Paige+Berger

Paige Berger

State: North Carolina

State Capital: Raleigh

Political Party: Moderate

The Representatives That I Share Issues and Beliefs With: The representative who I think that I am similair to is Jeff Bingaman. Jeff Bingaman is a Democrat. He is a Senator from New Mexico. One reason we have similar

beliefs is that he funds the security patrol. The money goes to more border patrol security, surveillance cameras, and vehicle barriers to help control border patrol. I agree because if we did not have good security patrol than

the United States would have less harm and violence. Another belief that we both have is a better education. He is committed to build a world-class education to challenge student's education. He also wants the kids to be

better addressed students about dropping out of school.I think that they should be informed because when students drop out of school they do not know the consequences there may be, and if they did they would not have

dropped out of high school. Also if they would they would know the consequences then they would drop out on the first place.One last conflict that we have similar beliefs is that we should protect the environment. There are

many benefits that the enviroment gives us. Some examples are domestic energy, recreational activities, hunting, and to get away from everyday life. Also the environment gives us valuable natural resources like wildlife and

plant life. If we continue to protect the environment it will continue to give back to us, so we should not keep destroying it. Those are some of the beliefs that we have in common.

Endorsement: The candidate for President in 2012 that I was most like was President Obama. The reason I favored this candidate was because I had the most similarities on beliefs with him than any other candidate. One

belief that we have in common is the issue on health care. I think President Obama is right about giving everyone health care because some people cannot afford health care, and health care is very important to have health

care if you get

hurt. Heath care can be the difference between life and death, and if you cannot afford it then you may die. That is why I think that everyone should have health care.

Another issue that we have similar beliefs on is on

abortion. Although I do not think it is good to have an abortion I do think it is the women's right to be able to pick what they want to do with their body. The circumstance

depends on the women who is pregnant. That is why I

think you should be able to choose if you want to have an

abortion or not. One last issue that we have common beliefs is on gun control. President Obama thinks that there should be stricter gun control. I agree with this

because if there was stricter gun control then schools

shootings may not of happened like in Chardon. Teenagers and kids or anyone irresponsible should not be able to get control of any guns because they innocient lifes

would not of been lost. Those are some of the reasons

why I have common beliefs with President Obama.

SB37- "Think Before You Shoot" Purpose- We want to eliminate publically held Gun affairs and Gun Shows, and will have major consequences from their violations. This will reduce the accidental or out of hand crimes being committed using guns at these events. There will be extended rules needed to be taken into consideration while making an educated decision on this issue. This bill also proposes that federal gun registration needs to be committed in order to have firearm ownership. This needs to be carried out because our government will keep track of misuse of guns, to ensure that only responsible people have ownership. At this point, no private gun exchanges or auctions should be made without government consent and paper work. If this is found to be violated federal government has to power to take away right to bear arms from defendant. If these cases are severe the one that committed the crime can serve time.

The reason you should vote for this bill is so that people who are irresponsible should not be able to own guns. The only people who should own guns are the people who use it for legal activities. This bill could be between life or dealth. If you know someone who has been shot by a gun then you should deffinantly vote for this bill because if this bill was in affect then, maybe they would not of been shot.

Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, and hogs.
Industry: Tobacco products, textile goods, and chemical products.

5 Interesting Facts About North Carolina:

1. The Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston Salem, North Carolina 2. Pepsi was invented in New Bern, North Carolina 3. The first public university that opened its doors in the United States. The university was called the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 4. The first English child to be born in America her name is Virginia Dare 5. The Wright Brothers had the first successful air plane flight in North Carolina

5 Reasons to visit North Carolina: 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2. Cherokee Indians Reservation 3. Mighty Seven lighthouse 4. Mount Mitchelle State Park 5. Asheville

3 Mock Congress issues:

One major issue is obesity. Obesity is such a big problem because you can die from it. You can get obesity by how much you eat and what you eat, lack of physical activity, and from genes. You know you have obesity when you have a BMI over 30 kg/m2. Overweight is 25 kg/m2 between 30 kg/m2. BMI is determined between height and weight. Obesity could be controlled by physical activity and dieting. I think a way we can stop obesity is to have P.E. in school so that you have exercise. If you are not in school you should at least be physical active for 30 to 60 minutes a day. Also lunches should always have something healthy to eat or you should just eat healthy on your on. Those are way I think obesity could be stopped.

Another major issue is suicide. Suicide should never be an option. Over one million people commit suicide a year! Suicide most likely happens between the ages of teenagers to adults under the age of 35. Men tend to commit suicide more than women do. One main reason why people want to commit suicide is because of being bullied. People bully other people because usually they are being bullied themselves, so if no one bullied anybody than there would not have to be bullies. I think that every school should have to have information about bulling at least once a year, so that they know what to do if they are being bullied or if they know someone beind bullied. Those are some reason I think that we could try to stop people from committing suicide.

One last major issue is underage drinking. A lot of people die from underage drinking. Even if you are legal to drink you always have to be careful and responsible. When you are drunk you can do very stupid things, and the younger you start drinking the more risk you are at to get in to any kind of drinking related accident and become addicted to alcohol. People drink because of peer pressure and they want to fit in. I think there are a couple of ways to prevent underage drinking.One way is to talk to you parents and they could inform you. Another way is you could han g o ut with people who will not peer pressure you into drinking. One last way is to have a positive

role model you want to be

like and then you would not want to drink. Those are some reasons to prevent underage drinking.

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