society. And they are correct. Religious institutions have nothing to fear — they are secure in their constitutional right to promote religion‚ and retain a gilt-edged financial status. But few citizens will recognise the extent to which organised religions exercise political influence‚ while retaining economic entitlement and privilege. Why then‚ would Malcolm Turnbull extend such privileges? Leaders of
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Gay Couples Should Have the Same Rights as Married Couples One of the leading political debates in our country today is the legalization of same-sex marriages. The very image of marriage is evolving on an on-going basis due to society and the major changes between society defined unions. The definition of marriage‚ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ states “Marriage‚ n.‚ (1) the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship
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justice‚ or economic trouble that weren_Ñét even in existence during their time. Because of this‚ they created the Constitution and Bill of Rights to be relatively broad‚ intending that it would encompass the framework for the future. Little did they know how the scope of this broadness would shape America_Ñés future. The extent to which the government should interact in the lives of the American people is one of the most highly debated topics of both past and present politics. And‚ as the role
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Governments Should Not Compromise with Terrorists Would you give a thief $100‚000 to get your stolen purse back? If you were to give a thief $100‚000‚ you would make him think that he can make a profit out of stealing purses. The thief would also use the $100‚000 to buy a gun or other weapons or vehicles that would help him steal future purses. Now think about the thief as a terrorist and you as a government. Should governments negotiate with terrorists? Terrorism activities have increased these
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Space exploration is a highly debated topic on whether or not it should be funded by the government. Currently‚ the United States spends $19.3 billion on space exploration out of its $3.95 trillion budget. Many people argue that the money needs to be spent on other issues like health care and help for the impoverished. Space exploration is an important field that the US government needs to focus on and fund because these endeavors can provide a national space defense‚ push us towards the future of
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Draft: Essay 3. “Same-Sex Marriage Should Not Be Legalized”. July 18th 2012. Same-Sex Marriage Should Not Be Legalized. As we know‚ same-sex marriage has been discussed and argued for a long time. Within the controversial topic of gay rights‚ there’s no area more controversial than same-sex marriage. And all of us ask ourselves if same-sex marriage should be legal or not. But the fact is that we have to start thinking about it as a moral and religious topic. The government shouldn’t legalize
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not protect people who speak in ways that are obscene‚ profane‚ pornographic‚ etc. The issue becomes more convoluted when the internet is the platform for speech. Government is in a difficult position‚ and following are my opinions on what the different levels of government should
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this. However we have that right be cause of our freedom of speech in this country. The united states is lucky that we are not ruled as a dictatorship but as a democracy. We are able to express how we feel and do as we please as long as we abide by the rules our country has set for us. However by taking away our right to do so violates what we have as stated in the constitution. The freedom we have today is often taken for granted and people think they can take that right away from us and tell us we
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Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legalized In the United States‚ same-sex couples did not have the right to legally marry one an other until 2004. “Massachusetts began to allow same-sex marriage for residents of that state... Legal marriage also carries the intangible but envy important benefit of conveying to the world that the couple involved is truly a family” (Andryszewski‚ 2008‚ p. 8). Yet‚ as society places an increasingly high emphasis on basic
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For my first PBL In American Government I was given several questions on natural and civil rights and also the types of acts that took place for the natural and civil rights became an importance to people of America. The first question I was given “The Governments and societies based on the natural rights philosophy guarantee certain rights to their citizens. How would you describe or define a right?” As stated in the Declaration of Independence‚ we were given the right as a citizen to have life‚ liberty
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