Gun Control: Why Do We Need Licenses To Own Guns?
.... in defense of their homes and families, punishes them before they
have even done anything wrong.
In 1990, guns, which gun control supporters claim are "designed only to
kill," were involved in about 1,400 accidental deaths, 18,800 suicides, and
13,600 murders, for a total of 33,800 firearm-related deaths. There are more
than 200,000,000 firearms in private hands in the United States. Also in 1990,
motor vehicles, which are not "designed to kill" were involved in about 46,000
accidental deaths and 1,900 people decided to suck on an exhaust pipe to end
their lives, for a total of 47,900 motor-vehicle related deaths. There are
ab .....
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Has Political Islam Failed In Algeria?
.... Gross National Product used to go to service the payment of the national
debt . This, of course, resulted in the decline of the growth rate of the GNP.
What made it even worse is the fall of natural gas revenues during the 1980's. “
In the days after the dual fall of the price of oil and the value of the dollar,
the demographic expansion had pushed the GNP's growth curve below the horizontal
for the first time in years. ”
Such economic conditions were very much responsible for the instability
and the weakening of the legitimacy of the FLN government. “The plummeting of
oil prices in the 1980's combined with the mismanagemen .....
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How Dole Could Have Used The Issues To His Advantage
.... stands firm on the fact that abortions should be "safe, legal and rare"
without many unnecessary restrictions. To further show his hard stance on
abortion, Clinton vetoed a bill in April that would have banned a rarely used
procedure termed "partial birth abortions." President Clinton defended his
decision, calling it justifiable in extreme situations, such as cases of rape,
incest and to save the life of the mother. Unlike Bosnia and gays in the
military, Clinton has not wavered on this issue. Bob Dole on the other hand has
taken just the opposite stance on abortion. Dole opposed the 1973 Roe v. Wade
decision that leg .....
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Immigration Reform
.... of
immigrant households below the poverty line (29 percent) is much higher than the
share of native households that are poor (14 percent)--more than twice as high.”
Due to the large numbers of poverty stricken immigrants, they are more likely to
take part in means-tested programs such as AFDC.
Family reunification laws generally do not serve the purpose implied by
their name. These laws create a problem that researchers call chain migration.
According to the FAIR organization, “because of chain migration--one immigrant
sponsors several family members as immigrants, who then sponsor several others
themselves, and so on. Since .....
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Important Elements Of A Campaign Strategy
.... therefore making a candidate's knowledge of the issues a much greater
factor. Yet, simply having knowledge of an issue is not sufficient. A concrete
stance should be taken on positional issues. The phrase "concrete stance" tends
to imply that the position taken should be somewhat extreme when all it really
infers is that it should be a belief held consistent throughout the campaign.
In all actuality, it is in a candidate's best interest to avoid taking any
extreme views if at all possible. Recognizing the voters who are supporting
the office seeker is important in managing a campaign because it helps to ensure
retain .....
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Planck V. Indiana
.... parents custody, and at no time was any identification shown by the
officers. Curt, Lance Planck's younger brother, resisted this removal from his
house, and was threatened by an officer that he would be "dragged out of here."
After this scene, Emily, Stephen, and Curtis Planck were loaded into a van and
driven to an eye doctor in Anderson, Indiana. The examining doctor, Dr. Joseph
Woschitz, came to the conclusion that no treatment was needed for any of the
children. How can the state justify this type of behavior? Is ripping a child
unwillingly from his mother's arms in the best interest of the public good?
What does soc .....
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The Influence Of Green Groups On The Policy Of The United States
.... is one of the largest polluters in the
world. If their strategies are ineffective then it will be necessary for them to
reassess their methods. Without the use productive methods these groups will
not be able to protect the environment. Animals, plants and the entire
ecosystem must have the same protection as humans have. An ecocentric viewpoint
establishes the right of the environment to have legal standing. This gives
people the ability to defend the right of an animal to exist with the same
rights as humans. Without this protection, people will be just as negatively
affected as the environment. The earth must be thought o .....
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International Relations Of Asia
.... incorporate an analysis of
the general nature of the system itself, in this case the system of
international relations in Asia; of the actors involved and their respective
roles; how changes in the political environment and in specific policies of the
actors shape the evolution of a new system; and finally the nature of the new
system with its own actors, their new roles, and new concerns.
The concept of strategic geometry enables us to understand these
changes in the political dynamics from one system to another, in our case the
transition from the Cold War to the post Cold War era, by serving as an analytic
tool. If we view .....
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Invaded By Immigrants
.... growing at tremendous rates.
Nothing in this world happens by accident, the populations are moving because
they expect an increase in quality of life in the new country. Country's all
over the world view Canada as a great place to live, the United Nations bills
Canada as the best place to live. When third world people look at their present
situations, they think that they could instantly improve their surroundings by
moving to Canada. By pure logic it would seem like madness to open Canada's
doors wide open to any immigrant which wishes to come to Canada. We would be
swamped! But that is precisely what Canada has done. There i .....
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Is Government Dominated By Business
.... in Washington DC. The primary goals of these groups are the
passing, blocking, or amending legislation to achieve a favorable ruling for
their own benefit. In Washington the groups primary targets are the House and
Senate sub-committees which are the key places where legislation is considered.
The groups often speak in front of Committee hearings to put their views on the
record.
One of the most well known special interest group is the National Rifle
Association. This group has done tireless work in Washington trying to stop Gun
Control bills from passing in Congress. The worst blow that happened to the
NRA was the pass .....
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The Prime Minister Of Great Britain
.... for this highest political office obviously has to be a very smart and
willing individual, in fact it has been suggested that he be an "uncommon man of
common opinions"(Douglas V. Verney). Not all Prime Ministers fitted this bill
exactly, but every on of them had to pass one important test: day-to-day
scrutiny of their motives and behavior by fellow members of Parliament
before they were ultimately elected to the leadership of their party. Unlike
Presidents of the United States all Prime Ministers have served a long
apprenticeship in the legislature and have been ministers in previous Cabinets.
Many Presidents of our .....
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Locke: Is This True Justice?
.... nations well being. Another instance where this was displayed was when the
Berlin Wall was torn down by the people of Germany. They tore down the barrier
that was made by their leaders that had kept them from their families for over
30 years. The laws of Hammurabi and Machiavelli would be going through these
problems if they were still being frequently used today.
Locke also said that "government which does not bring about public benefit
should be disposed", this goes right along with the defintion of justice. If the
government is lying about everything or hiding important things from its people,
it must be disposed. They are e .....
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