MMILNER


 * MMILNER**

**California**


 * Political Party- Republican**


 * I agree with congressman John Campbell** [|Link here]

**Issues:**
 * __**Criminal Justice**__- I like to learn about death penalty, criminal penalties, and juvenile justice. I think that this is one of the most important issues because the crime rate has shot up in the U.S. Also, sometimes judges or juries don't make the right decisions in cases in my opinion. I also think that without criminal justice, any country would be in a horrible situation.
 * __**Economy**__- I think that economy is the most important issue over all at this point. Our economy is terrible right now with people losing jobs in a whole chain. We really need to improve this because we don't want to fall deeper into the second depression. In order to get a more stable government, businesses need to be able to pay taxes so that foreign companies can't buy them out.
 * __**National Defense**__- This is an important issue because of previous terrorist attacks such as 9/11. In making national defense better, it will not only make our country safer, but it will also help the economy in a way. The war in Iraq has lost the U.S. a lot of money, so when we don't have to go to war because of increased national defense, it will save us money.
 * **__American Values-__** I think this issue is important because the values of Americans should always be cherished. One value that is important is equality for everyone. I talk specifically about this because my bill has to do with an equal chance at winning. I also think that America is one of the only countries that value the values of Americans the most.

Our bill helps establish a fundamentally unbiased college football playoff system. If passed this will produce an outstanding profit of over $80 million.
 * Information about my Bill:** HB 84

**Info Sources: ** 1. " Criminal Justice Resources" __YLI mock congress__ May 1st, 2009 [|criminal justice]
 * Facts about California:**
 * In 2007, the violent crime rate decreased 2.2 percent from 518.4 to 507.0, reaching its lowest level since 1970 (470.8).
 * In 2007, 69.4 percent of adult felony arrests resulted in conviction.
 * The economy of California is a dominant force in the economy of the U.S. because it pays more to the federal system than it receives in direct monetary benefits.
 * California is responsible for 13% of United States' GDP at about $1.7 trillion (as of 2006)
 * California has 62 bases that serve as the backbone of our nation's national defense.
 * Blue Shield of California is one of the many plans that value Californians by giving them a reasonable priced health care plan.

2. Smith, Sean "Death Penalty Information" __DPINFO__ May 5th, 2009 [|death penalty]

3. Republican National Comittee "2008 Republican Platform" May 5th, 2009 [|republican platform]

4. "California's Bases are the backbone of our national defense" __Governors weekly message__ May 7th,2009 [|national defense in CA]

 5. Fradella, Henry F. "Department of Criminal Justice" May 7th, 2009 [|CA criminal justice]

6. "Economy of California" __Wikipedia__ May 7th, 2009 [|california economy]

7. "Economy Resources" __YLI mock congress__ May7th, 2009 [|YLI- economy]

8. "Center for Economic and Policy Research" __CEPR__ May 7th, 2009 [|economy in the U.S.]

9. "Values and American Society Resources" __YLI mock congress__ May 10th, 2009 [|YLI values and american society]

10. "Human Rights Campaign" __HRC__ May 10th, 2009 [|human rights]

11. "American Issues" __ABC-CLIO__ May 11th, 2009 [|american issues]

12. "Health Care Plan" __Blue Shield of California__ May 14th,2009 [|reasonable health care plan]

