... that it only applies to issues that affect the certainty of actual guilt. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held, "the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel guarantees more than the Fifth Amendment right to a fair trial " United States v. Day, 969 F.2d 39, 45. Galin E. Frye has had constant trouble with the law. This case originally stemmed from Mr. Frye being charged with driving while ... his license was revoked in August of 2007 and he was appointed a public defender, Michael Coles. In the month of November, Coles was issued a plea offer by mail that explained Gal...

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... its thirty-five-million-dollar capital stock (Weisberger 1).The Bank was a storehouse for public funds, and could use these funds for its own purposes without paying interest. It could issue bank notes, was not required to pay state taxes, and it was understood that Congress was not to charter any comparable institution (D"Urso 4). From the day it was created it faced serious problems -- private ... business could not be clearly or easily separated from its public functions. According to Weisberger, "as the holder of the fast-growing nation's swelling revenues it ... ...

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... official marriage certificates could be obtained for gay couples in Harlem on a somewhat legal basis. (Eskridge 39-44) Despite the evidence of these fairly common unions, many of our law makers strongly oppose the legalization of the practice in America, based on the opinion that as heterosexuals they hold a sexual and therefore social superiority to homosexuals. Homophobia in America ... made that marriage is something that homosexuals shouldn't want to take part in, but this is incorrect. The legal status involving marriage gives spouses certain state and federal benefits such as "auto...

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... form of government and do not see any "conspiracy" in the brewing, the militia groups have a long list of concerns which I will bring to the forefront in an attempt to get a better understanding of the mindset behind the growing militia movement in America. Okay, so what is the militia and where did they come from? The various militia groups that are currently operating in America claim to derive ... their authority from Title 10 Ch.13 s. 311 of the United States Code in addition to the 2nd and 10th amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Surprisingly as it may seem, there is a valid and l...

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... % of Americans would classify themselves as Christian (Wauzzinski 18). 56% of Americans identify themselves as protestant, 29% catholic (Gallup 39) and seven in ten Americans claim church membership (Gallup 54), and 40% attend church on a regular basis (every week) (Gallup 1).the majority of the American people will tell you that they are more interested in religion today than they were five years ago ... ,908,000 people) attend mass regularly (adherents.com). In all of Europe in 1998 there were only 286,124,000 pronounced Catholics making up 39% of the population (adherents.com). In Russ...

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... become independent of their constituents; and so the proposed impost is repugnant to the liberty of the United States. " (Document A) This quote from the letter of Rhode Island explains that they reject the recommendation of Congress to control imported goods because it would hurt the economy of commercial states and Congress would abuse the power and take over the economy disregarding the state governments. Since the central government was drowning debt, this ... disgust and alarm such men, and prepare their minds for almost any change that may promise them quiet and security. " (Docum...

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... amendment, although they feel that this was inconsistent with the wording of the second amendment (2). Further proof of this can be seen in a quote from George Madison. "I ask, Sir, What is the Militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials" (George Madison, Three Elliot, Debates at 425-426)(3). Richard Henry Lee, in his Additional Letters from the Federal Farmer of 1788 stated, "A militia, when properly ... formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing ... ...

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... personal firearm possession in mind when they wrote the Second Amendment. Steven Silver brings up the point that "[they] must fall back on the argument that the Amendment was intended only to provide for a militia not a single shred of evidence form the Constitutional Convention supports this proposition. "Gun control" proponents have yet to identify even a single quote from on of the founding fathers to support their claim" (77 ... -78). How can one support his/her case if they cannot evoke any quote in which a prevalent founding father supported gun control? On the other side of the to...

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... another area that proponents of gun control use in their arguments. The United States' homicide rate (5.9 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2005) is higher when compared to other countries: Sweden with 1.3, Canada with 1.5, and Australia with 1.3. To go along with these rates, America has a higher gun ownership with 39% when compared to Canada with 29.1%, Australia with 19.4% and ... Sweden with 15.1%. Many argue that these statistics prove the effectiveness of gun control. Fewer amounts of guns equal less crime. Though the arguments seem to have good, empirical statistics, they are actua...

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... authority." (Woll 332) As the weakest authority of the branches of government, the Court is not able to take over, as was intended by the framers of the Constitution when developing the branches of government and imposing checks and balances. Aside from the purpose and structure of the Supreme Court, other factors prohibit the Court from being omnipotent. As the quote presented in the first paragraph stated, the judges of the Court are not elected. While ... they are not directly elected, they are representative of the people of the United States. The judges are appointed to the Court i...

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... not be construed to deny them from the people. Now does it say, "...of certain rights excluding the Second Amendment, shall...". No I don't think it does. So how can the other 9 Amendments be for the people, but not the Second? "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, now prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people", 10th Amendment. What that ... , or that he has taken it upon himself to redefine the concept of rights as well as the U.S. Constitution." When Judge Reinhardt presented quotes of the Founding Fathers, t...

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... republic laid out. He believed in the connection between liberty and land ownership. Jefferson also believed in strict Constitutional interpretation and argued that unless specified in the Constitution, the federal government had no authority. He also fought against Alexander Hamilton's support for a manufacturing economy. In Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia," he argued that Europe had ... no choice but to promote manufacturing due to the limited availability of land and that the United States needed to follow a different model. He supported westward expansion to provi...

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... earned him his nickname, "Old Man Eloquent" because of his extraordinary speeches in opposition to slavery. JQA was born on July 11, 1767, in the village of Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, located a few miles from Boston. Within the first nine years of his life his father and mother paid particular attention to his education where he learned such subjects as: mathematics, languages, and ... to return to America to build his political campaign. In 1803 he was then appointed by the Massachusetts legislature to the US Senate. Being the minority, Democratic-Republican, in the Senate ...

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... helpless before a standing professional army. The Founding Fathers included the second amendment in the Bill of Rights because they feared the Government might tyrannize the people. Unless, the people had the right to defend themselves as a country. The Founding Fathers thought that the country would benefit from guns possessed by citizens enabling them to defend themselves at all times. This notion is defended by a quote by Thomas Jefferson in a letter he ... wrote to Major John Cartwright. He wrote: "We established, however some, although not all its important principles. The ... ...

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... could be saved if the government would take a stand and end the abortion debate once and for all by rescinding any legislation prohibiting women from these rights. Although the word "abortion " does not appear in the Constitution, the right to having an abortion is still protected under the Ninth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. To settle the conflict between the Antifederalists and the Federalists, the writers of the Constitution threw in a few ... specific rights (Amendments One through Eight) to fulfill the desires of the Antifederalists. The rest of the rights of a United States ......

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... powers would be useless. In other words, Congress has the authority to spread the legislation as long as the result is legitimate under the Constitution and adopted for the objective. Next, Marshall determined whether Maryland might tax the branch of the bank without violating the Constitution. Taking as undeniable the fact that "the power to tax involves the power to destroy", the court concluded that the Maryland tax could not be levied against ... 1824 was another long line of cases presided over by chief Marshall, whose ideologies give way to judiciary power, the elastic clause and ...

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... meaning behind these aspects motivated our Forefathers and how they have evolved to motivate current society. There has been much debate over how much emphasis on economic interests was behind the Constitution. Some critics feel that framers who were wealthy placed too much personal influence into their decision-making and only made decisions that would benefit themselves. Others argued this sentiment ... factors behind this initiative was slave owning. Delegates who did not even own slaves voted to keep this issue out of the national governments hands. In contemporary society, the main...

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... or other associated forces. How many more innocent lives will it take for United States to understand the drone program has many flaws to it? Millions of officials from Bush, Obama or future Administrations can "justify" the use of drones but the criminal characteristic of drone programs will remain. Just recently, the United States drone program has failed to protect its own citizens ... to self-defense." (Sterio 2012) However, al-Qaeda is not a state but an insurgent group. Under the laws of war, "al-Qaeda members can be targeted if they qualify as lawful combatants; if not, then they...

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... Marbury v. Madison. Though it has been termed the "imperial judiciary" by some, the courts are the weakest branch of government because they depend upon the compliance of the other branches for enforcement of the laws. The bureaucracy is not democratic for many reasons. The key features of a bureaucracy are that they are large, specialized, run by official and fixed rules, relatively free from outside control, run on a hierarchy, and ... they must keep written records of everything they do. Bureaucracies focus on rules, but their members are unhappy when therules are exposed to the publ...

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... every employee is required to sign a waiver that they will undergo a drug test if there is suspicion that you have been using drugs on the job. This was very good information on my topic. It reinforced what I had stated before that it is unconstitutional to force an employee to ... college students about drug testing. I asked them 3 questions. The first asked if they have or someone they know have been subjected to a drug test from their employer. 90% of the students answered yes to this question which proves that drug testing is prevalent. The second asked if they would feel violated i...

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... this system is outdated, unfair and/or biased; that it should be replaced with the popular voting system. Unfortunately it is not as simple as stating what "has to be done". Since the Electoral College is found in the constitution, it is most difficult to alter, reform or remove it from existence. "Any congressional record probes that many American representatives like to avoid change ... " (Houser, 1) thus presenting the first problem. A constitutional amendment would be required in order to make any changes regarding ... all this into consideration, it may be necessary in this century t...

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... has certain powers as found in the Constitution of the United States, but the role and job of the President has evolved from one President to the next. The Constitution lays out five basic powers that the President shall receive. The first power is Commander in Chief of the army and navy. While Congress has the power to declare war, the President has the ability to initiate the use of force or, "make war ... ." (Thomas and Pika 20) The second power is the President as Chief Administrator, which gives the President the power of ... ...

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... an electoral college that represent each state. These delegates then cast votes for the president. This method of election is not very democratic as the delegates from the electoral college may not represent the views of all the citizens. In the US the legislature branch of the government which makes the law id Congress. In Article 1 of the US constitution it states: "all legislative power herein granted shall be vested in ... a Congress of the US, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."" The Founding Fathers intended this branch ... ...

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... a stronger regional and local governments where far superior for the administration of laws and the safeguarding of personal liberties than a large consolidated republic. The argued that by keeping the majority of the legal power in the hands of the states ad counties the people would be better served. Have just gained independence from King George of England the proponents of Anti-Federalism where hesitant to give up their ... ready, when called upon, to support it, or by a force at the command of the government, to compel obedience. The latter mode destroys every idea of a free governm...

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... to constantly evolve throughout the existence of the United States. Before the inception of the Bill of Rights, the post-revolutionary leaders of the United States were debating a suitable replacement to the Articles of Confederation. The group that supported the new Constitution were known as the federalists. The opponents were adequately known as anti-federalists. One of the central arguments of the anti-federalists and their opposition to the Constitution was the lack of a listing ... places as a shopping center and/or an office building. While one cannot be prosecuted for giving spe...

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