Siby Suriyan's Government Blog

1. The seven most recent polls they looked at measured opinion about last weekend (Those covering Jan 19 in the polling dates).  How many showed more support for removing Trump than opposition for removing Trump?  All seven polls show that Americans favor removing Trump from office. 2. Which of these 7 polls found the most support for removing Trump? Which found the most opposition to removing Trump? The FiveThirtyEight poll has the most support for removing Trump from office (+12). The Gallup poll has the least support to removing Trump (-5). 3. In FiveThirtyEight's polling average, what percentage of Democrats support removing Trump from office? What percentage of Republicans support removing Trump from office? 83.9% of Democrats support removal and 8.40% of Republicans support removal. 4. What difference did the most recent Monmouth University poll find in the people who say they support removing Trump from office and those who support the House impe...

1. What issue is at the center of both the  Trinity Lutheran  and  Espinoza  cases? The issue of whether or not states can fund secular education at private religious schools. 2. How does Justice Kagan argue that banning ALL funding to religious institutions would be ridiculous? The Missouri provision that bans spending money to aid religious schools could be interpreted to also not provide fire and police protection to these schools, which is bad. 3. What choice do the plaintiffs argue that these bans force on students? Students are forced to either attend a school that prescribes to students' religious beliefs or a public school that will adequately fund their education. 4. According to the Census, what's the average amount that states spend on each public school student? States spend on average $11,392 each year on each student. 5. How did Chief Justice John Roberts explain the Court's decision in  Trinity Lutheran ? Denying funding for rel...

1. Why was General Soleimani an important target for the airstrike? Soleimani led Iran's intelligence and covert military operations and was an important, dangerous military leader. 2. How did the Department of Defense (the Pentagon) justify this attack? The Pentagon says that Soleimani was planning to attack Americans in Iraq and that Soleimani was responsible for the death of hundreds of American military servicemen. Also, the Pentagon says that the attack will deter future Iranian aggression in the region and to America. 3.  How have Iran's leaders responded to the US attack? Iran's president, Rouhani, and the Ayatollah promised to take revenge on America. 4. How has President Trump responded to Iran's promises of "revenge"? If Iran retaliates, Trump plans to attack 52 Iranian sites that are " very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture." 5. Why have some said that Trump's response would ...