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Gourd Political Weigh In

The following are position statements about the issues Prairie Creek students have found most important.  Click here for official party platforms: Download Gourd_parties.pdf .

Warty Gourd Rights by S.H. and B.A.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - Warty gourds have equal rights as non-warty gourds.  They should not receive special treatment.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - Warty gourds get special care and get helped out more than non-warty gourds.  This is to help warty gourds get equal access because they were once discriminated against by the government.

Common Ground - Both parties believe that wart slavery was a sad part of our history.  Warty gourds used to be enslaved years ago.  They also couldn't go to the same schools as non-warty gourds.

Global Warming by S.A. and N. M-H.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - Gourds are responsible for maintaining their own environment.  We shouldn't have to follow rules that others aren't following.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - We need to make laws to help stop global warming.  We should put rules on ourselves, even if others aren't following them.

Common Ground - Both parties believe that global warming is happening and we should stop it by reducing, re-using and re-cycling.  

Terrorism by H.G. and N. K.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - We should fight terrorists and win against them.  We should not negotiate with terrorists, including countries that support terrorism.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - We should sit down with the countries that are leaning towards being terrorists and convince them to not be terrorists.

Common Ground - Both parties believe we should not torture gourds.  Both parties would try diplomacy first but have not ruled out military action

Health Care by G.L. and J.A.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - You should make your own choices for health care.  The government will supply $5000 per family so you can choose your health care.  Competition will lower costs.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - Everyone should have health care.  Insurance companies will have to insure everyone. If you already have insurance, you keep it.  If not, you will be signed up on a government plan.

Common Ground - Both parties believe that everyone should have health care.  They believe in using technology to reduce the costs of health care.

Gourds Without Jobs by I.G. and E.P.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - Gourds should be helped when they're out of a job.  Churches and charities should help them out.  It's not the government's job.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - Gourds should be helped when they are out of a job or have other problems.  It's the government's job to help them.

Common Ground - Both parties believe that job training is important.

Taxes by J.A. and G.S.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - It's not fair for one group of gourds to pay a lot more taxes than other groups.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - Rich gourds should be taxed more than middle class gourds (and poor gourds.)

Common Ground - There is little common ground in this area.

Fertilizer by A.N. and M.R.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - We need fertilizer and it should be from anywhere we can get it in our own country.  We need all the fertilizer so we can get more money, businesses, and jobs.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - We should get our own fertilizer when possible, but not if it harms habitats.  Instead, we should find other places and ways to get fertilizer.

Common Ground - We should reduce the amount of fertilizer we need by looking for alternative sources of energy

Should we Talk or Fight? by D.R. and S.N.

Senator Ovi (Free Gourds) - We should attack our enemies so they don't attack us.

Governor Crecentia (Poligourds) - We should sit down and talk with our enemies and make sure things don't get out of hand.

Common Ground - Both candidates would use force as a last resort.

Gourds Marry?

As you might know, gourds around the world are gathering to watch our amazing gourd-like expanding. 

"Yeah, my good friends, Al and Ellen, are going to get married soon... And I'm the preacher!" said Magma as he fitted into his little suite.

"I'm scared, excited and awed by me getting married... I'm actually surprised I got this far!" Ellen said.

Not exactly much else has been happening, other than the marrying and also... the presidential things. Magma has been preparing for over a month in order to become Gourd President. 

"I'm not a Free Gourd or a Poligourd... I'm actually a combined mix of both of them. I hear that their making another party for a in between them both. I'm nervous, thinking I'll be humiliated if I don't even make it to the final three... But I do believe that hope stands for more than just me," Magma said to reporters as he wrote a letter to a friend in Australia, telling his friend about running for president. 

"Sports. Yeah, I'm thinking about making a sport for gourds. It'll be a simple one, but It will be fun too" said Magma. 

Although the idea might not make it to the playing fields, it could make gourd history. Thank you for reading this segment of "The Gourd Section".

~D.R. 

Gourd City

The Elms have started gourds in order to have some fun, some people are saying it's a warm-up for village. Today (Wednesday) the Elms have been given a sheet about the gourd party's, the party's are:

"Free Gourds" and "Poligourds".

This is the gourds version of Republicans and Democrats.

"Oh yes, I'll be running for president. But I must worn my rivals, It'll be a rough ride for all of us! And I haven't exactly had any experience with the government or stuff like that, but I have been paying CLOSE attention to what has been happening around our homes and checking about for all of our safety. and that's another thing, if I was to be elected for president, then I would be able to help gourds with their safety! It is essential that we take procotions if a 'Vine cutter' is near you. I am not saying let's go to war, but I'm saying we can talk it over, simply move away after a while of worrying  and all that stuff." said Magma. Magma was pretty enthusiastic when he was talking. But he shivered when he said: "Running for president". He seems nervous. His past, he says, has kind of set him back inside a little tube, telling him that he needs to break out and show that he is able to commit his life to being president. He was happy to put those words out into the open. He thanked me and then trudged on, waiting for the day of his first speech.

- D.R.