Comprehensive Assignment #8

Viewers would point out that the main theme running through all of my Comprehensive Assignments is government involvement. Most of my cartoons advocate the Federal Government’s involvement to solve problems. From the very beginning, people can note a Federalist view. The cartoons emphasize that the founding generation’s fear at having different, divided states with their own laws was a logical one. This idea continues on as I examined such issues as gun control, healthcare, and laws against homosexual marriage. From the cartoons, a viewer could deduce that I believe that some problems need the more unified, stronger hand of the National Government. State Government’s can get caught up, and begin to solely look out for the interests of their state instead of the well being of the entire nation.
From looking at my cartoons, people would probably be confused by my liberal stance on government and my conservative views on moral issues. However, I believe that some portions of our political ideologies are formed as we go through our lives. As we grow older and become more aware of the nation and world around us, our beliefs about the Federal Government and other issues can shift. Hopefully, a viewer will not assume that I believe that the Federal Government should dominate the American life. There should be a balance. It cannot tyrannize the states, but it also cannot stand idly by and refuse to act when problems threaten to overwhelm the nation.