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Vanessa Helfer

The Patriot Act: Probable Cause and Due Process - 0 views

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    Both liberal and conservative groups alike have criticized the U.S. Patriot Act, passed in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, because they say it violates probable cause and due process rights protected by the Constitution of the United States. The Patriot Act significantly expanded the power of U.S.
Vanessa Helfer

As It Turns 10, Patriot Act Remains Controversial : NPR - 1 views

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    Ten years ago, on Oct. 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act. Congress overwhelmingly passed the law only weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. It's designed to give the FBI more power to collect information in cases that involve national security.
Vanessa Helfer

The PATRIOT Act News and Video - FOX News Topics - FOXNews.com - 0 views

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    Congress faces midnight deadline as it rushes to renew anti-terror USA Patriot Act Congress is rushing to extend the life of three anti-terror tools, including the use of roving wiretaps, before they expire at midnight Thursday.The Senate was set to start voting on the legislation, including possible amendments, Thursday morning.
Alexis Boldt

Reporting Factory Farm Abuses to be Considered 'Act of Terrorism' If New Laws Pass - 0 views

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    To avoid activist conflict and keep consumers unaware, the ALEC is working to pass laws that make reporting factory farm abuse and act of terrorism. ...This law has actually passed in some states and I am amazed.
Dean Stewart

The Dream Act - 0 views

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    In this article, the author is explaining how this country has grown due to the diversity from those immigrants that come to our country. He also explain the major benefits that we will have as a country in allowing those who meet the Dream Act's requirements to be able to be at least temporarily legalized, as they demonstrate their ability to be great Americans.
jeanetteayon

USA Patriot Act and other Security Issues | Center for Democracy & Technology - 0 views

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    Terrorism is testing our nation's collective resolve to maintain the freedom, openness and diversity that defines and enriches our society.
Adrian Miranda

DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional Again - 0 views

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    The Defense of Marriage Act was deemed unconstitutional by a New York district judge. A women whose wife passed was left an estate, upon other things. The government, because of DOMA, did not acknowledge the women's spouses wishes.
Kelsey Ashworth

The Child Online Protection Act (COPA) of 1998 - 1 views

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    About.com Guide - COPA Act, Internet censorship. This site outlines the Child Online Protection Act details and talks about similar bills that have been passed or attempted to pass through congress.
Latisha Brown

Fair Housing Rights Center: History of the Fair Housing Act - 0 views

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    This website discusses the history of the Fair Housing Act. I thought it might be useful for anyone wanting to explore this subject with the recent housing issues our country has been experiencing.
Erika Gorostieta Rojas

National Defense Authorization Act - 0 views

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    The National Defense Authorization Act allows the armed forces to detain any person that he/she feels has committed an aggressive act. The NDAA violates out 5th amendment that allows no person to "be deprive of liberty, or property, without due process of law.
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    If your a career criminal or terrorist you should be detained.
evangelina gonzalez

Late-adolescence (15-18) = Acting More Grown Up | Psychology Today - 0 views

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    Late-adolescence are acting and becoming more grown up than past years. Many high school students are wanting to grow up fast and experiance new life as their older peers, no matter what the cost is. Families need to protect and make sure they talk to their adolescent childrent so he or she will not go down the wrong path. Parents need to show them what exactly an adult goes through and thier responsibility they endure to be a successful adult.
Enrique Vargas

inShare0 ReprintPrint EmailEmail Font Resize Gov. Jerry Brown OKs California Dream Ac... - 0 views

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    Governor Jerry Brown passed the bill that students under the Dream Act were allowed government aid from scholarships and loans. They will only be accepted for the loans if they prove their residency in the states and plan on getting citizenship after their education is done.
lukemclellan

10 Reasons The U.S. Is No Longer The Land Of The Free | JONATHAN TURLEY - 0 views

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    This article summarizes another article from the Washington Post's previous column. It talks about mostly the government and how after 9/11 the Patriot Act came into place. Furthermore goes into details regarding assassination, detention, justice, wire tapping.
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    This article summarizes another article from the Washington Post's previous column. It talks about mostly the government and how after 9/11 the Patriot Act came into place. Furthermore goes into details regarding assassination, detention, justice, wire tapping.
lukemclellan

Twelve freedoms you have now lost - JSOnline - 2 views

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    This article gives one woman's opinion on some of the personal freedoms that she feels have been taken away from us. This article talks about everything from the Patriot Act to voting rights in minimal detail. It should just be a jumping off article to get ideas flowing.
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    This article gives one woman's opinion on some of the personal freedoms that she feels have been taken away from us. This article talks about everything from the Patriot Act to voting rights in minimal detail. It should just be a jumping off article to get ideas flowing.
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    Depending on how people interpret laws, they might believe that they might have lost them but some other people are still satisfied by the fact that they still have some rights. I really like how she expressed her opinion and it really got me thinking onto how our rights might change in the future.
jes2173550

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 0 views

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    This act is very important in order to keep your health privacy secure. Knowing that your medical information will be secure is very important for people who wish to keep their life private and keep themselves from medical insurance fraud.
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    I once worked in a call center dealing with medical records and it was very reassuring to see how serious HIPAA is taken. It definitely made me feel safe and confident in my personal health information.
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    I agree health privacy is very important. It is nice to see that HIPAA is doing its job and protecting the privacy of the people
Alex Y

When is a new voter law unconstitutional? - 0 views

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    This article is very good for looking at a specific case of a state using voter ID laws to discriminate certain members of their community. The article is also very helpful because it briefly goes over the Voter Rights Act. This act was put in place so that voter laws could not discriminate against certain types of people.
Jesus Chino

Obama signs NSA bill, renewing Patriot Act powers - 0 views

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    President Obama signed legislation into law on Tuesday evening reinstating key counterterrorism laws and reforming the government's surveillance powers. The announcement from the White House that Obama had signed the USA Freedom Act came a few hours after the bill sailed through the Senate 67-32, following a protracted debate that lasted for weeks and forced some of the provisions to expire for nearly two days.
Vanessa Helfer

USA Patriot Act News - The New York Times - 0 views

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    The USA Patriot Act is a sweeping law that was passed a month after the Sept. 11th attacks and greatly expanded the government's powers in conducting antiterrorism surveillance and investigations. A New York Times article on Oct.
Vanessa Helfer

US Constitution vs. The Patriot Act - 0 views

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    Descirbes the different facts about our constitutional rights and how the Patriot Act affects our constitutional rights.
jeffrey hinton

Arizona SB 1070 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (introduced as Arizona Senate Bill 1070 and thus often referred to simply as Arizona SB 1070) is a legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that at the time of passage was the broadest and strictest anti- illegal immigration measure in recent U.S.
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