As citizens of the United States of America, we are all guaranteed certain Constitutional rights. This ultimately gives us the freedom to choose whether or not we want to exercise those rights. One of these rights is the freedom to choose whether or not we want to participate in voting during an election. It may seem simple, but the election process is more complex that one might think and there is a lot more that goes into it aside from the events that occur on Election Day alone. Some use this privilege to their own advantage, informing themselves and doing their part in impacting these decisions that ultimately shape the future of our beloved country.
1. The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Why is it important in a democracy for every individual to have equal protection under the law? What individuals and groups are covered? It is important in a democracy that every person have equal protection of the law because a democracy is composed by the citizens of that government, if not all people are included - regardless of age, race, sex, ethnicity, or nationality, then it is not a true democracy.
I believe that everyone is born with the freedom of speech, we are all born equally, and I also believe that you have rights no matter where you go. First things first are that everyone should have rights no matter where you go. Let’s say that an American journalist has come to a foreign country like Iraq and got into some kind of trouble, I believe that the journalist should still have the right to go to trial and fight his case. Like Article 6 says “Everyone has the right to recognition every as a person before the law.” The article explains that we can balance the right by just respecting that if we leave the country that we need to try the best you can to stay out of any trouble. If you were to get into law trouble in a foreign country the punishments can be more severe than they would be in America.
1). Freedom of expression is a key element of democratic rights and freedoms. It gives American citizens the right to communicate their views. According to the Supreme Court, the freedom of expression is “the matrix, the indispensable condition of nearly every other
Luban raised two models; first is the war model, which supports the use of lethal force on enemy troops irrespective of whether they were personally involved with the adversary. Also, killing of non-combatants is allowed when collateral damage is foreseen even if unintended. The evidence and proof is drastically weaker and attacks on the enemy are done irrespective of what he/she has done. Disadvantages in war model are that fighting back is a legitimate response, and as some nations resolve on fighting others may
The Alien Friends act which allowed the president to deport anyone who he thought posed a threat. The Alien Enemies Act (this is the one that forms the basis of the Patriot Act) which allow the President to capture and deport all immigrants whose country was at war with us and the final law under the Alien Sedition Acts was the Sedition Act which severely restricted a citizens right to free speech. A person could be jailed if he said anything bad against the government or it's leaders. This is really crazy because one of our freedoms is the freedom of speech. We should be able to say whatever it is that we want.
It created trained killers and told them how to get away and not get caught. Under this court case, Paladin Press should be found guilty and pay for their crimes. A second precedent set in the case of Brandenburg v. Ohio said that the government cannot punish a person’s speech unless it is likely to incite imminent lawless action. Clarence Brandenburg, a KKK leader, had one of his rallies televised and was charged with advocating violence. Brandenburg said that he was protected by the first amendment under the right of free speech.
Occupy Wall Street Movement By Dennis Yutuc BUS 309 Professor Abedin Occupy Wall Street, a movement in which they oppose the idea of government saving major banks and other financial institutions. The feeling that these institutions are taking money to better them and not their clients probably escalated due to the ethical financial unrest this country has gone thru and is slowly trying to get out of. Prior to this, personally, I have never heard of this movement here in the states. Seen news and Internet posts about them all over the world but never saw it here in this country. It may have been around, but was not a huge movement until all this business with Enron, Goldman Sachs, and others were scrutinized over their financial
There is not an objection concerning the validity of gun violence, but that is and needs to be seen as an entirely separate issue. It is our right as Americans to bear arms as it has been since our very existence, but that does not mean that by taking our rights away will absolve our country of this issue. John Lott has exceptionally demonstrated the true power of research and statistics. Before coming to a conclusion by opinions that sway an individual or society one way or the other it is imperative to do the research. Lott explains the importance of this in his message to his readers.
Are judges politicians in disguise? When reviewing the functions of the judges, and how and why decisions are made, there are many factors which should come into consideration. The judicial branch should interpret the law and constitution, and to make neutral and impartial decisions. Judges, in theory, should be fair, unbiased, neutral, impartial and not based or linked to any political party or movement. However, it has been argued in the past that judges are too alike to politicians, as decisions made by the Supreme Court judges have, and will not be mechanical, but in a lot of cases too biased and political.