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= Broc Miller House of Reps = = Michigan = = Democratic = = Carl Levin Senate = = [] = Issues that Carl Levin and I both agree on: 1. Believes grants should be given to police and fire men. 2. Funding small businesses. 3. Helping the armed forces.

My three key issues

1. Obesity

When a person's caloric intake is greater than the amount of calories burned then the excess calories are stored as fat. Obesity is defined as a BMI over 30. 61% of American adults are overweight and 20% of American adults are obese. 95 to 98% of all diets fail in the first three years. Obesity is the second most preventable cause of death, second to only smoking. 300,000 people die from obesity ever year in America. Surgeon’s general warning is a way to prevent obesity. My stand on this issue is that the obesity rate in America, especially in children needs to be brought down dramatically.

2. Smoking

70 million Americans aged 12 and older are users of any tobacco product. This represents the 30% of the American population. There are over 1 billion smokers in the entire world. About half of them will die from tobacco caused deaths. Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco. People who smoke may develop emphysema in the lungs. My stand on this issue is that smoking should be made illegal. It is the number one cause of preventable death in America can though tobacco sales may boost Americas economy, it is killing millions of people each year.

3. Gun Control

There are 200 million guns in the USA. The second amendment gives Americans the right to bare arms. With more gun control laws many tragedies such as the columbine and assassinations of JFK and MLK could have been stopped. My stand on this issue is that gun control should be made much stricter and there should be a zero tolerance law. If someone where to have a gun without a permit then they should be sent to jail.

Interesting Facts about my State

1. Michigan is made up of two different peninsulas. The upper peninsula has the highest peak in Michigan at Mount Arvon at 1,978 feet high. 2. Michigan is from an Algonquian Chippewa Indian word "meicigama". This means large lake and this refers to the great lakes. 3. Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world.The shorline is on the great lakes. 4. The state of Michigan has been ruled by four different nations. These nations are France, England, Spain, and United States. 5. 19.3 million acres of Michigan's land is still covered in forests. Michigan is ranked tenth of the fifty states for most acreage of forest.

Interesting Facts, that deal with my issues, about my state

1. 30.3% of all people in Michigan are obese. 2. 23.4% of all people in Michigan smoke. 3. To own a gun in Michigan, you must be 21 years old, a citizen of Michigan for 6 months, and a legal US citizen. 4. 19.6 percent of all children between the ages of 6 and 11 in Michigan are obese. 5. You are considered underweight if your BMI is below 18.5. You are considered normal if your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. You are considered overweight if your BMI is between 25 and 29.9. You are considered obese if your BMI is over 30.

My Bill; Gun Control http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB63 People should support the bill that Representative Josh Wykoff and I purposed about gun control. Our bill makes it so that if you want to have a gun, you must be over the age of 21. This makes our country a lot more safe. Right now, in our country, many school shootings, illegal huntings, and damage of property can be stopped if we make it impossible for a minor below the age of 21 can legally own a gun. It is very important that our bill passes in order to keep people safe.

Resources

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9. Carter, Gregg Lee. "Gun Control: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 20 May 2011.

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