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a group of senators are going "rogue" an bidding against certain provisions of NDAA 2012. Stating that indefinite detention will be too similar to internment camps of WWII. They don't want the country to take a step backwards if it isn't necessary.

The right to bear arms is in the constitution and how could the government change that in a good manner. I don't feel the problem is owning a gun, it it how people secure their guns at home. You can't have a gun at home and leave it accessable with children running around. We need to look at all the other causes of violence going into childrens heads like television and video games before we blame guns.

The article tells the history of immigration in the U.S. which is interesting if you don't know it. The website is also a good source for other articles and information regarding immigration.

Different states throughout the U.S. don't quite have a grasp on the definition of "rape." Certain actions on victims are being called minor sexual assaults and it doesn't seem to most of the U.S. that rape is taken seriously.

Parents used an embryo selection process to have a healthy baby that would potentially be a donor match to cure its siblings of a genetic disease. In most cases like this, the children that were created as a "savior sibling" become part of the family, but what happens to those that serve their purpose and aren't needed after that? Embryos that don't meet the donor criteria are discarded. So what happens to the children that donate and cure their siblings, can they be discarded as well (put up for adoption)?

Obama ends this policy and lets people in the military say there "gay".I think its probably helpful to the gay community because they feel more welcomed. my boyfriends in the navy and said in bootcamp there were 4 "gay" men in his division.

You will find this article is comparable to oral contraception law, but also deals with the religious organization should be exempt from providing their employees with birth control. Here is a something I found interesting " It argues that while churches themselves are exempt from providing birth control to employees free of charge, "religious schools, hospitals, and social services don't qualify as religious, and must therefore provide these drugs and procedures."

Don't you think we should be able to choose whatever college we would like to attend? Waiting for an acceptance letter, is like waiting for acceptance from kids at school to be your friend. If you have the funds or want to try, people should be able to any college they want.

Body art and tattoos are accepted in many types of careers. Times are changing and the younger generation have more body art and tattoos no a days. However, the white collared employees with face to face interaction with clients will be subject to their tattoos and body art being covered. Don't judge a book by its cover.

Oregon has a system in place for people to make some choices about their end of life care and whether they want to have their lives sustained or not. The state has set up a database for EMT's and doctors to make it easier to follow the wishes of the patients. Most patients who fill out the POLSR don't want to be resuscitated.

This article by Adam Weinstein really jumped from topic to topic and personally I don't see the connection between illegal immigration to concelled-carry permits. The right to bear arms is a personal right I find important.

The "contraception mandate" requires private health plans to provide access to contraceptive drugs with no exception for religious beliefs. This includes the private health plan used by the Catholic Church when they don't believe in contraception of any form.

Some people think that freedom means not obeying any laws not in the Constitution, which in turn puts them on an FBI watchlist. They don't pay taxes, send their children to school, or pay parking tickets.

WASHINGTON - Separate smoking sections don't cut it: Only smoke-free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing in other people's tobacco smoke, says a long-awaited surgeon general's report. Some 126 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke, what U.S.

Don't celebrate the win over SOPA and PIPA just yet. There are a lot of even nastier items on the horizon. Going beyond what is on the internet, ACTA takes things a step further.

Article talks about how the Supreme Court has yet to make this issue legal or not. The police want to use these call phone devices as a way of tracking everyone.

I especially like the concept put forth by Sonia Sotomayor's contention that the old laws don't hold well in the digital age. Change is NOT bad.

Giving mothers un-paid break time to pump the milk for their nursing child. People don't realize that this is not only a health benefit it is an economic benefit.

The mother of a gay man questioned the Presidential candidate and asked him to justify his position that gays shouldn't adopt. Santorum inferred that gays and lesbians don't have the right because God only grants everybody some rights but the government is in charge of deciding the leftover rights. Florida banned same-sex adoptions in 1977 but the law was challenged and 2 gay men adopted a foster child in 2011

This is explaining that children of LGBT parents don't have any kind of influence on being bisexual or not. It also explains how children should handle questions when they are asked how they are being raised

advocacy for The Parental Divorce Reduction Act where parents of minor children would have to participate in divorce education classes before filing for a divorce

I don't agree with this reform. I think divorce should be a personal decision between two people just like the marriage was their decision.