Chapter 5 Blog Post

Does the government do too little or too much to reduce the instances of racial discrimination?  Why or how so?

I personally think that the government was once on top of issues of racial discrimination.  However, in the past few years, I also think that the government has become slack.  Our government seems to be too busy with foreign policies and relations to care about what is going on within our borders.  There is much more to discrimination than racial.


Does the government do too little or too much to reduce the instances of gender?  Why or how so?

There are times when the government does too little and too much.  Fighting for equal pay for women is a case where the government could do more, but first, I believe the government needs to be more concerned with its people rather than its own popularity.


Does the government do too little or too much to reduce the instances of sexual orientation?  Why or how so?

The government does too much in the case of sexual orientation.  Sexual orientation groups have been allowed to trample other groups' freedoms or speech, religion, rights to assembly, and so on.  As with the case of President Obama and the military; he may have overturned the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, but now he is also attempting to take away military voting rights.  President Obama also avidly defends the rights of gays, transgenders, and lesbians, but does he also defend the beliefs of others who are against such lifestyles?  No, he does not.