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Talks about ban on texting and driving laws. Discusses whether personal freedom or public safety is most important.

Every day the federal government as well as state and local governments pass laws to make us a safer society. As they make our society safer they are slowly eliminating our rights, liberties, and our personal freedoms. Where is the balance? Is a safe nerf ball society worth giving up our freedoms for.

Every day the federal government as well as state and local governments pass laws to make us a safer society. The government wants to regulate abortion, religion, sex, child discipline, marriage, and free speech.They want to control what you can post on the web, what your kids wear to school, where you can walk across the street, what you can watch in titty bars, what you can say at the office, where you can pray, where you can get high, who you have sex with, what kind of sex you have, what jokes you can tell, and when you can spank your children.

The article discusses how easy it is for the government to take things away from you with very little effort. The author also brings up alot of his own personal views on society and how things are ran in america.

Groups advocating gun-safety measures feel betrayed by a deal that Gov. Terry McAuliffe struck with Republicans to recognize most concealed-handgun permits from other states.

Children in foster care and the importance of children's safety and well-being during the process. Goes over laws and regulations set in place for adoption and fostering processes. Emphasis on child safety with in the system and once out.

This is good to ear. That there are people who care about the health and care of orphans.

This article explains the pros and cons of oil pipelines in the united states.It details costs for maintaining the 2.5 million miles of pipe and cleanup when these pipes fail. The environmental concerns of proponents, and the casualties caused by their inevitable demise through corrosion due to weather and age. This article sites information and data gathered from federal and private environmental agency's and groups outlining the risks of Americas aging and extensive energy pipelines. The scary part is how little oversight on the safety and maintenance these company's who advocate for the safety of these pipes are given. While a slew of federal and state agencies oversee some aspect of America's pipelines, the bulk of government monitoring and enforcement falls to a small agency within the Department of Transportation called the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The agency is understaffed and lacks the resources to adequately monitor the millions of miles of pipelines over which it does have authority.

Taking safety courses and being safer yourself is a right that you should always take seriously. Every person has the right to make sure that they are safe at all times and this article explains how, where and why.

This is the website for an interesting project that details how nations compare to other nations based on certain social progress - including categories like health, ecosystem sustainability, basic education and personal safety. Though the United States ranks high in advanced education, it ranks significantly lower in basic education measures.

This is the website for an interesting project that details how nations compare to other nations based on certain social progress - including categories like health, ecosystem sustainability, basic education and personal safety. Though the United States ranks high in advanced education, it ranks significantly lower in basic education measures.

After the school massacre in Connecticut in 2012, the NRA speaks out about gun control. Should there be more gun control as the government suggests or should schools have armed guards on campus. Safety is important in our schools but what steps are going to be taken to protect personal freedoms and safety.

This website looks at the seat belt laws and discusses the safety behind. The main issue is whether seat belts improve safety for people in a vehicle. It pertains to New Jersey specifically but can help us understand this requirement as a personal freedom.

Website first has statistics about women who have abortions broken down by age and ethnicity. The site also has information about what contraception method was used (if any) that lead to pregnancies that were aborted. It then provides info on how far into the pregnancy when abortions are performed. Finally, it talks about safety concerns about abortions and the legal history of abortion in the United States.

Recent debate over the nurse getting fired from not taking the flu shot. Talks about if it is a violation of personal freedom necessary safety measure for people working in the hospital

The author describes a different approach to bringing up gun control. Instead, referring to it as gun safety. Such a subtle change could make a difference to opponents.

Have you ever had a question about wildlife, food safety, or air pollution laws? This is a good website to learn all there is to learn about laws and regulations. There is even a search tool for American laws that you can use. Become educated on topics and become "the great debater"

Both sides of the gun control debate say they want gun education and avoidance programs taught in public schools from kindergarten through middle school or even high school. Legislation however is having a hard time agreeing on just what should be taught about gun safety.

The main purpsoe of this is to protect our Constitutional rights and to freely choose our own individual personal safety and health care standards without government interference or coercion.

This page goes over issues in sweatshops brought on by the Rana Plaza building collapse several years ago. Discusses a report that highlights safety violations and discusses ideas to prevent another sweatshop tragedy from happening.

Should transgender students be able to choose which bathroom to use in school? This bill in Texas says no, but suggests they be redirected to a private bathroom instead. This ruling was decided with the safety of all children attending school in mind.

This article discusses how Director Greg McKay is stepping down from The Department of Child Safety. The article goes into an overview of the work that McKay has done to improve the child welfare system in Arizona.

This article goes over 10 different areas of struggle for public schools in America, ranging from lack of funds, to the amount of absent kids a year, & the lack of safety in schools. It highlights many key area's that teachers are trying to fight for.

I agree with many of the points and believe with the proper changes, and funding we can build a better education system. but also agree with dan that many come to america because we do have a great education system but most of it costs money.

A lack of funds is defiantly a massive problem. If there's going to be a chance to fix these problems anytime soon, that should be a major one.

A restaurant in Indiana who refuse to cater to gay weddings has closed. They say they are afraid to open due to safety reasons.