Married and Mentally Disabled

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mentally-disabled-couples-legal-battle-ends-home/story?id=19237103&page=2

Mentally Disabled Couple's Legal Battle Ends with New Home
By Kevin Dolak

Paul Forziano, 30, and Hava Samuels, 36 are a newly married couple living in the state of New York; however, they are both mentally handicapped. They resided in state funded home before their marriage and wished to cohabit a home together after they were married, but this was not permissible. Independent Group Home Living Program (IGAL) and the Maryhaven Center for Hope stated that the couple was not capable of consenting to marriage or living together because they couldn't even care for themselves. In reaction, the couple's families took the state of New York to court on the grounds that the couple's rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act and the 14th Amendment were being violated.

The couple was eventually allowed to move into a an IGAL apartment, but the they are still taking the case to court so that the state is forced to make a decision on the matter. The family wishes for all injustices to be correct and form mentally disabled people to be treated the same as everyone else.

From a constitutional standpoint there argument makes sense. Mentally disabled people are still citizens with right. But from a societal stand point it allowing mentally incapacitated people to be married and possibly have children does not make sense, especially if they are living off state assistance.

Senate Flipped

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/election-day-story/index.html

The article titled "Republicans seize Senate, gaining full control of Congress" discusses the flip of the Senate from a Democratic majority to a Republican majority. Some states that flipped include Iowa, Arkansas, and North Carolina. This is a major blow to the Democratic cause because both the House of Representatives and the Senate contain a Republican majority. However, it is predicted that in the next election that the Senate could flip again due to changing demographics.

 I am very pleased with the results of the Senate races. I had a feeling that the Senate would be switched to a Republican majority due to many failed Democratic campaigns. This just goes to show that America is not pleased with the Obama Administration and those that were in the Legislature. This is just a prediction, but it is my opinion that the next presidential election will go to Republicans as well. America needs a change, and it starts now.