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    Judge Ballot 8 The central arguments of the debate were over how accountability‚ education‚ socioeconomic status‚ genetics‚ and fast-food played into the topic of if obesity is the personal responsibility of the individual. The argument of accountability was carried through out the debate. The proposition argued that it was self accountability led to personal responsibility in the aspect of consciously deciding on how much to eat‚ the choice of what‚ and where. This argument wasn’t necessarily

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    named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. A young girl was almost killed by a 13 year old boy The article‚ entitled “Boy‚ 13‚ charged with attempted murder of young girl” from Friday night‚ Jun 6‚ 2012’s edition of CBC news‚ is a good example of a couple of ordinary Canadian citizen who wrongfully attempted to murder a 13 year old young girl. The boy was tracked down by the police that night after

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    we process more user generated than ever before. Now‚ the Internet continues to evolve into a major news source. It is made possible for practically anyone to create‚ modify and share content with others by using really simple techniques with little to no expense. Citizens have the potential to observe and report more immediately than traditional media outlets do. Social media often break the news before the mainstream media. There is no doubt that those who have traditionally consumed news are increasingly

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    Parliamentary sovereignty is the key stone in the British Constitution. If judges were to make law then they would be contradicting this doctrine. The legislative supremacy disqualifies the courts power to review the validity of legislation‚ refer to British Railway Board v Pickin . The objective of judges is to not make law but simply declare what the law had always been. Acts of Parliament are the highest form of authority and the courts hands are tied by it. But through the doctrine of precedent

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    the parliament‚ which is the “judge-made law”. Is there such thing as a judge-made law? What is a judge-made law? A judge-made law is when a judge applies or extends an established rule to new facts‚ or decides that the particular rule do not take effect on certain situations‚ thus‚ making a change in the law. However‚ when it comes to this‚ it does not mean that the judges have the power to change the law‚ nor make new laws. All these laws “made” by the judges are inferior to the parliament

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    between Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen. The chapter “Enemies” demonstrates this first‚ it mentions an instance that breaks the wall of trust between the two soldiers. The next chapter‚ “Friends‚” illustrates the two men learning to lean on each other for assurance. Together‚ “Friends” and “Enemies‚” stand to provide an accurate depiction of the foolishness of war. The battlefield is a place where many soldiers find out who their real friends are. “Enemies” references the day that Strunk and Jensen had

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    Never judge a book by its cover Joshua McClain Professor Donna Strong LE 300J October 13‚ 2013 In this discussion‚ information will be provided to gain understanding of why it is important not to judge individuals

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    for the game‚ the biggest that’s played‚ The red crashing game of a fight? Who’ll grip and tackle the job unafraid? And who thinks he’d rather sit tight? Who’ll toe the line for the signal to ‘Go!’? Who’ll give his country a hand? Who wants a turn to himself in the show? And who wants a seat in the stand? Who knows it won’t be a picnic – not much – Yet eagerly shoulders a gun? Who would much rather come back with a crutch Than lie low and be out of the fun? Come along‚ lads – But you’ll come on all

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    Judges do make law — it’s their job By Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk Misleading and silly slogans about what judges do are dominating the debate about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. President Bush and Republican politicians constantly repeat‚ as a mantra‚ that Roberts is a desirable choice because he won’t "legislate from the bench" and will merely "apply the law‚ not make it." But every lawyer knows that judges make law — it’s their job. In fact‚ law students learn in the first semester

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    politicians in disguise and more just actively doing their job and interpreting the constitution as how it is supposed to be. Those who claim the Supreme Court is too politically active object to judicial activism; however there are two different types of judicial activism‚ there is liberal and conservative activism‚ they both have a different style of how the supreme court should be run‚ so liberal activism being actively interpreting the constitution‚ whereas conservative activism is the upholding of vested

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