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- 181: Polygamy
- ... value of $50,000 was to be forfeited and escheated to the United States. No officers were appointed to enforce the law and no funds for enforcement were allotted. Although President Lincoln had signed the bill, he adopted the policy of leaving the Mormons alone. When T. B. H. Stenhouse, then a Mormon in good standing, asked the president what course he intended to pursue with reference to the Mormons, Lincoln ... Brigham Young that if he will let me alone, I will let him alone." (Quoted in Gustive 0. Larson, The "Americanization" of Utah for Statehood, San Marino, California: Huntington Library, 1971, p. 60.) 1866 Wade bill had provisions to diminish the power of local Government. (Essentials in Church History, by Joseph Fielding Smith, 22nd Editions enlarged, 25th Edition, 1972 Published by the Deseret book Company for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, p. 442.) 1869 May 10, Promontory Utah, the completion of the Transcontinental railroad made Utah less isolated. (Smith, p. 441.) 1869 Proposed Cragin bill constructed to give the appointed Territorial Governor authority to select all local officials. All juries to be selected by the appointed US Marshall in the Territory. Church to be denied from making rules and ...
- 182: The Ineptitude Of The United S
- "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Those are the opening lines to the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776. Yet, slavery continued in the United States for nearly ninety years after this document declared that "all men where created equal," and those "unalienable rights" are still not shared by everyone in the United States. The U.S. has been lacking in its responsibility to its citizens. The state responsibility for human and civil rights must be expanded in the United States. In December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The thirty articles of the UDHR were developed to provide ...
- 183: Labor Issues
- ... conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in “1790 with the skilled craftsmen” (Dessler, 1997, p. 544). For the last two-hundred years, workers of all trades have been fighting for their rights and “seeking methods of improving their living standards, working conditions, and job security” (Boone, 1996,p.287). As time went by, these individuals came to the conclusion that if they work together collectively, they would ... act was passed in 1935 known as the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) after Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York (World, 1998). This law, like the previous ones, encourages and protects labor’s rights. When this act was passed it added ‘meat’ to the National LaGuardia Act. “It did this by: (1) banning certain unfair labor practices, (2) providing for secret-ballot elections and majority rule for determining whether ... nationwide strikes. The effort of these employees led to the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor –Management Relations Act) in 1947 (Encyclopedia, 1996). According to Dessler (1997), this act prohibited union unfair labor practices and lists the rights of employees as union members and rights of employers. History from 1951 to 1960. Several years later Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president and the Republican party began taking control over congress (Encyclopedia, 1996). ...
- 184: Mitchell v. Wisconsin: Why Mitchell v. Wisconsin Sucked
- ... constitutional arguments against Chief Justice Rehnquist's decision and the statute itself, but will also consider the practical implications of the Wisconsin law, as well as a similar law passed under the new federal crime bill (Cacas, 32). The Wisconsin law and the new federal law are based on a model created by the Anti- Defemation League in response to a rising tide of hate-related violent crimes (Cacas, 33). Figures ... only slightly from the Red Scare of the 1950's. The anti-communists claimed and the politically correct ideologists claim to have good intentions (The Road to Hell...).Unfortunately, these two groups infringed upon the rights of the minority in their quest to mold the htoughts of others into ideas similar to their own. How would Rehnquist rule if the statute called for enhanced penalties for persons convicted of crimes while ... First Amendment, as well as its free speech clause, if they were found to be as reprehensible as racism by the general public? The United States Supreme Court is granting selective protection of First Amendment rights, in Mitchell v. Wisoconsin, and is yielding to political pressure to suppress bigoted views. Mitchell's second constitutional argument is that the statute violates the Foruteenth Amendment as well as the First. The Foruteenth ...
- 185: Shell And Nigerian Oil And Uti
- ... very successful, but he came back to fight for the right of his people. He formed MOSOP(Movement for survival of Ogoni people) and vociferously spoke out against the government of Nigeria. He wrote a Bill of Rights calling for protection of the environment in the Ogoni region and basic rights for the Ogoni people. His Bill of Rights was completely ignored by the government. He went on to do peaceful demonstrations against Shell s oil plants where special police forces came in and killed ...
- 186: Censorship and the First Amendment: The American Citizen's Right to Free Speech
- ... find, our Supreme Court system plays an exceedingly important role in the subject of free speech and expression. As well as, understanding that the court system is the nucleus of the construing our First Amendment rights. First we must focus on the motivation and foundations behind these individuals attempting to challenge the right to free speech. There are various reasons given for censorship: in a classroom or library they may restrict ... speak publicly and to publish. This is a basic belief in the freedom of expression and is to be protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. On the eve of the bicentennial of the Bill of Rights, the first wave of a nationwide survey, comprising more than 1,500 citizens was conducted. Through this survey it was found that Americans rate free speech as their second most precious First Amendment right ...
- 187: Why Mitchell V Wisconsin Sucke
- ... constitutional arguments against Chief Justice Rehnquist¹s decision and the statute itself, but will also consider the practical implications of the Wisconsin law, as well as a similar law passed under the new federal crime bill (Cacas, 32). The Wisconsin law and the new federal law are based on a model created by the Anti- Defemation League in response to a rising tide of hate-related violent crimes (Cacas, 33). Figures ... only slightly from the Red Scare of the 1950¹s. The anti-communists claimed and the politically correct ideologists claim to have good intentions (The Road to Hell...).Unfortunately, these two groups infringed upon the rights of the minority in their quest to mold the htoughts of others into ideas similar to their own. How would Rehnquist rule if the statute called for enhanced penalties for persons convicted of crimes while ... First Amendment, as well as its free speech clause, if they were found to be as reprehensible as racism by the general public? The United States Supreme Court is granting selective protection of First Amendment rights, in Mitchell v. Wisoconsin, and is yielding to political pressure to suppress bigoted views. Mitchell¹s second constitutional argument is that the statute violates the Foruteenth Amendment as well as the First. The Foruteenth ...
- 188: Censorship and the First Amendment: The American Citizen's Right to Free Speech
- ... find, our Supreme Court system plays an exceedingly important role in the subject of free speech and expression. As well as, understanding that the court system is the nucleus of the construing our First Amendment rights. First we must focus on the motivation and foundations behind these individuals attempting to challenge the right to free speech. There are various reasons given for censorship: in a classroom or library they may restrict ... speak publicly and to publish. This is a basic belief in the freedom of expression and is to be protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. On the eve of the bicentennial of the Bill of Rights, the first wave of a nationwide survey, comprising more than 1,500 citizens was conducted. Through this survey it was found that Americans rate free speech as their second most precious First Amendment right ...
- 189: The Seat Belt Law
- ... only if, they are pulled over for another violation, giving it the title secondary offense. Lawmakers in Michigan, as well as 16 other states, are trying to strengthen their seatbelt laws. Legislation, sponsored by Senator Bill Bullard, and the association and consumer-safety advocates, are working together to pass a bill where police may pull over, and ticket, offenders who are not wearing a seatbelt even if they did nothing else wrong. This would make it a primary offense. The violators of this offense will not receive points, but they will be fined $25. The bill would attempt to get more people to buckle up, save lives and prevent injuries, thereby reducing medical expenses for all. If an increase in seatbelt use occurs, it would help to generate money from ...
- 190: Twister
- ... After the tragedy, time is moved on to present day and into the field where Joe is with a group of scientist's called the Chaser's. Joe is presently married to a man called Bill. Bill is on the way to the field to get some divorce papers signed by Joe so that he can marry again to a woman named Melissa. Joe has put together a tornado studying device called ... wind velocities all at the same time. The only way that the Chaser's can make it work is if they put it in the damage path of the tornado. Joe is going to surprise Bill with Dorothy because he is the one who actually thought up the design, and at the same time has purposely not signed one of the papers. Bill finally arrives and asks Joe for the ...
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