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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.

Mandatory minimum sentences are the product of good intentions, but good intentions do not always make good policy; good results are also necessary. Recognizing this fact, there are public officials on both sides of the aisle who support amending some components of federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws.

According to the author more than half of employers are not using credit checks to determine the worthiness of there potential employees. People argue however that this is not an accurate assumption of what a person is capable of doing and should not be allowed to be used as a hiring tool. More state join together to ban the use of credit checks when hiring an employee.

As a general rule employers are allowed to choose not not hire a candidate if in there pre-screening they screen for such toxins as nicotine. The employer has the right to choose who they hire but in most cases can not fire you for later becoming a smoker. American Civil Rights activists continue to argue that this can be and is a potential discrimination issue.

The Justice System definitely has the potential to be corrupt, or at the very least, can be biased. What happens when the judge hearing a case has a personal bias against an important characteristic of the case?

This article is eye opening, and really speaks to the power which corruption has, or possibly the corruption which power brings. This is just a small instance in cases where abuse of power and nepotism can really dismantle government. I fear our two party system absolutely fosters this type of behavior, and certainly not to make it political in any sense: it is frightening to understand the possibility. Great article.

I definitely agree with this. There is absolutely corrupt justice. Money talks in this world and that is the sad thing.

This article addresses very important points that children are not getting enough attention or help that they really need. In-person every child got the chance to speak to their teacher and have a one on one time with them. This article expresses the positives and negatives of online schooling.

Our lack of funding towards school finding, treating it as an afterthought, is costing our children of a proper education, limiting their potentials. This article will provide the benefits of spending more funding towards our school systems and the ways schools can reform their budget to achieve the best possible results to help schools.

This website is for those interested in how George Bush expanded the government and how it went against every conservative belief. It explains the dangers of big government and its potential for corruption.

Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. This research paper discusses the irregular economy and its potential to undermine the accuracy of macroeconomic predictors.The paper was published in 1979 by a professor of economics Edgar L Feige. He describes the interpretation of the term irregular economy and its role in the global economy.

Outside groups spend millions during an election to influence voters' decisions with dark money. The integrity of our elections and the potential for the mega rich to control what information is publicized can lean the balance of power to a few groups and their intrests.

I remember my government teacher mentioning that's stuff like this goes on, and I think it is very wrong! It's crazy and not right to see how much money is now being spent on presidential campaigns.

This article explains the risks of childhood obesity. It is a growing problem around the world and it usually begins within the family. It also give tips about preventing and potential reversing the obesity.

This article talks about the reasons why drugs (of all kinds) should be legal. It talks about how legalizing drugs could potentially make streets safer and would aid in preventing prison overcrowding. It also brings up how legalizing drugs would free up police resources, unclog the court system, reduce official corruption and how it could cripple organized crime. It also talks about how legalizing drugs can prevent the contraction of AIDS and other diseases and prevent the erosion of personal liberties.

I do believe marijuana should be legal due to so many people using the drug even though it is illegal. It definitely would prevent prison overcrowding and if alcohol is legal and kills people often, why can't marijuana be legal?

GMO foods were created to protect the crop and increase the plant's resistance ability towards insects and herbicides. On the other side, it also poses a lot of potential risk for us, the consumers. The article discusses the risk for our heath as well as the environment that the crops themselves are in.

A clear look into what it takes to be considered a refugee, and educating on what it takes to apply for refugee status. Opens a platform of discussion into refugee reform.

I know we should be helping each other out but accepting a lot of refugees all at a time will cause a lot of potential problems. Not that I do not think humanity plays a big role in this but social and educational issues are what we should be also considering. Can we promise to afford them their living standard? Can we provide each of them with a decent job while the people in the country itself are still unemployed?

I think that is a great question. Studies show that children or youth refugees are woefully unsuccessful unless their parents are gainfully employed, educated, and many other incredulous factors. Allowing refugees into the country is a completely separate topic than building an entire social infrastructure funded by American taxpayer funds. In order for these refugees to be successful the government is spending millions of dollars per family, and tens of millions per family unit after five years of residence. I am of the opinion we need a complete overhaul of the existing system. I can simply not encourage immigrants to come to my homeland when my kinsmen are dying at astonishing rates at the hands of mental disorders, suicide, poverty, and a host of other contributors. We could be investing those funds into saving Americans, not providing for foreigners.

A look at the public's view on search and seizure and what our laws protect us from. This article also compares the European approach and defines clearly the Fourth Amendment.

This article is about data-mining to help prevent potential crimes. Yet many people oppose this activity due to it being an invasion of personal space and privacy.

This article is about how smoking bans could be potentially bad for businesses. This article thinks that smoking bans are bad for businesses.

Article from the CATO institute about the past NSA abuses that have been caught linking it to the current situation. This article presents a very bleak future for privacy.

Original: Younger children are also at risk for polio, rubella, and mumps until they are old enough to be vaccinated. Considering that there are about 4,000,000 births a year in the United States, that puts a lot of infants at risk for measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases. For measles, as kids aren't fully protected until they get their second dose of the MMR vaccine when they are about 4-years-old, that means an additional 12,000,000 toddlers and preschoolers are potentially at risk. Paraphrase: Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are putting other young children who are not old enough to be vaccinated in danger of getting polio, mumps, and rubella. In the United States, there are around four million births every year. Taking this into consideration that means infants everywhere are being put at risk for many vaccine-preventable diseases every day. In addition, twelve million children under the age of four are not completely protected from measles until they get there second MMR immunization at about the age of four years old.

Justia columnist and Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman comments on the law regarding public breastfeeding. She covers both of the potentially applicable types of laws: indecent exposure laws, and public accommodations laws.