As people we should have the freedom to think and believe whatever we want, no one else should be able to tell you that what you think and believe is wrong or right in a sense that would make it illegal to believe that. In America this law is not implied and that is the reason that people from all different countries risk their lives to come to America. They want a new start where they can be themselves and believe what they want, the opposite of what this law/idea will do when implied. This is one of the reasons America is considered one of the greatest countries to live in.
The fourteenth amendment has been used to successfully used to fight against segregation and discrimination because while states have dominion over those peoples and those facilities within their confines they cannot discriminate against those people because those people are in large, part of the United States, and those in the United States have uninalienble rights granted to them by the Constitution that no state can take away. Martin Luther King’s nonviolent acts of direct civil disobedience held a large impact on the civil rights movement. He showed that you could directly take action against laws you thought were unjust in a civil peaceful manner of descent. In 1896 Justice John Harlan spoke out against segregation saying that “Our Constitution is color-blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among its citizens.” The Constitution should be blind to the color of your skin, to your religion, to your gender, and anything else that tries to label you in a way other than U.S. citizen. In regards to the economy the role of gender should not apply, but it usually does though not usually through intentional discrimination.
Voting for Our Future “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union,” must vote. Americans have more power than they think they have, but only if each and every individual exercises his or her right to vote. The problem is that on an important day such as Election Day, only about 58 percent of the population votes. Why is that? Citizens bicker, complain, and protest; yet do not vote.
On the political side, everyone is free to reject, to revolute and simply to say no. Another aspect of freedom which the American Dream stresses is the freedom of religion as the early founders of the American society have suffered a lot from religious abuse. Freedom of religious beliefs is a basic right for everyone, and any difference in religion cannot be a reason for difference in the gained rights in society. As the American Dream has given great value to the individual, the freedom of expressing person’s opinion and thoughts has imposed itself. Individualism that the American Dream has believed in has made people believe that as they are free individuals everyone should have an opinion and it must at least be heard and respected.
Leon B. Bacon, a niece of Susan B. Anthony, stated later in life that “because of Aunt Susan's love for women and perseverance in her cause, I have today the enjoyment of a great many more rights and privileges than my mother had.” When Aunt Susan herself was young, there were no such things as woman's rights; all the rights were masculine. Women were ruled by a government and a law in which she had no voice. If she felt herself wronged in any way she had no way of making the fact known before the law. It was an unheard of thing for a woman to speak in public. None of the colleges or universities admitted women students.
This movement entailed the “Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions,” that echoed the preamble of the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.” (HAA, 2006) This was to imply that fact that the Declaration of Independence was including women among these sentiments. Women began to know their rights and understand that they too were apart of what was declared in this document that “men” signed. There were groups that formed call societies. One was called the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). After these leagues of women formed, they worked to gather votes throughout the states to allow women to vote.
Everyone in the U.S. has to be a legal citizen, and the States cannot deprive you from your rights, or make and enforce laws that aid the immunities of the citizen(s). The States and the U.S. cannot aid anyone monetarily or be obligated to anyone who is trying to rebel or against the United States. Any deal of the sort should be held as illegal and unconstitutional. The 19th Amendment states, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” This amendment came about after WWI. Activist such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton raised awareness about equal rights for women during this time.
Most of the time landowners were wealthy white men. Americans began to question this representation only to land. In Article two, there is an angry essay that was in the Maryland newspaper arguing for free suffrage. The powerful article disputes that the government should be formed by the authority of the people and asks why half the state is excluded. The letter showed passion and anger towards the government, persuading the audience that the poor man has "equal claim to all privileges, liberties, and immunities with every [one] of his fellow countrymen…" This letter particularly stood out due to the passionate advocate for free suffrage.
There no different than your neighbors next door. We should treat all Americans as members of our society including gays. This would allow them the same rights as everyone else including the right to get married. Each citizen in our society has the same right and freedoms. “Civil rights are the constitutional guaranteed rights of a person given to that person virtue of that individual’s status as a member of society.” (Gale
By voting for one of the candidates you are supporting their efforts on making the USA a better place. Also you would let lawmakers know how you feel about social security, education, and other important topics. Majority of non-voters have the “One vote doesn’t matter” type of attitude toward voting. No matter how much someone may believe that their vote doesn’t matter it actually does! For example in 1960 one vote per precinct made John F. Kennedy the President over contender Richard Nixon.