Group items tagged

information about what banks and other business's need to do to comply with the new need for information gathering

On Wednesday, President Obama initiated 23 executive actions designed to help combat gun violence. But as he himself acknowledged, there's only so much he can do on his own. The "most important" changes, he said, need to go through Congress. "To make a real and lasting difference, Congress too must act," said the president.

When will the government put in place a fair tax act. Why should people with less income pay more taxes and the ones who are making alot pay less taxes. A new plan needs to put in place and actually be "fair"

The Second Amendment was put into the constitution for a reason and it is still relevant to this day. Many opposing gun rights want to interpret the constitution and make changes. This document should stay unchanged and upheld.

For young adults, the "right" to eat healthy food may be more closely associated with the right to understand how food choices impact their health. Without information and understanding, it can be argued that young people may not be in a position to advocate for themselves or to act in their own best interests. In this article, a secondary issue takes center stage: there are economic implications for the availability and sales of junk food to young adults.

This is an article from the Huffington Post about Internet censorship. It is specifically talking about SOPA, and the "SOPA blackouts" earlier this year. SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act.

This is an article from ABC News earlier this year. It mostly focuses on PIPA, the Protect IP Act. It also contains a few videos on censorship.

President Obama - the son of a single mother and the father of two daughters - understands that women aren't a special interest group. They are more than half of this country, and issues that affect women also affect families.

ACTA is the new SOPA and so much more. It also is a trade agreement encompassing most of the developed countries of the world

Oh boy. Here we go again. They just won't give up.

An article by Forbes with their opinion on another possible act that is on the books for discussion in the same vein of SOPA and PIPA. It also provides some links to help you better understand ACTA.

This article describes the issues of racial profiling that could transpire if anyone is stopped without proper immigration paperwork. This newspaper article also discusses the purpose of the Support of Law enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act signed into affect by govoner Jan Brurer 23, April, 2010

This is an article that discusses the rights of students and their families when it comes to the disclosure of academic records. This also talks about which officials should be able to get a hold of such information.

The pros and cons of SOPA and PIPA are discussed in this article. There is also an alternative introduced in this website about the OPEN Act.

Media Privacy, copyright infringement is what PIPA and SOPA is about. they want to block certain domains like the pirate bay and mega upload from giving away movies and music. Even payperview fights are on the pirate bay. for example, if comcast or century link didn't want you to access piratebay.org they could block it but there is still a way to get to the website through other ways so PIPA and SOPA had to drop it.

Although SOPA has been defeated, there's a new bill on the rise. The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN) is the next option in the pipeline, claiming to offer a more reasonable solution to internet piracy.

This short article is an update showing that 2.5 million more young adults have health care because of the Affordable Care Act that took effect in September 2010. These numbers will just keep increasing because these young adults can stay on their parents health care plan until they are 26, then afterwards can't be denied.

this document explaines the pros and cons of Religious extremism. Religious extremism is when someone is willing to do violent acts and harm people in the name of their god.

Right now there are certain limitations on abortion; parental involvement, informed consent, and states having funding restriction. FOCA would trump the limits in the different states, removing limits and opening a portal for more abortions.

It is a federal crime to use force, the threat of force, or physical obstruction to prevent individuals from obtaining or providing reproductive health care services. This Act was passed when violence against abortion providers was escalating across the country.

This article talks about whether it is okay for assist someones death. Euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit.

An in depth view on the NDAA and what it brings to all people of America. Also the main issues that it brings to personal freedoms.