For many the internet is a form of privacy they have, and a way to have an opportunity of making something out of their life. ... The reason being is that it would violate many things such as freedom of press and freedom speech, as well as right to privacy. ... '"But opponents of the proposed bills - including Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales - argued they were so vague and draconian that they would force any website carrying user-generated content perceived to violate copyright laws to shut down at nearly a moment's notice" – This statement from the article Interne...

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- Or do we let states create their own law, just as long as they are constitutional; no matter how ludicrous they may be? ... Should the money be disbursed to educational programs, or should we focus on more things such as; the beautification of our streets and our cities? ... It does exercise power and can carry out functions that would be carried out by the central authority in other government set-ups. ... Overtaxed New Yorkers shop in New Jersey, they influenced New York to provide tax-free shopping days. ... If states would have the bear the full costs of their regulatory experiments,...

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He believed that it was necessary for people to import things that they do not produce themselves, and export those products of which they have a surplus. ... Aristotle later added the need of water to preserve proper health when he declared that "air and water, being just those things we make most frequent and constant use of, have the greatest effect on our bodily condition."" ... In order for there to be a large enough populous of elder citizens to maintain the management of the city it is critical that they must maintain the proper health so that they will be enabled to do so. ... They wou...

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As it is said above, the main idea of this passage is analogizing inherited liberties, or choices as they are written in the constitution, with the sense of family or unity as a people. ... The next two clauses in the passage say roughly the same thing only they are worded differently. ... As you can see the image of family unity in the English government that Burke is trying to demonstrate is carried out throughout this passage, and eventually culminate in the last clause of the passage. ... When Burke says "combined and mutually reflected charities," he is referring to the universal aspect...

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They have less of a chance of forming their own opinions about certain issues if they only know certain details of the issues at hand. ... And a large reason why many Americans even buy most of these products is because they believe that they will be protected by bad things that could happen to them if they didn't have these products, thanks to the media and the government for instilling this constant strain of fear into American citizens through their news coverage and other programming. Fear of the horrible things that happen in America causes American's to spend more money on mo...

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However, now under the USA Patriot "probable cause" has lost much of the power it used to carry. ... Under the Patriot Act libraries are subjected to a "gag order," meaning that they cannot inform patrons if they are under investigation or if the FBI has requested their personal records. ... Prosecutors could not indicate to law enforcement officials what information they were looking for. However, officials could provide prosecutors with the information if they felt it was pertinent to any criminal activity. ... Whenever the person is not notified, they are unable to bring light to any of...

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The term "cruel and unusual" was not defined at the time the Amendment was passed, but it was noted by the Supreme Court in 1848 that such punishments would include "drawing and quartering, emboweling alive, beheading, public dissecting, and burning alive," among other things. ... They also have a right of access to the courts to air these complaints. ... Inmates are entitled to a hearing if they are to be moved to a mental health facility. ... Once the inmate receives three "strikes," they can no longer file another lawsuit unless they pay the entire court filing fee up front. ... Prisoners c...

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The National Rifle Association was conceived in 1871, since then they"re mission statement has dramatically changed from "the scientific study of firearms," ,"to youth programs" immersing the youth in hunting and therefore killing. ... They cited the case of Ali Boumelhem who is a member of the Lebanese Hezbollah guerilla group who purchased weapons at a gun show in Michigan and was charged with trying to smuggle weapons and ammunition to Lebanon. ... So it is easy to understand how an individual is likely to interpret the Second Amendment as a means to ensure the equality of all citizens to...

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One of the things that founding fathers wanted to do to establish a more perfect union was to "provide for the common defense" of the citizens of this country. ... They hope that they would learn from this experiment how fighter pilots would react in combat to potential lethal doses of radiation. ... They would probably base this premise on the necessary and proper clause, which states, "Congress has the power to make any laws necessary and proper to carry out any other responsibility it has. ... Because the Constitution gave Congress the power to coin money, I feel that they would allow th...

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They often worked long hours (sometimes as much as sixty or seventy hours a week) in unsafe conditions "as miners, messengers, mill workers, and factory employees...... The fact that "they were intended for interstate commerce transportation does not make their production subject to federal control under the commerce power.... He believed Congress had the authority to regulate the manufacturing process and that it "could not be cut down or qualified by the fact that it might interfere with the carrying out of the domestic policy of any State."14 Additionally, Holmes fervently disagre...

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Since Snowden leaked the information regarding this content, the NSA has made public what they can see and how they use it. On the NSA's website, a few things they mention that they have access to are: "Social media activity, mobile phone apps downloaded, websites visited, emails sent and received, and facial recognition data from surveillance cameras" ("Your Data: If You Have Nothing to hiding, You have Nothing to Fear"). ... Cell phones are carried around everywhere, making people more vulnerable. ... They have no choice but to give into government power because if they don&#...

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If they didn't do so then who would? ... They were led by Shay who insisted that they were just regulating what was wrong and that they were not doing anything wrong. ... Things really began to escalate when the protestors had marched to General John Neville's home, Neville fired on the crowd injuring a couple and killing one protestor. ... All these examples of rebellions, even though they failed, made the idea of anyone owning a gun dangerous to the public eye, mainly because it seemed that at any time a large group of people found themselves unhappy with a new policy they could j...

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A strong reason, backed by other moral and safety issues, for the United States" apprehension to lean towards banning guns resides in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which grants the people the right to carry firearms. ... The high incidence of gun-deaths for the United States implies one of two things: either the standpoint and strategy taken is incorrect or the application of the standpoint and strategy is poorly enforced. ... By checking the criminal and mental history of an individual, one can be restricted if their history suggests that they will improperly use of the firearm...

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(Fisher, 1993, P116) This has led to justifiable Presidential complaints, about the fragmented nature of the Executive branch, which make it very difficult to carry out an effective, coherent program. ... Often whole agencies are now so independent they can function with great autonomy from the president. ...

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