The Government and Womem

Today in our class we discussed a chapter in the textbook that talked about Government and Representation. There were many areas of discussion in this chapter: particularly women in law, public policy, the criminal justice system, and the military. It was interesting reading some of the articles on women in the law. The book was published a few years ago, before Hilary Clinton was a serious contender for President, but the facts are extremely similar. Looking back at some of the acts and laws passed, they have made great strides in improving women's lives, but it is still far from perfect. It is also frightening that only a handful of women are in positions in the government.

We also discussed the increase of militarization in the United States. It is rather alarming to see toddlers walking around with camo shirts on. Why is it that people in society glamorize war, but are not willing to accept the consequences of it? It seems that we, as a society, tell our children that the military is a noble thing, yet when wounded soldiers return from battle we assume they will be fine mentally. By no means am I supporting the war we are in now, but there is a serious problem with soldiers returning with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Although the government is "helping" soldiers, we all know that is complete BS. Not only is the government hiding returning soldiers they are not giving them the health support they need. Instead of our government actually doing something to help these soldiers they promote unimportant activities such as Black Friday shopping. That way the government makes a profit to fund the unending war that will not help our soldiers. Not only is the government ruining these soldiers, they are causing an entire problem for the country. So is militarization the United States really a good thing?