NJ Gov. Christie signs bill to get more power plants built

The Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, signed a bill to get more power plants built and makes electricity cheaper. This will create more jobs for people in New Jersey. This will also help the people of New Jersey because they have one of the most expensive electric costs in the nation. Not everyone is happy about this bill. There are the environmentalists who feel we should not build more. Others feel that this will not create jobs but cause people to loose jobs already existing at energy facilities.
This has to do with government because the government creates the bills.
I think it is good that we create more jobs. We need to get out of this economic mess that we are in. It will also help people not have to pay so much. At the same time if people are worried that people might loose their jobs they should look into that first. I also feel like we need to protect our land, we can’t just fill up all the land we have.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110131/us_nm/us_utilities_newjersey_newplants

U.S. Warns Mexican cartels on cross-border violence

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned Mexican drug cartels that if they bring their violence over the border it will produce a strong reaction. Since 2006 more than 34,000 Mexicans have been killed because of drug related violence; 15,000 of those deaths were just in 2010. President Obama has been getting a lot of pressure from complaining people to have more military protecting at the border to protect from drug violence and illegal immigrants. Last year Obama sent 1,200 National Guard members to the border and signed a $600 million bill for new Border patrol agents.
This has to do with government because our government determines the national budget. They also decide where to send the military. The government also deals with illegal immigrants.
I think we need good protection at our borders. We can’t just have illegal immigrants come freely. If you are going to come to America come the right way. I don’t want drug dealers influencing US citizens or creating violence.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110131/pl_nm/us_usa_mexico_napolitano

Will We Ever Reduce Military Spending?

The government announced that they are freezing all spending on the federal budget for the next five years, but nothing was said about the US spending on the military. The money given to the military accounts for a quarter of the government’s money. Also all the money spent on our military is more than any other nation.
This has to do with government because the military is how our country is protected. The government also decides how much will be spend on the military and other things.
The military is very important. They are the people keeping us safe. I am glad that our country does not just overlook our safety. At the same time we are in economic turmoil and we need to be very careful with our spending. I think we need to find a way to keep our military effective but decrease our spending in any way.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20110129/cm_atlantic/willweeverreducemilitaryspending6769;_ylt=AlRTt6Lu6EuDSxQwOC55mHeyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTNmbDVlYzhiBGFzc2V0A2F0bGFudGljLzIwMTEwMTI5L3dpbGx3ZWV2ZXJyZWR1Y2VtaWxpdGFyeXNwZW5kaW5nNjc2OQRjcG9zAzQEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA3dpbGx3ZWV2ZXJyZQ--

Man who mailed white powder to Obama, others sentenced

Jay DeVaughn mailed 13 letters filled with a white powdery substance to President Obama, members of Senate and others. He pleaded guilty and will serve 6 years in federal prison. DeVaughn has a mental illness and will go through treatment for it for three years. The white powder was first treated like deadly anthrax by the Secret Service and FBI until they determined it was a sugar substitute.
This deals with our government because these were government leaders that were being sent these strange letters. If it had been something deadly some of our leaders might not be alive. Just because you don’t like someone in charge does not mean we should kill them.
I’m glad that this man did not send anything deadly. I also am glad that the Secret Service and FBI treated it as something deadly until they knew it was not. That shows how well they are trained.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110128/us_nm/us_powder_sentencing`