"Alaska Republican's Solution for Homelessness: Wolves"
Alaskan Republican Representative Don Young has been known to make very "innovative" ideas for solving government issues, such as his claim that domestic violence would be lowered if people simply "drank alone". It is though he made this statement to ridicule his colleagues who had made efforts to protect the grey wolves and to ridicule the Interior Department that makes decisions that would effect specific states without consulting said state first.
This relates to our government class because it shows an example of someone practicing their freedom of speech. Personally, I think the comment was very insensitive and unnecessary. I think the points he was trying to make could've been made in a more professional matter and this whole conference wouldn't be news damaging his reputation, but no matter what he said, he is protected by the first amendment.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/06/politics/don-young-proposes-wolves-end-homlesessness/index.html
I agree!! I think the comment was unnecessary and could have been handled differently. Good post!!
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