after September 11th a panicked Congress passed‚ with little debate‚ the USA Patriot Act. The 342 page patriot act violates our 1st‚ 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ 8th and 14th amendments‚ thus making it unconstitutional. I don’t know why Congress passed this act‚ or how it got through the Supreme Court‚ but most people in Congress didn’t even read the Patriot Act. I am sure that our founding fathers would not have wanted the Patriot Act. Just look at what Ben Franklin said‚ "They that can give up essential liberty to
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USA Patriot Act This Act may be cited as the "Uniting and Strengthening America Act" by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism. President Bush signed the Patriot Act on October 29‚ 2001. It passed and with no debate voted on; many members of congress did not fully read the act. Due to the anthrax scare many Congressman did not have access to their offices. Attorney General John Ashcroft silenced any debate by warning that anyone who contested the Act would be "akin
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2010‚ April 27 EDITORIAL Right To Information Act 2009 M S Siddiqui A citizen of a free and democratic country has the right to have access to information and know everything happening around him. It is a fundamental right of every citizen as enshrined in the UN resolution in its very first session in 1946‚ stating that ’Freedom of information is a fundamental human right.’ It is interesting to note that the right to information laws existed about 200 years before the UN resolution
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started a fun and exciting conversation: “How was your day with your Friends?”. “It was wonderful” I replied‚ “My Friends Grandma told us all about Stamp Act.” Oh! before we go any farther‚ I am Emily an A+ Student. Anywho.. as I was saying‚ I started explaining the Stamp Act to my Mom.. I thought she already knew about it though. “The Stamp Act was made in 1765‚ after the British just came out of a war with France they needed more money‚ so this British guy named George Greenville came up with the
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My opinion of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) The government is charged with the responsibility of protecting its citizens. This responsibility is extended not only to administering punishment through enforcement of legislation but also to preventing occurrences through the enactment of laws to protect their citizens. The government had to act. The great fall that was the result of corporate and accounting fraud‚ in the early twenty-first century nearly destroyed the economical welfare of
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Luis Munoz Mrs. Funderburk AP English/Period 1 25 September 2012 Argument on an Argument: Incentives for Charitable Acts We live in a world of opportunity. Everyone deserves an opportunity‚ but‚ unfortunately‚ not everybody gets one. For those who are less fortunate‚ receiving donations may be the only way they get by in life. There are many high schools‚ clubs and organizations that sponsor charity drives in exchange for incentives. The fact that such events are helping those who are in need
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The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is an organization dedicated to altruistic pursuits. This organization shows the acts of kindness that people are doing or have done for others; this website also give ideas for others to follow suit with their own pursuits of kindness or altruism. The forms of kindness can simply be prosocial behavior‚ which are actions intended to benefit others (Kassin‚ Fein‚ & Markus‚ 2014‚ p. 394). Furthermore‚ the acts of kindness can be altruistic which is defined as
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Kind and thoughtful acts can benefit everyone in many ways. Thoughtful acts can help anyone involved by making someone’s day‚ helping in some form or fashion‚ and by bringing joy to people. Thoughtful and kind acts can make someone’s day in many ways. One small act of kindness can turn a whole person’s day around. If someone was having a bad day and you did something as little as smile at them in the hallway than they could have a better day just by that. A thoughtful action can also let them know
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caused by pieces of paper. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a law passed that primarily gave African Americans the right to vote without having to take any sort of literacy tests. African Americans were widely ignored in voting rights because they were forced to take literacy tests to be eligible to vote. Having this event in our nation’s civil rights movement was a landmark that allowed the other half of our nation’s voice to be heard. “The Voting Rights Act itself has been called the single most effective
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The Sarbanes-Oxley act was created in 2002‚ requiring companies to have more sufficient internal control over their financial statements. The old “I wasn’t aware of that” from executives is no longer acceptable and in fact can result in jail time for the executives and others involved. The company can also lose their exchange listing‚ lose of D&O insurance or face large 7+ figure fines. The act was a direct response to corporate scandals‚ such as WorldCom‚ Enron and Tyco who covered up or misrepresented
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