The United States' House of Reps' speaker, speaks...

            The U.S House Speaker John Boehner, told our country that our nation's mounting debt is a moral threat to us which  is $14.1trillion debt. John Boehner remarks where apart of his speech he gave in Nashville at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention. He is pushing towards a short-term plan that would cut $4 billion from the debt.The proposal would extend for two weeks the continuing resolution authorizing government funding, which expires at midnight Friday. Without a deal, the government will have to shut down Saturday for the first time in more than 15 years. Boehner said that the Republicans and the Democrats need to work together and figure out cut spending and rein in government instead of shutting it down. The Republican-led house already passed a spending messure that cuts $61billion from current levels for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends on September 30. However, Senate Democrats consider those cuts draconian and won't pass them.They want to negotiate a more targeted plan that allows for some new spending in key growth areas such as clean energy. Alot of the Republican say they will pass the two week extension to allow continuing negotiations without a shutdown. While other Democratics believe that the plan is "acceptable" but not preferred. Also the $4 billion in spending cuts would come from program terminations that President Barack Obama included in his proposed budget for fiscal year 2012, which begins October 1. It is to be said from a source that the $1.3 billion in cuts would come from eliminating six federal programs and $2.7 billion in savings would come from getting rid of earmarks in the continuing resolution that's currently keeping the government operating.

 I believe this has to do with the Office of Management and Budget which prepares national budget and is the largest office for it. This also has to also do with the Congress and the President dealing with check and balances. My opinion upon this news with the governement is that if the Congress cannot set a budget for the U.S then we will be in serious trouble and instead of trying to cut down our debt it will continue to grow and grow. I also believe that since John Boehner is the U.S House Speaker he should stand up and set a certain budget that is good enough for us to continue maken us a better and stronger country. What is your opinion upon the U.S House Speaker speaking upon the budget?

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/27/us.spending.cuts/index.html

Teen Abduction

            In Salt Lake City, Utah, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped by Brian David Mitchell. Brian had Elizabeth with a knife at her throat when he came into her room at night. Brian told Elizabeth that if she didn't want her and her family killed she would obey his orders. He took Elizabeth into the foothills behind her home, she had one request, she said to Brian, "If your gonna rape and kill me, do it near the trail so my remainings can be found."  Smart had to justify her case to a jury, which had to be difficult for her to explain the terrifying memories of that night where she was abducted. Brian told Elizabeth that he wanted her the first moment he saw her. He had BIG plans for Elizabeth, himself, and......his wife! Brian planned on having Elizabeth be involved with him and his wife in a celestial plural marriage. Brian was hired by Elizabeth's mother to fix a skylight and rake leaves. Elizabeth seen him around the house often but never spoke to him.    

            On June 5, 2002 Elizabeth woke up to the sound of a mans voice and a cold blade against her throat. When they left her house he had her waking on a trail which took 3-5 hours. When they got to their destination, she realized it was some campsite. At the campsite he announced Elizabeth as his wife, and raped her. She begged him to stop but he would not listen and she could not fight him off. She was just a helpless little girl. When she woke up the next day Brian told her that she was lucky and that  God had chosen her to be by his side as he prepared for the second coming of Jesus Christ. Elizabeth was now 23 and living in Paris, France. She spent Monday on the witness stand describing her nine months of captivity by Brian and his wife, Wanda Barzee. They raped Elizabeth daily and forced her to smoke, and drink hard liquor and wine. Mitchell was now 57, if convicted he will be facing charges of kidnapping and taking a minor across state lines for sex. He will face life in prison. Mitchell's attorney tried to say that he was insane at the time and not in control of his actions. Smart was found 9 months later walking down the street with Wanda and Mitchell in Sandy, Utah. Wanda Barzee, now 64 pleaded guilty in November 2009. She was sentenced 15 years in federal prison for kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor. As part of a plea agreement she cooperated in the State and Federal cases against her husband. 

Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Eileen Barzee

Elizabeth Smart: age 14 and 23

How do you feel about the unlawful and unjust situation that this poor young woman was forced to deal with???

 http://www.cnn.com/2012/CRIME/11/09/utah.elizabeth.smart.case