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Texas Governor Rick Perry has signed a new state law that will allow Texans to use deadly force "without retreat" when defending themselves inside their homes, cars and workplaces. The law will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2007. A law originally enacted in 1973 required Texans to attempt to retreat when criminally attacked.

its a great video that debates that the Stand Your Ground and whether if it a good idea or not. they show and explain 2 cases where the Stand Your Ground law was implemented with two different outcomes.

Government agencies have worked their way into the privacy of our cell phones. different agencies have the right to obtain our phone records without notice to the user. Although some of us do not agree with the government obtaining our records, it is very beneficiary to many people. 

The Second Amendment - "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" - mentions nothing about self-defense. In modern American politics, however, much of the gun rights debate has centered on the aspect of using guns for defense of life and property.

Treyvon Martin utilized the Stand My Ground laws to escape persecution when perpetrators entered his home attempting to harm him. The Stand Your Ground Laws were criticized under harsh scrutiny following the acts described above. The article following anwsers important questions regarding the theory of these laws, their purpose and how their functionality.

Privacy is mostly an illusion. A useful illusion, no question about it, one that allows us to live without being paralyzed by self-consciousness. The illusion of privacy gives us room to be fully human, sharing intimacies and risking mistakes. But all the while, the line between private and public space is as porous as tissue paper.

"The illegal immigrant population in the United States has fallen below 11 million, continuing a nearly decade-long decline that has the potential to reshape the debate over reforming the nation's immigration system, according to a study released Wednesday."

Planned Parenthood isn't just about abortions. Defunding Planned Parenthood doesn't just effect abortions as many Republicans and "pro-life" activist would like to think. Planned Parenthood provides birth control, breast exams, pap-smears, and sexual education classes. And get this, government funding isn't even used for abortions in the first place!

Planned Parenthood offers more diverse health-care than just abortions. Planned Parenthood provides essential medical practices to women who could not otherwise afford them. The fight against this establishment is only scaling the top of this issue. This is not a fight against supporting abortion, this is a fight to keep women feeling safe with knowing they have a place to turn when they need medical assistance.

In one year ages ranging from 0-19, 17,499 shootings happen from homicides, assaults, suicides, suicide attempts, accidental shootings and police intervene. 40% of guns sold in America are sold without a background check.

Is the Enforcement of Existing Immigration Laws Alone a Good Solution to Illegal immigration? Plenty of pros and cons on this specific matter that could really change your view point on our current immigration policies.

The U.S. should not make the same mistake more then once by enforcing an amnesty policy. Instead, we should focus on increasing border protection and enhancing current immigration policies.

Obama vetoed the bill to de-fund Planned Parenthood. This outraged people of both political parties, given this organization allegedly sold baby body parts illegally.

This is an article about mass shootings in relation to gun laws in the United States. It gives 11 easy to read facts and statistics about mass shootings.

America is a land of guns. There are 11 models and explanations on the ownership of firearms and the outcomes of them. Mass shootings, shooting sprees and active shooters have become more common. There are many charts to compare to.

Talks about protecting privacy for small businesses through the government. The internet and how it has become what it is today. Data and how much we'll have in the future. #privacysecurity #Data #InternetBackground #Potential

If there's a debate that sums up post-9/11 politics, it's security versus privacy. Which is more important? How much privacy are you willing to give up for security? Can we even afford privacy in this age of insecurity? Security versus privacy: It's the battle of the century, or at least its first decade.

There have been pushes to ban encrypted services online in order to try and prevent terrorists from secretly using such services to communicate. This article discusses three major points that we need to consider when discussing this issue; terrorists aren't using things like PS4's to communicate, despite what the rumors claim. When we apply back-doors to our encrypted services, we weaken them to attack. We need to think about this as Privacy vs security, not security vs security.

Earlier this year, Edward J. Snowden, a government contractor, leaked classified documents to the news media that revealed the existence of top-secret government surveillance programs. We now know that the National Security Agency gathers phone logs and Internet data from millions of Americans as part of its mission to keep the United States safe.

More than 90 percent of the care that Planned Parenthood provides is preventive. Every year the organization provides 830,000 breast exams, nearly 1 million cervical cancer screenings, 500,000 HIV tests and birth control to 2.5 million patients.

"The Supreme Court will give President Obama a final shot at implementing his plan to shield more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. The justices agreed Tuesday to hear the administration's contention that Obama has the power to change immigration policy without going through Congress."