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natedurrett

Two sides gearing up for another Supreme Court battle over health care - The Washington... - 0 views

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  • Washington lawyer Michael A. Carvin will be back at the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the second great battle over the Affordable Care Act
  • since the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in 2012 to uphold the constitutionality of the measure, devastating those who wanted the justices to strike down the nearly 1,000-page law in its entirety.
  • “The thing’s working. And there’s in our view not a plausible legal basis for striking it down,” he said. “But, you know, we’ll have to wait and see what the Supreme Court decides.”
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  • Simplified, the case, King v. Burwell, comes down to those four words in the text — “established by the state” — and whether justices must place those words in the context of the entire bill
  • “I do find it interesting that there’s been this conservative-led effort to kill this bill through the courts,” she said. The groups seem to be operating under the theory that “the courts are sort of an untapped resource for pursing the conservative agenda.”
  • Big business was active in opposing the law in the last fight.
  • natedurrett on 03 Mar 15
     
    Liberals are battling conservatives for the second time over Obama's controversial health care plan and his affordable health care act. 
paigedeleeuw

Health Disparities as a Civil Rights Issue - 2 views

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  • racial integration in hospitals and health care was too difficult an issue, and efforts instead focused on the integration of schools and public accommodations
  • The first significant test of Title VI enforcement came with the implementation of the Medicare program in 1966. More than 1,000 hospitals quietly and uneventfully integrated their medical staffs, waiting rooms, and hospital floors in less than four months.
  • paigedeleeuw on 11 Oct 14
     
    Racial segregation in health care not only distorts and contributes to disparities; it increases the cost and reduces the quality of care for everyone. 
  • natedurrett on 11 Oct 14
     
    I agree. Segregation in places such as this have been neglected for too long and need to be brought to the attention of the public. The moral and financial issues that result from such choices are too much of a problem.
  • kyrranielson on 11 Oct 14
     
    Healthcare should be available to all people regardless of their race or gender. The "equal opportunity" clause is completely violated in many aspects of healthcare. Each person should have equal opportunities to receive medical attention at the same degree of every other citizen.
natedurrett

Violence as a Public Health Issue - 2 views

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  • Our citizens want to live in peace, but each year many thousands of them become the victims of violence.
  • Identifying violence as a public health issue is a relatively new idea.
  • To be sure, those agents of public safety and justice have served us well. But when we ask them to concentrate more on the prevention of violence and to provide additional services for victims, we may begin to burden the criminal justice system beyond reason.
  • natedurrett on 11 Oct 14
     
    The nation's rate of abuse and violence rises each day while the nation itself generally wants peace.
  • kyrranielson on 11 Oct 14
     
    Great article, it's a little unclear what it's connection with civil rights. But it is true there is so much violence to people that can't defend themselves, and we need to protect those people.
janicebi98

The History of Americans with Disabilities Act - 2 views

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  • janicebi98 on 16 Oct 15
     
    I am fascinated by the common relevant between disabilities movement and civil rights movement. American government covers more respect toward to the disabilities. This is a codification of simple justice.
  • jennacrosby on 16 Oct 15
     
    I had not thought about the rights of the disabled. I had been meaning to look into the ADA but I hadn't until now. I agree that the similarities between the two movements is kind of crazy. And it is just another testimony of people standing up for what is right. I remember hearing about the kind of places that disabled and elderly people were being put into before the ADA, and because of space it was often mental health facilities where they were in very bad conditions.
paigedeleeuw

Current Issues - 1 views

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  • paigedeleeuw on 11 Oct 14
     
    Education Emerges as Prominent Civil Rights Issue. Gay rights, health care, gender equality such as strong support for equal pay are also identified as top civil rights issues. According to a recent survey, education has been decided as a prominent civil rights issue in today's society.
  • natedurrett on 11 Oct 14
     
    This survey is all very well, but how can we just vote on what "right" we need most when most of these named rely heavily on each other? One can not just pick a random cause and fight for just that. Each topic stated should be of the same amount of high importance.
kyrranielson

Women's Rights | American Civil Liberties Union - 1 views

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  • This means an America where all women and girls have equal access to quality education, employment, housing, and health, irrespective of race, class, income, immigration status or involvement with the criminal justice system.
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      kyrranielson on 11 Oct 14
       
      If we could achieve this type of equality for women then the world could follow America's example helping underprivileged women from around the world.
sebasgm

Privacy, Civil Liberties Take Center Stage at Cybersecurity Info Sharing Hearing - 1 views

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  • ecent high-profile security breaches, including the attack on Sony Pictures and the breach of health insurer Anthem, have highlighted the reality that cybersecurity is now one of the greatest national security challenges facing the nation.  
  • To improve preparedness and response to cyber incidents, the House Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing Wednesday to examine the President’s recent Cybersecurity Information Sharing Proposal, an executive order he issued to help advance cybersecurity threat and information sharing between the public and private sectors.
  • While Obama's executive order will help advance cybersecurity threat and information sharing between the public and private sectors, critics have said it doesn’t provide legal protection for companies that share such information.   “Every day, our country faces digital intrusions from criminals, hacktivists, terrorists, and nation-states like Russia, China and
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  • an,” said House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas). “The impacts of thos
  • Obama’s proposed cybersecurity legislation has been met with mixed reactions from both Capitol Hill and industry experts because of the lack of legal protections for information sharing liability and privacy issues.  
  • Sadly, our laws are not keeping up with the threat,
  • “notwithstanding any other provision of law.”
  • Fischer explained that there is a wide variety of information that can be shared, but organizations should focus on sharing information that is actionable— that identifies or evokes a specific response aimed at mitigating cybersecurity risks.
  • imits the scope of infor
  • mation that should be shared as “cyber threat indicators,”
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      sebasgm on 03 Mar 15
       
      Summarizes the actions the different branches of government are taking in order to improve our protection against cyber attacks.
  • sebasgm on 03 Mar 15
     
    With recent public cyber attacks, such as the attack on Sony Pictures, the fact that cybersecurity is one of the nations most prominent security challenges has been highlighted. The need for readiness to prevent these attacks has been increasing. This summarizes the what the nation is doing to improve our protection against these attacks, such as Obama's executive order to advance sybersecurity sharing between the public and private sector.
  • Joanne Kim on 03 Mar 15
     
    I think this article really shows how the cybersecurity has become one of the most important security issues. Since information can be the most powerful weapon in the modern world, I agree with the article that the US needs a stronger defense plan to fight the threat of cyber attacks.
bennordpaskin

Wisconsin's Walker survives recall by wide margin - 1 views

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  • bennordpaskin on 25 Mar 15
     
    This is an article that outlines the most salient themes of the discussion concerning the recall of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. If to be simplified: Walker was accused of going too far in his attempts to increase the sustainability of Wisconsin's economy. The labor movement was outraged and petitioned that he be recalled from office, to be replaced by Tom Barrett. Walker was not recalled, but what impact came of Walker's measures? Unemployment dropped in the state and the budgetary deficit was decreased considerably.
  • Joanne Kim on 25 Mar 15
     
    This article emphasizes the effect Walker had on Wisconsin and the economy of Wisconsin. I think that although he was accused of being too extreme, the positive effect he had was huge in the area.
  • kyrranielson on 25 Mar 15
     
    I thought that is was amusing that so many people wanted Walker out of the office, but he did very well during his term. It seemed as though only labor workers had a problem with Walker because of the increase in payment for health insurance and pension benefits. Although on a personal level that would be disappointing, but only a great scale of the economy I think Walker made the right decision.
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