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President Obama has recently made a statement regarding proposed reforms to the government surveillance programs U.S. citizens recently became aware of. Among the things proposed are reforms to section 215 of The Patriot Act which grants a lot of power to override the constitution to the executive branch. The author contends that these proposed reforms could go either way and that is why they are "vague".

This is about the proposal for a sweet tax, including studies and test run. Also the effects that sugar has on our body. In the end are also proposals for the taxes and how it will effect our economy and industry.

The tax was put up for vote and richmand says no. Tax proposed was 1cent per oz. ABA lobbied spending 2.5 mill to campaign against. The same tax was proposed under a different name in LA county and got rejected with wider margin.

The article covers the announcement of Obama's gun debate in 2016. It talks about the many concerns of gun restrictions as well as President Obamas proposal on these issues and more.

I love the fact that Arizona is a right to carry state. I think the biggest thing that people need to think about is this.. Most people that commit crimes with guns did not go to their local Wal-mart and buy a gun and go kill someone. Most people that use guns for violence came across those guns illegally. Whether they were stolen or bought from an illegal arms seller, they were obtained illegally. These are the guns that need to be controlled, not the ones that were legally obtained.

Trump has proposed a policy to stop refugees coming into the country. That has horrible consequences. It says to the world that the US will not help offer help in times of need. It also leads to families being separated as refugees already in the US won't be able to get their families to come over too.

Thank you for sharing this article, I personally and politically believe in helping refugees. One of the great things I have loved about America is how helpful and open the US has previously been in accepting refugees. I'm saddened that this may no longer be the case with the Trump Administrative.

The same proposition was put into place during world war two after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Just out of curiosity, do you believe it was appropriate then?

Several bills have been introduced which would ban protestors at funerals and religious services. The bans would be in effect for two hours before and after the service. Another proposed bill would make lying about being a veteran to utilize programs aimed at giving preference to veterans in employment a crime.

The author makes a good comparison between American and Asian education systems and suggestions faults in each one. He proposes that a truly successful education is one balanced in intellectual development and social-emotional development. Until this is achieved, our education system will struggle to compete with other nations.

The author makes a good comparison between American and Asian education systems and suggestions faults in each one. He proposes that a truly successful education is one balanced in intellectual development and social-emotional development. Until this is achieved, our education system will struggle to compete with other nations.

This paper covers the range of current censorship, the difficulty of leaving existing networks, and interoperability. The article also covers proposed laws, and potential reforms to existing legislation that may help alleviate some of the issues with large social media networks.

This paper covers the range of current censorship, the difficulty of leaving existing networks, and interoperability. The article also covers proposed laws, and potential reforms to existing legislation that may help alleviate some of the issues with large social media networks.

This article is about gun control and pokes fun at congress. The article talks about when John Tierney proposed the Personalized Handgun Safety Act.

As the end date approaches in the coming year for the "Internet Tax Freedom Act" that was signed in 1998, two republic senators have proposed a new bill. Not only does the new bill protect Internet users from taxation of Internet access, usage, and email by government agencies, this bill would be permanent. 

This article goes into detail about Arizona's gun laws, the difference between gun rights and gun control, and proposed options to fix the gun rights/control problem. A few shootings in Arizona are explained and how they affect both the gun rights and gun control

The right to protest has been a major point of freedom for the US. It's a fundamental right written in the constitution. Now lawmakers are trying to take away that freedom by making it illegal to protest.

The real problem is the groups that are vandalizing and rioting, and then claiming it is their right. Because of these people, these states are trying to do something that should never even be a thought. Basic human rights shall never be taken by Americans as long as we don't allow it. @albertskarsten you are absolutely right " We the people hold the power"

The right to peaceful protest should never be taken from the American people. I do not condone the violence and rioting that occurs, and laws pertaining to that are pertinent, but not peaceful protest. So many things have been accomplished because of these types of protests in our history. As a woman I would not be participating in this class if it weren't for the people brave enough to protest for equality. It is a travesty that government officials, who should know and understand the rights given to the us in the Constitution, would bring about legislation to override said rights.

Do we have more freedoms or less in modern day America? This article proposes that there are different freedoms for different decades.

An in depth look at the parenthood bills proposed in both Oklahoma and Missouri and their impact on IVF treatments.

San Bernardino shooting was the 355th mass shooting of 2015. Making a law, assault weapons ban. They are trying to renew the assault weapons ban among more proposals.

This article provides several proposed solutions on how to improve the mental health care system in America. While proposing solutions, it also is identifying issues with the current system suck as the emphasis on punishment over treatment in the prison system.

This article is about President Trump proposing the idea of travel ban. This is to keep our nation safe and secure from terrorist entering our country. This travel ban idea is to keep certain countries out of the US. This idea is mainly to keep the Muslims out too.

This article focuses on how the overpopulation and water scarcity will cause us to face problems with our food resources. The author proposes plans that we can follow to reduce the problem.

This was honestly eye opening seeing how much water is used everyday for even the most simplest of things. Reading about how much water it takes to produce food and how much of ends up being wasted in alarming. I recommend this article for anyone who has a topic that relates to this social issues at it provided in depth details on the matter. It's crazy knowing how much water we use daily without knowing how valuable it is, especially now.

The article is so true about water scarcity being our demise, it will be such an catastrophe for the food crisis to strike especially in Arizona. The drought plays a huge part in supporting water scarcity, it dries out our lands and empties out the rivers. There are some good solutions to how to resist against climate change.

A neighborhood in Denver is upset about their HOA's proposal to ban sidewalk chalk. A grandmother complains that this new rule is unjust and she will allow her granddaughter to continue to use her sidewalk chalk.

Washington state is proposing the ban sales of "assault weapons." If you bought a weapon before this decision was passed you was securely lock it away and let a sheriff, once a year, do an inspection. And it seems president Obama is pushing for gun control as well.