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Jessica Bruck

Maine Poised for Gay-Marriage Vote - 0 views

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  • Jessica Bruck on 27 Jan 12
     
    Gay-rights leaders on Thursday took some of the most direct steps yet to make Maine the seventh state to permit same-sex marriage, as proponents of gay-marriage rights press their case from coast to coast. But in an indication of how controversial the issue remains, several states are considering legislation to roll back gay-marriage rights or further enshrine laws that forbid gay marriage.
Adrian Miranda

Critics hit Obama's gay marriage vagueness - 0 views

theadvocate.com/...ritics-hit-obamas-gay-marriage

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  • Adrian Miranda on 07 Jun 12
     
    The article brings up the idea that Obama is being criticized for only supporting gay marriage for votes. The author analyzes the presidential candidates view point on gay marriage. Romney is criticized for saying he supports it, and than recently switched his opinion by stating he does not support it.
Elizabeth Brzezinski

New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...proved-by-new-york-senate.html

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shared by Elizabeth Brzezinski on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • I apologize for those who feel offended,” Mr. Grisanti said, adding, “I cannot deny a person, a human being, a taxpayer, a worker, the people of my district and across this state, the State of New York, and those people who make this the great state that it is the same rights that I have with my wife.
    • Elizabeth Brzezinski
      Elizabeth Brzezinski on 05 Jun 12
       
      This statement by Mr. Grisanti, who once opposed same sex marriage, brings forth very valid points; other than their sexual preferences - same sex couples live their lives and abide by the same laws that heterosexual couples do. Why then should gay couples be seen as different under the eyes of the law?
jeanetteayon

The Issues: Patriot Act - CBS News - 0 views

www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-647329.html

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  • jeanetteayon on 05 Jun 12
     
    CBS News continues an election-year series titled "What Does It Mean To You?" focused on where the presidential candidates stand on major issues and how a vote for one or the other candidate might affect average people's lives.
Madeline Holt

Whole Foods GMO Labeling To Be Mandatory By 2018 - 1 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...o-labeling-2018_n_2837754.html

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  • Madeline Holt on 09 Sep 13
     
    Whole Foods takes a stance in support of GMO labeling on food products; demands action by 2018.
  • Leilani Metteba on 12 Sep 13
     
    okay so it's totally understandable that people want to know what they are eating especially since we are all unique as an individual and some of us care about what we put in our bodies. There are a lot of people who have become vegans and only prefer to eat organic, non-genetically modified foods. Some people view certain things as a concern for their health. Labeling foods is something that I can agree with and believe is completely logical so i fit into the percentile of 92% of the citizens that vote for GMO labeling.
Donette Fincher

Conservatives Are Finally Admitting What Voter Suppression Laws Are All About - 0 views

www.motherjones.com/...oter-suppression-laws-partisan

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  • Donette Fincher on 31 Aug 13
     
    This article discusses the recent North Carolina Voter ID law. Republicans claim the law will reduce voter fraud while democrats claim the law will illegally target minorities and the poor. Included in the Voter ID law are provisions that severely limit early voting that President Obama and democrats have used to gain an advantage over Republicans. Lawsuits have already been filed challenging North Carolina's Voter ID law.
Denisse Rodriguez

Immigration unsolved - 0 views

www.politico.com/...cs-immigration-bill-95403.html

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  • Denisse Rodriguez on 04 Sep 13
     
    Most republicans' are not responding to the bill. Obama said the Eight bill would pass, but only if the democratic would vote.
Erika Gorostieta Rojas

Abortion Freedom - 3 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...isy-of-the-abor_b_1339644.html

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  • Erika Gorostieta Rojas on 29 Aug 13
     
    as part of our personal freedoms women should be allowed to have an abortion, or as many as they want.Many American believe abortion freedom is as important as the right to free speech, and the right to vote.
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  • Richard Mendoza on 30 Aug 13
     
    I don't believe that, why should a woman be allowed numerous abortions? These women need to take precautionary measures so they don't end up in the same situation.
  • Alexandria Miles on 31 Aug 13
     
    I believe abortion is a personal freedom. Why is it anybody else's business of what YOU decide what to do with YOUR body? Don't get me wrong, I do not necessarily think that someone should do it, but it is not my choice. It is theirs. It's kind of like gay marriages - if it is not a problem in your everyday life, then don't worry about it! Also, people always protest it until they are put into the situation - it's scary and life changing and some people are just not ready for that kind of responsibility. To be honest, and as bad as this sounds, I rather allow abortions to be done if the individual knows for a fact that they can't take care of the child.
  • Brittany Aguirre on 31 Aug 13
     
    Abortion has always been a tough topic and I still have yet to decide on a solid answer. When you hear of women getting raped and pregnant its hard to tell them that they should have the baby. That would probably be the only case in which I believe abortion would be some what okay. On one side I believe it is a woman's right to do as she pleases with her own body, but at the same time she's not only making a decision for herself but also for what could be a baby. Your stopping a human from having a chance at life. I understand that some women may not be ready to take on such a responsibility but I would rather support adoption over abortion. As far as numerous abortions go, I think that if a women would ever need more than one then she should probably take a sex education class.
  • JENNIFER MOLINA on 01 Sep 13
     
    The freedom for a women to choose to have an abortion is her personal freedom its should remain her and only hers. This freedom has been allowed to women by the scarifice of thousands of women before us.
  • alexis casillas on 01 Sep 13
     
    This topic is a difficult one to discuss. I feel as if birth and pregnancy is a miracle and its such a beautiful thing. Women able to be pregnant should be proud and feel blessed as some women aren't as grateful. I feel as if their is no excuse to take an infants life for the mothers fault. The only time i feel that there should be a debate about it is if the woman was raped.
  • Maya Dominguez on 02 Sep 13
     
    The right for a women to get an abortion or even several abortions is ultimately one of her personal freedoms. There are many different scenarios that happen that lead to an abortion and who are we to questions anyone about to get one? Its a woman's private decision and freedom and should be left that way.
justin corrigan

INLAND: Medical marijuana legal fights heat up - 0 views

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  • justin corrigan on 03 Oct 11
     
    California prop. 215 was passed in 1996, by a 56% vote, legalizing medicinal marijuana. Now, some dispensaries in California are being shut down by the cities they are operating in. Attorneys in the case fighting for the dispensary owners are saying, "cities have the right to regulate... but they do not have the right to ban what the voters said is legal."
tomschenk

Seat: Belts Freedom of Choice - 0 views

www.time.com/...0,9171,962901,00.html

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  • tomschenk on 05 Sep 11
     
    Twenty-six states have passed mandatory seat-belt laws, but in two of them voters this year decided they would like the liberty to unlatch. Late tallies disclosed last week that on Election Day Nebraska repealed its seat-belt law by as few as 720 votes, out of more than 500,000 cast.
aluengas

Republicans plan to sue Obama - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...n-fox-news-address-pushback-on

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  • aluengas on 31 Jan 15
     
    Republicans believe that President Obama is violating the constitution by adding new laws on immigration. Republicans are furious over this issue. They feel like Obama did not give them a chance to vote properly.
Alex Y

When is a new voter law unconstitutional? - 0 views

www.economist.com/...voting-rights-act

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  • Alex Y on 06 Feb 16
     
    This article is very good for looking at a specific case of a state using voter ID laws to discriminate certain members of their community. The article is also very helpful because it briefly goes over the Voter Rights Act. This act was put in place so that voter laws could not discriminate against certain types of people.
pat2205578

Syrian refugees in America: separating fact from fiction in the debate - 1 views

www.theguardian.com/...ica-fact-from-fiction-congress

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  • pat2205578 on 06 Feb 16
     
    Congressional Republicans voted on Thursday to make it more difficult for refugees from Syria and Iraq to come to the US as the fallout from last Friday's Isis terrorist attacks in Paris continues. In addition, more than half of the US's governors have said they will no longer provide placement for Syrian refugees, arguing that they pose too great a risk to national security.
leahamfi

U.S. House approves ban of Confederate flags at federal cemeteries - 0 views

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  • leahamfi on 10 Feb 16
     
    The House has voted to ban the display of Confederate flags at historic federal cemeteries in the deep South.
connor_havre

How racism underlies voter ID laws: the academics weigh in - 0 views

www.latimes.com/...-voter-id-20141020-column.html

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  • connor_havre on 26 Feb 16
     
    voting laws requiring photo IDs are being considered discriminatory. Politician scientists from Appalachian State, Texas Tech and the University of Florida gave their input on the situation with ID regulation.
leahamfi

SC Gov. Haley signs bill to remove Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds - 1 views

www.foxnews.com/...flag-to-be-removed-friday.html

Personal+freedom vote removalofflag

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  • leahamfi on 10 Feb 16
     
    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law Thursday that will bring down the Confederate flag outside the Statehouse, a move that seemed unthinkable only a month ago in this Deep South state that was the first to secede from the Union.
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  • connor_havre on 26 Feb 16
     
    Another post with the hatred symbol being removed from society. I enjoyed reading this article just as much as the last about the Confederate flag being removed.
  • Jesus Chino on 27 Feb 16
     
    This can go either way for people with different backgrounds. The flag can either mean independence and freedom but some take it as being different from the U.S. and it is tied to racism even,
  • jasminebrown2 on 05 Mar 16
     
    The flag does represent a rebellion against the American government.
stromgrend

New Hampshire fights voter fraud - 1 views

www.foxnews.com/...d-for-1st-time-in-primary.html

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  • stromgrend on 08 Mar 16
     
    New Hampshire is the first state to vote in the presidential primary. This year they enforced the voter ID law. This was the first time they have tried to combat voter fraud. They had a case of voter fraud in 2012, and they did not want anymore issues so they now require the voters to bring any kind of resisted photo ID such as a drivers license, military ID, passport, or etc.
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