Background In 2010, Pepsi distributor Noel Canning was involved with negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 760. ... When the case was tried, the administrative law judge presiding over the case ruled in favor of the union in the dispute and ordered Noel Canning to sign the collective bargaining agreement. The case was appealed to the NLRB, and they upheld the administrative law judge's decision. ... I agree with the decision of the supreme court as they took historical context into consideration and based their decision on the wording of the law from the U.S...

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In understanding Anti-American resentment we have to look at the reasons for it, faults in past and present U.S. foreign policy, and the best action with regard to future international peace and security. ... How can we amend foreign policy to better promote international peace and security? ... In terms of international law, there is a clear option in these kinds of situations--going through the UN Security Council, the only body under international law that can authorize military action. There is also the International Criminal Court in the Hague, which has the moral and legal basis to pr...

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It is against International law, which is quite clear: Country A cannot attack Country B unless Country B has already attacked Country A or is about to attack Country A. ... Actually, if you think about it, under international law, Saddam Hussein has a better case for attacking us than Bush has for attacking them. ...

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President Bush tried very hard to convince the American people the war was legal but in reality it broke many laws. ... Under international law, a preemptive war can only be justified as an act of self-defense only when there is a genuine and imminent threat of physical attack (Preemptive War). ... The international community has been unresponsive in helping to fund the rebuilding and securing of Iraq. ...

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Ask yourself how you would feel if the United States has been invaded by another country, dictating rules and laws? ... Bush's ability to assemble such a broad international coalition was a major diplomatic achievement- (Schwartz 4). ... That May Violate International Law If It Does Not Get UN Security Council backing. ...

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We had great changes in our legislation system and some new laws were passed. ... One of the laws that our parliament passed was the Patriot Act. 2002-2003, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Act. With this law we have given sweeping new powers to both domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies and have eliminated the checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that these powers were not abused. ...

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Due to the iniquitous laws of Saddam's regime, speaking out against the government was strictly forbidden. ... A liberal journalist from England states that, "Both lied to their electorates in order to prosecute an illegal war against the will of the international community. ...

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One of President Bill Clinton's first acts in 1993 was to repeal the ban on federal funding for international groups that assist in abortions. ... Incest is, if that is possible, even worse, but for centuries, traditional Jewish law has clearly stated, that if a father sins against his daughter, that does not justify a second crime- the abortion of the product of that sin. ... This is a simple but critical bill designed to ensure that all infants who have been born alive are treated as persons who are entitled to the protections of federal law. ...

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"Ethical Warfare" President George Bush once put forth, "Using military force makes sense as a policy where the stakes warrant, where and when force can be effective, where its application can be limited in scope and time, and where the potential benefits justify the potential costs and sacrifice....

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As Orwell states pretentious diction is "used to dignify the sordid processes of international politics, [ ] that aims at glorifying war" (24). ... I know I strayed form the laws and designs that we have been taught since grade school. ...

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On September 11th 2001, the function of foreign policy in America changed forever. Our foreign policy went from being a matter of world peace and trade policy to primarily a matter of the safety of the American people. The first action after this change, Operation Enduring Freedom, meant the beginni...

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In video 8 we learned that former President Bush had declared Panama had been freed and that Democracy had been restored. Named Operation Just Cause, the United States military campaign was condemned throughout the region as a violation of Panama's sovereignty and their right as a nation to determi...

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