Seminars this Week

I just wanted to tell you guys a little bit about my seminars this week. I thought they were really interesting and relevant to what is currently happening in public law in America. One of my seminars was at the Brady Center which seeks to prevent handgun violence. It was very interesting because the week before we heard a seminar from a representative of the National Rifle Association. Therefore, we were able to compare these two competing organizations to decide which one we agreed with more. Personally I felt as though the Brady Center had some great ideas to help control gun violence. Even though I come from a family that owns and believes in the right to own guns, I still felt as though the Brady Center supported could help with protecting our communities. They were lecturing how they are not trying to take everyone’s guns away, but are trying to restrict gun use from those who pose as a threat to society. Therefore, those that use guns for the right purposes and who are in the right state of mind should be able to own them. I think to protect our society from violence; the Brady Center could offer some solutions.

Another seminar we had this week was a response to the President’s State of the Union Address. A prominent institution called Brookings spoke and analyzed the speech. It was interesting to hear what professionals thought about Obama’s ideas and what could have been better. This institution clarified his main points, which helped make it more understandable for me. Being in Washington D.C. was the perfect opportunity to experience the debate and excitement that comes with the State of the Union Address.

Although Washington is a great city for politics, it isn’t when it comes to handling snow storms! Last night we got around seven inches of snow. This morning many of the local businesses and the D.C. government were closed due to all the snow complications. Luckily, I am an intern for the government so I had a day to relax and catch up on my homework! Hopefully with the next storm there will not be as many problems because I’m sure there is more snow to come!