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__**Christian Ward**__

__**State:**__ Idaho __**Political Party:**__ Republican __**Seat in Congress:**__ House of Representative

__**Congressmen:**__ The House of Representative that is most like me is Raul Labrador. He is a Republican form Idaho. He feels the same way on abortion. He thinks that everyone deserves a right to live as stated on our Declaration, "Unalienable Rights,that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness", meaning we have our natural right to live. Also, I believe his thought of taxes is very true. He states that the country has a spending problem not a revenue problem. So what exactly does raising taxes do?

__**President of 2012:**__ //Mitt Romney-// If I were to choose a president for the country at this piont I would vote for Mitt Romney. Mitt believes in several issues of how I feel too. Some issues include Abortion, Pro-Choice, Gay Marriage (Opposed), and he is helping with churches going around teaching to detention camps about God. We are also both Republicans. Including all of this, Romney is for the people. Like most presidents, Mitt wants to support the greater good of everyone. (Some people say that Obama is power hungry and will continue to get bigger and be more govermental.) Alothough some issues we disagree upon. Such as health care. Some are saying if Romney wins we will go through "RomneyCare" which i think people should be able to choose if they want health care or not. Plus Romney was a govenor of Mass. so he will know how to run a country knowing how to run a state.

__**Bill:**__ HB24 .... Me and my partners have decided that school lunches just aren't up to par as they should be. In order to have lunches healthy for everyone we wanted to make lunches as a whole healthier. Most lunches consist of a burger and fries. These a full of grease and fat. Schools in France have what we were looking for. They have a high standard for what they feed their kids. Another reason this bill is being created is to extend the lenght of a lunch period. A school around Minneanapolis, gets just over ten minutes to eat thier lunch. This is not enough time to eat lunch because byeating to fast you can't digest food making you gain wieght. This bill will help childhood obesity and have schools standards be higher. By agreeing with what we believe in, will you be helping the health our our future ganeration.

__**Interesting Facts About Idaho:**__


 * 1) //Capital//: Boise
 * 2) Yellow Stone is a large national park known to many people.
 * 3) Beautiful Snake River runs right through the middle of Idaho.
 * 4) Idaho is the 14th largest state based on land area.
 * 5) Acording to the cencus, Idaho continues to grow in population.
 * 6) Bordering States Include... Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Utah.
 * 7) Idaho was the 43rd state entered into the U.S.
 * 8) Idaho is for sure best know for growing its tasty potatoes.
 * 9) Idaho has four electoral votes for the presidential election.
 * 10) Throughout the year Idaho has festivals for Jazz and Folk Dancing.


 * __Why Come to Idaho?__**
 * 1) We have several world-class ski resorts in the Sun Valley.
 * 2) Our National Park surrounding Snake River is a beautiful tourism attraction.
 * 3) Come around certain festivals. We have festivities... Lumberjack Days, Folk Dancing, a Jazz Festival,Snake River Stampede, and Winter Spotrs Carnival.
 * 4) Idaho's Capital, Boise, has several museums, and supports, on Art, History, Orchestras, and Dance.
 * 5) Beautiful forests cover a vast area of Idaho. Look at the natural life in these forests.

__**Natural Resources (And Indstries)**__
 * 1) Potatoes
 * 2) Fur Trapping
 * 3) Mining (Gold, Silver, Zinc)
 * 4) Timber
 * 5) Livestock (Cattle, Sheep)

__**Biggest Employers**__
 * 1) Saint Luke's Regional Medical Center
 * 2) Saint Luke's Regional Medical Center
 * 3) Hewlett-Packard Company

__**Key Issues of Idaho**__


 * 1) __Polution in Our Area__ - Idaho is very srict on trying to keep their wildlife, and forest protected. They don't want anyone polution affecting where they live. So, to help with the problem of polution people of Idaho have times to help raise awareness of polution and "save the wildlife". Help wildlife STAY wild!
 * 2) __Population__ - Because most of the state of Idaho's resedent live with urban area space is very limited. The legislatures of Idaho need to protect each person specific boundry lines of their propery. It may seem very minor but the people of Idaho want their specific land that they pay/paid for.
 * 3) __Technology__ - As you may or may not now Idaho is part of the Rocky Mountains and is very isolated for society. So the state of Idaho would like to become more technically advanced. They want to have better power-plants and do a better job all over with newer technology.

1.) __**Abortion:**__ Abortion is a serious issue we must deal. I think that the issue its self is worng. The baby has no chance to live. If the women cann't keep and care for the child you can always find a safe home for the baby to live at. It's cruel and uncalled for. There are always oher options then killing an innocent baby... Pro-Choice what I feel is the right decision. Also there is a organization that goes around abortion clinics and gives moms ultrasounds showing them that in fact there is a real baby developing. This helps moms decide what to do from there. Focus on the Family also has several articles about abortions and amazing stories.

2.) __**Obesity:**__ Obesity in todays society is a growing issue and needs to be handled. Fast food resturants such as McDonalds and Buger King are helping the cause. Many people make up the excuse that they don't have the time or they are too poor to afford vegstables. Granted these foods may taste good and fatty but these foods are only good in moderations. People need to start realizing what thus food is doing to their body. They could start excercising more and start cutting down onportions. Unfortunetly resturants aren't helping and giving people huge potions not needed. A new purposal has been brought to our attention and now in Raleigh, NC they are placing signs saying how long is is to walk from this place to encourage people to walk more. This is a great way to get people moving. Michelle Obama now even has a program called Let's Move! which is a program which helps prevent child obesity. Michelle has invested hours days etc. in this making sure that everyone can be as healthy as possible!

3.) __**Seperation of State and Church:**__ I believe that the seperation of church and state is a thing that we need in our government. When religion and government mix they never end out well. There is always disputes between people and I think that in order to stay focused there should be that seperation. Also when anything come up with religion people give a bad reputation to people with religion. If there was a seperation between these to subjects everything could go back to the things they should be. Even though we do have that freedom of speech. ALthough I think we should still have freedom of religion in our state. Some want to banish the word "God" from there state motos which is outragious because it has always been there. The ACLU is trying to even get kids to stop praying at school which is unconstitutional!

Wikipedia ABC-CLIO Idaho State University of Idaho Presidency House of Rep. Cools Facts of Idaho Discover The Basics __Lets Move!__ __AP Roundtable__ This is move of Ohio's issues more than Idaho's but it's still a good website for current events and our nation's issues.
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