... has changed considerably. Through this court system, criminal law is interpreted by a jury who are seen as expressing the opinion and sense of the ordinary man and woman in society. The punishment however is awarded by a judge who is trained in sentencing, so that there is some consistency ... distant, nor alien to, the public. The use of the jury therefore keeps the criminal justice system on level with the standards of ordinary, everyday people this also ensures that the support of the community behind the legal justice system is maintained. The Jury System however has limitations espe...

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Bilingual ballots are not needed by numerous people. Why squander millions of taxpayer's dollars for ballots to be translated with a high possibility of translation errors? Who knows why? The focal ground in stopping bilingual ballot production is that ... citizen. While applying for an American citizenship you must show an understanding of the English language, including the ability to read, write and speak simple words and phrases and in ordinary usage in the English language. But for voting, the immigrants can revert right back. If the immigrants can't understand public debates, issues, o...

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"A True Revolution?" It was a triumphant time to be an American. We had just won our freedom from Britain and the Revolutionary War was over. However, some people have come to believe that the American Revolution was not a true revolution at all, but an evolution. Someone could easily think that the American Revolution was actually an evolution, but ... winning several battles. Not just military battles, but psychological battles as well. "During the two-year campaign against the Townshend duties, the Sons of Liberty made a deliberate effort to involve ordinary folk in the formal resistance...

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