Monday #6

http://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2011/10/21/is_america_disenigrating

In this article, Pat Buchanan discusses a topic very sensitive to us as Americans. Buchanan argues that the framework of America is beginning to rust and that the country as we know it is becoming unstable. Buchanan compares the society of America in the present and the society of America in the past. The differences in the country are unarguable, and Buchanan claims that a disintegration of America as we know it is imminent. What used to be a country united under common morality, religion, and race is dividing irreparably. Buchanan argues that things that would have normally been unanimously frowned upon, such as abortion and homosexuality, are now debated. Buchanan also gives statistical evidence that the number of bilingual households and programming is dramatically increasing. Buchanan believes that these distinctions will only reinforce racial divisions in American society, raising yet another challenge to the unity of the nation. Buchanan then addresses his opposition, who claim that the constitution is a strong enough foothold politically and socially to keep America in tact. In response, Buchanan raises a series of controversial amendments that are constantly being debated today, such as the second amendment in favor of the right to have concealed weapons.