Spoils System vs. Merit System

           In the federal bureaucracy today, we follow the merit system. This system was introduced in 1881 after the assassination of President Garfield. Congress passed The Pendleton Act, which created a merit-based federal civil service. The purpose of this was to replace patronages from the spoils system and create federal employment based on an exam that 85-90% of federal employees take today. Before this system, Andrew Jackson followed the spoils system. This system gave the president power to clear out all government workers and replace them with people from their own party. During this time, Jackson thought this was a healthy way to prevent corruption. As the country expanded and the Civil War began, thousands of government jobs became available. This led to economic growth and more government agencies to regulate the system after the war.

Cell Phone

              I do not think it is a good idea for the police to be able to search your cellphone without a warrant. A search warrant protects a persons right to privacy and should still be necessary in cases where it could save lives or bring justice to criminals. I agree with the Supreme Court's ruling because they realized the digital information is not the same as information on a piece of paper. A person's cell phone is their own personal property that should be handled the same way as a person's house by the police. The police have to wait for a search warrant to enter a home even when it could save lives or bring justice to criminals. The main purpose of the fourth amendment is to protect one's privacy to make them feel safe and secure. Without a warrant, the person will most likely feel violated and the information and any evidence found could be disregarded in the case. Because life has changed so drastically through the centuries, the supreme court will learn how the changes have affected a person's everyday life. I think it is a good thing that the courts are trying to apply the basic rights in the constitution to life in the 21st century. As long as the world is changing, the court system should always keep up.

Electoral College

     The electoral college is made up of 538 electors who cast votes to decide the president and the vice-president of the United States. The 538 electors are the sum of the nation's 435 representatives, 100 senators, and 3 electors for the District of Columbia. These electors are nominated at state conventions. The electors are usually state-elected officials, party leaders, or people with a strong affiliation with the Presidential candidates. This is the best way to vote for the president and vice-president. It's half way based off popular vote. Most of the time, the electors vote what was most popular in that state.
     The electoral college system makes it a distribution of popular votes to get a president elected. This also maintains a federal system of government and representation.

Drone carrying drugs crashes lmfao

     A drone that had six pounds of crystal meth crashed after coming from Mexico on Wednesday. This drone crashed on the border of the U.S in San Ysidro, California. "Once you get it across the border, that stuff's like gold." The issue at hand here is that they're not using underground tunnels anymore, they're now using the "unmanned aerial vehicle." They want to stop this immediately. The drone could no longer hold the six pounds of the synthetic drugs and crashed into a supermarket parking lot.
     My opinion is each package going into a drone should be measured before going into the sky. what if it dropped on an Asian baby in the middle of a supermarket parking lot. A lot of people would be sued. They need to make sure every drone is safe to fly in the air. This drone could have been a test run for more possible things to come. They need to start checking inside of packages also before crossing the border. These drones need to be used for more productive things than drugs.

Ratification of the Constitution

     Ratifying the constitution was a very difficult process because nine of the thirteen states had to approve it. It was a ten month long process with the federalist and anti-federalist. From 1787 to 1789 they battled about how they didn’t want the Constitution to control their lives. Many people found that the constitutional Convention had failed to adopt a bill of right proposed by George Mason and believed that the constitution gave too much power to the central government. There was a great debate leaving federalist for the constitution and anti-federalists being opposed of it. After the ten months of going back and forth, nine out of the thirteen states approved it. These states being Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, good ole Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hampshire.

The Articles of Confederation

     When the founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence they knew they would need a government once the revolutionary war was over. Without the articles the country might not be considered legitimate by other countries and would have difficulty with treaties and trade agreements. They wrote the Articles of Confederation to form a government which gave virtually all powers to the individual states. Many nationalists thought the articles did not provide for a strong enough government but since the war was on everyone agreed to ratify it. The nationalists didn't like the fact that the government could not regulate trade between the states. After the war was over the Constitution was written. It gave the government much more power and with the Bill of Rights gave us a much better government than the Articles of Confederacy did.

No Government..99 Problems and it's all humans

     The government today provides us with so many things to keep us safe and protected with our rights and freedom. Without a government, life would be extremely chaotic. The freedom we have now may not be something that would be managed without a government. The things we do in our every day life would be a drastic change. Going to school would be a matter of a choice and not a law that would force us. Jobs would not be available at a professional level. The things we see today that are considered unlawful would be an everyday life that we live. There would be no such thing as jail. We would be living with criminals and mental ill individuals with no help or guidance to help these people or put them to a place that they need to be. We are use to our everyday life so for one day to wake up with no laws or rules to follow by, it would be chaotic. Not all humans are the best things to regulate on their own time period. The mentally challenged, mental ill or people who seek to thrill dangerous life events could completely go wrong in every way. People who get injured, or car accidents, emergency personal would not be able to be there to help or there would be no help at all.        For instance, the movie called The Purge is an excellent example to what could happen 24 hours a day with no government. They have no rules what so ever and there is no such thing as 911 to come rescue you. It is a complete battle from human to human. So if there is no government, you could get shot for pissing someone off. You could be eating a family dinner and all of a sudden a different family comes and takes over your house due to jealously of the awe people have to your home. It would not be a life I would want to live.