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Ben Blessington

Another Democratic Senator Comes Out Against Assault Weapons Ban - 0 views

www.outsidethebeltway.com/ut-against-assault-weapons-ban

Assault Weapon Ban Democrat Senate Personal+Freedom

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  • Ben Blessington on 04 Feb 13
     
    This article talks about how the assault weapon bans currently in the senate are losing momentum. Many democratic senators also oppose the new bans.
Kristine Amling

Marriage cases on Supreme Court docket - 0 views

www.sgn.org/...page1.cfm

Supreme+Court cases marriage inequal+rights personal+freedoms

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  • Kristine Amling on 09 Sep 12
     
    The article "Marriage cases on Supreme Court docket" discusses some cases that are current pending in the Supreme Court. All cases are about the inequality of rights in a same sex marriage compared to the traditional marriage and the disadvantages/discriminations that occured with it.
Kat Brock

Heartache over HIPAA - 1 views

www.cfif.org/...HIPAA.htm

personal+freedoms HIPAA healthcare privacy protection hospitals

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  • Kat Brock on 26 Jan 12
     
    This article argues that there are some disadvantages to the law that has passed to protect a person's privacy in regards to his healthcare. It claims that many doctor offices, hospitals, and pharmacies have gone overboard in order to protect the privacy of their patrons and employees. The article claims that HIPAA compliance is beginning to cost more to the healthcare industry than it saves.
Candice Zinke

State Felon Voting Laws - 3 views

felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php

personal+freedoms voting felons

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  • Mary Murray on 28 Jan 12
     
    List of states where people with felony convinctions are barred from voting. Felon voting laws state by state and this site give a good run-down of who, what, where. It also links to major legal cases currently pending.
  • Candice Zinke on 29 Jan 12
     
    List of states where people with felony convinctions are barred from voting. Each state has its own laws against or for felons who want to vote.
Kristen Charney

Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition: Voting Project - 0 views

www.ccjrc.org/voting.shtml

personal+freedoms rights vote criminal

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  • Kristen Charney on 30 Jan 12
     
    A criminal in the state of Colorado does actually have the right to vote. If their sentence has been served, they are on probation or are currently serving time for a misdemeanor they have the right to vote.
Amanda Bernardo

11 Facts About Gay Rights - 0 views

www.dosomething.org/...11-facts-about-gay-rights

personal+freedoms rights homosexuality LGBT

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  • Amanda Bernardo on 29 Jan 12
     
    Interesting facts about right or lack there of for the gay community. This site is also linked to numerous other informative sites and even current projects with more information as well.
Juanita Bodenschatz

12 Year wait may be over for Cons seeking a better job - 0 views

www.news-journalonline.com/...ew-rights-for-ex-convicts.html

personal+freedoms rights laws license

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  • Juanita Bodenschatz on 28 Jan 12
     
    In this article the purposed house bill in Florida 449 will allow ex-convicts to apply for an occupational or business license with out having to wait the 12 year period. Currently ex-cons have a waiting period to have their rights reinstored
Charles Manning

There's A Tax For That - 0 views

www.gop.com/...theres_a_tax_for_that

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  • Charles Manning on 31 Jan 12
     
    "HOW TO LOWER GAS PRICES: MORE TAXES?" This article talks about the current President's answer for everything: more taxes. I wish to one day be free from taxes, not engulfed in them.
Melinda Wildman

Insurance Industry Breed Bans - 0 views

dogbitelaw.com/...rance-industry-breed-bans.html

personal+freedoms rights blackllist rottweiler insurance ban

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  • Melinda Wildman on 04 Feb 12
     
    This is article discusses the blacklist ban, "dangerous" dogs that Homeowner/ Renters insurance companies do not approve of. If the person has a dog that is on this list, they will not be covered and maybe dropped from their current insurance company.
Juanita Bodenschatz

Arizona Universities Up in Arms about Firearms - 0 views

abcnews.go.com/...story

personal+freedoms rights laws guns campuses

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  • Juanita Bodenschatz on 05 Feb 12
     
    Officials of State Universities are not pleased with the two house bills in Arizona State legislation. The purposed bills would relax current gun restrictions, explicitly on college campuses. According to local University officials combining guns and campuses is a bad idea. One official indicated that mixing guns and college campuses takes away from a safe learning atmosphere.
Briana Dooda

Medical Marijuana | Drug War Facts - 0 views

drugwarfacts.org/cms

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  • Briana Dooda on 13 Feb 12
     
    (medical cannabis - clinical studies) "By design CMCR [Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research] clinical studies focused on conditions identified by the Institute of Medicine for which cannabis might have potential therapeutic effects, based on current scientific knowledge (Institute of Medicine, 1999).
Samantha Cobbs

RIDING HELMETLESS: PERSONAL FREEDOM OR SOCIETAL BURDEN? - 0 views

www.phoenixlaw.edu/...08_Atwood.pdf

helmet law arizona personal+freedom

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  • Samantha Cobbs on 07 Jun 12
     
    It is an overview of the helment law, that we currently don't have unless the rider is under the age of eighteen. It gives all the information from when it used to be law to how it got revoked and opinons from medical personnel on the consequences of riding without a helmet.
Angie Hernandez

Big Brother - Thinner Brother - 1 views

usgovinfo.about.com/...aathinner.htm

Laws Health obesity personal+freedom

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  • Angie Hernandez on 10 Jun 12
     
    Twenty-five states are currently considering over one hundred and forty bills directed at controlling obesity according to the latest article from the Washington post. The bills if passed would tax fatty foods, force fast-food restaurants to post nutrition information with menu and limit candy and sugary drinks sold in schools.
Katie Waite

Coming to Terms with Common Core Standards - 0 views

www.ascd.org/...ith-Common-Core-Standards.aspx

personal+freedoms education government state+standards rights

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  • Katie Waite on 24 Jan 14
     
    The Common Core standard were brought about by the Obama Administration. The purpose of Common Core is to clearly define what student should be knowing in each grade level and eliminate the unevenness of former state standards. A majority of states have adopted the standard while there are few states who have decided that their current state standards are preferable. The article also goes over the reasons why we have come to this point, and how to move forward.
Angela Anderson

Our Unsafe Food Supply Is Killing Us - 0 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...food-supply-is-killing-us.html

personal+freedoms health food+supply government+oversight

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  • Angela Anderson on 05 Sep 13
     
    Discusses our current food supply is detrimental to our health due to chemicals, pesticides, and lack of oversight
Davina Moyer

What Your Social Media Reputation Says to Employers | Fox Business - 4 views

www.foxbusiness.com/...a-reputation-says-to-employers

personal+freedom social media employers reputation

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  • Davina Moyer on 31 Aug 13
     
    This site tells how companies are researching possible employees by there social media reputation.
  • Marc Cuizon on 02 Sep 13
     
    Since I'm not the most social person by nature, I'm not very active with social media. I don't have a Facebook, or Twitter, or whatever. So, if anyone tries to Google me, there's not much that comes up. Hmm, I wonder if that could backfire if a potential employer can't find any information on me by using social media.
  • Jessica Espinoza on 02 Sep 13
     
    I don't believe that employers should be concerned of a potential or current employees social media sites.
Melissa Guinsler

Political Issues Involving Seat Belts - 1 views

www.ehow.com/actors-related-seat-belts.html

personal+freedoms eng102 politics seat belts statistics current laws

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  • Melissa Guinsler on 26 Aug 11
     
    This supports seat belt usage but also discusses the infringement on personal politics. Do we go by the law or our personal beliefs? There are different ways to look at this situation.
Ryan Van Buskirk

Freedom Under Attack - 0 views

www.commondreams.org/...0402-08.htm

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  • Ryan Van Buskirk on 03 Oct 11
     
    This article outlines the suppression of personal freedoms during war. Many examples, both current and historical, are given of loss of individual liberties such as censoring the press, un-lawfully detaining prisoners of war, and overriding privacy laws for intelligence gathering.
Alena Banderas

What Are the Gun Laws in Arizona? - 0 views

crime.about.com/...gunlaws_az.htm

Personal+Freedom laws guns gunlawsinaz

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  • Kyle King on 05 Sep 11
     
    This is a general summary of fire arms laws in the state of Arizona. This covers plenty of the gun control laws that currently exist, but does not directly address these with regards to Personal Freedoms. This website is strictly a list of facts.
  • Jessica Carver on 31 Aug 12
     
    Caution: This summary is meant for general purposes only. Firearm laws frequently change and the following answers may not reflect changes in the laws. State Requirements Rifles and Shotguns Permit to purchase rifles and shotguns? No Registration of rifles and shotguns? No Licensing of owners of rifles and shotguns?
  • Alena Banderas on 02 Sep 12
     
    It answers what you need to buy a gun in Arizona. Also what kind (in any) perment you will need to carry a gun
Kyle King

Concealed Guns - 0 views

concealedguns.procon.org

personal+freedoms rights laws gun+control concealed+guns

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  • Kyle King on 05 Sep 11
     
    "Pros and Cons of whether concealed handguns should be allowed" Again this site provides both sides of the current argument (this time on concealed guns). It should provide a good reference for further research, and in helping give direction to a paper.
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