What I am speaking of is the effect of an epidemic that can be greatly reduced by changing the laws regarding possession and availability of syringes and hypodermic needles by intravenous (IV) drug users. ... On September 30, 2002 Governor Davis vetoed bill number SB 1785 providing for an amendment to the current law that would allow possession and purchase of syringes by individuals over age 18. ... Diane Watson, D-Los Angeles, said that transmission of HIV among IV drug users decreases by thirty percent when clean needles are made available and also increases the chance of addicts going int...

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Article IV: Materials related to the production of nuclear energy excluded from the ban on transfer of explosive related materials. ... Article VIII: Any party may propose an amendment to the treaty if one third of the treaty's signatories request it; a conference must be called for the purpose of considering the amendment. ...

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In Article IV, Section 2 the delegates wrote that runaway slaves had to be returned to their masters and could not be liberated. ... Amendment X can be interpreted as the final statement contributing to the future of African slaves in the new republic. ... Today the sections of the Constitution concerning slavery are substituted by amendments abolishing slavery in our society. ...

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The few individual rights addressed in the original Constitution included Article I, Section 9 concerning the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Article III, Section 2 providing for the right of trial by jury and Article IV, Section 2 limiting the ability of states discriminating in favor of its citizens in respect to certain fundamental rights. ... The Bill of Rights was introduced by James Madison and became the first 10 Constitutional Amendments. ... The Constitution possessed many solutions to the troubles of the world's government, and its greatest feature was its ability to make amendment...

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For example, the Supremacy Clause in Article IV of the Constitution states that the law of the land (federal government) overrides the law of the states. ... An example would be the 18th amendment that started prohibition, but then was repelled with the 21st amendment. ...

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Catholicism has "rules" or what many know as, "The Ten Amendments" one has to follow these otherwise you are classified as a sinner. Throughout history we have the example of King George the IV, he was excommunicated from the church because he did not follow the rules of the church. ...

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