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- 1581: ABORTION
- ... to do so. The fact that a father has no legal right to help his daughter decide whether or not she should have an abortion has caused a great deal of controversy concerning the males rights in deciding whether or not his wife/girlfriend should be allowed to abort his child without his consent. This led to a review of the legal system and a decision that a man has no legal rights over the fetus. He cannot prevent his partner from seeking an abortion. The question of a man's influence in the decision of abortion was dealt with in the case of Barbara Dodd, a twenty ... sperm genetic material necessarily ends when his sperm fertilizes an ovum." (Tribe 224) The majority of society, both male and female disagree with such a statement and men are continuing to fight for their legal rights in the decision of abortion. The Roman Catholic Church plays a key role in its view of abortion. The Catholic Church opposes abortion completely. The Church also opposes pre-marital sex and the use ...
- 1582: Dred Scott
- ... territories belong to the states and since Congress is merely the agent of the states, it has no right to prohibit slavery. It all came down to whether or not you believe that state's rights are more important than federal rights or vice versa. Many debates, including the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, focused on this hot issue. With much debate, Congress was hopelessly deadlocked. The Senate would not approve any provision or law which denied the right ... Scott to win this case. The court was Southern and pro slavery. There were nine justices. Taney, the Chief Justice, and four others were from the South. Two of the Northern judges were for state rights and one was pro slavery. Only one judge was against slavery. After hearing the case, the judges wanted to rule in favor of Sanford. This is an example of using the law to get ...
- 1583: Euthanasia and the Law
- ... is legally tolerated. Doctors are rarely prosecuted and even more rarely convicted. If euthanasia were to be decriminalized in Canada certain restrictions would have to be put into place, to ensure that a patient's rights are not infringed upon. A living will should be made when the patient is of lucid mind. Also, a council should be selected and outlined in the living will. The council should be chosen by ... their pain and suffering has become so extreme that their quality of life has been reduced to such a level that life is no longer worth living. Canadian laws presently do not grant individuals these rights. The laws that restrict these rights must changed to all Canadians with the ultimate freedom of choice the right to die.
- 1584: Behind Closed Doors
- ... workplace and in their social lives as well. In recent years, sexual harassment has been one of the most serious and widespread problems found in the workplace. For this reason, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed, by the United Nations in 1948, to help everyone in their fight for self-respect and dignity. Indeed sexual harassment is an issue that complicates employment decisions. People also recognize that it is an ... essence of the Quid Pro Quo theory of sexual harassment occurs when an employee is confronted with sexual demands to keep her job or obtain a promotion. This is a true violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is also referred to as the Title VII Act. Even though sexual harassment by its very nature is complicated to define, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides a general description of ... of pinching, grabbing, hugging, patting, leering, brushing against and forms of touching. Psychological harassment can occur through the proposal of physical intimacy by requesting dates and sexual favors. In 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was established to prohibit sex discrimination in the working environment. After a decade of the enactment of Title VII, the Supreme Court confronted its first case, Barnes vs. Train, that pertained to the ...
- 1585: Are Liberty and Order at Odds?
- ... harmless activities. “If we are willing to set a number upon our liberties, then we are without liberty.”(Cunningham, 1986) The Ninth Amendment makes this point quite clear. “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”(Cunningham, 1986) If the citizens of the United States are willing to set a number on the liberties then we will become ... out is slows down the process of government, so obviously the government tries to silence these critics. But one spoken word can stifle any government action this word is LIBERTY! Bibliography 1. Cunningham, Connie; “Natural Rights vs. Constitutional Rights”; ‘Freedom League Newsletter', Aug/Sept. 86. 2. Huxtable, Fulton; “Hate Crime”; “Issues in Focus”, June 28, 1998. 3. AllPolitics. "Abortion." All Politics. http://allpolitics.com/issues/topics/abortion.shtml October 16, 1996. 4. Encarta ...
- 1586: Hand Guns Must Go
- ... guns drive by shootings would be nearly impossible. No longer could a person just pull a trigger, fire an automatic weapon, and take off in a speeding car. Last, the Second Amendment in America’s Bill of Rights is outdated. The amendment states this: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed.” This was written right ...
- 1587: The Effect of Third Party Candidates in Presidental Elections
- ... and Georgia, and making him the most successful independent to run for the presidency. The American Independent Party was a "white supremacist . . . , ultra-conservative" (Mazmanian 130) organization founded in reaction to the 1960's civil rights movement and the Supreme Court's overturning of "separate, but equal" (Plessy v. Ferguson) statute that forced integration. George Wallace, then governor of Alabama, was a pronounced racist who became nationally known by refusing to allow the integration of Alabama schools in spite of a federal order to do so. Wallace ran his campaign on a platform of state's rights and increased defense spending and gained a large following of voters in southern states. The political purpose of Wallace's campaign was to force one or both of the major party candidates, Nixon and Humphery, to a more conservative position on the issue of state's rights. Wallace wanted the federal government to give the states the power to decide whether of not to desegregate (Mazmanian 89). However, neither Nixon or Humphery were willing to make concessions to Wallace, and this ...
- 1588: The History of The Internet
- The History of The Internet Imagine talking about the latest elections with someone three thousand miles away without receiving a tremendous phone bill. Or sending a letter to a friend or relative and having it arrive one second later. How would it feel to know that any source of information is at your fingertips at the press of ... requires political and religious content to register with the state. New Zealand classifies computer disks as "publications" that can be censored and seized (Zakon 14). On November 1 the New York state senate passed a bill which, barring a constitutional challenge, made speech that is "harmful to minors" punishable as a felony. Ann Beeson, chief cyberlitigator for the American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU), said "The law will show how nonsensical state ... and allow only so much time online per day. Self discipline is another method to; train yourself to get up and leave. The consequence of being online for long periods of time is large access bill from the ISP. Day by day the Internet grows. Some people are predicting a crash because of the excessive traffic online and the limited capabilities of the servers that are visited. AOL did crash ...
- 1589: The Evolution of the PC and Microsoft
- ... a process called ³open architecture.² Open architecture meant buying all the components separately, piecing them together, and then slapping the IBM name on it. It was quite effective. Now all IBM needed was software. Enter Bill Gates. Gates, along with buddy Paul Allen, had started a software company called Microsoft. Gates was one of two major contenders for IBM. The other was a man named Gary Kildall. IBM came to Kildall first, but he turned them away (He has yet to stop kicking himself) and so they turned to Big Bad Bill Gates and Microsoft. Microsoft would continue supplying IBM with software until IBM insisted Microsoft develop Q/DOS, which was compatible only with IBM equipment. Microsoft was also engineering Windows, their own separate software, but IBM ... not wanting to burden his employees with accolades, accepted all of the credit. Even with the coveted GUI, Apple still needed a good application. And who do you call when you need software? Big Bad Bill Gates. Microsoft designed ³desktop publishing² for Apple. However, at the same time, Gates was peeking over Jobs¹s shoulder to get some ³hints² to help along with the Windows production. About the same time, ...
- 1590: Enlightenment Thinkers
- ... be “war of everyone against everyone”. In this state of nature life would be “nasty, brutish, and short.” In his book Leviathan, Hobbes argued that to escape such a bleak life, people gave up their rights to a strong ruler. In exchange, they gained law and order. Hobbes called this agreement, by which people created a government, the social contract. Hobbes basically saw people as naturally selfish and violent. John Locke ... shaped by their experiences. Locke felt people could learn from experience and improve themselves, which led him to believe in self-governing. According to Locke, all people are born free and equal, with three natural rights- life, liberty and property. He believed that the purpose of a government of is to protect these rights and if they fail the people would have the power to overthrow them. This idea is still standing today. The key thinkers of the Enlightenment had very definite views on the ideal government. They ...
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