Law: Gideon vs Wainright The framers formed this country with one sole document, the Constitution, which they wrote with great wisdom and foresight. This bountiful wisdom arose from the unjust treatment of King George to which the colonists were subject. ... Under the laws of the State of Florida, the only time the Court can appoint Counsel to represent a defendant is when that person is charged with a capital offense. ... In pursuit of an appeal, Gideon studied law books while serving out his sentence in state prison. ... From the beginning, our state and national constitu...

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The judicial system would improve with the introduction of a written constitution and the jobs of the courts would also be made easier and their decisions farer as it would be clear when a law is broken, as the laws would be clearly defined. ... The actual content of the constitution (common law, statute law and conventions) that it would comprise of would be identical to the United Kingdoms current unwritten constitution. ... The courts will have the power to pass laws and make other political decisions. This would be unjust and definitely undemocratic. ... In the United States ...

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As Patrick Henry states, in Virginia there is at least a rule the citizens have a right to overthrow the movement if it is wrong, but in this government proposed by the constitution you need 2/3rds of the people to get rid of anything that is unjust or unfair but need just a majority to pass the same laws. This means that you need more people to change a law that is corrupt then you do to pass a law. ...

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In this statistic, Kellerman and Raey state that a gun will be used in a justified shooting one time, while forty three other people are killed by a gun unjustly, either by suicide, accident, or criminal (Heumer 9). ... The laws of one state might, in effect, be completely useless because of the laws, or lack of laws, of the neighboring states. A better comparison would be between non-neighboring states with strict laws and with lose laws. ... Criminals in the states with strict gun laws do not have to worry about their victims having guns; it's against the law for them to have any. ... C...

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America being a country which started with thirteen charter governments, based off of customs from Great Britain, and it was hard to make laws. ... This is all part of due process of law and individuals should never be deprived of this privilege. ... Once a crime is thought to have occurred, an investigation will go on by law enforcement. ... Law enforcement cannot just go through all your belonging if you are suspected though. ... If a defendant is convicted of a crime and feels the trial was unfair or unjust, the tenth part, appeals comes in. ...

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We need not worry about any king "refuting assent" to any law necessary to the public. ... A king is not going, or anybody in our government for that matter can forbid an office holder from passing a law, and completely neglect them, nobody with that power and audacity would do so in today's American society. ... They would not force a representative to trade their place in office for a law for a large district of people, there's just no reason to. ... This was huge at the time, and slightly relevant to today's society in that it is the same thing as martial law, or rule by t...

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Irish-American Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Group (1995) For example, one is allowed to take photographs of circus animals to show others the just or unjust treatment of the animals. ... However, with understandable laws there also unfortunately comes gray areas that prove to be confusing, and sometimes questionable. ... But for now, it is best to be content with the laws that have been established. ...

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