Opportunity Cost

What does the term "Opportunity Cost" mean? Well, it's actually something people do everyday. Opportunity Costs is when you give up something in order to get something else. However, in a group of choices, the opportunity cost is the second most desirable option. For example, I made an opportunity cost this weekend. I had the option to study for a Physics test, watch television, or go on the computer. Since I felt that I was okay on the material for the test, and there wasn't a whole lot to watch, I chose to go on the computer. The opportunity cost there, is the television, since it is the second choice I would've made out of all three. It may not have been the most efficient choice I ever made, but I made the choice I liked the most out of the three.

Child Care For Teenage Moms Bill (Mock Congress)

The way I voted for the bill on child care for teenage moms was "Nay.". The reason I voted nay on this bill was because it seemed like there were too many "Ifs", and too many variables about it for me to feel it should be passed. While I feel the idea behind the bill is good, I'm just not too sure on how well it would be used, and execucted. I get the feeling that, if a bill like this one were introduced to the house, most Republicans would vote the way I did. Which, in this case, makes me a Republican. It is kind of strange trying to think like the other party.

My Bill

The bill I made for my mock congress was The Cyber Security Chief apointment act. This allowed for a Cyber Security Chief to be appointed to the Department Of Homeland Security, but not the White House. The reason I thought of this bill is because the internet it about as used as it ever was, and it's only going to have more people use it. Without the right tools in White House is, the person appointed could not be their best. However, with an appointment in to the DHS, they would have all they needed at their disposal.

Mock Congress

We've recently been conducting a mock congress in class, and so far, it's going pretty well. We have the two sides of the room split. One side for Democrats, and one side for Republicans. Before we actually assembled for congress, we also picked who was in what committee. Like the Department Of Homeland Security, and Department Of Labor and Education. After we figured out where the jurisdiction for the committee we joined was, we all had to come up with our own bills.


They had to be typed in an outline format, and we had to have a speech prepared. Before you could present however, the bill had to be passed by the committee you were in. This allows the person to know where the problems lies in the bill, and where amendments can be made. Then the person would present the bill before class, by themselves, and if multiple people wanted to speak for the bill, from the same committee, then the people from the committee go up one-by-one to present the reasoning. After that's done, people are allowed to question the sponsor, and then may present their reasoning as to why they might be for or against it. After that, a motion to vote must be made, then seconded, and then a role-call vote is done to see if it passes on to the house.

While I've liked the majority of bills thus far, I thought the one allowing gays to express their sexuality, but not in sexual ways, in the military was the best so far. It allows some more equal rights for gays, which I'm for. And it allows for more people to go in to war if need be. I respect anyone who actually wants to go serve for their country, and cutting out a group of people for their sexuality alone is just wrong. The bill was actually passed unanimously by the House, and will move on to Senate soon.