"Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." A federalist paper editor is said to have declared this after the signing of the 1812 redistricting law. Governor Elbridge Gerry had found a way to expand his political power by gerrymandering the districts. (Boston Gazzete) Even now‚ gerrymandering remains a threat as the power struggle sways back and forth between leading politicians. Is there a better way to redistrict? The answer is no. Gerrymandering will always involve politics since it in itself is
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Today there is a limit on the size of gifts to members of Congress from lobbyist. This limit proposes that any gift that is less than fifty dollars in value can be given to Congress members and staff by lobbyist. In addition‚ each year a lobbyist cannot give more than one hundred dollars in gifts to both Congress members and staff. These guidelines were put into place to prevent conflict and controversy. Specifically‚ these regulations were made to prevent laws from coming into place and policy changes
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however‚ his creativity becomes one dimensional. Child B has been socially forced to use his words and other means to express who he is as a person but also gets his creativity smashed by limiting what he can wear. So I ask you this‚ do the pros outweigh the cons? As an opinion that many others will share‚ there is no solid answer to this question. Many students feel as if uniforms are limiting their ability to show who they really are. Robert Weider.Ph.D‚ a physician at The Center Institute in New
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Human cloning has placed many types of impressions on mankind. The majority of which are advantageous. To begin‚ one pro of human cloning is that cloning can help sterile couples bare a child. Thus‚ “... infertile couples can experience happiness of having their own families without enduring painful procedures to treat infertility that are common today‚” (“16 Important Pros and Cons of Cloning Humans” par. 8). In the same sense‚ “this may sometimes be their only hope of achieving this‚ of exercising
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April 2013 Public Forum “CON” Analysis Recently‚ we gave our comprehensive analysis of the Pro side of the April Public Forum resolution‚ Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚ we’re discussing the Con side‚ which‚ while slightly trickier‚ if done properly can be argued very persuasively. To recap‚ the pro’s argument is‚ essentially‚ that drugs are such an intractable and complex issue
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the creation of Political Action Committees‚ or PACs‚ which have a large influence on campaigns. In 1971‚ The Federal Election Commission Act‚ or FECA‚ was passed to help control PACs. The Bi-Partisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002‚ or BCRA‚ tried to limit the influence that PACs had on elections. This act says that PACs cannot run ads within thirty days of an election. Finally‚ we come to the Citizens United VS Federal Election Commission‚ FEC. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United and
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sponsoring directly or indirectly‚ resulting in either personal or property damages. The congress considered the JASTA act as a claim to compensate families who were injured by the 9/11 attacks. The main purpose of the act is to narrow and limit the immunity of foreign states in cases where international terrorism acts might arise. However‚ the U.S did not keep in consideration the consequences of this bill; most of the countries around the world have suffered many damages‚ such as death of
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GERALD R. CABARLES NECESSARY EVIL. MOTION: TH would assassinate Dictators SIDE: Government EXPLANATION: Assassination can be defined as the targeted killing of an individual for political reasons in peacetime. It can be undertaken by individual citizens‚ or by the agents of another state‚ but in either case it takes place without any legal process. Why is ther a need in doing such? The setting up of this principle is in the method of necessary evil if it really cause harm than good. Likewise
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"Updating Social Security for the 21st Century: 12 Proposals You Should... - AARP." AARP. this article states some of the flaws that is need of change in the social security system “The age when a person becomes eligible to receive full Social Security retirement benefits (the full retirement age) has been increasing from age 65 on a schedule set by Congress in
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Sexual harassment has been broken down into two types‚ Quid Pro Quo and hostile environment. Quid Pro Quo means “This for that” (Broderick) It demands sex in exchange for benefits to which a person is otherwise entitled. Quid Pro Quo may also occur when a supervisor makes sexual conduct of an employee a condition for employment benefits or advancement‚ or a condition for avoiding adverse employment action. (Broderick) Quid Pro Quo is sexual propositions‚ unwanted graphic discussion of sexual acts
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