Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    argue that censorship threatens our first amendment, the freedom to speak and publicize freely. The big guys use it to hide secrets and operate more privately behind the people, the soul of a democracy. Used as tool to extract obscenity and other dangers, political censorship unjustly manipulates society’s views and values, abuses American’s peoples constitutional rights, and threatens our democratic way of life. In general, censorship in the United States, involving the suppression of speech…

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    Hello, thank you for allowing me to speak at this meeting. Despite the fact that I was not chosen to be allowed into the Boston Church and the General Court. That means that I have no official say in the vote that is to occur later today. But, I would like to inform you of my opinion on the matter, in hopes that it helps all of you to come to the best decision for your community. First of all, I do not think that all of you have discussed everything that needs to be discussed regarding the…

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    While most would agree that the aforementioned pros to this issue are important, political correctness simply isn't the means for obtaining these benefits. Augusto Zimmerman and Lorraine Finlay not only hold strongly to this view (which disagrees with Corolla’s) but go as far to contend “Absolute free speech under all circumstances can never be a possibility… speech advocating or inciting direct acts of violence and direct attacks on the physical integrity of another person should never be…

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    The first big battleground for the 50s of civil rights was over education. The Civil Rights Movement was not only bordered by the South’s issues, but also bordered by only racial inequality. Segregation was much larger than southern states. One of the infamous key cases in higher education is George McLaurin v. Oklahoma. McLaurin wanted to pursue getting his doctorate in education at University of Oklahoma, but due to its segregated policies, it did not offer any facilities for black students.…

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    approval for a probationary period. At the end of the period each judge’s performances are reviewed by a group of judicial experts. If the judge passes their evaluation they can run for the bench in a popular election. 3. In your opinion, should the State of Texas abolish the death penalty? Support your responses. In my own opinion I believe the death penalty should be abolished. I think if they are already found guilty then they should serve a time even if it is a life sentence. I understand…

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    It’s no secret that religion is extremely prominent in the United States ranging from a variety of different faiths: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and even Scientology, these are all massive institutions committed to dealing with matters concerning faith; however, all these institutions are exempt from tax in the United States. Should this be the case? The answer is no, all religious organizations should be taxed accordingly and indiscriminately. Taxing religious organizations isn’t a matter of…

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    On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles remade a script of H.G. Wells’ book War of the Worlds and performed it live on the Columbia Broadcasting system radio scaring millions of citizens leading to chaos. Orson Welles is guilty of violating the clear and present danger clause because he broadcasted fake news, caused police lines to become jammed and created mass fear and panic. Only real news should be played on the radio. Judge Kennedy, who testified against Welles at trial stated that the broadcast…

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    Anthony Elonis was arrested on December 8, 2017 for violating five counts of a federal anti-threat statute. Elonis posted statements on Facebook that seemed like he was threatening people in his life including his ex-wife, an FBI agent. Before his postings, his wife and family left him he also lost his job at an amusement park. After the unfortunate series of events he started posting comments on Facebook that could be taken as statements of threats. He clamed that he didn’t literally mean what…

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    Burwell v. Hobby Lobby decision exempts closely-held corporations from laws they object to on religious grounds under the Religion Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The decision builds on the extension of free speech protection to corporations in Citizens United v. FEC (2010) by giving corporations rights previously accorded exclusively to people. Supporters of the decision include Dr. Robert Jeffress, a pastor and Fox News Contributor, who writes that the contraceptive mandate violates the Free…

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    Books Awareness and Reading for Knowledge Project, written by R. Wolf Baldassarro. He stated that in 2012 Connecticut wanted the book banned from middle school classrooms because they claimed that it promoted witchcraft and violence. Baldassarro states many reasons why the book is banned in different places and another reason was because the use of “Lord” outside of prayer, as well as the death of Leslie in the later part of the book. The use of language in the book, he says, got the idea and…

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