The Code of Official Conduct, established by the 114 Congress, outlines the ethical standards, rules and responsibilities of proper conduct for our government officials and representatives. The United States House Committee on Ethics was created in 1967 to “enforce standards of conduct for members, officers, and employees; to investigate alleged violations of any law, rule or regulation; and to make recommendations to the House for further action” (Committe History). Former sheriff of Mahoning County Ohio, James Traficant was elected to the House in 1985. During his nine terms of srvice, Traficant was suspected of ethical violations and overuse of power, including suspicion of forcing staff members to work on his farm and boat. In 2002,
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Ballot access laws are set at the state level and while the two major political parties have automatic ballot access, minor parties have not had the amount of public support needed to get on the ballot. According to Ballotpedis.org “an independent presidential candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot in all 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C. It is estimated that an independent presidential candidate in 2016 would need to collect more than 880,000 signatures” (“Filing deadlines and signature requirements for independent presidential candidates, 2016,” 2016). The number of signatures and filing deadlines vary from state to sate and can be complicated to …show more content…
North Carolina overstepped the boundaries of civil rights and in the process of attempting to protect women, have alienated an entire group of it’s citizens. While North Carolina continues to state that the law is being misconstrued, they have made no attempt to clarify the law and make the changes needed to respect the rights of all. States do not have the right to discriminate based on gender identity and gender is protected under Title VII of the Constitution (Law, 2015). The Department of Justice is clear on their responsibility to the people and the state, North Carolina, is not acting in the best interest of their constituents. The federal authorities must intervene to ensure the civil rights and liberties of the people are not being violated. If blatant discrimination was not the states intent, the state must revisit the law and makes changes and the federal government must hold them
Ballot access laws are set at the state level and while the two major political parties have automatic ballot access, minor parties have not had the amount of public support needed to get on the ballot. According to Ballotpedis.org “an independent presidential candidate must petition for placement on the general election ballot in all 50 states, as well as Washington, D.C. It is estimated that an independent presidential candidate in 2016 would need to collect more than 880,000 signatures” (“Filing deadlines and signature requirements for independent presidential candidates, 2016,” 2016). The number of signatures and filing deadlines vary from state to sate and can be complicated to …show more content…
North Carolina overstepped the boundaries of civil rights and in the process of attempting to protect women, have alienated an entire group of it’s citizens. While North Carolina continues to state that the law is being misconstrued, they have made no attempt to clarify the law and make the changes needed to respect the rights of all. States do not have the right to discriminate based on gender identity and gender is protected under Title VII of the Constitution (Law, 2015). The Department of Justice is clear on their responsibility to the people and the state, North Carolina, is not acting in the best interest of their constituents. The federal authorities must intervene to ensure the civil rights and liberties of the people are not being violated. If blatant discrimination was not the states intent, the state must revisit the law and makes changes and the federal government must hold them