Iraq Parliament

McKenzie Fink

North County Times

"Iraq's Sunni-backed lawmakers return to parliament"

http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/iraq-s-sunni-backed-lawmakers-return-to-parliament/article_53fc9994-b122-541b-a877-9605cecd84bb.html

Iraq's parliament met about ending the boycott about the prosecution of of Sunni officials. Some government officials had been banned from Cabinet sessions after the arrest of the Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi. The boycott brought government work to a standstill and plunged the country into political crisis.

This relates to what we are learning in clas for many reasons. For example, there were many boycotts when the British started taxing colonists in America just like the boycotts discussed in the article. Also, just like in Britain, people are starting to shy away from the government because they are making ridiculous laws/arrests. The people want the government to have some rules to stop them from acting so rashly.

This article relates to my life because it explains how other governments are not nearly as stable as ours. I don't understand how other governments can be so corrupted. It shocks me at how unstable and cruel other countries allow their leaders to be. Although our government is not perfect, it is WAY better than other countries.

My opinion is that the government needs some rules to keep them in check. The government is acting like the king by acting like tyrants. People are being oppressed and no one is stopping the government. I believe that the government needs to clean their act up or else they are going to lose power over the people just like the king did.