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(Original) "The religious persecution that drove settlers from Europe to the British North American colonies sprang from the conviction, held by Protestants and Catholics alike, that uniformity of religion must exist in any given society. This conviction rested on the belief that there was one true religion and that it was the duty of the civil authorities to impose it, forcibly if necessary, in the interest of saving the souls of all citizens" (Paraphrased) Fleeing the oppression of a state sponsored religion, both Protestant and Catholic, those souls who risked everything to cross the Atlantic came to the American Colonies with the express purpose to be able to practice their religious beliefs as they saw fit without the forced philosophies of a government sponsored religion being forced upon them.

This article talks about the Law of Unintended Consequences. The internet has existed for less than 20 years and now it is apart of everyone's daily lives. It happened so fast, and has such a huge impact its hard to tell if it is a good thing or if it is actually harming us. Now more people are stepping back and really looking at the impact it is having, and realizing that in some ways it isolates us rather than brings us together as a society.

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.

Hanni M. Fakhoury writes about the advancing technology industries and how it can decrease privacy as well as enhance privacy of the consumers.California sued Delta Airlines for not containing a privacy policy in it's mobile app. Similar to that, Washington passed an amendment that requires law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before checking emails.

There are many forms of slavery still happening today. Explore the different crimes of trafficking that are happening everyday. This issue has not disappeared.

This article is about a bill passed by Michigan's House that requires welfare applicants to submit to drug testing in order to receive their benefits. One supporter of the bill said "Michigan residents can be expected to get drug tested when applying for a job. The same possibility should exist for welfare recipients as well, especially if there are children involved,".

Unbeknownst to the general public, our diet has been infiltrated with genetically modified (GM) foods and organisms. The majority of food items that we consider mainstream have some component that is either directly or indirectly from a GM food item because of the consolidation of ingredients done by companies in the name of efficiency.

Unbeknownst to the general public, our diet has been infiltrated with genetically modified (GM) foods and organisms. The majority of food items that we consider mainstream have some component that is either directly or indirectly from a GM food item because of the consolidation of ingredients done by companies in the name of efficiency.

This article states that the death penalty cannot comply to the constitution. It states that 2/3 of those sentenced to death since 1976 have been in five southern states, where racial bias still exists. It also states that 17 innocent people, on death row, were released based on DNA evidence, and another 112 released based on other evidence.

This article mentions what obstacles musicians might face if net neutrality were to not exist. Musicians might have to have their fans wait for a while while the site loads their music slowly because they didn't pay the fees the site requires them. This will cause a lot of new found troubles for musicians in their early careers

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.

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?

It answers what you need to buy a gun in Arizona. Also what kind (in any) perment you will need to carry a gun

This site shows some very good examples of how bad it could be if net neutrality were to not exist. Some good points in the article would be: higher prices on internet and worse customer service to name a few.

As technology becomes more popular, we begin to lose our privacy. The internet is becoming harder to avoid, and personal lives are becoming more public. Websites track your use of the internet- where you go, what you do, etc. In some ways this can be beneficial, as people cannot hide who they are anymore. IRS scandals, disease outbreaks, companies abusing power; all at our fingertips. This has sparked the debate between what is more important: your privacy? or our nation's security?

This article explains that there is basically no debate anymore over privacy vs security; privacy lost long ago. With the advent of the "information age" privacy largely died quietly and without much thought. Now that things like Google and Facebook exist, and we spit out private information without much thought, the debate is over.

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.

It is time to put and end to illegal immigration. Certain political groups are pushing to grant amnesty to immigrants. In doing so this will weaken our current immigration laws and it will lead to the destruction of our border security and enforcement.

Semantically, it's painfully ironic that factions like this exist considering that America was built upon immigrating to a new land with no prior government, and creating a government that claims all men are created equally.

The dispute between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over access to a single iPhone is becoming one of the first great national disputes of the Digital Age. Apple vs. FBI is only the first step in figuring out where new boundaries that protect our core freedoms will exist in a wireless, digital age.