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Starting in 2014, the IRS will enforce and collect the penalties of not caring healthcare coverage through the annual income tax filing. Basically the government is forcing you to pay for healthcare whether by your choice our theirs.

This is a list of rights and benefits same-sex marriages will received from tax and government benefits to medical and family benefits. At the end it also tells that this benefits are only for same-sex couples that live in certain states and how these do NOT apply to domestic partners or the civil union.

I found this website very helpful in the breakdown of benefits that same-sex couples are looking to gain through marriage. Which further added to my support of gay marriages.

This topic just caught my attention because it sounds silly to me that there's actually a law against vibrators. Vibrators are not only meant for sexual reasons, but also for medical reasons, as stated in the article. A good argument was made on how it is ironic that guns are legal, yet a vibrator isn't legal in the state of Alabama;. Also, it raises a good question on what people are charged with if they possess a vibrator while passing through the state.

This article focus' on a campaign for the Feeding America network, which encourages people to donate to the local food bank. This is during times when there isn't much donations coming through during a specific month.

Late-adolescence are acting and becoming more grown up than past years. Many high school students are wanting to grow up fast and experiance new life as their older peers, no matter what the cost is. Families need to protect and make sure they talk to their adolescent childrent so he or she will not go down the wrong path. Parents need to show them what exactly an adult goes through and thier responsibility they endure to be a successful adult.

This article is about a young boy in fifth grade named Jaheem. He was getting bullied by his classmates they called him gay, virgin. His mother Bermudez new she had to stop this torture that her son was going through. She talked to the school several times but never got the actual help for her son. The day he committed suicide was one of the happiest days for him, he had got great scores on his report card he smiled at his mother with such joy. The mother would have never thought she would ever see her own son hung by his own belt in his closet.

This article is about the federal government gaining access to anyone's cell phone even in the privacy in there own home. By satalite control, a government "trained trusted federal agent" can hone onto your cell phone and activate it's mic. , using it a wire tap, for millions of phone at his diposal of choice.

This article is about a new technology for the ferderal side of fighting crime. A new x-ray machine will be operational at sky harbor Airport. I don't feel that it is invading my privacy and i would do go through it myself, but for allot of other people i see this an a big issue!

In a New York Times article, author Adam Liptak details the change in law enforcement priorities to preventing terrorist attacks over punishing crimes after they have been committed and how this may be an infringement on our freedom of speech. After the September 11th attack, surveillance of religious and dissident groups and informants in Muslim groups caused early arrests as "material support," in support of terrorist organizations. Simply talking to a terrorist group, even urging these groups to resolve disputes through peaceful means, is considered committing a crime.

ORIGINAL "What the community are concerned about is anti-social behaviour that arises from binge drinking and the abuse of alcohol, and you can't put that down just to people within the ages of 18 and 21. "The responsible use of alcohol is a problem for the whole community, not just one particular age group." Ms Keneally also said a higher drinking age would not necessarily stop 18- to 21-year-olds drinking. "My experience in my university days would suggest that a higher drinking age doesn't necessarily lead to abstinence among 18- and 19-year-olds," she said. PARAPHRASE Ms. Keneally knows from her college experiences that a higher drinking age would not stop younger individuals from drinking.The abuse of alcohol and binge drinking is not just from people in the 18 to 21 year age group, but is a world wide issue ranging through all the age groups. This article is about the premier Kristina Keneally and why she does not mind if the drinking age stays at 18 in Australia.

This article explains what cyberbullying is. Cyberbullying is when a child or preteen is tormented through technological means. Cyberbullying is not a one time thing and usually ends in a death threat or causing serious bodily harm. When school's try to get involved for disciplining they might get sued for violating the student's free speech rights.

If there is a man, or a woman, who feels they are the opposite what they were born, why should society and doctors put them through so many tests? It should be their right to change their gender, it should not be up to doctors and psychotherapists.

This website give statistics regarding abortion. Reading through them gives you an idea of just how serious abortion is.

This article is about what types of situations abortions are happening in. These stats shocked me and even more make me lean torwards pro life. "An estimated 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old. 47% of all abortions are performed on women who have had at least one previous abortion."

That cute duckie wallpaper or nautical furniture set were great for your child's baby years and just barely tolerable through elementary school, but a bedroom makeover is hard to get around when a child heads for the tumultuous teens. Consider the four C's - classic, comfort, cool and color - when providing older kids with long-lasting lairs, er, lovely hangout-study spaces.

The legal drinking age for the U.S. should be lowered if the situation is being supervised in certain environments. Many drink underage to "rebel" against society norms so lowering the age would not call for such rebellion. Binge drinking would not take place if environment is being supervised.

Should the legal drinking age in the US be lowered to 18? Articulates that young adults should be allowed to drink in a controlled environment.

I agree and don't think it is any different than teaching young adults how to have safe sex if they choose to have sex. If someone is going to choose to drink at 18, 19, or 20 or 40 for that matter they should be held responsibile for their actions at any age. Why do the laws say purport that a person is an adult at age 18, can drive at age 16, but can't drink until 21? I think it's hypocritical to say someone is an adult at age 18 BUT, you can't drink until your 21.

This article talks about homeowners is CO who filed a lawsuit after being banned from smoking in their own home. Neighbors were complaining that the smoke was seeping through the walls. The judge upheld the HOA's rule.

Thus article is about the personal freedom to wear what you want to wear. More specifically it's about women who want to wear their cultural clothing and not be discriminated against.  Women's freedom of dress extends beyond short dresses.

In an attempt to preserve all that they believe is great about a free and just America, Arizona has opened US culture to two words that previously were the exclusive province of Nazi Germany and the communist bloc: "Papers, please."

I defiantly disagree with both of these laws. I don't think it is right that a cop can pull someone over just to make sure they are legal. I also think in order to be allowed to handle a gun people should go through safety classes.

I think there should be a little more added to both these laws. If you want to search someone regardless of race, gender, religion or whatever you should need probable cause. Also I think if you are going to handle any type of weapon you should have some background with weapons handling; maybe off free weapons safety classes at public ranges?

This site talks about a alternative to the surgical abortion through a pill.

This site goes on about which states fund abortions through medicare and for whether they fund them in case of rape or for other reasons.