children fat and sick. Perhaps we should speak out about the quality of education and how poorly our teachers are paid.
There are a lot of topics that we need to speak out about. But never against our president’s desire to address the nation or its younger generation. More importantly is that we need to understand how to defend our positions and how to understand the political process. It is the only way we can arrive at a better world for our children. Exposing them to our country’s concerns not only educates them and prepares them for the real world. It also is a way in which our own children can educate us by bringing new ideas to the table and teaching us how we could do better.
Our Founding Fathers
This great nation was formed and fought for by many young people who where in their, teens, twenties and thirties. The life expectancy at the time was around 55, if you were lucky. They did a really great job forming a great country!........... We messed it up!
By: Rene Velez Sept. 8th, 2009
I promise this will be short. This is a country where freedom of speech is paramount to the democratic rights of our citizens. It is at the very core of being American and being a country where your freedom is protected. It is what keeps us from becoming the type of country , like Iran, where if we as a people do not like the turn out of an election we can not be silenced. We can not be forcibly told not to demonstrate, to speak and to protest what is willed upon us. However, with this power there is great responsibility.
O’bama was elected president of this country by a majority vote. He won the all important vote of the majority of the American public. Whether you like his politics, his point of view or any part of his party; he should be allowed to speak, and to be heard by any Citizen or visitor of this country. There is nothing he could say that in any way could endanger our young in an educational setting. And even if he were to utter a word of anything that would be out of line, it would doom his presidency. He is not about to take that chance. His views political or otherwise, as long as they are presented before the public, and subject to debate, should be heard by all.
Who Do We Think We Are?
As a parent I can not help but think that we all have a part to play in how badly we have managed this great country. For what we have done but most importantly for not getting involved in some way. For what we have failed to do. Essentially, for not being better informed and not taking ownership of our communities, our schools and our government. In general we simply assume someone else will handle it for us. We routinely, bury our heads in the sand. In the end we deserve what we get, for our own ignorance. And yet we have the presumptive right to make this same decision for our children.
To all the Mom’s and Dad’s in the good old USA, perhaps your complaints should be better addressed at the foul mouthed music the travels our airwaves and plagues the music industry. Perhaps we should be more interested at the violence and sex on television and in the video games our children play. Perhaps we should complain about the sexualization of teenage youths in advertising. Perhaps we should shout out on how we are poisoned by greasy and fatty foods that make us and our children fat and sick. Perhaps we should speak out about the quality of education and how poorly our teachers are paid.
There are a lot of topics that we need to speak out about. But never against our president’s desire to address the nation or its younger generation. More importantly is that we need to understand how to defend our positions and how to understand the political process. It is the only way we can arrive at a better world for our children. Exposing them to our country’s concerns not only educates them and prepares them for the real world. It also is a way in which our own children can educate us by bringing new ideas to the table and teaching us how we could do better.
Our Founding Fathers
This great nation was formed and fought for by many young people who where in their, teens, twenties and thirties. The life expectancy at the time was around 55, if you were lucky. They did a really great job forming a great country!........... We messed it up!
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