The bill was pushed through Congress by House majority leader Dick Armey, DOMA was passed by the Senate on September 10, 1996 by a vote of 85-14. the various states and federal government to decide whether same sex marriages should be recognized within their respective jurisdictions. ... Like ( bare with me the list is long), Accidental death benefit for the surviving spouse of a government employee; Appointment as guardian of a minor; Award of child custody in divorce proceedings; Beneficial owner status of corporate securities; Bill of rights benefits for victims and witnesses; Burial of...

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Marshall stated that the federal government could pass laws under its implied power, the Necessary and Proper clause, which do not violate specific rules stated in the Constitution. ... "It later ruled that non-discriminatory state taxes would be permissible if (1) they are not a directed tax on the federal government or its property, (2) they do not impose an unreasonable burden on the federal government or its instrumentalists [Graves Vs. ... The federal government cannot discriminate how it passes on federal funds to the states. ... He ruled that "The power of taxing the people and their pr...

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LIBERTARIANISM Two hundred and twelve years ago thirty nine signatures spoke, gracing its delicate spaceless yet palatial surface with the ease and wave of a single downy bowed quill. Seventeen hundred and eighty seven was the year that the most momentous document in the United States history as well as posterity was created, approved and just two years later instituted as the foundation for a fledging yet promising nation destined for greatness. It was a great concept envisioned by extraordinary men, a system in which the people of the land reign, governing through democratically ...

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On September 15, 1830, at Little Dancing Rabbit Creek, the Chiefs of tribes and representatives of the United States met to discuss a bill recently passed by the Congress. ... Many then saw their land and property sold before their own eyes. ... George hicks complained Our property has been stolen and robbed from us by the white men. ...

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When his father died in 1757, he inherited a lot of property and wealth. ... Hamilton convinced congress to use an "elastic interpretation of the Constitution to pass that Jefferson deemed unconstitutional. ...

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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. ... There is also the protection of this common to be able to not be completely overpowered by a government in which in some ways they really aren't completely represented by, especially at t...

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Just following the turn of the century, a new climate of temperance swept the nation and in 1914 Congress passed the Harrison Act, banning opiates and cocaine, and the prohibition of alcohol soon followed in 1918, making the U.S. officially a "dry" nation. ... The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press conference. ... (ACLU) Between 1978 and 1996, legislature in 34 sta...

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The due process clause maintains that no state can "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law- and the equal protection of the clause states that no state can deny a person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law. ... In 1965, Connecticut passed a law restricting married couples the use of contraceptives. ...

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The Secretary of Defense is saying, "to provide for the common defense" the federal government can conduct the experiment at Maxwell AFB, which is federal property. ... But did Congress pass any legislation that would grant the Defense Department to conduct such experiments? ...

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But after the public passed the proposition, Congress blocked the measure (Asseo 1). ... House of Representative Martin Hoke of Ohio was quoted by on December 1, 1994, as saying, "I agree that the government has no business in determining whether marijuana has medical properties and if they can be beneficial to certain people ("MPP Homepage 2")." ...

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After being elected into office in 1789, one of George Washington's priorities as President of the United States was to select a cabinet. Washington waited to make his selections as Congress created the departments of Treasury, War, and State. His choices were based on talent and experience, not o...

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