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This site discusses the commission on human rights, regarding the right to freedom of opinion and expression. It upholds the rights of all to express their views and opinions freely.

USATODAY OPINION In addition to its own editorials, USA TODAY publishes a variety of opinions from outside writers. On political and policy matters, we publish opinions from across the political spectrum. Roughly half of our columns come from our Board of Contributors, a group whose interests range from education to religion to sports to the economy.

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.

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.

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.

This article goes into detail about a few of the rights we as Americans have given up and don't always realize. If anyone is looking for privacy information or social media related opinions this would be a decent article. 

This article goes into detail about a few of the rights we as Americans have given up and don't always realize. If anyone is looking for privacy information or social media related opinions this would be a decent article. 

Baldwin explains how government is going against the Fourth Amendment. He express his opinion about new laws being created to ask to see peoples papers. According to him private property of citizens include papers such as birth certificate and the government has no right to ask for them without probable cause.

Opinions on whether gay role models are good or bad. Opinions on whether or not children can handle the idea of "gay."

Explains why it is necessary to drug test welfare recipients. Some say it is not fair to target this group of people and other feel that tax payers pay for these benefits and it is not fair to them.

This article discusses whether or not welfare recipients should be drug tested. Both opposing opinions are mentioned in the article. Personally, I believe that it should be required and that the opposing opinion in the article did not give a very good argument.

About 4.7 million Americans, more than 2 percent of the adult population, are barred from voting because of a felony conviction. Also talks about how felons can apply for the right to become apart of society again and have the right to vote.

About 2 percent of the adult population can not vote. Why is this? It is because they are felons. The right to vote should not be taken away from you if you have paid your debt to society. The rules vary from state to state. Is this law right? Shouldn't we all be able to voice our opinion?

This is a website where law professors blog on their interpretations of controversial laws. There are several resources referred to as well as the opinions of several law professors

Great website for law professors to blog on their interpretations of not only 1070 but other controversial laws.

The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda. A Californian corporation has been awarded a contract with United States Central Command (Centcom), which oversees US armed operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, to develop what is described as an "online persona management service" that will allow one US serviceman or woman to control up to 10 separate identities based all over the world. The project has been likened by web experts to China's attempts to control and restrict free speech on the internet. Critics are likely to complain that it will allow the US military to create a false consensus in online conversations, crowd out unwelcome opinions and smother commentaries or reports that do not correspond with its own objectives

This website has lots of articles about Gay marriage and its right as a personal freedom. It talks about how many same-sex marriages there are in the U.S. It also has an article about how opinions have changed about same-sex marriage.

One of my hobbies is ham radio. Some say that the government and HOAs shouldn't be able to dictate whether or not you can have antennas outside your residence. Here, some people share their opinions.

Site is more of a question and answer type of format. Gives the opinions of the people but a lot analyzes some of the more crucial points of the Second Amendment.

The right to bear arms should be important, but times have changed and people are taking more and more situations into their own hands with weapons. It should be important to us, but we have police officers and trained professionals who are able to protect us.

Yes, the right to bear arms is important, but they are harming many people.

I try very hard to recycle as much as possible. This article reminded me to use my reusable water bottles instead of buying case after case of bottled water and also inspired me to buy the reusable grocery bags that I see so many people using. It makes me sick to read that there is a plastic garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean that is twice the surface area of the U.S. and hundreds of feet deep. We need to take care of the earth.

In certain parts of Northern California, you have to bring your own bags for your groceries. Or they will charge you an extra .10 cents per plastic bag they give you.

This website discusses the issue of physician-assisted suicide. It explores the ethics of such an act, as well as the proliferation of such requests. It offers the opinion that doctors must respect the patient's wishes not to endure life-prolonging treatments that do little to help the patient's quality of life. However, it does not advocate nor denigrate assisted suicide.

Opinions are listed in this article. Personal opinions usually stem from experiences. Its a personal freedom taken away from the affected patient.

This article talks about whether doctor assisted death is "mercy or murder." There are factors that come into play such as, emotional stress or physical pain that determine what kind of help the patient needs.

With planned parenthood comes controversy, and opinions range from pro-abortion and anti-planned parenthood, to being against both. But Sarah Torre gives seven good reasons planned parenthood should not be given government funding. According to Torre, Planned parenthood pushes abortions, instead of education about precautionary measures. They oppose laws that protect women and children, and they only care about their profit, and they don't even provide the best care.

Kentucky case of children being taken with no reason other than the opinion of a caseworker,

Since the choice to abort is one of the biggest reasons why people want to defund planned parenthood it is being looked at as more of a moral decision. The way democrats and republicans feel on this topic is completely different therefore has been making it harder to make the decision on it. Defunding planned parenthood for this reason would basically be taking away a women's right to choose.

I agree with your statement. It should ultimately be a women's choice and not let politicians decide a woman's decision. Everyone has a right to decide what is best for them without controversies and looking down at.