BWessels

BWessels


 * Mock Congress Personal Page:**


 * Name:** Brian W. Wessels, Democrat


 * Bill I'm sponsoring: HB48**


 * Why am I proposing it:** I am proposing this bill the Death Penalty is one of the leading issues facing our country today. I feel it is a cruel and unusual punishment in practice in our criminal justice system. Having the death penalty in certain states is not an effective from detering people from commiting hanus crimes, considering this punishment there are at least 150 inmates on death row. The way I think the bill will work is going to work is by having all the criminals that are tried and given capital punishment will recieve a life sentence without the possibilitie of parole. Taxpayer dollars will pay to keep inmates in prison. Prison Guards/Lunchworkers/etc, and other employees will be hired to look after death row criminals. This will provide jobs for the unemployed. The reason why people should vote for this bill because the act of killing anyone is terrible even if the person whom murdered someone or someones else it still does't make it right for someone to murder them. I feel very strongly on this belief because I don't how anyone can feel closer or sense of hapiness knowing that someone is dead.

__My State and the Congress person's from my state who most agrees with me on issues:__

Colorado, House Representative Mike Coffman


 * Mike Coffmans website homepage:** []

__Five interesting facts about my state:__

1) Denver is the capital city

2) 38th State in 1876

3) Nicknamed the Centential state

4) 103,730 is the amount of land in square miles

5) 5,024,748 people live in Colorado today

__Five important facts about my state that relate to the issues that I'm interested in:__

1) Nature conservation of national parks are lacking

2) National gaurd is underappreciated

3) Death Penalty is allowed in Colorado

4) Death Penalty for death row inmates are having guidelines changed to be in compliance with the U.S. Supreme Coart

5) Some of the climates on the mountain ranges are changing

__The three issues that are most interesting and important to me, along with my position on these issues:__

Issue Number 1: Criminal Justice

One problem that faces us in the Criminal Justice section is whether or not the death penalty should be allowed or not. My personal belief is that I find it inhumane, and the possible solutions towards this issue is hard to come by. It is either life or death, and there is no median point on this heated topic. One other topic of debate relating to death penalty is criminal injustice that people do not fit the punishment of the crime they did or didn't make. My solution is to have equal sentencing between celebrities and common people. People who also have drug addictions should not be put in prison until they are stable with their self being.

Issue Number 2: Enviroment and Energy

One issue facing the U.S. today was brought on by the climate change, and the need to move to lower carbon soarces of energy. I propose the solution to fic this issue be that be need to make it mandatory that all cars past the date of 2020 should all be electric powered. I propose this because many car manufacturers have come up with the technology to achieve this goal now, but aren't using it because of the cost.

Issue Number 3: National Deffense

One issue facing the U.S. today is overspending on National Defense. The amount the U.S. is spending on National Deffense is mainly based on threats of 9/11 and other terrorist acts. With that being said we shouldn't decrease the amount of spending to a point, but not to a point where we are unable to react to national emergencies. We should however find an alternate solution or median point to the amount we spend. Personally I believe those trillions of dollars in overspending has much better uses.