...What Freedom do you speak of? “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” (The First Amendment) In 1787 when the Constitution was proposed people expressed the concern that the document failed to specify the fundamental rights of the people that would be immune from assault by federal officials. We knew not only from the study of history but also from personal experience, that the tendency of governments throughout history was to abuse their powers, especially in times of emergency. The people feared that the federal government would somehow break out of the original Constitution’s enumerated powers straitjacket and misuse its powers to violate the fundamental rights it was charged with protecting. The enumeration of those rights and the express restrictions on government power in the Bill of Rights were to ensure that this didn’t happen. The first thing to notice here is that, contrary to popular opinion, this amendment does not give people the rights to free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. The Constitution does not give people any rights whatsoever, so this is why I value no freedom most. Instead, it operates as a restriction on the interference...
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...because they stopped received payments on the loan, which means that Mr. Constantine is personally liable for the Debt, because he is fully responsible for a company. He creates this company, so he is The Scone Stone, only he might be responsible for its debts. If Barry is unable to fulfill the debt using business assets, Wells Fargo can go after his personal property to fulfill the debt. This may include his personal bank monies, his automobile, or even his home. This means that a person operating a business, for the liabilities resulting from the corresponding all its assets, even private. In the case of this form of business is not on the delimitation of the company's assets and personal property of its owner. The company’s creditors (Walls Fargo) may enforce their claims from the assets of both, company and private entrepreneurs. What's more personal creditors from bank, in which the entrepreneur contracted a loan for his business, even in the absence of repayment, may assert their claims not only from the company assets, but also from a private savings. Responsibility of the entire property is not limited to property acquired during the business activity, but is also a reference to the assets accumulated before the start of operations. 2. For most contracts, the general rule is that while it's not illegal to enter into a contract with a minor, the contract is voidable at the discretion of the minor, like in this case Jennifer who is twelve years old. Voidable contract...
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...Chapter 5 The U.S. Constitution sets the framework for the U.S. government, establishing a system of government that divides power between the federal government and the states It establishes a system of government based on the principle of federalism, where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units The 10th Amendment to the Constitution states that all powers that the Constitution neither gives exclusively to the federal government nor takes from the states are reserved for the states Federal legislation that affects business must be based on an expressed unconditional grant of authority The Constitution also allocates power of the federal government among three branches of government First three articles of the Constitution establish the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; they’re independent branches of the federal government Constitution ensures that each branch maintains a separate sphere of power to prevent any one of them from obtaining undue power and monopolizing government control Constitution also establishes a system of checks and balances Each branch’s powers keep the other branches from dominating the government Constitution does not explicitly allow courts to review legislative and executive actions to determine whether they are constitutional, but early common law established a process called judicial law Judicial law is the power of a court to review legislative and executive actions, such as a law or...
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...IS CAMPAIGN FINIANCE RESTRICTION FAIL OF RIGHTS? INTRODUCTION Campaign finance reform has not managed either to promote political equality or prevent corruption. Even worse, in order to enhance the relative voice of others, the government decides to set donation limitation—restrict the speech of some elements. It is nothing else but to sacrifice people’s right to pursue an alleged political equality and preventing corruption, thus, it raises an ethical problem that restriction on campaign finance is fail of right. When looking into literatures of campaign finance reform, the debate of rights often based on the free speech protected by the First Amendment. People neglected that the free express of political petition is also a basic right acknowledged by the Universal Declaration of Human rights. Thus, I will examine this argument in the article from a broad to narrow scope. This article will analyze the campaign finance regulation’s failure from a right perspective. The article will demonstrate that some moral theorists divide rights into positive and negative categories which create distinctive correlative duties. This article will argue that the present restriction is actually infringe people’s rights and goes against with Universal Declaration of Human rights and the First Amendment. Moreover, the compel disclosure of donor’s information violates people’ s right to privacy, thus, such an act by government may be over regulated. Part 1 of this article will introduce...
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...Free Speech one of the amendments in the constitution a goal for all American colonists The First Amendment to the United States still stand in this present time for all to show in demonstration, protest, in a public forum to get political information or ideas presented to groups of people or Congress on any subject matter consider for soul reasoning to express agreement or disagreement . The Supreme Court has protected free speech since 1925 from government interference by state and local branch done by due process clause 14 Amendment, on the same hand government restrict dangerous and immoral speech. There are 4 major restrictions on free speech, 1 cover libel, slander and prohibit ones privacy and reputation 2 free speech can’t have obscenities or encourages immoral acts, offends anyone publicly .3 free speech discourage using the ability to commit treason or causing violence actions on a life, property and national security.4 free speech can’t invade other choice unless permitted to do as such in meeting forum in order to discuss issue. Free speech is apart society we used in other countries unless under dictatorship some have remain the same throughout the centuries and other have adopt new government policy Later years free speech ruling lifted bans on book and writing that are seen to be too graphic or depict sexual acts they remain under guide line on presentation and interputation of information. Free speech is having the choice to state belief or say in private public...
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...Big Business Corporatism Versus Free Market Capitalism Right now, there is a lot of talk about the evils of “capitalism”. But it is not really accurate to say that we live in a capitalist system. Rather, what we have in the United States today, and what most of the world is living under, is much more accurately described as “corporatism”. Under corporatism, most wealth and power is concentrated in the hands of giant corporations and big government is used as a tool by these corporations to consolidate wealth and power even further. In a corporatist system, the wealth and power of individuals and small businesses is dwarfed by the overwhelming dominance of the corporations. Eventually, the corporations end up owning almost everything and they end up dominating nearly every aspect of society. As you will see below, this very accurately describes the United States of America today. Corporatism is killing this country, and it is not what our founding fathers intended. Corporatism is actually not too different from socialism or communism. They are all “collectivist” economic systems. Under corporatism, wealth and power are even more highly concentrated than they are under socialism or communism, and the truth is that none of them are “egalitarian” economic systems. Under all collectivist systems, a small elite almost always enjoys most of the benefits while most of the rest of the population suffers.The Occupy Wall Street protesters realize that our economic system is...
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...often called "The Confederate Flag" or "The Confederate Battle Flag”. It is also called the "rebel", "Southern Cross, or "Dixie" flag, and is often incorrectly referred to as the "Stars and Bars" the actual "Stars and Bars" is the First National Flag, which used an entirely different design (Coski 1). The First Amendment and the history of its interpretation of the United States has what comes closest to absolute protection of free speech of any country. Many...
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...biggest influence at this time was his friendship and relationship with one of the founders of modern anarchism, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. They were very much alike in personality and shared the passion for freedom that each of them yearned for. “Both deal more readily in negations, and their attacks are directed against the same objects: the state, religion, and property. Both recommend ‘social revolution’ as a means of escape from the intolerable social situation” (Pyziur 32). However, it would be a while yet before Bakunin finally took the standard of anarchism and made it his own, for his revolution in this period was still with Pan-Slavism. In 1847 he was invited to speak at a banquet for Polish revolutionaries, and the speech he gave proved that he was a great orator and helped give him recognition as a revolutionary. In the speech, Mikhail “...proposed a form of revolutionary alliance between the Russian and Polish oppressed. He emphasized how miserable the Russian people were under the regime of Nicholas I...” so that the two Slavic peoples could unite to end each others’ suffering (Masters 83). Following his speech in 1847, he published his Appeal to the Slaves in 1848, which is “...one of his most famous works” (Masters 100). In this book he expressed his opinions on bringing all the Slavs together. His revolutionary spirit shone brightly these years, as it would for the rest of his life....
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...Madison gathered ideas and came up with 42 rights that needed to be protected for each individual. His 42 rights were cut down to 27 by the House of Representatives. Then they were cut to 12 by the time Senate approved them. Finally only 10 were approved by the states. These became the first 10 amendments to the Constitution on December 15, 1791 and became known as The Bill of Rights. To me the most important amendment is the First Amendment. I think this amendment should never change. The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This amendment is the freedom of speech, religion, and acts. Thanks to this amendment we can all be unique, we are able to express our own...
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...1. "Everybody else does it":: is an example of one of the ways unethical conduct is rationalized. A city could condemn property: with slum housing and take it for use in the revitalization project for its downtown area. A company awards a contract to a firm owned by the father of the state attorney general while the company is under investigation by the state attorney general's office. The father and the company:: have a conflict of interest. 24. Corruption in international business operations:: undermines investment. Due process rights are: found in the fifth and fourteenth amendments. Due process rights are part of the:: Fifth Amendment. Expropriation is not: the act of state doctrine. Expropriation:: is the taking of private property by a government. Federal district courts have subject matter jurisdiction:: over criminal cases involving federal statutes. Foreign businesses conducting business within the United States:: are subject to both its civil and criminal laws. Gaining access to federal databases is a violation of the:: Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. GATT is an example: of a multilateral treaty. GATT stands for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and is: an agreement among 100 countries to increase trade by reducing tariffs. 2. 25. 3. 26. 27. 28. 4. 5. 6. 7. A consent decree is comparable to: a nolo contendere plea A consent decree:: is the same as a plea of nolo contendere. A default in a lawsuit is like: a forfeit in sports...
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...Defending the Free Market: Critical Analysis Defending the Free Market written by Rev. Robert Sirico is a book about how being a leftist seems like a very moral and right thing to do for people but in turn is not very economically sound. He talks about how back in his younger days he was a socialist and leftist but in turn with many talks with people and intense fact searching he figured out how the free-market system is the only way to solve many of the world’s problems. What I thought was Sirico’s strong points about the book was that he applied religion to a lot of the things he had to say. Usually when someone is talking about economics they try to shy away from including religion into their speech or paper. Also, Sirico was very blunt about what he had to say. He went straight to the point backing his ideas with personal experience and facts. When it comes to Sirico’s weaknesses I could not find anything. He was very direct in what he said and I believe he did not leave anything out. When I first began to read this book I thought that it was going to be a dull strung-out economic lesson as if a robot had written the book. Within the first few pages I was quickly proved wrong when Sirico started to add personal background and experience. He did this throughout the book, which made it actually interesting to read. One of the points Sirico mentioned really caught my eye. In Ch. 4, Want to help the poor? Start a business, he talks about how foreign aid does not...
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...analyze whether the Bill of Rights altered the Constitution or merely strengthened it. The 1780s were a time of triumph and turmoil in America. The decisive American victory at Yorktown in 1781 guaranteed the nation’s independence, confirmed two years later by a peace treaty with England that recognized the new nation. The Bill of Rights is a critical part of the Constitution. When the formatters of the Constitution were creating the document, some believe that the Bill of Rights was not necessary. However after long debate, they agreed that it should be included. The purpose however is to guarantee certain rights not provide them; for example the freedom of speech under the First Amendment. There are limitations and people need to realize that the Constitution does not guarantee free speech. “The Freedom of Speech or known as the First Amendment is one of the most valuable and precious rights guaranteed to Americans in the United States Constitution. At the same time, it is one of the most abused rights by Americans” this is one of the protections that many Americans hold very dear and also value it because it will allow them to speak out against government policies that they do not like and also allow them to express their religious beliefs of their choosing. In other ways some people have been known to abuse this right due to they use it negatively and will slander people or will...
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...faculty as the “NU bible.” In this book When we are Free the Northwood idea is found. It’s not just a page, it’s the entirety of the book that encompasses this successful ideology. The Northwood idea incorporates four main principles in which their students follow. To be successful in the business world, one must know of these basic principles: freedom, capitalism, private property and limited government. America is known to grant...
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...Advocacy Groups - an association of individuals or organizations who unite to actively support or defend an idea, usually to influence policies or resource allocations through media campaigns, public presentations, publicity, and legislative lobbying efforts; GROUP WHO TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INFLUENCE POLITICS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION advocacy groups are broader. interest groups are more specific. for example an environmental group would be an advocacy group and a group to save the rainforest would be an interest group. Amicus Curiae - “Friend of the Court.” A brief filed in a lawsuit by an individual or group that is not party to the lawsuit but that has an interest in the outcome. SOMEONE, NOT BELONGING TO ANY PARTY, VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER INFORMATION TO ASSIST IN A CASE, WHICH IS WHY IT MEANS FRIEND OF THE COURT Astroturf - refers to political, advertising or public relations campaigns that are designed to mask the sponsors of the message to give the appearance of coming from a disinterested, grassroots participant (i.e. fake grassroots); FAKE GRASS/FAKE SUPPORT; OPPOSITE OF GRASSROOTS; Creating the impression of public support by paying people in the public to pretend to be supportive. Bundling - A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals (each limited to $2000) and present them to a candidate or political party as a “bundle,” thus increasing the PAC’s influence. Checkbook Membership- send in money to be a member A checkbook member is...
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...there was no formalized education for all. At the time, only boys, mainly from affluent families, attended school. Private grammar schools opened in the 1700s to prepare boys to attend ivy league colleges. Free public education for all was never a thought during the 1700 and 1800s, however those documents which were written then have an impact on education today. Even with these documents much power concerning education remains with the states. Cases such as Brown vs. Broad of Education 1954 argued the separate-but-equal doctrine violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Engel v. Vitale (1962) and 8. Abington School District v. Schempp (1963) shaped the modern understanding of how the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment constrains prayer in public schools. San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1972) argued that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment mandates equal funding among school districts. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) argued the Freedom of Speech. These are just a few cases that have made it to the top court in the land in part because of the way schools, districts, and states interpret statements written over two...
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