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Art Carden says that the drug war against marijuana claimed too much loss already and that the prohibition of marijuana was a mistake.

This new bill highly reduces some of the old classic books that could be used in reading classes. It also suggest that teachers private lives can be observed for anything that is considered a violation of new federal standards.

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.

The fed gov does not recognize same sex marriage, however six states have amended this and grant same sex marriage.

There will be five court cases heard by the supreme court about legalizing same-sex marriage. Several courts have legalized the marriages but 39 states still prohibit it. The DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), which prevents federal governments from recognizing same sex marriage and allows each state the choice to do so as well, has been found unconstitutional in eight federal courts with two court appeals.

The law prohibits assisted killing, Think we should get this changed for the terminal ill patient

Anti-tobacco forces are opening a new front in the war against smoking by banning it in private places such as homes and cars when children are present. Starting Jan. 1, Texas will restrict smoking in foster parents' homes at all times and in cars when children are present, says Darrell Azar of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SOPA is bill designed to stop foreign websites that promote piracy. In doing so, websites would be prohibitted from showing advertisements to links with pirated content. This bill is still waiting to be voted on.

This article describes the two sides to tattoos in the workplace. Some companies, mainly companies where there is little customer interaction, are accepting of tattoos and piercings. As long as they are not offensive, you will not be asked to cover them. However, some companies still have more strict dress code that prohibits employees from having tattoos or any visible piercings. It really depends on the atmosphere and the company, but those with tattoos and piercings that are not offensive, find it discriminating and lacking in personal freedoms.

The First Amendment contains two clauses about the Freedom of Religion. The Free Exercise Clause prohibits the government from interfering with a person's practice of his or her religion.

This is a website that talks about our first amendment rights in relationship to freedom of religion.

The writer of this article is the executive director of Law Enforcement against Prohibition and he also on narcotics policing in Maryland, and he wants Marijuana legalized. And I have to say that I agree with him all the way on this. Alot of the time we do things because we know we aren't supposed to, and it makes it that much more exciting. So, in legalizing marijuana he believes that it will reduce the crime. Every year thousands of people are murdered over battling for drug turfs. In legalizing the drug, you would eliminate the middle man, and all the danger that comes with that. Instead, you could buy it in the store or a specialty shop like you would tobacco. I say lets get this ball rollin'!

Notes: The Roe v. Wade case involved a pregnant single woman ("Roe") who brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which prohibited any abortion except to save the woman's life.

The site gives good points on why marijuana should be legal and goes into a brief history. The article has valid points but the end sounds more like the writer is trying to persuade the reader to becoming a libertarian.

Verizon on Thursday filed a legal challenge to new federal regulations that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with Internet traffic flowing over their networks.

This would make a great topic for a research project.

Personal freedoms taken away in other states. Sometimes a nuesence, sometimes a really good idea. The boundaries are different no matter where you go.

Motorcycles; all-terrain vehicles; motor driven cycles; equipment; exception; prohibition A. An operator or passenger of a motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle or motor driven cycle who is under eighteen years of age shall wear at all times a protective helmet on the operator's or passenger's head in an appropriate manner.

Freedom of religion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, involves two important components. The first is a prohibition on the "establishment of religion" by government - the separation of Church and State; and the second, ensures that the government allows for the practice of religion (Perry, 10).

According to the AZ State Senate, this site goes over what an AZ HOA has the right to do and not to do, both on a state and federal level. The HOA's may place leins on homes for unpaid charges owed to the HOA. HOA's in AZ cannot prohibit the display of the American flag.

This article discusses a homeowner in AZ that was prohibited from flying the Gadsen flag in his front yard. The site explains into detail what the snake symbol represents and what steps he was doing to keep the flag.

In 1993 Hawaii amended their state constitution to view same sex marriage as other states were amending theirs to prohibit same sex marriage.

it list important dates of when same sex marriage was legalized . Also it list what countries was first ,and the acts of law and so forth...

Among other things, Arizona does not: Require a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm between private, unlicensed parties; Prohibit