Although this recent event is based on gay marriage rights, I believe there is still a major element of this situation that is closely related to the current unit. The photographers that refused to work at a same-sex ceremony were fined by the New Mexico Supreme Court and the fact that the Supreme Court will not hear/consider this case is controversial. This is a great example of what we learned that the Supreme Court is limited in the amount of cases they can hear over a certain period of time, and this also represents the power that the judicial system has in simply declining something of this importance. According to the New Mexico Supreme Court, "Elane Photography" violated the Human Rights Act by simply declining to take work for this ceremony. I personally think this is not right and that they should have the freedom under the First Amendment to choose what they take pictures of; however, this is not the connection this article has to this unit. The fact that the court declined this case shows their limitations and also to power they have in these certain situation.
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from photographers who wouldn't work same-sex ceremony4/11/2014
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Obama recently spoke at the University of Michigan about his plan to increase the minimum wage nearly $3.00 to $10.10, which would have many side affects. Although this does seem to have the quick effect of bringing millions of Americans out of poverty, stressed by the Democrats, you also have to realize this change from the businesses point of view (stressed by the Republicans). This change would cause business to not be able to afford paying their workers and would result in the loss of many American jobs and more flow to China and other places where the workers work for very cheap. This opposition of views will likely be the cause of its delay or stop in Congress. This relates to this unit because it is an example of how Obama is acting as the cheif legislator by bringing this issue to national attention and stressing Congress' approval of this decision. Executive orders/actions have a major influence to every American and others who are involved in the situation, and this is just a simple current event that represents this and connects with the material in this current unit.
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