Rahul Sharma's AP Govt Blog

We conservatives champion local power. So we must respect the rights of “blue” cities. The two sides of the argument over sanctuary cities are the Trump Administration and the residents of the cities. The Trump Administration wants to "crack down" on the sanctuary cities.  The disagreements about how to be governed are  growing .  In defense of liberalism,  Chesterton came up with “distributism,” which aimed for decision-making to be taken care of at local levels. This devolution will bring power back to the states. This devolution essentially meant local control of government, with less interference from the federal government.  Devolution of powers is usually associated with conservatives. Nowadays, however, liberals would probably support devolution. When thinking of our current president, it seems logical to devolve and bring power back to the states and away from him. The author uses abortion to bring up the desires of the two groups. Both want a ...

Rahul Sharma, 7th -  Why the ACLU defends white nationalists’ right to protest The ACLU advocates for the guarantee of free speech rights for everyone, even for the bigots. The ACLU has been involved in controversial matters regarding free speech for decades now. The ACLU has protected the free speech rights of the neo-Nazis and even the KKK. Most recently, the ACLU defended the white supremacists in Charlottesville.   From the ACLU's perspective, even hurtful speech that the public does not support should be protected. A few decades ago, some governments promoted racist views, and the public supported that. Overtime however, the public's minds changed.  Now, the ACLU's argument is that  governments should  never  be allowed to restrict free speech based on its content. Everyone has a voice and should have an equal opportunity to express their opinions. The views of the white supremacists in Charlottesville are not supported by the public, but th...