." - Amendment 1, U.S. Constitution. ... Many people take this amendment to mean that the government must not be involved in religion what so ever. ... No matter how much the government wants to, or tries to take religion out of politics it is still a part of many peoples lives and it affects their whole being. ... In the issue of cloning the religion plays very heavily because there are many people that have very strong feelings against cloning for religious reasons and other reasons. ...

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Constitution was written in 1787, it gave the states the authority to define the right to vote. ... As states broadened their electorates by abandoning their original property, tax payment and religion requirements, many added explicitly racialist definitions of the right to vote in their state constitution. ... Even though these amendments had all been established and we as a biased nation began progressing, "non-whites" still faced many hurdles during election times. ... But now after all the legislation to finally secure every citizen the right to vote there are many Americans that stil...

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The problems of drugs in school and on the street may not be that bad as many people think. ... According to the U.S. laws, unless there are reasonable grounds, teachers have no right to search students for drugs on school grounds. ... Constitution: Fourth Amendment). ... Since there should be some reasonable grounds to perform searches for teachers, how is "reasonable" defined? From the content of the Fourth Amendment, it is interpreted that there should be both a warrant and probable case for searches. ...

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To do it any other way would be a violation of the constitution. Torture is in direct conflict with the constitution of the U.S., therefore, it should not be practiced. ... Torture also violates the constitution from the standpoint that if someone is tortured, there is the presumption that that person is guilty of something. ... A reason Torture is not an effective measure is that many of the confessions obtained through these methods have been proven to be unreliable. ... It would be a drastic error to allow Torture in our country, no matter how dire the circumstances....

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They wrote how they suffering so American people wanted to help Cuba to get their independence. ... There was and explosion on that ship. Many soldier died. ... Congress passes the Platt Amendment in 1903. Under this amendment Cuba would have to have new constitution. ...

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Maximizing individual freedom (e.g., the rights of freedom of speech, religion, and association granted by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution) This list is extremely comprehensive. ... Constitution. ... Rules governing how businesses are established, rules governing employment, rules governing wages, rules, rules and more rules. Are there too many rules? ...

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Fourteen years after the prohibition had been written as an Amendment in the Constitution, the ban was repealed. ... I've heard many of times that if an 18-year old can vote & die for his country, then their throats should be able to feel the burn of whiskey. ... There have been many signs that have favored changing the drinking age back to 18. ... I do see how since 87" the fatality rate had decreased, but that was for the group ages 16-20. ...

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This kind of censorship is controversial because there is a question of whether administrators have the right to overrule the 1st amendment of the constitution in order to protect minors. ... How Do You Cope? ... Students are forced to go to school in the first place, and once there lose all of their rights. ... Many people deem censorship to take away the rights that we have, inherently, as Americans; others believe that it prevents the U.S. from being corrupted. ... As long as adults try to control teenagers, there will be an argument about what can and cannot be done. ...

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I agree with many people who say that this is cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment in the U.S. constitution. ... The three strikes law wants to hold anybody with two serious or violent felony convictions can be sent to prison for twenty-five years to life on any third conviction, no matter how insignificant. ... Many three strikes offenders have had criminal back grounds going back for many years. ... As it is I don't feel safe because there will always be a criminals out there that wont be caught. ... If there not smart enough not to commit that many crimes then...

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So in taking measures to protect the fetus there is the inevitable risk of wrongfully imposing on and usurping the rights and liberties of another human being. ... Though the abortion debate at the political level has not often reflected this moderate perspective I have laid out, generally there has been the sense in the general population that there was an understanding of and an appreciation for the moral primacy of the pregnant woman over the fetus. ... For example, in Tennessee a constitutional amendment just passed to restrict a woman's right to reproductive choices: "Nothing in this...

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