Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution

1. Under the Texas state education system, public elementary schools and secondary schools are financed by both federal and local funds. The Establishment of the Texas Minimum Foundation School Program was made to guarantee a basic educational offering to each child in the state of Texas. In addition to this program, each school district was required to provide additional principal for education, based on an ad valorem tax on property within its jurisdiction. The State supplies about 80% of the…

Garton Ash believes democracies should move beyond hate speech laws because they prevent “open and robust civility”, are paternalistic in nature, ineffective at preventing prejudice and discrimination, and lead to a slippery slope of what demands protection by law. Garton Ash presents the idea of “open and robust civility” as the balance of tolerance and ability to openly express oneself, which may be intolerant by nature. Hate speech laws prevent the ability for self expression if the views…

The increasing lack of strong gun control might cause frequent mass shootings. But might frequent mass shootings cause a lack of strong gun-control as well? Yes. Responding to the increase of gun crime, people find themselves wanting to purchase guns for protection. These people may therefore feel that new gun control measures threaten their safety. Try to see it their way, just for a moment. Tinkering around the edges of the rules governing the legal acquisition of firearms can't and won't…

least for the National Rifle Association and the Republicans. He claims that the gun control cause has a specific political problem. He states that gun ownership is a form of expressive individualism no less than the liberties beloved in America, and it makes sense that a culture that rejects erotic limits would reject limits on self-defense as well. Douthat states that some of the killers passed background…

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" (Voltaire). Some people will disagree with decisions but all will fight for the right can still make those decisions. , will say that agree it is ok to stand up for popular belief, but it’s not ok to cause harm to others and the society by doing so. also don’t think there should be banned books because it’s just a book, and one can control what they read—don’t take it out on others. It's ok to…

schools can not simply limit the right of free expression of religion. The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), an American Christian nonprofit organization, believes students are allowed to have religious conversations with other students due to their First Amendment rights of freedom of speech…

As I stated previously I’m all for your Second Amendment rights. I think you should be able to have guns. It's in our constitution. What I am not for are illogical arguments and lies. There is one argument and one argument in particular for owning a gun. That argument is “I like guns.” Now, I think I can see some faults in that poorly constructed…

Seeing a white male in a vehicle alone is not enough for a solid case for a lawful Terry stop. The facts of this case what few there is, along with the officers thinking that Uber has a possibility of committing a crime, is unfounded. Is it fair to state that Officer Mathison should be aware of the drivers in that area? I believe that is fair. I also believe that it is commendable for any officer to be alert and particular of details in what they notice about drivers. The officers should pay…

"The Negro who was once enslaved by law became emancipated by it, and is achieving equality through it. Provided it is adequately enforced, law can change things for the better, moreover, it can change the hearts of men, for law has an educational function," (Commire, 1994). Thurgood Marshall once said this powerful statement about how the rights of African Americans developed over from past times, and should be developed in the future. During his career in civil rights, Thurgood fought for…

Kraemer, however this caused conflict between the family and Kraemer as he told them they could not live there. The state however found this against the 14th and allowed the family to live in the neighborhood and stopped judicial force when they found "state action by virtue of the Supreme Court of Missouri’s decision to enforce the restrictive covenant. The Court found that state action includes actions by legislative bodies and also courts and judicial officials." (Shelly v Kraemer). The…