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    right that according to law is entitled to everyone, once you have reached the legal age of 18. But what happens if you break the law? Do you still have the right to choose elected officials, or once the law has been broken, has the right to vote been forfeited? According to the constitution the Fourteenth Amendment grants to the states the authority to deny voting rights to anyone that has a criminal conviction. On paper this does seem to be pretty valid, if you break the law, things that at…

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    Smokey Bear Dbq

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    Have you ever thought about how the world was before WWII with dealing with the prevention of forest fires, and before Smokey Bear came and changed their ways? Since it was a sensible mascot, large enough to attract attention with its size, the Ad Council and everyone who were involved in the campaign thought that using a bear to represent the fire prevention campaign would be the best idea, rather than using an animal without the qualities that the bear had. “A large animal would be the best,…

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    This largely comes from the idea that humans are inherently evil and need some sort of coercion to get them to do well. These laws are created by the few for the many and those creators believe their laws just however every law is going to be disagreeable to someone and when that group of someone’s get into power they will create laws that benefit themselves and thus harm someone else. Thus freedom, liberty and justice are all really fictions for they do not apply to all only the…

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    Nature and the Law of Nature are both similar concepts described in Thomas Hobbes’ work Leviathan. These are both theories that explain what people are or are not allowed to do. The Right of Nature allows people to use their own power no matter what, so long as they deem the reason necessary. This is similar to the concept of the Law of Nature, except that in the Law of Nature they are allowed to do anything so long as it preserves the lives of themselves and others. The Right and Law of Nature,…

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    multiple different countries and having to follow each of the different countries’ laws. And imagine further that you went so fast between these counties that you did not know whether or not you broke any of the different countries laws. This is a simple case of a policy vacuum. A policy vacuum is a gap in the law. This should be expected because obviously different countries laws contradict other countries’ laws. So in order to resolve this policy vacuum, the American government can’t ask a…

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    In the United States the right to own a firearm is listed in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (U.S. Constitution. Amend. II). Gun control legislation is both a federal and a state issue. There are some federal laws that still impact gun control today. One of the federal laws that have laid the groundwork…

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    Law Enforcement System

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    Introduction Law enforcement is an aspect of every society that started many centuries ago since it was a requirement for a society to have people and agencies that will ensure that people obey the laws. This was also the case in the United States of America whereby law enforcement in the early history of the United States was simply developed using the Common Law System that was used in the Ancient England. This was a system that primarily relied on its citizens to work as volunteers as well…

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    countries, such as Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and even India. The company has slated her to speak to the Maori of New Zealand to open a branch outside of Auckland. She has an understanding of the New Zealand’s European Common Law. It is similar to America’s English Common Laws; New Zealand only has a few Parliamentary changes. Both countries speak English. Also both governments are members of OCED (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). OCED country members discuss and form…

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    I found Government Bullies to be a very informative book. Rand Paul discusses multiple government bureaucracies and how they bully their own citizens by enforcing laws that are not clearly define. He discusses stories on how the EPA, TSA, FDA, and USDA have set in place many laws that are not clear and have fines that are ridiculous. He also puts forth his viewpoint on the Lacey Act and how it is "an open license for government bullying". Senator Rand Paul is a republican senator from Kentucky.…

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    interception of communications by government agencies and private parties, established procedures for obtaining warrants to authorize wiretapping by government officials, and regulates the use of authorized intercepted communications by investigative and law enforcement officers. (DHS/Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and DHS/Privacy…

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