Blog number 7

Well the one situation that John Gervais has talked about is the issue on the crazy lady that I know as the crazy lady on Whipple avenue. This lady was crazy and she first started by writing on her house, then the city of Belmont spent money changing house codes. Finally, the lady protested on Ralston street and El Camino, which the city spent more money to kick her out. Gervais had an issue with this the city spent so much money on this one lady, which I agree with him. The city of Belmont just kicked the lady a city down to Redwood city. John Gervais is always struggling with the state because of funding with resent economical crisis the state of California has no money. The sad thing is that when the state does not have money they first start cutting funding for parks and education. I think they should never cut down the funding for parks and education. The city of Belmont does not have a sprawl they have keep their coding might be good. On the other hand my city of Menlo Park does have a sprawl issue nothing is walking distance. The members of Menlo Park have become dependent on cars to get anything. I believe that states should keep their power of controlling local government because if they give more power to the local governments then, the states are going to want to separate from the United States of America. I believe that people should go on smart grow, which I believe will be the new conflicts between state and local governments. Money is always the problem in any Federal, state, or local government everybody wants more why cant we just learn to share and be happy that we get anything to spend.       

Founders Week

What I learned in Founders week is that Notre Dame de Namur school has a very high motivation on teaching and cares a lot about promoting education. My first activity that I attended was a scholarly session with Father Edie, who was a great father and other fathers should follow in his foot steps. I was asked if I could be on the board and ask some personal questions, which were would priest be able to get married, and how does he feel that in Narco Violence gunmen pray before they kill people? I was expecting Father Eddie to just go around the my answers and just give an unclear answers, but he did not. He went on to say that changes are happening in the church and he believes that in the future priest will be permitted to get married. My second question for me was the hardest to ask because it had violence and a little of definitions to be given. But Father Eddie answered my question that this is nothing new, when the Spanish kicked out the Muslims they use to part to justify killings. A very controversial question was also asked what his though of homosexuality, and he gave us a quote that our Pope states, which gives me faith that my religion will not be extinct because it is moving toward change. What I learned about founders week shows the dedication that NDNU has toward education I also learned about Julia's original teaching. I have felt that in a way I should get a career that I can help people but people with no voice or that cannot be represented. I also attended the Lunch in with the sisters which was amazing. I cannot believe that they are still active fighting issues this is amazing. Sister Margaret is fighting so the Keith stone pipeline doesn't get passed because it is a line that will bring oil form Canada in a pipe and will pass by our water reservoirs. She is vey passionate about the issue and goes to meeting and is looking for people to recruit.

Blog topic number 6

My community partner has told me that he use to work in political campaigns getting people elected. He has told me that he has learned the hard truth of politics, at least that is what he told me. With that comment I believe he basically told me that things are not as easy as they seem maybe when people get elected they see the barriers that the past politician had. I know that my community partner is an Eco friendly person, so I can imagine that he is a great supporter of Eco friendly legislative. I have not had the chance to talk politics with John, but I will go into his office this week and talk about political issues. I would go today, but its John's soccer day. The most difficult part of getting any bill past is people agreeing to it and getting it passed because like they say every "every mind is a different world." Our reading that was assignment for the weekend was interesting I want to see what the proposals that the state of Mississippi were struck down. What really surprised me was that California has the highest cost out of all the state to run their legislative districts. I still think that I would get a good laugh if I were to see the laws that were suggested to be laws. For example, in the UK the have a no kissing area that couples are prohibited to kiss. I wonder if in the US people have tried to pass laws like that. I enjoyed the terminology war chest as if this the 300 movie and politicians are actually going to beat each other up. The legislature process is one that should be comprehended by every member of the US and still in this day I have meet people that do not know how the legislative branch work.