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Michela Palma Representative of New York Moderate conservative link to my bill- http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB33

The representatives that share my view point the most are [|Denny Rehberg], [|Zach Wamp], [|Mario Diaz- Balart] The representative that's most like me is Michael Grimm, because he's a republican and he's focused on reducing spending but still conserving jobs. []

__5 Interesting facts about New York__ 1. Chittenago in New York is home to L. Frank Baum the author of __The Wizard of Oz.__ 2. New York’s nick name is “The Empire State”. 3. New York’s state motto is “Ever Upwards”. 4. Gennaro Lombardi opened up the first pizzeria in the U.S in New York. ﻿ 5. New York’s state bird is the Eastern Bluebird.

__5 More facts about New York relating to my issues__ 1. A law suit was filed at a school in New Hyde NY, because the school had the students recite the Regent's prayer. 2. Santa Fe highschool was sued because they let a student recite a prayer over the loud speaker before every football game. 3. A test was done in a New York public school system to see how many kids were obese. 43% of the kids were obese. 4. The Consumer Product Saftey Commision recalled 400,000 gun locks, because they were easy to open. 5. The Sullivan Act in New York states that if any if anyone is carrying a gun with them then they must have a liscense on them.

Four important issues Issue #1- Bringing prayers back i nto the schools is an important issue. I believe prayers should be brought back into the schools, because by not having prayers in the school, it is denying people their right of freedom of religion which is in the bill of rights. This country is based off of Christianity, and this is a good way to bring that base back. Even our first president said that a country cannot run smoothly without religion. By prayer back, that would also include other religions too so it wouldn't deprive other people of there rights.

Issue #2- A major issue in America right now is obesity. Right now America, is one of the most obeist countrys. It is said that 60% of people are over weight, and 20% are obese. Another fact is that diets don't work for 90% of people who go on diets. Facts show that the best way to stay healthy is by eating the right portion size and exercising.

Issue #3- Gun control is a hot topic discussed. There has been a huge wave of school yard shootings, and 200,000,000 people in the U.S own guns. It is also said that the U.S gun laws are weaker than other countries. The debate on gun control goes to the second amendment that says we have the right to bear arms.

Issue#4- An issue right now that take lives every year is drunk driving. The amount of people arrested for drunk driving every year is 1.5 million. It goes by many names such as DWI, DUI, and OUI. One story often told is how a Pennsylvania man was arrested for killing a jogger. He was driving under the influence. His sentence was 4-8 years in prison. This man had also had his license suspended seventeen times before this incident occured. The punishment will have to wait though because the man is currently serving time for getting in a car wreck with more than one car. Any driver that has a .05 percent blood alchohol level would already have bad judgement, and reflexes. People with a .08 percent level gives a higher risk of a car crash by a factor of 10. At .1 chances increase 20 times. It all depends though on the persons size. If someones larger than someone else than their alchohol tolerance is higher.

You can find my bill here. HB33 __Why I wrote about my topic, and why people should vote for my bill.__ I decided that I wanted to do education, because I am a student, and I feel that certain things in all schools should be changed. Education is very important to society. Also, I believe that people should vote for my bill, because my bill provides equality, and creates a safer enviornment for students. __ References __
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