Jess made some important points about the shooting in Tucson and also with the Governor's comment. First, she commented about the Tucson event asking the question "are we banded by tragedy?" I believe that we are normally banded together every day but when a tragic event like 911 or the Tucson shooting occurs we just react together to resolve our issue that has faced us as a country together. I also like how Jess points out the legal and the moral meaning of citizenship. It really does show varying sides of citizenship that somehow work together to make a citizen.
When Jess talks about the Governor she talks about how it tears people apart, which is very true because there are always two sides to everything and it really makes Maine split apart rather than work together. One side supports the governor and his actions like how he has the freedom of speech; and then the other side that believes that what he said is morally wrong and his remark embarrasses us as a state.
Jenni and Aubrey both have some interesting and similar points as well. Jenni talks about how we have the right to bear arms and protect ourselves. They said morally though we can't just go around shooting people if we don't like them or if we disagree with what they are saying. Jenni talked about the Governor and how, again like Jess said, we have the freedom of speech, but she then comments, and I agree, that he is a political figure and a leader that people look up to. When you then look at his comment, which was all over the news, it was childish and very unprofessional. Aubrey also made a good point when she pointed out that "people stretch out rights too far" and the governor most certainly did, in my eyes.
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