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Student Viewpoints over Political Topics or Events

Herschel Walker (R), the famous Heisman trophy winner, champion Cowboys football player, and long term friend of Donald Trump, announced his campaign for senator in Georgia. Previously he resided in Texas but recently moved to file his registration. His friendship with former President Trump, along with his successful athlete career, will surely promote his campaign. His Potential Influence on US...
In May of this year, California's Recall Governor Newsom effort hit its required votes. The legal process is launching and over forty candidates race to the podium. From radio-host Larry Elder (R) and former San Diego governor Kevin Faulkner (R) to self-proclaimed moderates like trans-activist Katelyn Jenner (R) and YouTube financial advisor Kevin Paffrath (D), some faces stand out. The...
Undoubtedly one of the most controversial bills passed in the 2021 Texas Legislative Session, The "Heartbeat Bill" protects unborn babies once a doctor detects cardiac activity - roughly around 6 weeks after conception. Today Governor Greg Abbott made history by signing the proposed bill with a majority of Republican supporters. Proposed by Representative Shelby Slawson and Senator Bryan Hughes, the...
California governor Gavin Newsom has received substantial backlash this past year for what many people consider poor management of the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, nearly 2 million Californians want to recall Newsom from his position, and the petition has already passed the required 1.5 million mark to put the process into motion. But did his handling of the Pandemic kick this...
In the shortest impeachment trial in U.S. history, the Senate voted 57-43 to acquit former President Donald Trump, finding him not guilty of inciting riots on Capitol Hill. It was Trump’s second impeachment trial, and seven Republicans joined all fifty Democrats in an attempt to convict the former president. Background On January 6, 2021, riots erupted at the United States Capitol...
On January 6th, Trump supporters and far-right groups, spurred on by the lies and rhetoric of Trump and his allies, attempted to take the Capitol with the goal of violently stopping Congress from certifying Biden's election. President Trump orchestrated a rally in Washington DC to protest the election results. After the rally, his supporters and far-right groups descended onto the...
A regular Senate election and a special Senate election took place in Georgia on November 3rd. Democrat Jon Ossoff challenged incumbent Republican David Perdue's reelection. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler campaigned against Democrat Raphael Warnock. No candidate in either election on November 3rd won an absolute majority (at least 50% of the vote). By Georgia law, two runoff elections took place...
Everyone's talking about Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Obtaining 306 electoral votes, Biden, the president-elect, gave a speech a couple weeks ago to introduce himself to the country. But it wasn't his speech per-say that rallied up the country. It was Kamala, who has already made some history even before entering the VP office. "And to the children of our...

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