Modern Compromise

Nikki Keisler

North County Times

"US Proposes New Syrian Resolution"

http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/us-proposes-new-syria-resolution/article_30f75d98-5939-54e9-8e05-ed1bcc0696a7.html

Government
http://www.nctimes.com/news/national/us-proposes-new-syria-resolution/article_30f75d98-5939-54e9-8e05-ed1bcc0696a7.html



          This article is about a compromise that is currently being worked on by the US, Russia, China, France, and Morocco about the violence in Syria. Background: The violence is Syria is part of the Arab Spring in which people have started the protest of government which controls most press and gives people basically no right and has leniency on honor crimes or killing.  There has been two previous compromises proposed by the US but both Russia and China has vetoed the compromises because they claimed that the compromise only adressed the Syrian Government.  This new compromise calls for the Syrian government to stop all violence, release all prisoners, and call off all military forces. It also includes that all government  human rights violations stop but doesn't require this of the rebels. And the last thing the compromise requires is the immediate resignation of President Assad. Chinas Ambassador tells people that they are still working on the compromise while Russians Deputy Foreign Minister supports Russia's ally Syria. The countries have not set another date to discuss the compromise.


           This connects to what we are learning in class because just like the countries in this article creating a compromise for Syria the state delegates made compromises at the Constitutional Convention. For example, countries in this article are trying to stop the violence in the Country of Syria just like the delegates were trying to stop the violence in the states like Shays' Rebellion. These events connect because in both cases the participantes are attempting to compromise to stop violence. These events also connect because in both the rebels try to shut down a portion of government. In the Syrian case the protesters are trying to get the President to resign while the rebels in Shays Rebellion tried and succeeded in shutting down the courts. THese connect because both groups attempted at shutting down a part of the government that they thought was unfair.

          This connects to my life because as a citizen of the US I have seen the Arab Spring on the news and herd it through friends. For example, I  have a friend that his parents immigrated to America and he has had family affected by the harsh government in Egypt and the rebellion. Another example, is that I have seen the Libya uprising on the news and how the people were protesting for Muammar Gaddafi's resignation and/or death. This has affected my life because I have seen it daily on the news and from information from my friend.

         My opinion on this subject is that the Countries should just approve the Compromise, so the unnecessary killing can stop. For instance, protesters get killed by the military and if a member of the military refuses to kill a protester then they are executed. This is just plainly moronic because all this would be preventable if the countries just sign the compromise and stop wasting time and not to mention lives. For instance, some of the countries say that the compromise doesn't adress the rebels. Then why dont they make the document amenable, so if the rebels continue the violence the document can be amended to say that the rebels need to stop te violence too. I dont this think this will solve all the problems but, it would help to stop some of the killing.