Legislation

there is a difference between not supporting a piece of legislation because it goes against one’s personal beliefs and not supporting a piece of legislation because it will not benefit their constituents. Representatives, when deciding to support or not support a piece of legislation, must think about whether or not the legislation is good for the constituents, despite one’s personal beliefs. Burke strongly believes that “government and legislation are matters of reason and judgment, and not of…

Representatives of two years is sufficiently long before re election. Holding biennial congressional elections, publius argues, is not a problem,. Firstly, the House would have limited powers because of the term length. House members couldn’t introduce legislation that would take years to get through…

that she attended. Forcing her to transfer schools so that she did not have to see him every day. She asks the committee to support this legislation to allow the termination of parent-child relationship rights so that her son’s biological father is not a part of her and her son’s…

if they don’t thing the state’s law is properly proportionally to the crime committed- and add on hate crime charges (Doubek 2015). In the textbook Introduction to Criminology, it shows that over the years there has been a number of hate crime legislation in the United States. In 1990, the President enacted the Hate Crime Statistics Act, which required the attorney general to great a system to collect data about hate crimes. In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act allowed the…

are two predominant objectives for firefighters, but it absolutely is no easy job. Ohio is one of only sixteen states without a law recognizing the link between cancer and fighting fires. Senators in many states have introduced presumptive cancer legislation bills; however, they get rejected because of the high taxes they require. Firefighters risk their lives each and every day to save and protect the citizens of America. Firefighters in America should receive workers compensation for all types…

In 2014 the LNP Government introduced the Youth Justice and Other Legislations Amendment Act which made changes to the legislation surrounding juveniles aged between 10 and 16 years of age. These new amendments have been changed to improve juvenile justice and created a fairer option for minors. The Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 states that the Children’s Court is an open court when reoffenders are admitted. (Department of Justice and Attorney General, 2014) This act…

Unorthodox lawmaking can result in gridlock because all the Congresspeople are trying to push their legislation through the loopholes and not be able to get anything done. Unorthodox lawmaking is essentially loop holes in the law making process that allows policy to be blocked or put into law. These informal rules are a result of the gridlock in Congress;…

1 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms essentially gives the Supreme Court the power to modify or remove legislation in the event that it is deemed arbitrary. The fact that a body not elected by the public has the power to strike down democratically made law shows that the power of the Supreme Court is too great. This is shown in Insite v. Canada when a safe injection…

to the Korean War, none of these three restrictions served as the obstacle that blocked the Army from maximizing the potential for aviation assets, even as incredible technological advancements were made and high interest was shown and funded. Legislation proved to be the major factor that prevented the Army from developing, procuring, and distributing the very technology that would prove to be essential in Army operations…

severity than reports of physical stalking. Guidance and resources can be found by state or area. Schools The safety of schools is exponentially becoming a focal point of state legislative measures. There was an increase in cyberbullying enacted legislation between 2006 and 2010. In 2012, a collection of teens in New Haven, Connecticut created an app to help combat bullying. Called "Back Off Bully" (BOB), the web app is an anonymous resource for computers, smart phone or iPad. The app inquires…