Political Concerns In Venezuela

     Nicolas Maduro, the new Socialist president of Venezuela, has reportedly won the election by fraud.  Pope Francis says he is "worried about the political unrest in Venezuela." Socialism is a type of government in which one man has all the power, which needs to be stopped because it is usually unstable and erratic. It's not fair to the people of the country especially when people are being cheated out of their votes. Pope Francis urged politicians to "reject any kind of violence." It will be very hard to stop violence since 46% of the people voted for the other candidate. Maduro won by a thin margin and most likely cheated to get several of the votes because he is claimed to be "Chavez's chosen successor." 
     Justice needs to be served to the people of Venezuela. Just a day prior a top official from Venezuela's electoral council said the audit isn't about "revising" the outcome and warned against "false expectations." This goes to show that there is a strong socialism hold within their government. Some government officials like this are saying they're not even going to take a recount or revision of the votes. The people need to act and get what they deserve. "Official results gave Maduro a 260,000-vote victory of 14.9 million votes cast." From a democratic standpoint, it would be an injustice for the people not to be able to have a recount since this is such a narrow margin of votes. It would have been easy for a socialist party candidate with that kind of political power to manipulate the votes. The person that is inaugurated should be elected by the consent of the governed.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/04/21/venezuelas-political-climate-worries-pope-francis/?test=latestnews

Boy Saves His Mothers Life With CPR

     This boy is a great example for young children of all ages. "Police in Richland, Wash., say an 11-year-old boy saved his mother’s life by calling for help and then giving his mother CPR." Kids need to be taught CPR skills from a very young age. CPR has saved many lives. Without his quick reactions, his mother could have died. "The boy came from home from school Friday and found his mother unconscious. He called 911 and began performing CPR, following instructions from the 911 dispatcher." It is important that teachers and 911 dispatchers know what they are doing. People like this might not know as much as this boy and need proper guidance.
     It is important that 911 responders are always ready. "Police responded and took over CPR until paramedics from the Richland Fire Department arrived." Situations like this can happen anywhere. Their speed and effectiveness depends if someone will live or die. We need more kids that can do these extrordinary acts. "Paramedics were able to get a pulse and the woman was taken to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland." Kids like this should be awarded for their great acts. More kids would look up to them and try to be better citizens to make their communities a better place.