Executive Branch

Arizona immigration law sparks controversy                                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4ltqJ8-FG8

Explanation of Connection: This video relates to the executive branch because Arizona is taking action against illegal immigrants by passing harder measures to this law about illegal immigrants.  400,000 plus immigrants live in the state of Arizona because thats the closest land mark to the United States after the Mexico. This video also states how the police can arrest Illegal Immigrants for numerous reasons. One, no proof of U.S. ID, detaining anyone who suspects to be an illegal immigrant or they arrest any undocumented worker. Immigrants were also getting caught in different places around the state. One farm owner stated that over the past 18 years half a million people were caught on his ranch. The video states that fear can come into other states if Washington doesn't act Soon.

The Executive Branch

Arizona Gay Marriage - Gay Marriage Fight in Arizona November 8, 2006

http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianactivism/a/Arizona107.htm

Explanation of Connection: This article relates to the executive branch because Arizona was fighting an anti-gay marriage ballot in 2006. This law was called proposition 107, the protect marriage amendment. If this is passed domestic partnership benefits would be taken away. But in order to pass this law, the executive branch (president and v. president) must carry out the laws. If this law is passed it will go into the Arizona constitution stating that only men and women are allowed to get married. Unmarried couples with children will also lose there right of having health insurance and domestic laws will not apply to unmarried victims. In The constitution, it states in Article III section 2 that the Judicial Power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority.
I think this law is a law that should not only be passed in Arizona but not in the United States, period. This law to me in my opinion violates the first amendment of the constitution which is free speech. This takes away the way people feel about one another. If two people of the same sex have a certain feeling for each other, they should have the right to be married in my opinion. "Gay people" have rights to in this world like everybody else does and i believe they should have this right
                                                                                                                                                                                

judicial law

Roe v. Wade in PBS' The Supreme Court                                                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q5AgCzPIuA                      

Explanation of Connection: This video relates to the judicial branch because in order for this law to be passed. It had to go through the judicial branch only to interpret the laws. First off it talks about a case on abortion and how it came to be a law in the United States.                                                                                                       This all started in Texas named Jane Roe and was pregnant at the age of 21. she did not want to have the baby but was not able to abort the baby because it was illegal. The only way for a woman to abort her child was ONLY if it was to save the mothers life during pregnancy. Harry Blackmun found out about this case eventually. He shared the story with is wife and three daughters and as he shared this information they agreed on abortion for women. On January 22, 1973, the supreme court legalized abortion stating that when the mother is pregnant under three months the baby belongs to the doctors and the mother only and not at all the government.