Murad's AP Govt Blog

1. What are the two sides in the argument over "sanctuary cities"? On one side you have those who wish to protect the cities and allow them to keep their undocumented immigrants while on the other side you have those who wish to forcefully take the undocumented immigrants and deport them. This point extends past just undocumented immigrants though. It extends to how cities are allowed to operate within states that disagree with them.  2. What does Chester mean by "distributism"? Distributism is the economic and political theory that allows for the distribution of federal power and economic responsibilities to the state levels.  3. How do liberals and conservatives tend to feel about devolution? Conservatives believe that it would lead to their dreams of nation wide banned abortion and bans on same sex marriage failing, while liberals believe it is just another name for white supremacy. 4. Why do liberals find themselves increasingly supporting de...

1. What exactly does the ACLU advocate for? The ACLU advocates for protecting the rights of Americans, no matter who. They have defended the rights of Black Nationalists, White Nationalists, Communists and Fascists alike. Their goal isn't to promote a single cause other than the protection of our constitutional rights.  2. How did the ACLU get involved in Charlottesville? They defended the first amendment right of Jason Kessler, a neo-nazi organizer who wished to organize a protest to defend a statue of a Confederate General in Charlottesville that was being planned to take down. 3. Why have liberals increasingly backed the ACLU in the last year? The ACLU was hailed as a liberal organization after the promised to hold Donald Trump and his regime to the constitution as everyone else. 4. What argument does the ACLU make about governments and free speech? The ACLU has made the claim that in our government free speech is a principle that simply can not be deterred...