The NSA's surveillance programs violate international law. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that "Surveillance must be: limited by the statute and clearly defined in nature and scope; narrowly tailored to address legitimate governmental objectives, such as threats to national security; subject to independent oversight systems to prevent abuse; and applied irrespective of nationality.... The NSA's programs are highly illegal and violate international law. ... Metadata collection causes many problems including problems with other nations because we v...

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If the country of America had fought for certain laws and ordinances, the subsequent president should follow on that. ... This is OUR nation, and in vein of the libertarian's views, people should be permitted to live lives of non-intervention as long as the government's laws are followed. ... I believe the government's purpose is to take care of federal and international policies while leaving the commonwealth of the people in our own hands. ... I think the government of America should be concerned more for federal and international policies than the public's social live...

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Men, such as Al Capone and Nucky Thompson, were able to build and thrive upon international bootlegging empires. ... Law officers were known to participate in the acts of drinking and for a quarter of a million were quick to look the other way" (Lerner). Essentially, alcohol was permanent in America, regardless of the law. If the implements of the law- the police- were so effortlessly swayed, no man nor woman would be deterred. ...

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However, apart from military affairs and international diplomacy, most national laws, policies and programs are shaped, administered and funded in whole or part through a complex system of federal state relations. ... Calhoun's theory of nullification would have allowed a state to declare a federal law null and void. ... Similarly in Alden v Maine (1999), the court held that state employees could not sue to force state compliance with federal fair-labor laws. ... For example, states have Police powers, which refer to the state powers to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals. ......

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The government's move to strengthen gun control laws will lead to a violation of the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution that states. ... Therefore, the government should not strengthen gun control laws because it will become a violation of the Constitution. ... Since then there have been other occasions of mass shooting, which have occurred in schools and streets; the government, the public, and the international community have criticized these incidents. ... The federal government understands its mandate and roles as stipulated in the supreme law and has strived to formulate and enact la...

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The privacy issues over the use of the Internet have been critical since there were an ongoing news reports in the international media revealing operational details about the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and its international partners global surveillance of foreign nationals and U.S citizens. ... Alternatively, the NSA broke federal privacy laws, or exceeded its authority (Gellman 2013). ...

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A federal court system has jurisdiction over cases such as violating federal regulations (taxes, civil rights, etc), international disputes, intellectual property issues, bankruptcy matters and disputes between states to mention just a few. A state court system has jurisdiction over family law issues, property law issues, professional malpractice issues, personal injury lawsuits and regulation of motor vehicules cases. ... However counter-intuitive it might sound, many law experts perceive this method as the less fair. ...

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The factors that bind these units include; a constitution or written laws stipulating about how power ought to be distributed the organization. ... They also share a currency which acts to empower them in the global market as they also gain international respect. ...

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Those who are represent Sue Goodall's organization are arguing that the Department of Defense has violated the Alabama law because the Secretary of Defense did not apply for a permit to the Alabama Department of Agricultures and does not intend to do so. Thus, this raises the question can the government conduct an experiment in the state of Alabama that is against Alabama's law? ... The state of Alabama says that the federal government cannot conduct those experiments at Maxwell because it violates the state law. ... The Constitution in Article I, Section 8 gave the federal g...

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Libertarianism can trace its history as far back as sixth century BC philosopher Lao-tzu who accordingly stated "Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony." (6:27) Nevertheless, Libertarianism as it pertains to the United States struck a cord with Americans under the despotic colonial rule of Great Britain. ...

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It oversaw many new environmental laws and continues to do so today. ... Progress towards this daunting issue is still underway and the world's determination towards cooperating for an international agreement to limit CO2 emission is highly symbolic of Man's ability to learn from the past and to step up to environmental challenges before they condemn us. ...

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While United Fruit Company dominated railroad track in the isolated jungle area, International Railway Company (IRC) controlled the main routed that connected Mexico through south Guatemala. ... In 1936, United Fruit broke a contract with Guatemalan government, released it from its obligation to build a Pacific port: responded to a "plea for help" of International Railway Company. ... However, this also started to raise a concern from the local public that a foreign company contemned the law, broke the contract with the government. ...

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The War on Drugs, gangs, and cartels claim thousands of lives a year in the international black market demand for marijuana. ... If Americans have the right to choose to consume dangerous and mind altering drugs like tobacco and alcohol responsibly or not based on laws passed by the American government, then the American people should have the right to smoke marijuana, if they want to or not. ...

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The War on Drugs, gangs, and cartels claim thousands of lives a year in the international black market demand for marijuana. ... If Americans have the right to choose to consume dangerous and mind altering drugs like tobacco and alcohol responsibly or not based on laws passed by the American government, then the American people should have the right to smoke marijuana, if they want to or not. ...

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