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James shook

The Balance Between Law Order and Individual Freedoms. | I Love Freedom - 0 views

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    Discusses our personal freedoms and how we take advantage of them. It talks about the people that take advantage of them and how it plays in our everyday lives.
Kylee Roberts

Drafted to War - 0 views

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    " During those years, the Selective Service used a lottery to determine the order in which draft age men would be called up for duty, usually in Vietnam. Many who received a low number were drafted or chose to enlist."
Kat Brock

Heartache over HIPAA - 1 views

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    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.
jason roundtree

Judge orders woman to turn over unlocked computer - 0 views

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    This makes me wonder with all the technology out there to help law do there job, is it starting to over step our civil rights
Joshua Fister

Scott A. Anderson, Prostitution and sexual autonomy: Making sense of the prohibition of... - 0 views

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    This website is more about listing papers written about prostitution from a philosophical stand point. In order to access Anderson's paper I would need to link from this page and I believe pay a fee.  Good bookmark for multiple resources.
Sandy Coronado

Personal Freedom And Garage Sales - 1 views

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    This link is about how even the freedom to sell on our own property has been taken away and we must pay a fee for garage sales.
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    This NY Times article talks about how more and more towns were beginning to regulate garage sales. The wanted to require a license/permit in order to have garage sales. This would generate revenue for the towns by requiring a fee in order to obtain the permit.
Sandy Coronado

Judge shuts down Web site disclosing confidential information - 0 views

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    This web site talks about an article posted in the NY Times regarding the internet era and how a judge ordered web sites disclosing confidential information to be shut down. They encourage people to post leaked information on Wikileaks.org in order to stop unethical behavior.
jesse maynard

London riots: Britain weighs personal freedoms against need to keep order - 0 views

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    This web page is about rioting over people's personal freedoms being abused. Britain is trying to limit violent talks over the internet.
jes2173550

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 0 views

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    This act is very important in order to keep your health privacy secure. Knowing that your medical information will be secure is very important for people who wish to keep their life private and keep themselves from medical insurance fraud.
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    I once worked in a call center dealing with medical records and it was very reassuring to see how serious HIPAA is taken. It definitely made me feel safe and confident in my personal health information.
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    I agree health privacy is very important. It is nice to see that HIPAA is doing its job and protecting the privacy of the people
Rachel Miller

Ban on Happy Meals with Toys - 0 views

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    This law was proposed in order to fight childhood obesity. It was vetoed, however. This is such a close argument I can see one going either direction, but it is a private company so they do have the right to regulate their own menu. Parents also have the right to make smart decisions.
jeffrey hinton

Arizona Law Requiring Voters Prove Citizenship Is Struck Down - 0 views

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    I feel as though you should have to provide proof of citizenship when you show up to vote. Voting is a priveledge of American citizens and if your not a citizen you should not have the right to choose it leaders. Everyday you have people stealing social security numbers in order to get jobs so who is to say they are not voting as well?
Ben Blessington

New Orleans Post Katrina: Gun Rights Denied - 0 views

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    In the wake of Hurricane Katrina an order was given to confiscate all firearms from residence. This video, done by the NRA, shows a lack of Second Amendment acknowledgement. Law abiding people are wrongfully treated just for having firearms.
Alexis Boldt

Disabled students must be given sports, says Education Dept. - 0 views

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    Orders are being made to schools to allow disabled students to participate in sports programs. Minimal changes may be made to allow these students to participate.
Bahora Bayot

NEUGEBAUER CONDEMNS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REVERSAL OF ABORTION POLICY - 0 views

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    Washington, DC- Congressman Neugebauer issued the following statement after learning President Barack Obama signed an executive order ending the Mexico City policy, a ban on federal funds for international groups that perform abortions.
Ashley Curcuruto

Gas Station Loss of Privacy - 0 views

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    This article discusses how "in order to prevent and assist in theft at gas stations" cameras are being placed at pumps, all I see is more privacy being taken away from the everyday person, you can see directly into the vehicle.
Jessica Campos

Michigan Lawmakers Want Welfare Applicants To Pee In A Cup - 0 views

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    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,".
Christina Cram

Rich must pay more taxes, Obama tells voters - 5 views

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    A day after demanding Washington lawmakers extend middle-class tax cuts while raising taxes on the wealthy, President Obama took his case directly to voters Tuesday, traveling to Iowa to argue that the rich should pay higher taxes in order to cut the deficit and fund his spending priorities.
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    This article says that 98 percent of Americans want the tax hike, where as the 2 percent it will effect does not. This 98 percent number is outrageous, especially if they are adding me into the mix. It also brings up that the small businesses that we are trying to support are the most effected by the tax hike.
Jessica Campos

Unreasonable search in an Arizona middle school- 2009 - 0 views

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    This article is about a middle school violating a 13 year old girls fourth amendment right. A young girl who was accused of giving one of her friends ibuprofen was strip-searched at school in order to find the pills.
Tamara Alger

RIVERSIDE: Protesters and arrests at UC regents meeting | Breaking News | PE.com - Pres... - 0 views

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    This articles discusses the protest on January 19th of this year and the arrests that were made in an attempt to lower tuition fees. Supposedly, students came from all UC colleges to Riverside in order to protest the ridiculous tuition hikes.
Aric Overton

Atheist, Receives Threats Over Prayer Banner Ruling - 0 views

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    A judge ordered the removal of a prayer banner at a Rhode Island school, the atheist teen at the center of the controversy.
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