jsmith

Jimmy Smith Tennessee Moderate conservative

Bob Corker- I agree with most of his ideas and movements His website- [] One thing i sgree with Bob Corker is all the work he has been dooing to repair and rebuild the ares where the tornadoes hit. He sent a letter to the president requesting that the counties in Tennessee will be declared as a disaster zone. With the counties being declared as a disaster it will bring more help to that area. It will also help rebuild the area and bring it back to normal. Overall i think he is doing a good job for Tennessee.

5 interesting facts about my state- 1- On a clear day you can see seven states on lookout mountain. 2- The world's first atomic bomb was made in Tennessee. 3- Tennessee is bordered by eight states. 4- On October 7, 1916 Georgia Tech beat Cumberland University in a game of football by the score of 222 to 0. 5- Elvis Presley lived in Memphis

5 facts about my state the relate to my issues- 1- You do not need a permit to buy a rifle or a shotgun. You also don't have to register to but a rifle or a shotgun. 2- A license is not needed to own a rifle or shotgun. A permit is not needed to carry a rifle or shotgun. 3- A permit is needed to carry a handgun, but a license is not needed to own one. 4- A permit is not needed to purchase a handgun and registrtaion is not needed for a handgun. 5- No one knows the number of guns owned in Tennessee because there are so many illegal guns in the state.

3 issues most important to me- 1. One issue is gun control. I feel that we need more laws on registering guns. In some states there are not a lot of restrictions on who can and can not buy a gun. This leads to criminals being able to buy guns then go commit a crime. I believe that if the person buying the gun can be registered and is proven to have no criminal background, then they can buy the gun. But if someone has a major criminal background they should not be able to purchase a gun.

2. Another issue is immigration. I think that they should restrict immigration because with so many illegal immigrants coming here they can just take our money. They also get a lot of free stuff which we have to pay for. I feel immigrants should still be able to come here, but on tighter restrictions. I believe it is fine with people coming to the U.S. from a foreign country, but they willl have to become a citizen. If we don't let other people come into the U.S. then we won't grow and prosper, but again they have to become a legal citizen. If the illegall immigrants just became a legal citizen, then they can pay taxes and most of the problem will be solved.

3. The last issue is civil rights. I believe that everyone should have the same exact rights and no one should be held higher. I feel the ACLU is doing their job and supporting this issue. Women are getting paid less for doing the same work as men. I believe that this is wrong and unjust. There is also discrimmination. African Americans and other races are being discrimminated. Also, different religion are treated less than others. Overall, people should have the same amount of rights and should be treated as equals.

link to bill- http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/SB19 The bills purpose is to open up protected lands in Alaska for mining for oil. This will save us billions in oil imports because we will be mining for oil, and this will lower our gas prices. This bill will open up land for onshore oil rigs. The cost of an onshore oil rig is significantly less than an offshore oil rig. We will still be able to get the same amount of oil, just for less money. This bill will also buy 450 oil rigs to start mining for oil in the protected lands. People should vote for our bill because it will save the United States a lot of money. It will also save all Americans a lot of money too. It will save all Americans money because it will bring down the gas prices, which are very high right now. Our bill will lower the prices of gas since the United States will not be spending as much money on oil from foreign countries. Our bill will save The United States government and its American people billions of dollars

10 resources- [] MLA- Glenn, Richard A. "American Civil Liberties Union and Civil Rights in America." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. [] MLA- Carter, Gregg Lee. "gun registration." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. [] MLA- "Public Domain." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. [] MLA- Warner, Judith A. "criminalization of immigration." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 7 Apr. 2011 -Petroleum & Other Liquids, U.S. energy and information Administration ,  [], 2011 - Gibson, Dick. Some interesting oil industry statistics – consumption, Gibson Consulting, [|http://[[http://www.gravmag.com/consumption.shtml|www.gravmag.com/consumption.shtml]]], 2005 - Energy and Oil prices, Bloomberg, [], 2011 -Phillips, David, Cost for Offshore Drilling Rising as Fast as Oil Prices, B-net, [] - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, National Parks Conservation Association, [] , October 26, 2010 -Williams, James L., Crude Oil Future Prices, WTRG Economics, [], May 20, 2011 - Offshore Drilling, Natrural Gas 101, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #810081; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: auto;">[], 2011