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Diane Beeson

Hand Gun Laws in the US/State By State - 0 views

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    This site gives gun laws of each state and if there are any permits, training, or other requirements needed by these laws.  The authors of the site make it a point to share all the different laws in each state to inform those who may not know of them.  This helps to prevent any law breaking due to traveling with a gun.
Diane Beeson

Gun Control in the United States | U.S. Programs | Open Society Foundations - OSF - 0 views

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    This website offers a rubric of the gun laws that are held by each state as of April, 2000. This information is used to help educate the public on gun crime, control, and enforcement. With this information, it is hoped that it would be used to prevent further crimes, injuries, and death caused by inappropriate gun use.
Diane Beeson

Gay Won't Go Away, Genetic or Not - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The gay community has a hard time defending their rights as it is, and in this article, they are still defending that it is not by choice to be gay. Many are in outrage when a woman changes from a marriage with a man to a life and engagement with a woman "by choice". Either by birth, or by choice sexuality preference will always be at debate and under scrutiny.
Diane Beeson

U.S. reiterates freedom of expression, awaits implementation of Twitter censure policy ... - 0 views

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    THe US government reiterates the importance of freedom of expression as well as the freedom of internet through the Twitter censor policy. While many see it as a bad move, many also see it as a good move to help make freedom of expression fair for all users. Until the policy takes effect, the government cannot see how it works, and decide how to take action, if at all.
Diane Beeson

Insight to Possible Loss on Constitutional Rights? - 0 views

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    In this article, the author feel our constitutional rights are at risk with the new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by President Obama. She goes on to explain that the new act will let the government detain anyone who may be affiliated with terrorists, or the sources of terrorists without a trial, which is our Sixth Amendment.
Diane Beeson

The Twitter Blackout: Tweeters protest by refusing to tweet -Freedom of Speech - 0 views

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    While many are protesting Twitter's new censorship attempt, they are not seeing that it will actually help preserve freedom of speech in the US rather than censor it. The only countries that would be held to the certain censorships are ones that request it per religious, historical, or cultural reasons. So, freedom of speech on Twitter will be opened up in the US rather than restricted by the international growth.
Diane Beeson

Rights Clash as Town Clerk Rejects Her Role in Gay Marriages - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    A woman fights for her right to her religious beliefs while working a government job, and a gay couple fight to get their right for a marriage license. Both of these situations clash in a battle of one right over another in a small farm town of 1,900 people.
Diane Beeson

At Wall Street Protests, Clash of Reporting and Policing - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    This is an article about Freedom of Press and the battles reporters are experiencing with police officers in New York. Many reporters are fighting to use their right, but many officers are still preventing them and in some cases hurting reporters to do so.
Diane Beeson

Freedom of Information Act | The White House - 0 views

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    This is a memorandum from President Barak Obama on his expectations for The Freedom of Information Act. He expects everyone to be accountable for their actions as well as make sure they are honest about them. When questioned, all information must be presented according to the act, but if any nondisclosure is used, it should not be used to protect embarrassment or failure.
Diane Beeson

End Compulsory Schooling - 0 views

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    In this article, the author talks about the public schooling system as a forced act on our society that actually makes the future of education worse for us. Instead of letting our children think for themselves, learn the trades they wish to learn, and force them to attend for a certain amount of time, we are taking away their personal freedoms of education. Many people are pushed to thinking that a set school rubric will help every child to get the education they need for their future, but according to the views of the author, they don't. The author's view is that society should be looking more into home schooling and trade schooling to help the United States grow to be more productive for the future. Every generation, school is seen more as a prison; molding our future to think as the way the government wants them to think. But if we were to give freedom to complete schooling outside of force, children will regain their excitement for learning and pursue to better our nation on their own free will.
Diane Beeson

'Sister Wives' family to challenge bigamy law - Entertainment - Reality TV - TODAY.com - 0 views

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    The famous reality TV show 'Sister Wives' is using their show to not only educate America about their religious lifestyle, but to help fight to let it be legal once again. Polygamy was outlawed in the 1890s, but it is still practiced today by many Mormon families. The religious practice has to be carefully done in secret for the fear of being convicted. The author states that Mormons just want to freely practice their faith and be left alone about it without legal consequences.
Diane Beeson

Reynolds v. United States (Supreme Court Drama) - eNotes.com - 0 views

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    Polygamy is a battle of both religion and rights for both types of people who are for or against polygamy. The author states the history behind the laws against polygamy as well as the battle between Reynolds and the US for it to be allowed due to the religious beliefs of Mormons. Reynolds was convicted and charged for polygamy, which in turn, ended it everywhere in the US; especially in Utah. Several times, the Reynolds Law has been challenged, but those who have challenged the law have failed.
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