because it makes the Constitution the Supreme law of the law instead of specifically banning Sharia law. Unlike the Oklahoma Law‚ SQ 755‚ which specifically banned only Sharia law and was deemed unconstitutional because of how it was discriminatory against a specific religion. Based on certain things I have read and watched‚ it suggests that the two legal systems can not coexist and that many of their values infringe upon another. Therefore‚ suggesting to make the Constitution the supreme law of the
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The Ratification of the Constitution There were many arguments for and against the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The people that wanted the Constitution to be ratified and people who opposed it were called federalists and anti-federalists. They would get into heated arguments whether or not the Constitution should be ratified. The worst thing about the Constitution is it has no Bill of Rights to protect the people’s rights. Though the Constitution doesn’t have a Bill
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On January 20th‚ 2017 President Donald Trump took office‚ he quickly made an executive order that banned foreigners from seven different countries from entering the United States for 120 days‚ these seven countries are identified as Muslim majority countries. Legal and illegal immigrants in the United states began to panic as they fear that their families will be deported immediately. Children of color are now living in fear because their future is unknown‚ they are also scared that their families
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capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries”(Churchill‚1945). Socialism is appealing to the present generation and society as it provides a promise of equality amongst all citizens. What many fail to consider is that the equality promised by socialism only gives equal misery and tyranny. Capitalism is loosely defined as a free market system where the supply and demand of the country is derived from the private property of the owner
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When it comes to Proposition 8 I would have voted against it all the way. I have often thought what gives anyone the right to take away civil rights from anyone gay or straight. I personally have struggled with this debate on so many different levels it still unbelievable to me that in court in the world would deny civil rights down to such a basic level. The fourteenth Amendment clearly has a double standard attached to it when it comes to Proposition 8. Basically saying that we can’t deny gays
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Medically speaking‚ the quality of life is a patient’s general well-being. If a patient has an extremely low quality of life and understands what they are doing‚ they should be able to choose if they would like to medically end their own life. People also believe that it should not be someone’s choice when they
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from 20-23 weeks do not feel pain” [6] - whereas abortions mostly occur before that time period [3]. In conclusion‚ since the legal abortions are performed by a professional and the benefits outweigh the costs‚ abortion is morally permissible. Against Abortion (kantian): Killing an innocent human life form is wrong. The fetus is an innocent human life form‚ therefore it is wrong to abort the fetus [1]. According to the Women ’s Center statistics‚ teenagers are more likely to delay having an abortion
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self-reliance argument let alone ethical egoism. If John‚ an elderly man‚ was walking in the park and had a fall‚ would he be better off if Jill‚ a bystander‚ just continued on her way? She was running late to work and could easily tend to her own needs leaving John on the ground moaning in pain. The second premise‚ “We ought to do what will make everyone better off.” may be true‚ but it does not support ethical egoism. It is really a utilitarian claim; utilitarians think that one ought to do what will
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In this passage‚ Tertullian argues against Hermogenes’ argument that God created the world out of the preexisting matter rather than out of nothing. Hermogenes supports his argument by stating that since “God has always been God‚ and always Lord”‚ there had to be something to be the lord over‚ which is according to him the preexisting matter. On the other hand‚ Tertullian makes a strict distinction between the terms God and Lord: “God is the title of the substance‚ the divine nature: Lord the title
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environmental justice movement began in the mid- 20th century‚ when the country realized that the environment needed help. This movement throughout the last several decades has evolved from protecting woodland areas from deforestation to protection against the gas industry. Hydraulic fracturing is the process by which natural gas is extracted from the earth’s shales. The process begins with drilling through several layers of the earth‚ like the freshwater aquifer. Next‚ water with “fracking fluid”
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