... stronger central government than to allow this union to split up into many separate, smaller confederacies. This constitution is being proposed to prevent the continuing separation of this Union. The Articles of Confederation do not provide a strong central government. This will, without doubt, dissolve this wonderful, patriotic union by itself. When this happens we will turn to each other and ask "why did this happen ... run one united government than thirteen separate ones. This will allow for a more prosperous overall union. The original Idea that the separate states could exist sepa...

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... if someone is attacking and you couldn't defend yourself because it is against the law? What would you do? 22 states have Stand Your Ground laws. The Stand Your Ground Law is here to protect citizens. The National Rifle Association will fight any effort to undermine the right to self defense of law-abiding Americans" (Sullivan J.). Stand Your Ground should exist because we need equal ... ones and self defense is a reason why stand your ground law exists. America wants to protect their citizens. "We will continue to defend the right of every law abiding Americans regardless of race, colo...

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... I please. You also do not let me watch what I want on T.V., go out at any time I wish, and most of all you do not treat me as a equal. These are just many of the many problems that I have with the way you run this house. I have rights that have been god given to me that you have taken away from me. These ... wrong or do anything wrong. You think that you are some kind of god and that you will never make a mistake in your lifetime, guess what you are wrong there you are not a god or will you ever be a god in this world or the next. The thing that gets me the most is that you tell me to do...

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... I think you can come to a good answer to a puzzling question. First, let's start with the constitution. In my opinion the Constitution is the basis of our laws and legislative system. However, there is an aspect that the Constitution was written by rich, European males. At this time in our history the original authors of the Constitution did not think that our American society would be as complex and as multicultural ... as it is. Consequently, I think the flag does follow the Constitution in that aspect. The reason for this conclusion is that the flag represents the American Revolution...

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... by three fourths of the state, which is very difficult to do. The second way, which has been used once, is that it has to be approved by special conventions held in the states. Since the constitution has been written only 17 amendments have been added. The 13 through 15 were made for the purpose of the Civil War. The thirteenth abolished slavery, the fourteenth gives citizenship ... to slaves, and the fifteenth allows the people to vote ... no matter the race, color, or if they were a slave. The eighteenth is the probation on alcohol, which was ... ...

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... marijuana. Alcohol causes more people under the influence to be more violent than someone under the influence of marijuana, yet alcohol is legal for some reason. Now since the facts are straight there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that marijuana should be legal. Who are the people pushing for the legalization of marijuana? A group of potheads? Most people don't realize ... that some government officials are behind the legalization of marijuana. For example former ... New Mexico's governor Gary Johnson is one of the most prominent elected officials to advocate the legalization of ...

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... her friends Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Henrietta Mir Edwards, and Irene Parlby are down in history. If it wasn't for those six women then today would be a very different place then it is right now. If you were a woman back at the turn of the century you wouldn't have the right to vote or do near as many things as you could do today. As ... as not being real people. When Emily Murphy fought to get a woman appointed to the Senate, The Constitutional act said something different then what they were trying to go. In 1867 (BNA act), affirmed that "the Governor General shall summon qual...

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... are many "precautions" made to make sure this does not happen, but the jury is only human. Because the jury is human, they rely highly on their emotions to make their judgments. The lawyers, who know this, may play up to certain emotions which may sway the members of the jury in one way or the other. I am not saying human emotion is a bad thing, just stating that ... it is not a reliable thing to base major judgements on. Also, each person has the basic human right to live. Although this right is said to be forfeit when a person rapes or ... is a little extreme. It is one thing if the ...

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... the sufficient amount of knowledge to be able to vote for both federal and state elections. My brother is two years younger than I am and when he turns 18 he will be able to fight for his country, it just makes no sense to me. I want to be able to vote for what I believe in ... . It is not official yet but I believe that I heard in the ... news that a 26th amendment is being proposed to congress to lower the voting age to 18. If president Nixon certifies this amendment formally ... soon you can be sure I will be at a voting booth. It looks really positive at the moment but one is not al...

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... shall be used by everyone. Every mutant has the permission to vote within Canada as long as he/she is a citizen or applies through agencies to vote legally. From December 10th 2003, we will have a mixed government consisting of mutants and normal people. Mutants shall be acknowledged in excellence of sports, education, and in society. Mutants shall be respected by society as ... people are respected. Forced experimentation on mutants is prohibited at all times and if failed to understand this rule, the convicted will be severely penalized. Mutant torturing is unacceptable at ... all ti...

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... and how they affect our cities. We must teach our children at a young age about the issues on drugs and alcohol and make sure they are aware of the dealings that go on. One program that helps do this is the "Just Say No" program taught in the public school system. The "Just Say No" movement was coupled with rigorous law enforcement and produced solid results. One ... alcohol abuse prevention programs or may donate their time, talents, or funds to help these organizations. There are also many laws that help enforce the abuse of drugs and alcohol. One thing a person can do to help combat ...

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... ". There are a broad range of factors that constitutes the verdict of insanity. The issue become even more complex when questions are raised in the courts of law concerning a person's mental condition at the time he or she committed the alleged crime. The defense attorney pleads that the defendant should not be found guilty of the criminal charges, because the defendant was "insane" at the time he or she committed the offense. The defendant must then undergo psychiatric ... of insanity. When proven, insanity is a complete defense, but no defense is more simulated and evidence must theref...

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... games and told business stories rather than pay attention. It was not until key points expressing doubt in the boy's guilt appeared that everyone realized their significance. Life experiences and stubbornness still prevented many of the jurors from understanding the concept of "reasonable doubt.? In the jury simulation, the jurors did not understand their importance due to their knowledge of the case being imaginary. Hopefully, a verdict would be discussed and deliberated more thoroughly ... in a realistic situation. Only one juror splintered from the majority to promote a debate, and d...

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... long time. Most societies have always had some form of legal recognition and protection of human rights, but definitions as to what constitutes human rights, and who should have them have varied considerably. Human rights became a matter of international concern in the 19th century. Most international discussions today combine the two views of human rights, that is, freedom and welfare rights. ... Along with the traditional civil rights enumerated in Western constitutions (for ex: equal protection of the laws, protection against arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, freedom of ow...

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... long time. Most societies have always had some form of legal recognition and protection of human rights, but definitions as to what constitutes human rights, and who should have them have varied considerably. Human rights became a matter of international concern in the 19th century. Most international discussions today combine the two views of human rights, that is, freedom and welfare rights. ... Along with the traditional civil rights enumerated in Western constitutions (for ex: equal protection of the laws, protection against arbitrary arrest, the right to a fair trial, freedom of ow...

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... seeking an abortion, I think this is her right to privacy and the decision she makes concerning her rights over the sovereignty of her own body. Some may think that abortions would be morally justified in cases of rape and incest or if the test show that baby would born severely deformed and its quality of life would be extremely poor. Why do some find these cases are ... morally justified, the outcome is still the same the fetus is being denied the right to live and grow to its potential as a human ... . Although there are some restrictions on abortion, due to the states' rights, it is...

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... idea. As you all know alcohol consumption in the United States averaged 2.6 gallons per person per year. It fell to 0.73 gallons during the Prohibition decade, then doubled to 1.5 gallons in the decade after repeal, and is now back to 2.6 gallons. So illegality suppressed usage to a third or a fourth of its former level. At the same time, incidence of cirrhosis of the liver fell by half. Also by making ... this entire illegal drug legal won't lower the percentage of human life wasting each year but maybe ... its help in other way to lower the usage of illegal drugs. So ... ...

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... a criminal act. For example gambling on sports is considered a crime but in actually it is not view as a crime by the majority of society because it does not hurt society at large. The same goes for prostitution and marijuana use. The classic example is ticket scalping. Although it is considered a crime in the eyes of the law to average citizen its not considered a crime nor even immoral. Ticket ... scalping does not hurt society at large. To lower the crime rate the government should redirect ... their resources on providing social programs such as after school tutoring, counseling for...

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... a national hero due to his massive successes on the battlefield and had virtually no current political identity in the midst of corrupt political figures, he was the best candidate for a new France. Once in power, Napoleon saw the need to draft a new constitution to keep his people content and at the same time reinforce his position as ruler of france. With the Code Napoleon, he sought to give france one ... to choose their own profession. Every citizen was also give the right to personal status, property, and the aquisition of property. The constitution drafted by Napoleon gave the peo...

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... are people who will argue that it is never acceptable to break the law. There are so many laws that are created for one purpose and actually end up being a bad law that protects the criminal instead of the protecting the citizens. I believe that if failing to break a law would put someone's life in danger then that law should be broken. For example, if a child ... husband/father and the court fails to keep the father/husband away then I feel that the mother has every right to take her child and go into hiding (which would be against the law and probably considered kidnaping). In this c...

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... what case they think is the most famous case in legal history most would say without hesitation the case of Donoghue v. Stevenson. May Donoghue has had a huge impact on millions of people's lives around the world. Her story without doubt is one of the most famous in legal history. From a small town in Scotland all the way to the House of Lords in London. It all started at the Welleadow café in Paisley August 1928 when ... a lady friend of Mrs. Donoghue purchased a "pear and ice- for ... ...

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... If you want to be Christian, you can; if you want to be homosexual, you can. Nothing is holding you back in life today from being what you want. Within the law it is virtually an open society. And with people being these so called controversial things people do not approve ... what to do but for us to be tolerant, they must. Tolerance is needed for everything to move and flow smoothly. With the government taxing everything and enforcing laws that in my opinion are not very fair, we need to be tolerant to a degree. With such laws as zoning and not allowing citizens ... to have their full...

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... , David's mother Joyce believed her son was innocent the whole time. Her and a whole team of lawyer fought on behalf of David's case. After so many year of Joyce fighting for David the Supreme Court of Canada reviewed the case. In 1970, when he was sentenced the jury did not know about the fact of Fisher admitting to several rapes in the same area. Maybe they would not have convicted David. They say ... when Fisher raped the girls, they say he would clamp ... him and his family suffered. They say there is still a doubt whether the evidence was handled properly and since then there has b...

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... different legal systems." These two legal systems are the law of the state and the family law. Creon represented the law of the state and Antigone represented family law. If compared to our legal system today, the government represents Creon (the law of the state) and religion represents Antigone (family law/religion). In the ancient times, the two legal system were joined together with one ruler, ... Creon. Creon has the authority and responsibility to rule the land and execute decisions and laws for peace and equality of his people. Also, he has the authority and responsibility to pre...

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... , this meant Rudy had to work around the clock gathering depositions of the family and from Great Benefit insurance. As the trial is about to begin, Rudy, who realizes his phone is tapped sets up a small prank on the opposing lawyers to make them believe that they are tampering with the jury, which results in an embarrassing situation for the head of the opposing council. Rudy learns all about submitting ... evidence late how stolen evidence is admissible if the lawyers had no part in its theft. Rudy's client passes away during the trial and eventually they are able to win the case and r...

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