... be used at individual discretion...in private self defense." John Adams. The Second Amendment, along with the other Amendments and Constitution is for the people, by the people. In the foundation of America, the Founding Fathers wrote it for complete sovereignty for the people. They believed in as least Government control as possible. That's ... for the American Founding and a Washington Times columnist, wrote shortly after the ruling. "They wrote a Constitution of laws. In the first 10 Amendments, they specified rights. Judge Reinhardt's description of rights...reveals either that he ha...

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... and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause- (U.S. Constitution). There are a number of court cases that outline the requirements for searches without a warrant. Searches without a warrant require the owner or occupant's permission and the law is specific in where the burden lies in situations where consent is granted to search. "Government has burden of proving that search without warrant was consented ... knew what he was doing and had reasonable appreciation of nature and significance of his actions; this is essentially a question of fact for the trial court" (U.S. v Elrod, 1...

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... ; compromise though. He saw this as a huge defeat for the larger states and believes the problems this compromise created are still present today. The Great Compromise was the turning point of the Convention. It gave security to the smaller states so they instantly favored greater federal powers and brought the South's insecurities to the forefront. After the compromise the South was no longer defending its power as a large ... they did not represent a different set of ideals. States were convenient plots of land where the people did not differ greatly from state to state. This idea makes...

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... that it should be interpreted to guarantee citizens free access to fire arms. The NRA has strenuously lobbied for the passage of state laws allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons. In arguing that the Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arm, the NRA argues that the Fourteenth Amendment enforces the Second (1). The Fourteenth Amendment states: No State shall make or enforce any law which ... that "no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States." They feel that this clearly makes it unlawful for th...

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... all and if the officers" actions fit the criteria of what constitutes a search. The government argued that the thermal imager only detected heat and not any intimate details of Kyllos" home. The government also contends " no search, for the Fourth Amendment purposes occurred because the thermal imager took its measurements from a public vantage point" (Colb, pg. 1). On the other hand, Kyllo believed that since the imager gave the police information about ... the inside of his house, it did constitute a search. When the court tries to determine what constitutes a "search", they usually ....

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... use them" (qtd. in Kruschke 12). By having the right to keep and bear arms, it ensures the public of the United States that they can defend themselves against a hostile government Not only did the founding fathers suggest the want and reasons for gun control, they expressed a need for it as well. The NCPA quotes "As James Madison explained the primary check on government tyranny and an abusive army ... was citizens with their own arms" (qtd. in "Myth No. 15" 1). Madison and his fellow colleagues knew that a government takeover was never out of the question. No matter ... how stable the ...

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... is right. Nowhere in the Constitution does it explicitly allow for the creation of a National Bank, and since this is the case, according to Article X, the decision should be left up to the states. Professor Richard E. Ellis wrote a book titled, "Aggressive Nationalism: McCulloch v. Maryland and the Foundation of Federal Authority in the Young Republic," in which he criticizes the actions of the Supreme Court in the 1800's. Much of his ... work draws from the essays of a man ... ...

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... 's government to benefit and protect the security of their personal property. In his book, he argues that the members of the Convention were indifferent about the future economic well being of America as long as the wealthy stayed wealthy, and he supported his thesis through citations of the Federalist Papers, particularly Madison's Federalist No. 10. One of Madison's stronger points for the ratification of the Constitution, Federalist No. 10 states ... that the Constitution itself governs the potential damage which factions ... ...

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... law banning all children from reading a certain book because it caused controversy. The first amendment protects the student's right to read whatever he or she wishes, and a law against the book would probably not be passed. All in all, it was necessary for the United States to add the Bill of Right's to the Constitution. The Constitution just did not justify the people of America's rights, if focused more ... on the government. The Bill of Rights however ... wrote ten amendments that established and protected the people's right. James Madison knew this ... ...

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... a remarkable degree of thematic similarity in the press, discussion of the Philippines and its people" (Vaughan 303). Throughout the book, Miller points to a variety of news sources which examine the American sentiment of the Philippine War; using such phrases as "waking up to the opporutnities the war brought at a moment when the immense increase of our manufacuturing capacity has rendered foreign markets necessary for us" (16) from an editorial in ... Inter-Ocean to "one way of opening up a market is to conquer it" (17) from the Railway ... ...

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... using religious arguments to establish that sexuality is an atrocity. While on the other side you have liberals who are fighting for the equal treatment of the gay community which is clearly supported by the 10th and 14th amendment in the United States Constitution. While the belief system of the politicians is what they are basing their ideals on, this country was ... race and one based upon the fundamental difference in sex" (Baker v.Nelson [1971]) Therefore, the court refused to consider Baker and McConnell's equal protection claim, "The institution of marriage as a union of man and wo...

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... significant to share. All Americans no matter what color, creed, religion or gender would be granted to right to formulate opinions and assert their beliefs. It is essential for this enlightened nation to hear the opinions of all of her citizens. How else can we grow, learn, and mature as a free society without this basest of human needs?freedom of expression. Indeed ... punished by a just society for their crimes. Let us not mistake what should be fair and just punishment for criminals over every American's entitlement to free expression. The two don't mix. For freedom of expression do...

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... of Massachusetts Bay in 1630 many of whom were Puritan. When the Anglicans, or Cavaliers, came from England to settle the southern colonies of North America, they too brought with them many of their religious customs. American history sets the stage for the development of Christianity in the U.S. over the course of nearly four centuries: Patrick hennery once said "It cannot be emphasized too ... strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. " In his book, The Empty Church, Thomas Ree...

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... ownership laws will not make it any easy for a crook to get a gun, but, it will make it much easier for people to defend ourselves. The government cannot protect the general public from violence. Due to the large number of citizens in the United States, the government cannot promise safety. For the time being, "The government cannot guarantee the safety of its citizens. Protecting oneself and family ... is a personal duty and the government should not impede the ability of responsible adults to ... likely to mean more danger. With more guns owned legally, there is a greater potential f...

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... citizen. There are several amendments in the Constitution which "create "zones of privacy" which, taken together, add up to a Constitutional right to privacy" (Christopher 12). The amendments that suggest this right to privacy include the first, fourth and fifth amendments. According to Ted Gottfried in his book Privacy, the Fourth Amendment is the one used most often in support of ... personal privacy (10). The Fourth Amendment "refers to the right of the people to be secure in their houses papers and ... to an individual incriminating themselves. The final protection of personal priv...

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... is an important question that needs to be addressed, because if it is true we may no longer be individuals, but "free" citizens under the watchful eye of authority. The USA Patriot Act, which stands for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, introduced many new legislative changes largely effecting people ... only after proving in open court that there was probable cause to suspect that a crime had been committed," says Michele Orecklin, reporter for TIME magazine. "Now the government needs only to co...

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... Board of Education. This did not put an end to legal segregation, but it laid a foundation for the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act was comprehensive U.S. legislation intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. Though the purpose for of the Civil Rights Act was good, it was not as effective as it should have been. It failed ... Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System. New York: The New Press, 1999. "Constitution of the United States of America". Encyclopedia Britannica 1997-98. CD-ROM. Britannica. 1998. Jefferson, Thomas. ...

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... usually leads to a devastating loss of power. If both victory and extremism are necessary to retain power within the group, and if, as Alfie Kohn (1986) stated in his book No Contest: The Case Against Competition, competition is "mutually exclusive goal attainment" (one side must lose in order for the other to win), then compromise and cooperation are impossible (p. 136). This is especially so if ... the opponents are dedicated to retaining power "at all costs." That power is an end in itself is made clear ... , p. 28). One can look at this issue from both sides. On the one hand, shabby...

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... enterprise that was created by the federal government. How did the judiciary gain its powers and what limits are on the powers? The powers of the judiciary were greatly expanded under the Marshall court where Marshall gave the leading precedent for the idea that the Court has the power "and the duty "to strike down acts of Congress that violate the Constitution. The power of judicial review is the chief weapon of checks ... and balances in the American government system. Courts have the power to make national policies ... ...

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... , constitutional experts and works of authority, such as Walter Bagehot's The English Constitution in 1967 and Edward Dicey's The Law of the Constitution in 1885 have occasionally been consulted for guidance on the British constitution. Due to this large number of different primary sources the British constitution has no extraordinary features laid down in parliament for the passage or amendment of measures of constitutional law, and therefore it ... political system than that of Britain's, it provides secure legal limitations upon the powers of government and provides a more open and ac...

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... the Court established that the word "person" as used in the due process clause and in other provisions of the Constitution did not include the unborn, and therefore the unborn lacked federal constitutional protection " (Justia 1). The government needs to abrogate any idea of making abortions illegal and act as the arbiter of the situation by letting abortion remain legal. Making abortion illegal is not in the best interest for the ... upon state action" includes "a right of personal privacy, or a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy" (Justia 1). Not only did the Supreme Court...

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... to success is how the current United States were formed. The United States are the product of the failure of the articles of confederation. The founding fathers could have given up after the first attempt did not work, but instead they chose to pin point the weaknesses of the articles of confederation and perfect them. After living by the articles of confederation for half a decade, the states knew the Articles were not going ... be much easier. Those who assume that this is true would likely be correct, but at what cost? Although education, and a job that pays well to support the famil...

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... in Chapter 9 of his autobiography, "I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defense. Franklin explains that American colonists governed themselves many years before the revolution. While the Americans governed themselves, they sill lived as British subjects. This allowed the British to financially exploit the colonies. The British needed money to finance their large empire and ... . This new document immediately began to create a contentious environment among American leaders with conflicting ideologies. Foundin...

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... one state may petition the court in another state to enforce the judgment. When this is done, the parties do not relitigate the issues, and the court in the second state is obliged to fully recognize and honor the judgment of the first court in determining the enforceability of the judgment and the procedure for its execution. According to the ACLU, the law is "an unmistakable violation of the Constitution" and "a ... deplorable act of hostility unworthy of the support." In the end, ... determine what other benefits could be given to domestic partners without Congress acting. This shows...

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... many violent offenders to go unpunished, the restrictions and protections of the amendments work for the innocent and wrongfully accused. Although everyone is entitled to equal protection under the law, the court is faced with the decision to determine when this protection does more harm to the citizens by diminishing the efficiency of the legal system than it helps the innocent by protecting their rights. The principles of our democracy rely on ... the protected rights of the Constitution and its amendments ... ...

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