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About a year ago, a film came out showcasing the ins and out of the medical marijuana industry, a year later, many of the people in the film were idicted on federal drug charges and were given years in prison, one even died. The sad part? Most of these people lived in states where their profession is legal.

many businesses are not interested in hiring someone with piercings/tattoos all over because it makes them look bad. People know discrimination is illegal, but businesses actually have the right to deny a person like that to maintain their image as a company

Many people feel like their privacy is being invaded when going through airport security and sometimes refuse cause they don't want ttheir image to be released to the internet. There are a few points security has made stating why these scanners are the best yet

This is about making the new gun laws but two people debating on weather or not they should be new laws or if they should just have stronger enforcement and better background checks.

Bullying in the workplace is real. It can affect not only younger people but, older people as well. The author suggests a couple of ways to handle the situation if you are a victim to workplace bullying

Why is everyone always picking on welfare recipients? Now NC is trying to stop people from buying lottery tickets. Seems a bit absurd to me.

Obama ends this policy and lets people in the military say there "gay".I think its probably helpful to the gay community because they feel more welcomed. my boyfriends in the navy and said in bootcamp there were 4 "gay" men in his division.

This article is a brief biography on James Madison and his writing and speeches on many issues we face today. Many of the quotes here are in direct relation to personal freedoms, the dangers and impulses of government, and the responsibilities of the people in a Republic.

I love the New York Times, again this article is very imformative, it give information on illegal immigration. Somethings the article talks about is Mexican Immigration has declined, and if a illegal is caught speeding should they deported and a little bit about the background of illegal immigration.

The New Times really points out some great facts in this article. They show that immigration is a important issue that is going on with the U.S. today. It also shows how different things can be for immigrants depending on who is the new elected president. While Mitt Romney is taking the side that may be harder on illegal immigrants, Obama seems to welcoming people to run across the boarder. Michal Czerwonka for The New York Times may be more of a photographer than a writer but he really did a great job showing both sides views.

Baldwin explains how government is going against the Fourth Amendment. He express his opinion about new laws being created to ask to see peoples papers. According to him private property of citizens include papers such as birth certificate and the government has no right to ask for them without probable cause.

This is a great article pointing out the fact that if racism is in all races. People think because we are white we don't understand racism. It doesn't take a skin color to under stand ignorance and racism is ignorance. Racism is in all races no matter the skin color or gender or even  sexual preference.

It discusses internet gambling and how is a personal freedom. This article makes a good point on how this topic to be left to the people wether they want to gamble or not. In the other end of the topic are the people that are totally against it.

April 22, 2011: 4:24 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hey, rich folks! The American people are putting you on notice. They want you to pay higher taxes. Two new polls suggest there is broad support for raising taxes on households making more than $250,000 a year, and all in the name of deficit reduction.

Sorry, I didn't realize the comment was automatically added...I'm a little slow. This article discusses the percentage of Americans that agree the rich should be given the tax hike. It covers how lower income Americans would like the rich to cover the deficit.

Everyone wants to argue gay marriage, but what about gay rights, inclusion? Shouldn't gay people have a right to know and learn their history?

This article discusses whether or not transgendered adolescents should be allowed to start hormone therapy before the age of eighteen. The author is hesitantly in favor of allowing teens to take hormones, although some people consider this as child abuse. She also weighs the risks and benefits of allowing a teen to make his own choices.

This article explains the leniency of Arizona gun laws. People in the state of Arizona are even allowed to carry concealed weapons into some government buildings. Anyone over the age of 21 can possess a gun without a permit and without a complete background check.

The contents of this article covers the lenient laws surrounding the law that allows citizens to carry concealed weapons with little to no training, and little to know knowledge of the purchasers background, placing society in danger.

This sites confirms that Arizona has some of the most lenient gun laws, but that if the background had more restrictions it would be a violation of the 2nd Ammendment

This article discusses the ethics behind banking the blood from a baby's umbilical cord and using the stem cells to treat sick people. It informs us that the blood from one cord is only enough to treat one patient and that, as the demand for cord blood increases, the ethics behind the storage and usage of cord blood may become compromised.

What does the future hold for us in health care? Many people such as myself and maybe you wonder if there should be a new health care plan or if we should stay with the old. This article talks about the health care issues from the perspective of two individuals, John Shadegg, and Mark McClellan. They speak on behalf of all groups of people. Very interesting article about how some cannot afford insurance.

List of states where people with felony convinctions are barred from voting. Felon voting laws state by state and this site give a good run-down of who, what, where. It also links to major legal cases currently pending.

List of states where people with felony convinctions are barred from voting. Each state has its own laws against or for felons who want to vote.

Giving animals rights is about protecting them since they cannot speak up for themselves. We are their voice. We should not go around harming them or beating them. Some people have pets in their house and it amazes me how people can adopt an animal and then go and abuse them. They did not ask to be adopted by you to have you do that to them. They can feel, and they deserve to be happy and live their one life.