The suspect's house, just west of Austin, sat on a hilltop at the end of a steep, exposed driveway. Texas Department of Public Safety agents believed the man inside had a large stash of drugs and a cache of weapons, including high-caliber rifles.
A group named Choose Responsibly headed by John McCardell Jr. the former head of Middlebury College, is arguing that the legal age for alcohol should be lowered to 18. While the group backs its claims on unsupported data but, the issue still remains that if you are considered an adult at 18 you should be considered adult enough to drink.
This artical is about changing our nation completly. It explains how we can get rid of some stuff such as, guns, paper money values, ect., and that would lead us to a society of equals.
This is a great article about the blatant civil liberties of the US constitution being ignored by the people we are suppose to be trusting the most, the police. If there were ever a time to sit back and take a look at what the cost of personal freedom for our national security is it would be now.
Many students have been unable to hand out any type of religious holiday cards out at school. Now courts have ruled that as long as the religious material is not offending anyone or interferes with others rights then it is allowed. This rule is known as Tinker Standard.
Google is under intense scrutiny after it's role in the National Security Association scandal that involving mass surveillance of U.S. Citizens. In a recent court filing, Google asserts non gmail users sending emails to Gmail accounts can't expect any privacy when sending the email correspondence. Google scans the email using an electronic program to target ads to the end user. Non gmail users can expect their personal and/ or professional email correspondence to be intercepted and read before being delivered to the gmail end user.
I'm not sure if there's any place at all where you can expect privacy when sending e-mail. That just reminded me of my work. Every day when you see the login screen, it reminds you that with our system, you don't have any reasonable expectation of privacy. I wonder how many people even read that.
The debate over killing a love one to ease the pain has segregated many of the population. In this article it talks about nations who have passed laws allowing euthanasia and those who have not. Stances are taken by love ones who are in pain and scholars who are against it.
This article shows the way Americans over the years have changed their opinions on gay marraige, in the swing towards approving it nationally. It correlates stats from the 1990 to present day and shows an upward swing in the gay populations fight for equality.
We need to work hard to keep our religious freedom. Most religious organizations are required by the Department of Human Services to provide contraceptive coverage in employee health care plans. A lot of government contracts have been lost due to religious organizations refusal to place children with same-sex couples.
Many people are being criticize and discriminated because of their sexual orientation. There are many concerns and human rights violations expressed by the United Nations.
D. Barbara Boxer, a Senator from California, is part of a growing contingent of lawmakers
that are bringing legislation forward regarding the need for labeling of GM food and ingredients. She believes that we should join a growing number of nations throughout the world that are supporting or have supported similar legislation.
This article talks about how mass surveillance effects us all not just criminals and terrorist.The government is able to collect data that predicts our movement and activities.
(CBS) Last fall, a group of over 100 college presidents - including the heads of Dartmouth, Virginia Tech and Duke - signed a declaration stating that the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, and fireworks went off. But the college presidents got what they wanted: a national debate about the drinking age.
It has been brought up by college presidents to lower the drinking age. They believe that just because the law is a failure they should automatically change it for teens who want to drink. You can't stop teens from drinking, and even if you lower the age they will still get in wrecks.
New York Times criticizes Arizona's new strict law that aims to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants. The woman responsible for this ban is Arizona State Governor Jan Brewer.
The move unleashed immediate protests and reignited the divisive battle over immigration reform nationally. Even before she signed the bill at an afternoon news conference here, strongly criticized it. Speaking at a naturalization ceremony for 24 active-duty service members in the Rose Garden, he called for a federal overhaul of immigration laws, which Congressional leaders signaled they were preparing to take up soon, to avoid "irresponsibility by others."
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"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.
A week long sweep called operation cross check removed nearly 3,000 illegals over 50 states. over half of those arrested, were arrested and convicted on felony charges. criminal offenders came from over 100 different nationalities.
This article is about families surviving on unemployment. President Obama signed a bill restoring unemployment benefits to over 2.5 million jobless Americans. The national unemployment level dropped slightly. The Wall Street Journal tells Americans that they should have 3 months salary saved up.
This article is talking about The National Education Association's funding. The NEA represents half of the union members working for the local governments, more than any other union. The NEA represents all teachers in grades K-12 public schools. The NEA involves itself in many affairs and spends the most money in the political campaigns out of any major megacorporation or industrial association.
The nation's accident statistics on elderly drivers is almost as high or as high, depending on the age, as teenage drivers. Some states require more thorough driving tests to determine if an elderly person is capable of driving. The fear of having their "independence" taken from them is the biggest fear among the senior population when dealing with stricter restrictions for obtaining a driver's license.