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- 871: Our Living Shield: The First Amendment
- ... to actually carrying out the freedoms guaranteed by this amendment. For example, in 1794, Pennsylvanian backcountry farmers protested a whiskey tax. The protesters were not violent such as those of the previous Shay's Rebellion. George Washington sent in a militia to crush the rebellion denying them of their First Amendment right to "peaceably assemble." Later, in 1836, antiΔ sl avery newspaper editor James G. Birney had been warned that his newspaper ...
- 872: Constitutional Convention: Day by Day Occurrences
- ... supported it. We then talked about the city, I learned it was planned to continually expand much larger. In our conversation I mentioned the great art work of the sun on the horizon behind Mr. Washington's seat. He told me he had not noticed it and would look. When we met back in the convention later, we discussed for about an hour many finalizing topics. When Mr. Washington said "If there are no final questions... this meeting will be adjourned." "I have one..." called out Mr. Franklin "On the picture of the sun behind you, is that sun rising or is it setting ?". We all knew that Mr. Franklin was being symbolic and really asking if this was the beginning or the end of a country. Mr. Washington grinned. "It is rising..." He replied. This concludes the records of my trip to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, 1787.
- 873: The Selection of Presidential Nominees
- ... needs to be a decrease in the proportion of superdelegates and caucuses, increase proportional representation, and get rid of the winner take all system in the caucuses. The Presidential selection process has changed significantly since George Washington was elected to his first term in 1789. When the political parties formed in 1790, they faced logistical problems of how to nominate candidates for president and vice-president. When travel was difficult, the practical ...
- 874: The Electoral College System
- ... College system works like this today. Every ten years the census figures adjusts how many representatives each state has. This number plus two, representing the two senators, equals how many electors each state has. Also Washington DC has 3 electors. Then each state has the right to decide how to select these electors. Forty-eight states use the general ticket system, two, Maine and Nebraska, use the district system. The general ... majority of the electoral votes to win the presidency. Had Nixon failed to get a majority a number of bizarre scenarios might have emerged. The candidates in the race were Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace respectively. Had Nixon failed to win a majority Wallace would have been in a position to control who the next President would be (Bailey & Shafritz p. 65). Though he could not have won himself ...
- 875: Richard The Iii
- ... d up, About a prophecy, which says that 'G' Of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be.(I,I, ) And this is where King Edward the IV comes up with the assumption that their brother(George Duke Of Clarence) is going to murder him. So King Edward locks George up in the tower after Richard tells him about his false dream. Then Richard works his deceiving mind on George saying, And whatsoever you will employ me in,/Were it to call King Edward s widow sister,/ I will perform it to enfranchise you. (I,I, ) And what Richard is saying if you want ...
- 876: Princess Diana 3
- ... Norfolk. She was the youngest daughter of the then Viscount and Viscountess Althorp, now the late Earl Spencer VIII and then Hon. Mrs. Shand-Kydd, daughter of fourth Baron Fermoy. Earl Spencer was Equerry to George VI from 1950 to 1952 and to the Queen from 1952 to 1954. Lady Diana's parents married in 1954, separated in 1967, and were divorced in 1969. Earl Spencer later married Raine, Countess of ... of land mines. In January of 1997, she visited Angola as part of her campaign. In June, Diana spoke at the landmines conference at the Royal Geographical Society in London, followed by a visit to Washington D.C. in the United States on June 17-18 to promote the American Red Cross landmines campaign. Diana's last public engagements were during her visit to Bosnia from August 7 to August 10 ...
- 877: Declining Trust in Our Government
- ... spread is the problem of distrust in the American government? The Post/ABC News polling organization ran seven different polls between 1985-1987 asking, "How much of the time do you trust the government in Washington to do what is right?" Those saying only some of the time or never ranged from fifty-six to sixty-two percent (Dewey). A 1994 poll showed that only fifteen percent of the American public ... mistrust of government has been around since our countries beginning and is nothing to worry about. It is even noted that our country was founded with a mistrust of government, in particular, mistrust of King George of England (Nye). Another opinion is that even though Americans do not trust the every day activities of the government, there is still a very positive attitude about the underlying constitutional principles that this country ...
- 878: Should the President Be Impeached?
- ... the United States none of the presidents were officially impeached and convicted, why start now. President Clinton should finish his term and be remembered for the good president that he is. Bibliography 1) Drew, Elizabeth. Washington journal , The events of 1973-1974. New York: Random House, 1975 . 2) Sexton, John, Nat Braudt. How free are we ? New York: M. Evans and com. 1986. 3) Gerberg, Mort. U.S constitution for everyone. New York: Periger books, 1987 4) Castel, Albert. The Presidency of Andrew Johnson . U.S : The regent press of Kansas, 1979 5) The Clinton, Lewinsky scandal. Washington D.C 24 Nov.1998 http.//www.wisecat.com/ uk/Monica Lewinski.html 6) Finally the world hears Lewinsky . Washington D.C http.//www.msnbc.com/news/215613.asp. Issa Faggoush English 105
- 879: The Communications Decency Act
- ... has became apparent that something has to be done about the pornography and other inappropriate info on the net. On February 1, 1995, Senator Exon, a Democrat from Nebraska, and Senator Gorton, a Republican from Washington, introduced the first bill towards regulating online porn. This was the first incarnation of the Telecommunications Reform Bill. On April 7, 1995, Senator Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, introduces bill S714. Bill S714 is an ... won't land them in jail." Even something as newsstand-friendly as the infamous Vanity Fair cover featuring a pregnant and nude(but strategically covered) Demi Moore might be considered indecent under the act, and George Carlin's famous 'seven dirty words' are definitely out. CDA supporters are right when they say the Internet and online services are fertile playgrounds for pedophiles and other wackos bent on exploiting children. Now, parents ...
- 880: The Context of The Second Amendment
- ... Nisbet, 316). One cannot only look at the text to understand the true meaning of the Second Amendment one must also look into the historical reasons for its adoption. The struggle with England and King George scared the American people. They saw a man corrupted by power and using his power to do evil. The founding fathers realized that one man having so much power could be corrupting. That is why ... this gun- control debate so in the end both groups are satisfied with the results. Sources Nesbit, Lee. Gun Control Debate: You Decide. New York: Prometheus Books, 1990. Hook, Donald. Gun Control: The Continuing Debate. Washington: The Second Amendment Foundation, 1992.
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