chapter 11

11.)    The U.S. Senators for the state of Tennessee are Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker. Tennessee is represented by 9 members in the House of Representatives. They are; Phil Roe, John Duncan Jr., Chuck Fleischmann, Scott DesJarlais, Jim Cooper, Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn, Stephen Fincher, and Steve Cohen. I live in the 8^th district of Tennessee and this district’s Representative is Stephen Fincher.

2.)    Congressman Jim Cooper is firm supporter of the arts and the music industry. Nashville is a part of Congressman Cooper’s jurisdiction which is a place where music flourishes and somewhere that people travel to with hopes of having a career in music. Nashville is home to many recording artists and companies, The Grand Ole Opry, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. People come from all places to visit Nashville because of its rich music history, and that is not something Congressman Cooper is willing to let die. He feels that a sound music policy is important to Nashville and he has made it one of his top priorities.  He is a co-sponsor of the Performance Rights Act, which make sure performers and artists receive proper and fair compensation for their works. He also supports the PRO-IP Act, which strengthens ownership of songs, art, etc. and makes penalties stronger for those who break the law by trying to counterfeit these artists’ ideas or works. I agree with his stances on this topic and feel that more people in his position should take an interest in the arts and the music industry. I firmly support the arts because music has helped me overcome man obstacles in my life. I feel that the arts have lost a lot of their support over the years especially in our schools, especially in rural and underprivileged areas. I hope that someday music and art will once again be supported in the school system as it once was.  I believe that music could be an amazing and positive influence in young people’s lives as it has been in mine.

3.)    Bob Corker is a strong supporter of the pro-life movement in reference to abortion and believes that life starts at conception.  I disagree with his stance on the abortion issue. I believe that abortion is the woman’s choice and that women should have the right and liberty to make that decision for themselves. I do not believe that government should mandate or put limitations on this right or freedom. Furthermore due to his stances on abortion Corker does not support embryonic stem-cell research but does support adult stem-cell research. I support him in his beliefs on adult stem-cell research but disagree with his beliefs in embryonic stem-cell research. I believe that stem-cell research could hold the key to many of the questions that we are looking to answer in the health care world regarding diseases and other terminal illnesses whether it be adult or embryonic stem-cell research.

 

 I commented on the following blogs:

Cheyenne Canter:  http://canterc.blogspot.com

Tinisha Key:  http://keytd.blogspot.com

Robert Cook:  http://rcookclassblog.blogspot.com