... leaders, including many state and federal elected officials from both political parties, admit they have smoked marijuana. We should begin to reflect that reality in our state and federal legislation, and stop acting as if otherwise law-abiding marijuana smokers are part of the crime problem. They are not, and it is absurd to continue to spend law enforcement resources arresting them. Marijuana smokers in this country are no different from their non- smoking peers, except for their marijuana use. Like most Americans, they are responsible citizens who work hard, raise families, contribute to their communities, and want a safe, crime-free neighborhood in ...
... up more than 80% of the votes during the presidential elections. The slavery problem in the mid 1800's literally destroyed the system of parties in existence. Two new parties reformed at the end 1850, however. These two parties are the real ancestors of the parties that are existing today. The Republican party was the party of the anti-slavery North and the Midwest and the Democrat party was the party of the South and of the ethnical minorities. Democrats Nowadays, we can summarize the difference between the two parties as the distinction between the rich and the poor. Generally, those with low revenues, the working class or the lower strata of the middle clas ...
... one out of every four teenagers. High school is a tough time for teens. These years are critical to a teens future. This explains why a vast majority of smokers start at 16 years or younger with the most common age being 14 years old(freshman). It has also been proven also that teens who score lower in school smoke more than higher scoring students do. It seems that everyone smokes in our school. Our school is overrun with smokers. It is right now at least 50% smokers and 65% if you count the people who will smoke before their high school career is up. We practically encourage it. I mean Fireman’s Field practically condones . is defiantly a problem in our sc ...
... is the fact that if the killer is dead, he will not be able to kill again. Most supporters of the death penalty feel that offenders should be punished for their crimes, and that it does not matter whether it will deter the crime rate. Supporters of the death penalty are in favour of making examples out of offenders, and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime rate, but the crime rate is irrelevant. According to Isaac Ehrlich's study, published on April 16, 1976, eight murders are deterred for each execution that is carried out in the U.S.A. He goes on to say, "If one execution of a guilty capital murderer deters the murder of one innocen ...
... is the psychoactive substance in marijuana, that it cannot reasonably be considered a drug(3). No matter how much you try to smoke, it is absolutely impossible to get high off of it. The government opposes legalizing because they believe that it would send the wrong message to the public, and they think that this may lead to legalizing marijuana. But the government’s main reason for their opposition to legalize is because they are afraid that marijuana plants could be hidden in the middle of fields making aerial surveillance impossible to spot out the marijuana(2). This is a poor argument however, for it is impossible to grow marijuana next to or amongst ...
... of the laws and due process. But in 1976, in _ Gregg v. Georgia_, the Court resuscitated the death penalty: It ruled that the penalty "does not invariably violate the Constitution" if administered in a manner designed to guard against arbitrariness and discrimination. Several states promptly passed or reenacted capital punishment laws. Thirty-seven states now have laws authorizing the death penalty, as does the military. A dozen states in the Middle West and Northeast have abolished capital punishment, two in the last century (Michigan in 1847, Minnesota in 1853). Alaska and Hawaii have never had the death penalty. Most executions have taken place in the st ...
... has one vote. Decisions on ordinary matters are taken by simple majority. Important questions require a two-thirds majority. The Assembly holds its regular sessions from mid-September to mid- December; special or emergency sessions are held when necessary. Even when the Assembly is not in session, its work goes on in special committees and bodies. The Assembly has the right to discuss and make recommendations on all matters within the scope of the UN Charter. It has no power to compel action by any Government, but its recommendations carry the weight of world opinion. The Assembly also sets policies and determines programmes for the UN Secretaria ...
... signing commissions that put fifty-nine loyal Federalists in office. These were the so-called "midnight judges." In the final weeks before Jefferson took office, John Marshall was Secretary of State and Chief Justice simultaneously. As Secretary of State, he had the task of delivering these commissions. In the press of business before Adams left office he delivered all but seventeen. Marshall left these on his desk for the incoming Secretary, James Madison, to deliver. Outraged by Adams' appointments, Jefferson ordered Madison not to deliver the commissions. Four of the uncommissioned justices of the peace, including William Marbury, sought a writ of ...
... of 1891 to 1914. President McKinley and Cleveland based decisions concerning western (hemisphere) neighbors on moral grounds. Some people believed that the United States had a moral duty, and a Manifest Destiny, or God-given right to use its power to help oppressed nations, and in turn to rule them, to embrace the democratic government. Revolts and conspiracies against the Spanish regime had dominated Cuban political life throughout the 19th century, and the Cuban struggle for independence became an active revolution in 1895 after Spain failed to institute reforms promised to the Cuban people in 1878. In response to the fighting Spanish troops drove much of the ...
... Incardi who wrote The Drug Legalization Debate states that by legalizing marijuana that the quality of urban life would rise significantly, that the government would concentrate on other harsh crimes, and that public treasuries would have an increase of ten billion dollars a year. The importance of the issue for the legalization of marijuana is gaining importance as the use of marijuana increases. In the 1970’s, America faced a significant drug problem. Through education, law enforcement and treatment, illicit drug use was reduced in the 1980’s by fifty percent. Teenagers graduating in 1992 were fifty percent less likely to use drugs than were those who grad ...
