In 1981, back when gasoline cost around $1.30 a gallon, Congress prohibited oil drilling off the California shoreline to prevent oil spills and protect tourism. A series of Congressional and presidential actions since then including a 1990 executive ban by President George H.W. Bush now prohibits drilling off both coasts as well as in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. But the prices for gas have changed, and so has the times: as crude oil prices attack on an American economy addicted to foreign oil, pressure is building to lift the laws so we can drill offshore.

Those who favor lifting the ban argue that oil is a supply-and-demand business, and new sources of crude could help lower gasoline prices and ease foreign oil dependence, or at least displace some imports. They also state that oil extraction and shipping from offshore rigs is safe, showing oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico as proof. As long as they are safe nothing horrendous can happen.

But critics stress that the amount of oil that would be found offshore, even by U.S. government estimates, is statistically negligible in a global market and wouldn’t save gasoline consumers more than a few pennies on the gallon, if anything. They also argue that the environmental risks of new drilling, such as oil spills, aren’t worth the small payback to the American pocketbook.

I think that offshore drilling is a great idea and that regardless if it will save us a couple pennies we won't complain. Don't we all groan when we see that gas went up 4 cents. Plus with the complaint of not having any more jobs this could create thousands of opportunities and keep thousands of dollars in the United States economy. How do you stand?

Should Steroids be Illegal in Sports?

This is a question that has raised many complaints in the sport world. On one hand you have the people who say no and do not want steroid use because it is "unnatural." Then you have those who say that it is okay and the players decision what to do with their body. But steroids do more than hurt your body and make muscle building "unnatural," They can in some instances change the sport itself.

In the mid 90's, there was a huge spike in home runs.most year before that had build up to 4,000 home runs and it flat lined. All of a sudden in 1996 it spiked to just below 5,000. Since they put the steroid policy into effect they have seen a decline in home runs back to the 4,000 mark. Wierd.

Barry Bonds isn't accepted as the new home run king by some. I am one of them. How could such a skinny young player turn into a huge hulk that fast? Now he might be in some legal trouble because of lying in court.
Steroid will change your apperance drastically. If you are a male you will develop some female symptoms. You will produce less semen and have a worse chance of having kids, develop breasts, and redution in the genital region. Women in the other hand will develop more male characteristics. They will develop masculine characteristics. They grow hair in unnatural areas, have unnatural periods, and reduced breast size. Also another possibility is that they can reduce your life span.