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The US Constitution is a document that at it's writing was like no other. The first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights gave us what no other country had at the time. It was radical, beginning with some of the best known words 'We The People'. It outlined the basis for a democratic government, divided into three equal parts.It is the basis for Rule of Law.
It is time to return to the Rule of Law.
It is time to return to the Rule of Law.
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Secret IP Treaty Proposal Rubs Tech WrongThe negotiations over the International Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that concluded another round this week in Seoul, South Korea, prompts watchdog groups to complain to President Obama about Hollywood's influence over the talks and the lack of transparency surrounding the entire negotiations....
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Futurists' report reviews dangers of smart robots - Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewScientists are preparing to publish a report this month that examines, in part, whether robots could eventually become so smart they pose a threat to society. The report will include concerns some researchers have voiced about the legal and ethical use of artificial intelligence. Most computer ...
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High Court Weighs Prosecutors' Immunity : NPRThe justices of the Supreme Court struggled Wednesday to figure out whether they should allow lawsuits against prosecutors for framing a suspect. Iowa prosecutors, backed by the federal government and prosecutors across the country, contend that there is "no freestanding constitutional right not ...
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Can Prosecutors Be Sued By People They Framed? : NPRCan Prosecutors Be Sued By People They Framed? A A November 4, 2009 Do prosecutors have total immunity from lawsuits for anything they do, including framing someone for murder? That is the question the justices of the Supreme Court face Wednesday. On one side of the case being argued ...
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Teens Sue High School That Punished Them for Racy MySpace Pics | Threat Level | Wired.comTwo Indiana teenagers have sued their school district after they were punished for posing suggestive photos on MySpace. The girls, tenth-graders at Churubusco High School in Churubusco, Indiana, say they were humiliated after the school banned them from fall semester extracurricular activities, ...
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4Can Prosecutors Be Sued By People They Framed? : NPRIt may be unethical for lawyers (i.e., prosecutors) to lie and deny due process to a defendant, however, it is not apparently illegal.Geoffrey Ames added 3 days ago
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3Pot legalization gains momentum in California - Yahoo! NewsWill the typically foaming at the mouth "states rights" advocates (for things like guns and taxes) be consistent and support CA in this?JDP added 4 weeks ago
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3Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo fight Google Books - Aug. 21, 2009How dare you make money that we can't also get! So some "icons" of "innovation" and "free enterprise" want the government to ensure their access to profits!? SOCIALISM! Oh, sorry, if it's business doing it (redistribution of wealth, denial of services or "rights", subversion of or using the ...JDP added 2 months ago
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3The coming-out stories of anonymous bloggers - CNN.comGiven the power of employers (practical necessity for a large majority of people to have to work for one), "freedom of speech" has become an oxymoron without its applications to the "private sector".JDP added 2 months ago
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3Dem lawmaker blasts protester at town hall - Capitol Hill- msnbc.comGive those doltish insurance-company-shill devils hell Barney!JDP added 2 months ago
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