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- 921: Against Censoring Harmless Obscene Language
- ... freedom of speech is the law. I have in my hand, not that you would know this, the Constitution of the United States of America. In this constitution, there is this little thing called the Bill of Rights which contains the first ten amendments, the first being the freedom of speech. Article I of the United States Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of speech." Translated, this asserts that ... fact, one could say that I even encourage it. It really helps to get one's feelings across to other people. And in addition to this, there is the legal issue which states that no rights of speech will be abridged by Congress. And if you know me, you'd know that I'd be the first to follow the law and back the government up.
- 922: Euthanasia In Canada
- ... by their counterparts as selfish, taking the easy way out, diserespectful of life, and challenging human dignity is misconstrued. Pro-euthanasia groups advocate self-dignity, personal choice, economic well-being, happiness, family support, and individual rights. The word euthanasia simply means good death, but has come to mean causing death with intent, whether by doing something (commission), or by omitting something(omission). Euphemisms of the pro-euthanasia movement, include "right to ... patient. Current euthanasia advocates have erealized that active euthanasia is too difficult to push through Parliament. They have elected to go through assisted suicide which opens the door to active euthanasia. Svend Robinson has proposed Bill C385 which would amend the Criminal Code to allow doctors to assist in the suicide of a patient who is terminal and requests this. In 1972, suicide was decriminalized in Canada, keeping with the understanding ... ever attenuated form of mere biological exsistence". Her lawyers argued that Section 241 of the Criminal Code, which makes it an offence to assist aqnyone to commit suicide, violates Section 7 of the Charter of Rights, which guaratntees liberty and security of the person. The Justices stressed the significant difference between palliative care nad physician-assisted suicide, saying Rodriguez failed to show her right to fundamental justice is infringed by ...
- 923: Adult Students And The Right To Learn
- Adult Students And The Right To Learn In the Fall of 1997, the Harris government formally announced that funds for adult education were going to be significantly reduced through bill 160. This meant that adult education programs were going to be cancelled. Adults would not be able to go to high school for the coming September 1999. Consequently, several adult students, including myself, decided to ... s adult student body at many city wide meetings. In one of these meetings, the Toronto Adult Student Alliance, known as T.A.S.A, was created in order to fight back the government's bill 160. In October of 1997, T.A.S.A. decided to hold an adult student rally at Queens Park. We needed to give a good impression at the rally, so that the government would see that we were really serious about defending our rights for an education. For these reasons, C.A.F.E. had to work harder than ever. Several banners, posters, flyers, and other similar artefacts where made at school. Moreover, we worked hard on trying ...
- 924: Freedom of Speech & Censorship on the Internet
- ... punishment or censorship. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has spoken out against a proposed government ban on sexually explicit material on the Internet, calling it "clearly a violation of free speech and...a violation of the rights of adults to communicate with each other." Even with Gingrich's support for free speech there was an overwhelming vote in early June, the Senate amended a telecommunications bill to make it a criminal offense to place "indecent" material on-line anywhere children might view it. After the Oklahoma City bombing, a prominent Jewish group called for the monitoring of hate groups on the ... participate in networking activities. - All concerned networkers need to act responsibly and encourage their peers to do likewise. - Inappropriate activities should be dealt with in a manner which respects the privacy, intellectual freedom and human rights of all concerned. - Concerned parents should purchase and use blocking software to control sites and material they don't want their children to access. There is also various types of Internet control software like ...
- 925: Rutherford B. Hayes
- ... He was not a president that would draw much attention to the public eye. He was however one of the presidents that had a great triumph over a major U.S. problem, economics and civil rights following a war. The United States was just coming out of the Civil War and was in need of a new president. They were in need of one that could lead them into a booming ... the White House. Some of the decisions made by Hayes that stuck out during his presidency were things like sending remaining troops to Southern Courthouses to protect African Americans in their economical, civil and political rights and signing a bill to finally allow female attorneys to appear in a U.S. Supreme Court. President Hayes was also concerned with minorities, the poor, and immigrants. He believed that education and manual training would help all ...
- 926: The Chamber
- ... or her activities; advising, directing, authorizing or assisting in the murder of someone. Also, The Anti-Drug abuse act of 1988 calls for the death penalty for all drugs related killings. Along with that, The bill amending sec. 848 to controlled substances act calls for the death penalty or life imprisonment for certain drug offences possession of 10 or more kg of heroin, cocaine, phencyclidine or analogue. Added to that, The ... A TIME TO KILL, he began work on another novel, the story of a hotshot young attorney lured to an apparently perfect law firm that was not what it appeared. When he sold the film rights to THE FIRM to Pictures for $600,000, Grisham suddenly became a hot Samich 2 property among publishers, and book rights were bought by Doubleday Spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, THE FIRM became the best-selling novel of 1991. The successes of THE PELICAN BRIEF, which hit number one on ...
- 927: Censor the Internet?
- ... it's also about words like AIDS, gay, and breasts. It's about sexual content, and politically controversial topics like drug addiction, euthanasia, and racism" (Irwin). In France, a high court has struck down a bill that promoted the censorship of the Internet. Other countries have attempted similar moves. The Internet cannot be regulated like other things can simply because it is not the same as anything else that we have ... been publicized. No country should be allowed to, or even could, regulate or censor the Internet. Bibliography Bradford, Bryan and Mark Krumhoz. "Telecommunications and Decency: Big Brother Goes Digital." Suncom Incorporated. June 3, 1998. Gates, Bill. "Searching for Middle Ground in Online Censorship." Microsoft Corporation. June 3, 1998. Irwin, Heather. "Geeks Take to the Street." Hotwired.com. June 2, 1998. McCullagh, Declan. "Plague of Freedom." Internet Underground. June 3, 1998. Silberman, Steve. "Defending the First Amendment." Hotwired.com. June 2, 1998. "Silencing the Net-The Threat to Freedom of Expression Online." Human Rights Watch. May 1996. Sterling, Bruce. "Short History of the Internet." The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. September 1997.
- 928: People In The Government
- ... the House position as determined by the Speaker, shall name those who are primarily responsible for the legislation, and shall, to the fullest extent feasible, include the principal proponents of the major provisions of the bill or resolution passed or adopted by the House. Declaration of recess 12. To suspend the business of the House for a short time when no question is pending before the House, the Speaker may declare ... of courts that make up the federal court system; the district courts, the courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court was created by the Constitution to make sure that a citizen's rights weren't violated, to assure that they would get a fair trial, and to establish justice. The lower federal courts were created in 1789 by Congress because the Supreme Court couldn't handle all of the cases by itself. These three kinds of courts make up the Judicial Branch of the government. The federal court system of the United States was created to protect the rights of U.S. citizens, to establish justice, and to make sure that all of the laws in the United States were constitutional. The district courts are the entry level courts. It is the only ...
- 929: US Intervention In Haiti
- ... and at times indefensible, role in the events that took place and they were backed by groups such as the CIA, the Pentagon and US backed international aid organizations like USAID. Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton both focussed constantly upon short range goals such as winning the election in 1993 and they were willing to sacrifice long term interests in the pursuit of these goals. The US would be far ... manufacturers being successfully wooed by Baby Doc in the late 1970s and 1980s. By 1986 the country was ripe for a popular revolution again, in spite of, or because of, massive state repression and human rights abuses. To avoid his own seeming demise, Baby Doc was whisked away to France on a US Jet on February 7th, 1986. He passed the leadership baton on to the National Governing Council (CNG), a ... Their candidate Bazin (12% of the vote) and all other candidates lost to the landslide of support given to Aristide (67% of the vote). Aristide's Presidency showed the lowest level of state sponsored human rights abuses in recent Haitian history but behind the scenes there was a major power struggle going on. After his election, Aristide made clear his intention to build an independent political structure around the mass ...
- 930: First Philippic Against Marcus
- ... implanting doubts, worries, and thoughts into the minds of the Senators. He wants them to realize that the law only passed by force. What kind of democracy is that? In that case, can not every bill that Antonius favors be passed? Cicero uses logos to make the Senate realize their lack of good-judgement, speaking out, and strength. They were also weak when they did not show support for Piso. Slowly ... the third panel justly is far from the truth. He tells the Senate that the thought of former soldiers producing impartial verdicts is a miscalculation. Cicero is trying to convince the Senate that Marcus Antonius bill are unnecessary, ineffective, and unpopular. He shows them the idiocy in passing these laws that will only suppress the people, which will lead in a revolt and no one wants that. Cicero uses his knowledge ... reproaches calmly without making it seem like he is condemning Marcus Antonius. If had taken a more aggressive tone, the Senate would have seen his attack as personal and discreditable. Cicero strategically talks about the rights of the people being violated which plays on the fears of the Senators as well since they too are part of the citizenry. Cicero s aim is to convince the Senate as you would ...
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