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- 1391: Same-Sex Marriage
- ... order to do this, Representative Fallon, stated that we need to put an end to fear and stereotypes, and start seeing each other as fellow human beings. He strongly believes that this is a civil rights issue, and poses no threat to the society. He mentions a lesbian couple that has children the same as his son. They are being raised no different than how he is raising his child. His major point is that if same sex marriage continues to be band, there will be a message sent to the public, which condones homophobia, and does not give the equal rights to everyone. (Fallon, Ed. “Iowa Representative Ed Fallon on 2/20/96.” efallon@house.legis.state.ia.us. 2/20/96) A second argument in favor of legalizing same sex marriage was written by the ... s economic welfare. None of these are required of legally married couples. (Demian. “Legal Marriage Primer.” Demian @buddybuddy.com. 1999) The major theme through out the article is that gay couples simply want the same rights as everyone else, nothing more and nothing less. Dr. Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute does not believe that this is true. Instead he believes that same sex marriage is a threat to ...
- 1392: The Government Of The United States
- ... way the citizen's opinion on the government is ever going to change is with knowledge. The people must understand the system and the people in the system. They must read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It is not our government system that is corrupt, inefficient, efficient, unfair or closed off, it is the people of this country. Are we "We The People" or are we "We The Few"? Don't ...
- 1393: The American Revolution
- ... traitors and aid coul d be sought from Britain's enemies. The Declaration of Independence consisted of the preamble, the middle section and a section declaring independence. The most important part, the preamble, justifies the rights of the American citizens. It declar es that "men are created equal[and]...are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That sentence still remains a truth with the Americans today. Jefferson wrote the preamble with the help of John Locke and Rousteu. Within the preamble Jefferson writes that the people, "to secure these rights...whenever any form of government becomes destructive...it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it." It gives the people of America the freedom to impeach untrustworthy rulers and dictators if ...
- 1394: Medical Uses Of Marijuana
- ... percent of respondents favored permitting doctors to prescribe marijuana. Now, after several years of relative quiet, states and local organizations are again pursuing the issue of medical marijuana. The California Medical Association recently backed a bill in May that would provide $6 million for researching the medical benefits of marijuana, and Americans for Medical Rights is gearing up to get medical marijuana ballots placed in a half dozen states for 1998. In addition to the California and Arizona referenda, the state governments of Massachusetts and Washington are creating programs to ...
- 1395: Dwight David Eisenhower
- ... Of those, the Congress approved 172. In general, the Congress gave the President almost everything he wanted in the field of national security. After desperate fights, it approved Kennedy Administration requests for the biggest housing bill in history, an increased minimum wage and new federal highway financing. But such pet Kennedy programs as aid to education and medical care for the elderly never even came to House votes. And in one ... President Kennedy had no ready response. "There's no reason why we should do everything," he said. But he did decide, even if it meant war, to insist upon the maintenance of three basic Allied rights in Berlin: 1) the presence of Allied forces, 2) access to Berlin, and 3) a free and viable city as part of West Germany. Turning Point. It was to demonstrate that determination in the only ...
- 1396: The Causes Of American Revolut
- ... a great among power of concentrate power. Different historians had different opinions on the revolution; for example, J. Franklin Jameson said the nature of the revolution could be divided in four categories: a. Establish personal rights and liberties. Through the war of independence, American society started to pay attention to their rights. The improvement of the slave s condition was a very good example. b. Focus on land and availability of land for the settlers. In fact during Andrew Jackson period was a movement of peasants that ... I agree on Jameson s idea more because his point of view agrees with my knowledge toward American Revolution. There are great effects in the American history such as the shifts of liberties and personal rights, and they are the most important results came out from American Revolution.
- 1397: The Constitution and Gun Control
- ... gun control that portrays the slightest bit of common sense. Is owning a gun a protected act under the constitution? Yes it is. The first 10 amendments of the constitution are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. One’s right to life can not be taken by someone else. However there ...
- 1398: George Washington: Summoned By A Country; One Man Stood Strong
- ... of $25,000.00 a year, a large amount in that time. Even with the amount of pay, Washington “lived lavish, and often had to be paid in advance to meet bills” (Meltzer 146). The Bill of Rights were high on their schedule. Washington, as chief execute officer, saw to it that measures adopted by Congress were put into effect. His attitude toward the House and Senate was to stand somewhat apart. Washington ...
- 1399: Affirmative Action Programs
- ... business owners has definitely increased greatly since the beginning of affirmative action programs. In 1972, there were 402,205 women business owners in the US. By 1996, the number increased to 7,950,000. (Equal Rights Advocate) Affirmative action for women benefits, not only the worker but it also helps society. (Equal Rights Advocate) Affirmative action programs expand the search for businesses to find their workers, and many companies’ report that a diverse workforce has led to enhanced performance and productivity. Another example of the great effects of affirmative action is the advancement of women in fields of medical science has been accompanied by increased attention to women's health issues such as breast cancer and expanded research in those areas. (Equal Rights Advocate) It significantly helps the family to have the woman of the home working: “Affirmative action programs that help women advance in the workplace are helping their families to make ends meet. Most women, ...
- 1400: Australia's Future
- ... black must be chosen over white, female over male, cripples over healthy and sexually perverted over normal. While in blatant contradiction of the non-discrimination policy is the enforced official racial discrimination known as Land Rights. Of all citizens, only aborigines may make land claims, thereby creating a privileged class of citizen based on race. Claiming one thing while doing the opposite confirms the insanity of the government, the law and ... has been replaced by a very different creature - its opposite. Loud, forward, strident, hysterical, arrogant, and ruthless; unrestrained by any sense of morality. The fanatics of the forthcoming tyranny are already apparent in Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Animal Liberationists, Ecologists and Anti-Smokers. These humourless self-appointed guardians of truth are the same mob that shouted Liberty, Fraternity and Equality as they raped, murdered and looted. The same criminals who sent ...
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