KBrowske

Senator: KBrowske ..........................................................State: Indiana ........................Party : Democratic .........................................

Evan Bayh is the senator I agree with the most on the different issues. @http://bayh.senate.gov/ **__ ~Five Interesting Facts: __**
 * 1) Abe Lincoln moved to Indiana w hen he was seven years old
 * 2) The first pro-baseball game was played in Indiana on May 4, 1871
 * 3) Santa Claus, Indiana gets over half a million letters at Christmas time
 * 4) Peru, Indiana was once the "Circus Capital" of America
 * 5) //The Saturday Evening Post// is published in Indiana


 * __ ~Five Related Facts __**
 * There is a ban on flag burning in Indiana
 * The government in Indiana belives that "flag desecration is a misdemeanor that occurs when someone knowingly harms the flag."
 * In Indiana it is leagal to tap a cell phone call as long a one party agrees
 * A non-profit organization must fufill a stated mission benifiting the larger community
 * A system known as COBRA us used to protect small and non-profit buissness rights


 * __ ~Three Topics I am Interested in: __**

**~Flag Desecration:** ** ~Phone Tapping: **
 * I think that there should be a law restricting flag desecration. The American flag symbolizes America and everything we have done to het our country where it is today. Flag desecration should only occur out of respect for flags that are old and worn. When flags are burned it should be by certain people who have received permission from the state to do so. If someone is found to have disrespectfully desecrated our flag they should receive a fine, community service, or some other type of punishment.
 * I feel that tapping any phone line should be illegal, for the most part. The only exception to this law should be when the police need to catch a criminal. The reason I feel this way is because phone calls are personal. When someone makes a call, they are calling the person who they want to receive the information. If the police need to tap a phone line then should be only to gain information about a suspect. To do this though, I believe the need either permission from one person or a court warrant.~


 * ~Increase Subsides For Non-Profit Buisnesses: **
 * I do not think that states should give subsides to non-profit organizations. These business are like charities if people could/wanted to they would make personal donations, If the state gave subsides it would most likely be coming from taxes, which in the long run could make taxes go up.
 * ~My Bill**: http://mockcongress2010.wikispaces.com/SB7
 * Our bill deals with illeagal phone tapping. This is an important because our bill will raise the punishment of anyone who is caught tapping a phone without a warrent or the permission of one party. This punishment will make people think twice before they tap a phone. The goal of our bill is to lower the numbers of illegal phone taps in the U.S.


 * __~Ten Sources I Used__: **
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 * 6) "Telephone Tapping." //Wikipedia//. Wikipedia, 6 May 2010. Web. 13 May 2010. [].
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 * 8) Vertie, Martin. "The USA Patriot Act and Phone Tapping - A Threat to Civil Rights? ." //EzineArticles.com// . Ezine Articles, 2010. Web. 14 May 2010. [].
 * 9) Kennedy, Edward. "On wiretapping, Bush isn't listening to the Constitution - News." //boston.com//. The Boston Globe, December 22, 2005. Web. 14 May 2010. [].


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