Equality before the law

For example, if Martin Luther King, Jr did not challenge the government to eradicate the “racial contract” or racial laws against minorities, people of color would not have the same rights that they have today. As stated earlier, social contracts have both, positive and negative aspects and should be conditioned to protect and guarantee security to the involved parties…

How Far Are We Willing To Take Equality “There’s nothing wrong with you, there’s a lot wrong with the world you live in,” was once said by a wise man named Chris Colfer. In the story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, the world is distorted to show complete equality. The government forces people to be altered by handicaps because they are “too smart” or “too beautiful.” The author uses this world to show that although equality is what many strive for, it should have its limits. The author uses…

recipients to stay, to stopping the SB4 law from taking into effect. It has created a major influence in this world because of how much has changed throughout the years in ways that the supreme court has used their power and their knowledge of the Bill of rights and the first amendment in which we are protected under, to yield these unconstitutional…

Source One communicates that governments should play a greater role in modern society in order to prevent robber barons, enforce labour laws, and prevent consequences associated to Laissez-faire capitalism. The cartoon illustrates a wealthy man holding a sign stating “21st century robber baron”. This detail from the source enforces the idea of modern entrepreneurs acting like entrepreneurs of the industrial revolution in which profits made were not fairly shared with workers, but instead kept to…

discrimination and explored countless new ideas in achieving equality in American basketball. While many African Americans encountered discrimination, Earl Lloyd explored new ideas in social equality by starting integration in the NBA. Earl Lloyd 's…

In 1954, the Supreme Court shows its commitment to equality liberalism after an era of protecting economic rights. Brown is a proper use of the Supreme Court’s power and its four shortcomings legitimate their decision. This era of equality allowed the court and social movements to work in synergy allowing for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 to be established. Firstly, while the decision undermines the federal system that the 1787 constitution creates and forces the…

her commit suicide after she could no longer control her own body, it would be a considered a criminal offense under federal law (Yaffe 53-54). This is an obvious breach of the equality rights from the Charter, as the law, known as Section 241 (b) of the Criminal Code of Canada, discriminates on the grounds of physical disability (Kluge 1). The best way to solve this equality imbalance would be through the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia, which would then acknowledge that…

warrants a lot of discussion, especially due to the unfairness displayed in the name of revenge or comeuppance. It truly leads one to wonder if the law truly is moral. It also brings forth a debate on the scope of private law, and the idea of justice espoused by Ernest Weinrib. Private law itself indeed serves its own purpose, but to say that private law should not try to imbibe moral values is also a bit reckless. Aristotle says that “corrective justice is the idea in which liability rectifies…

Southern states simply refused to accept black people as equals. The laws affected almost every aspect of daily life, mandating segregation of schools, parks, libraries, drinking fountains, restrooms, buses, trains, and restaurants. "Whites Only" and "Colored" signs were constant reminders of the enforced racial order (American…

back African Americans in many different ways, creating a social divide between races that is sometimes present in todays society. But in turn, many great efforts have been put forth by African Americans to help win their equality and freedom that they deserve. Finding equality and freedom for African Americans is easier said that done, especially if we still grapple with racial divides in certain parts of our nation. Many great abolitionists and advocates for freedom did miraculous things to…