DISCUSSION BOARD FOR TEXAS GOVERNMENT

REQUIREMENT: A good post will be about two paragraphs and will include evidence (facts and citations) to support your assertions. A good comment on a post will be about one paragraph and engage the other student on the idea or argument that they presented. Discussion boards are not graded merely on the basis of completion, but on the quality of the work submitted.

CURRENT EVENTS 1 (PLEASE INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH FOR THE COMMENT TO ANOTHER STUDENT)

The Texas Compassionate Use Act legalized the use of cannabis oil for a small group of people in Texas. Explain what is happening in Texas relating to medical marijuana. Do you support this act? Do you feel like Texas should go further with legalizing cannabis, or do you think they should keep restricting it? How does Texas’s position compare to other states?
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/05/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-are-opening-will-shortage-doctors-keep-/

CURRENT EVENTS 2 (PLEASE INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH FOR THE COMMENT TO ANOTHER STUDENT)

Use the link below to find out who represents you. In your post tell me who is your 1) U.S. Congressmember 2) Texas Senator (state level, not U.S. level) and 3) Texas House Member, including their party affiliation. Then tell me at least one thing that your U.S. Congressmember has done lately. Did you agree with their decision (vote ect) or did you disagree? Explain why.
http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx

CURRENT EVENTS 3 (PLEASE INCLUDE A PARAGRAPH FOR THE COMMENT TO ANOTHER STUDENT)
ohn Cornyn is the senior U.S. Senator from the state of Texas, yet many Texans don’t know much about him. He isn’t typically as flashy and not in the news as often as the junior U.S. Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz. In this post explain a little about John Cornyn. What committees does he serve on in the Senate? What is his leadership role? On the political ideological spectrum where would you place him?
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/15/cornyn-sit-down-senate-democrat-talk-guns/