Spring Break

Spring Break is not much of a break.  I'm sitting on the fifth floor of New York Law School, looking out over West Broadway, and thinking of the massive amount of work I need to do.  

I recently joined a student run clinic in New York, called the Suspension Representation Project.  SRP's mission is to advocate for children who are suspended at suspension hearings in New York City schools.  Many of these kids have mental disabilities, or come from unstable homes.  Suspending these kids does not help them.  In training, advocates are taught about the school-to-prison pipeline.  If someone doesn't stand up for these kids, they will be more likely to end up in prison.  The schools sweep a lot of these kids under the rug.  What does that say about the future of society?  

Just something to think about.

Just Vote

People have fought and protested and worked hard for their right to vote.
Why do so many people today take that for granted.  I don't care what you vote for, JUST VOTE!  Read about the candidates for just ten minutes if you have to, and vote.  The power is vested in the "people".  The Constitution didn't anticipate people not wanting to vote.  Tomorrow is Super Tuesday.  VOTE!

Weekly Update - Election problems

Had an interesting idea for the political process.  Get the money out!  When we have people in New York influencing an election for a Texas Senator, there exists and implicit disenfranchisement of the constituent.  Not only that, but it makes the process less accessible for those who want to run, but can't afford to.  The choices at the polls becomes limited to who the people with money want to back.  That's not the process anticipated by the founding fathers.  It is not a process that will continue to work.  Get the money out!