Exercise 1 (#2) - Google Docs
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Lance Armstrong, former professional cyclist and cancer survivor, was recently stripped of all of his titles and sponsorships after evidence that he had used performance enhancing drugs surfaced. Doping has long been a problem in professional which is part of the argument Armstrong uses to justify his actions. Each of Armstrong’s top rivals have since been found guilty of doping along with two cyclists, Floyd Landis and Alberto Contador, who each won the Tour after Armstrong left the sport. However, Travis Tygart, the head of the U.S. AntiDoping Agency, makes clear that regardless of the culture of the sport, Armstrong went against the rules and deserves to be punished for his actions. Advocating on behave of the reporters and crushed fans, Tygart has made it clear that no American cyclist will be given an advantage over the competition. This summer, Section 4 of the Voting Rights act was struck down. In a 54 ruling, the majority opinion of the Court believed that voter discrimination is not as common as it once was and therefore there is no need for the Voting Rights Act. The dissenting opinion of the Court took a much different view stating that states were already implement changes like voter ID to suppress minority voting that would not have been legal under the Voting Rights Act.
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Transcript of Exercise 1 (#2) - Google Docs
LanceArmstrong,formerprofessionalcyclistandcancersurvivor,wasrecentlystrippedofallofhistitlesandsponsorshipsafterevidencethathehadusedperformanceenhancingdrugssurfaced.DopinghaslongbeenaprobleminprofessionalwhichispartoftheargumentArmstrongusestojustifyhisactions.EachofArmstrongstoprivalshavesincebeenfoundguiltyofdopingalongwithtwocyclists,FloydLandisandAlbertoContador,whoeachwontheTourafterArmstrongleftthesport.However,TravisTygart,theheadoftheU.S.AntiDopingAgency,makesclearthatregardlessofthecultureofthesport,Armstrongwentagainsttherulesanddeservestobepunishedforhisactions.Advocatingonbehaveofthereportersandcrushedfans,TygarthasmadeitclearthatnoAmericancyclistwillbegivenanadvantageoverthecompetition.Thissummer,Section4oftheVotingRightsactwasstruckdown.Ina54ruling,themajorityopinionoftheCourtbelievedthatvoterdiscriminationisnotascommonasitoncewasandthereforethereisnoneedfortheVotingRightsAct.ThedissentingopinionoftheCourttookamuchdifferentviewstatingthatstateswerealreadyimplementchangeslikevoterIDtosuppressminorityvotingthatwouldnothavebeenlegalundertheVotingRightsAct.
