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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.

this is another page containing the first 10 ammendmants of the US constitution as well as the other 17 ammendmants made after the initial bill of rights. this page is informational in knowing how the US government is supposed to treat the peoples personal freedoms.

The U.S. federal court stated that the Westboro Baptist Church is protected under the First Amendment. The Westboro Church protest at military funerals. The yell at the families while hoding up signs thay say "God hates fags" and "God bless Dead Soldiers".

Online exhibition of religious peoples and how they influnced government and its policies. It talks about people of all faiths who were divided on the amount of influence that religion would have on government.

Personal freedoms being taken a little far by the Westboro Baptist Church. The Westboro Baptist Church protest at military funerals while holding up signs that say "God Hates the USA/Thank God for 9/11," "America is Doomed," "Thank God for IEDs" and "God Hates Fags". The U.S. federal court says that this is their freedom of speech right. If they made it illegal than they would have to change the amendment. Should they?

It is a federal crime to use force, the threat of force, or physical obstruction to prevent individuals from obtaining or providing reproductive health care services. This Act was passed when violence against abortion providers was escalating across the country.

The following is a list of smoking bans in the United States. For smoking bans and restrictions outside the United States, see the worldwide list of smoking bans. The United States Congress has not attempted to enact any nationwide federal smoking ban. This is a list from Wikipedia that gives you every state that bans smoking and where each location is banned and when the state banned smoking. It also gives overview of smoking and why its banned. Also fun facts about smoking in other states.

SB 1070 is a law that has made headlines all over the news. The law that gives permission to officers in Arizona to ask for immigration documents to anyone that has been stopped for any type of violation. To some law makers in Washington courts argue that its discrimination to Latinos and others say its just another way of supporting the federal law.

Drones over U.S. airspace pose serious privacy threat, say Markey, Barton Computerworld - Two senior lawmakers this week sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration demanding information on how the agency will ensure that privacy rights are protected when it issues drone licenses to government, law enforcement and private organizations.

The Predator is a nickname given to one in a series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or pilotless drones, operated by the Pentagon, the CIA and, increasingly, other agencies of the U.S. federal government such as the border patrol. Combat-ready UAVs are used mostly in the Middle East.

This article talks about how marriage is the foundation of human civilization and the effects of redefining marriage. Forty-one states agree that marriage is between a man and a woman and children need a mother and a father.

My personal belief is that marriage is to be between a man and a woman, however, I also believe that is it not my place to judge anyone. Who am I to tell someone who to love? These days marriages that last are rare. If a same sex couple love each other and are happy together, I think they should be able to be married. There are a lot of same sex couple who have lived together as couple for a lot longer than most marriages last.

When I read "The nine justices are considering challenges to state and federal laws defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The two cases before it provide an important opportunity for Americans to reflect on three questions: What is marriage? Why does it matter for public policy? And what are the consequences of redefining marriage?" it blew my mind a little, because it is challenging every American to think about marriage. Not just as a sex (male or Female) thing but as a whole.

A worker got fired from her job after posting a comment on Facebook. NLRB ruled that this woman rights were violated because there are federal laws that protect employees rights to discuss their workplace problems. Now there are new ruling that apply workers rights to online discussions to ensure employees freedom.

Over the years the government has been able to freely look up information on its citizens. This article talks about surveillance technology and the laws they do and do not breach.

It seems that same sex couples are taxable across the board just like every couple legally allowed to marry. The IRS sees a new stream of revenue. But what seems off is that the status and legal properties of marriage are still unsettled in a handful of states.

Under equal protection, same sex couples should have the freedom and support to marry their loved ones. Religious faiths that are opposed to the idea are free to not support the couples. Under DOMA each state was given the right to define marriage.

If same sex couples meet the set forth requirements to be a common law couple they should be able to marry and be treated equally.

Provisions of DOMA were recently struck down which gave same sex couples equal protection under federal laws. A recent development that's getting little attention is churches are changing their bylaws to protect themselves from lawsuits by the LGBT community. The bylaws are taking up where DOMA was struck down, declaring the church only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman.

Reviews medical uses of marijuana. Provides a state vs. federal perspective on rights involving marijuana for personal use.

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.

Right to bear arms has always been an issue here in the united states.Now federal law will make it known to be able to possess a gun the owner will need to make sure to not mark yes on being controlled with some kind of substance like marijuana.