"Let's play the blame game, I hate you more"... though Kanye was speaking about the blame game in romantic relationships, the same can be said about Members of Congress with opposing views. Most recently, House Speaker John Boehner once again threatened that Republicans would not vote to increase the debt ceiling unless Democrats agreed to certain tax and spending policies sought by the GOP. Republicans have used this tactic repeatedly in the past few years, each time bringing the nation closer to the brink of default. Over the past 4-5 years it seems that Congress has been playing politics...

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First Arizona and now Alabama has become the leader in the anti-illegal-immigration race. Republican Governor Robert Bentley signed a piece of legislation that makes Arizona immigration laws look less controversial. Many Alabamians believe this law will allow police officials to freely exercise prejudice and racism on the job. “We have a real problem with illegal immigration in this country,” Governor Bentley stated during the signing of the bill. The legislation is set to take effect on September 1, but surely not without some opposition. The new law is similar to Arizona’s law and some...

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