At the time this was written, the new Americans were trying to do everything they could in order to ensure that our government's power was as limited as possible. ... But since the Bill of Rights was written, we have had to face many problems that force us to interpret the words, which were purposely made vague. ... Not only that, but before school there was a bible study in the library and praise music in the cafeteria, in addition to the bi-weekly F.C.A. ... The reason we are allowed to have these groups is because of the second clause: "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Be...

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The case was tried before Walter Burgwyn Jones, who wrote the Alabama Pleading and Practice Law, as well as The Confederate Creed. ... The verdict gave an okay to limit free speech and criticism against public officials. ... This was going to limit a free press. ... Brennan wrote eight different drafts before finalizing it. ... He could not prove that the New York Times had any knowledge that the material was false or libelous before publication. ...

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When the question arouse about whether praying in school was permitted, before September 11th the answer was a concise "no." ... So where did the phrase come from, and why are we under the illusion that the First Amendment teaches separation of church and state? ... "Congress shall make no law---- prohibiting the free exercise (of religion) thereof" Even before September 11th's crisis in America, the issue with religion in school had been discussed numerous times. ... A federal judge issued a restraining order days before Sunday's ceremony blocking any student led prayer. ... In Was...

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Introduction: "We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth, peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home. But when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. ... After seven years of labor the servants were free to start a new life. ... The indentured free servants ran into the Native Americans where they confront numerous amounts of conflicts. ... Most of these laws were already on the books for consideration well before Bacon was elected to the Burgesses. ...

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Amendments are rights that we didn't add to the constitution. There were two groups, The Federalists and Anti-Federalists. ... They knew that in the future we would have to add more amendments. ... The freedoms described in the First Amendment--separation of church and state, religious free exercise, and freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition--were of concern to Jefferson. ... Thanks to the Bill of Rights, free speech is for everybody in America. ...

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Lincoln realized this and stated that this nation was "dedicated to the proposition that all men were created equal." ... After the war was over the American people knew what it felt like to finally be free. While they still remained free, Americans began to treat other races and cultures as the British had treated them. ... Perhaps the greatest irony is the fact that the southern states now wanted to be free, and separate from the northern states. ... These charges were proven by the numerous times Lincoln went against what the constitution stated to suit his own agenda. ...

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Several different groups have suggested limiting the use of guns and others have proposed to supporting free gun use. ... Wright, says: Even if we were somehow able to remove all firearms from civilian possession, it is not at all clear that a substantial reduction in interpersonal violence would follow. ... (Nesbit 171) It is said that if murderers were deprived of guns, they would find a way to kill with other weapons. ... In the years before 1976, the District of Columbia had a fairly low crime rate, but since then, it has risen dramatically to become one of the highest in the nation (Baimb...

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It means we have no king. ... All the citizens are equal before the law. ... Every citizen is free to follow and propagate any faith or religion. ... Both the Constitutions were framed in different backgrounds. The problems which America faced after its revolution were few and simple and were different from which India faced. ...

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If you look at clothing yes, but with the clothes are you accepted any were? ... "Tell that anyone called before a grand jury. ... No free speech what-so-ever there" (Internet). Freedom of the Press, the media is not free. ... If the press has free press why is there an editor? ...

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The three Circuit Courts, which were also trial courts under the original legislation, were to convene only twice per year in each state. ... We do not have to listen to you. ... And by the way, we (the Court) are the ones who decide who wins this fight, not you." ... Logically, if all of the powers were listed, we would not be able to understand or embrace the document; it is not possible to write everything. ... Monopolies prevented free flow and fair competition among businesses and were definitely an unconstitutional characteristic of our nation....

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How else can we grow, learn, and mature as a free society without this basest of human needs?... The First Amendment was 100% available, laid out before murderers, rapists, child molesters, bank robbers, embezzlers, and the rest of society's evil. ... Reports circulated furiously that the offers were rolling in from all over the nation to hear David speak. ... Let us not mistake what should be fair and just punishment for criminals over every American's entitlement to free expression. ... They have their right to yammer on about how they were never hugged as a child or never loved as...

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The freedoms described in the First Amendment--separation of church and state, religious free exercise, and freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition--were of concern to Jefferson. ... Reparations were given to its victims, based on the opinion that they were coherent to the beliefs of the founding fathers and the first amendment. ... Thanks to the Bill of Rights, free speech is for everybody in America. ... It was a statement telling everybody in the world why we were rebelling against King George III. We repeatedly sent petitions to the king, but they were ignored. ...

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These pamphlets were printed and distributed by his organization, Global Islamic Jihad. ... We must determine as a court whether or not the words used in this speech were said in such a circumstance and are of such a nature that they could possibly create a clear and present danger and bring about the substantive evils that congress has the right to prevent. ... The statement "We must not sit by idle. ... We have found that by Mr. ... It is the direct duty of the United States government to stop the spark before it starts a flame. ...

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The two inmates both delivered the correct applications to the prison post office a month and a half before they applications were supposed to be notarized. ... If there is denial of a religious group certain First Amendment rights, the prison must be prepared to prove to the court that there was clear and present danger as to why the religious affiliates were treated the way they were. ... By allowing an inmate visitation rights, we are allowing the inmate to obtain healthy relationships with society. ... Since this is said to be true, the inmates are entitled to the same free treatments a...

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Before the Bill of Rights, the Constitution focused on government, and the government system. ... Many people felt that now that the United States is free from Britain and is becoming independent, then the people should become independent also. ... In the United States that would be violating our first amendment rights, here we may speak our minds with very few limitations. ... Nevertheless, the students were suspended. ... When they were asked to remove them, they refused, and were then suspended. ...

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In the early times of the American Revolution, before the formal creation of a joint American army. ... " What Sidney basically mentions in the quote is that we as American citizens are to be in charge of defending and protecting the public, but even though we are armed we must not forget that we must also have discipline. ... The gun control movement in many debates of how it violated the second amendment by taking away rights that were given to citizens, but have also evolved to be the strict gun control laws we currently have here in America. ... This abolished slavery making all men...

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At this time, the kings of England did not have large standing armies ready to go to battle at a moments notice like we do today. ... Originally, juries were a group of twelve local men who were brought in to tell what they knew of the facts of a case. They were essentially the witnesses. ... This has been the way we have operated the Electoral College since 1804. ... The reason for this is simple, when we look at the process to become a Senator in 1912. ...

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After, some of these jurors were interviewed and said they thought Casey Anthony was guilty. ... This is where if the accused pleads guilty before the trail he or she will get a lesser sentence. ... The next part of the process before trial is the seventh part, the bail. ... Finally, we come to the conclusion of the process the eleventh step which is punishment or rehabilitation. ... As William Blackstone, said "it is better that ten guilty men go free than that one innocent man be convicted....

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Today we live in a much different world than that of our founders. ... Americans once feared the loss of the free state would come from foreign invasion or political corruption, but now the greatest threat is the violence we see on the evening news. ... We must assume that the founders understood the responsibilities that are inherent with gun ownership. ... For example, the First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all American citizens the right of free speech; however, as the Supreme Court and other courts have on a number of occasions, the right of free speech is not an unlimited righ...

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Kyllos home was searched, and over 100 marijuana plants were being cultivated. ... He failed, and pleads guilty to all charges that were brought against him. ... Kyllo appeals, and the case goes before the Supreme Court. ... "A man's right to retreat into the privacy of his home is free from unreasonable intrusion stands at the very core of the Fourth Amendment" (United States pg.7). ... While we are to conclude that the exercise of the thermal imager infringed on privacy interests, the court decided to think about the future. ...

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We can see references to this inequality in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, but we also see it, perhaps in a more pronounced way in the revolutionary literature of the time. ... In Virginia and Jamaica before laws were passed they had to be sent to England to be approved by the Privy Council . During the reign of King William all the colonies were forced to accept a royal governor. ... We can see the British model seen through American eyes in the writing of Thomas Paine. ...

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If we recall, during the American Revolution there were "Rules of War", and within that were systems of combat like the maginot line. ... If we are agreeing to these terms of war, we need to abide by them. ... This is violation of our Constitutional rights and its happening right before our very eyes. Well, the Geneva Conventions say they are freed after the hostilities cease. ... We have lost focus on all that matters and blind to the fact that we are playing unfair. ...

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The colonists would not put up with it and they decided that no matter what the tax was on they needed to be consulted before they were taxed. ... Many Americans yearned to be free from the English and they knew they would have to fight for it. ... The war was brutal and bloody and there were more than three times as many casualties as there were in World War III. ... You see, there are many different events that contributed to the America we know today, democracy the way we know it did not materialize over night. ... There is a very good chance that if a central, strong, government had...

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While dust still filled the air where the World Trade Center towers had once stood tall, actions were already underway to raise new walls of security around the nation. ... The U.S. has already pressed charges against two Yemini citizens who were said to be conspiring to provide support materials to both Al Queda and Hamas terrorists. ... Before the act, approval for wiretaps was generally difficult to obtain because there had to be a probable cause to show the suspect was involved in a crime. ... The president's budget chief, Mitch Daniels, says "We will spend what it takes," but the...

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We have the right to own a gun, but is the gun violence getting out of hand? ... In 1997, there were 33,000 deaths, 43,000 hospitalized, and 139,000 were injured but not hospitalized. ... And the ones that held the gun were two teenagers themselves. ... Incidents like these can be prevented as we move into our future. ... It can actually escalate the situation to make it even worse then it was before the gun was introduced. ...

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