Friday, May 14, 2010
The Tenth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
The Fifth Amendment gives a person ,that is under trial, permission to "Plead the Fifth" meaning that he has the right to remain silent. In the picture I think a Lawyer is trying to tease the Judge by asking him of a right that is already guaranteed.
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says that No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
If the Fifth Amendment was never created, then the court system would be different. People who actually plead the fifth would probably be punished. they would have to tell everything that happened and they couldn't hide anything from the jury or the judge. This can also cause feuds between friends because the tried person might tell on their friend since they have to tell the truth.
The Fourth Amendment
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Right to Bear Arms.
Even though this right is guaranteed, it is not always a good decision.
According to the Second Amendment, A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
I think people should and shouldn't carry guns. When people carry guns, crime rates increase. If the Second Amendment did not exist, crime rates probably would rollercoast. They would go up because people coudln't defend themselves. Then they would go down because people don't have fatal weapons. The Second Amendment really doesn't have an affect on me because I don't carry a gun.
The Freedom of the Press.
The Freedom of Speech.
The Freedom of Assembly.
In the Bill of Rights, The First Amendment guarantees that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
If we didn't have the right to assemble, speak, or print, minorities probably would still be in a extremely racial environment. If the right to assemble and speak wasn't included in the Constitution, Martin Luther King Jr, Caeser Chavez, or Rosa Parks would not have had the opportunity to fight for the rights they were stripped of.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Judge Larson's Compensation Diminished?
Adam Gadahn Charged with Treason
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Arizona Immigration Law Criticized by Obama.
Congress Aids Obama.
This article clearly demonstrates Article 2, Section 3 of the United States Constitution. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
I think the President needs the Congress to help him make decisions that are based on laws. Other times the President may need Congress' help to pass a law. As you can see, Congress helped President Obama pass the laws he wanted to be passed by aiding him with 7 more votes. I think that all three branches need each other in order to successfully carry out their own procedures. If there was no Congress, Obama's desired laws may not have been passed and his plan on healing the economy might not have been an option.
Sarkozy's Reform Bill Barely Passes.
http://www.newser.com/story/33027/sarkozy-s-reform-bill-passes-by-a-hair.html
As President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy proposed a bill that will allow "parliament to set half its agenda and veto presidential appointments, and limit presidents to two 5-year terms." According to BBC, "The overhaul of parliamentary and executive powers passed in the assembly and senate by a single vote, capturing 539 when it needed 538." Sarkozy says that "the camp of movement, change, modernity has won over the camp of immobility, of rigidty, of sectarianism."
This article clearly demonstrates Article 1, Section 7 of the United States Constitution. Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall be likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law.
If Laws were vetoed without the voting of the Congress, many of them probably wouldn't exist today. If Congress had the control to pass a Law without the President's consent, then there would probably be ridiculous laws. I think that The Legislative and Executive Branch require each's opinion. Without the other, one branch probably would have distorted the way people feel about the country based on the laws that were enforced. In this Article, the Congress voted on the Reform Bill Proposed by a foreign countr President, which was Nicolas Sarkozy. The Bill luckily had an extra vote, 539 out of the 538 needed, which passed the Bill. Sarkozy was glad that he could negotiate with the United States and he believes that the Bill will change alot of concepts.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Mahbubani Says U.S. Congress' Decisions Aren't Wise
Kishore Mahbubani says that every nation listens to the United States because they're so powerful. Topics he discuss are that the U.S. is transforming it's ways of helping other countries, underestimating the value of Chinese currency, and listening to what other countries have to say instead of always standing on the podium. Mahbubani says that the U.S. is ignorant and that it's time for a "new strategy."