Constitutional longevity
Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’ When a part of the constitution or a law is vague and we need to make a decision, we …
Free speech or cybercrime?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/africa/nigerian-woman-faces-jail-over-online-review-of-tomato-puree-intl-scli/index.html How would this have gone differently in a country with the right to peaceful and honest communication? First, sharing an experience with a food ingredient and asking others to …
Why do we need freedom of speech?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/trump-hush-money-trial-gag-order/index.html We need freedom of speech so we can do a variety of things like criticize the government, talk about science and philosophy, and more. We don’t need freedom of …
Absurd settlements
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/former-special-prosecutor-in-paxton-securities-fraud-case-says-potential-deal-to-avoid-trial-have-charges-dropped-is-common/ If a person is innocent, they wouldn’t be doing community service and paying compensation to victims. The part of the settlement that allows the offender to not admit guilt …
Forcing companies to do less
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/bernie-sanders-proposed-32-hour-workweek-pass-congress/story?id=108152411 This is not a rule that the country is ready to adopt. If there are problems with the 40 hour workweek, like not aligning with when kids go to …
Who is responsible for immigration policy?
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/19/politics/supreme-court-allows-texas-to-begin-enforcing-controversial-immigration-law The federal government should control it because it affects all states. However, there should be recourse for any state, not only border states, that is negatively impacted by ineffective …
Common sense and weapons
https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/ky-attorney-general-ruling-allowing-convicted-felons-right-to-own-guns-defies-common-sense/article_7f5c3606-e878-11ee-b9c7-47e0df28da9c.html In the United States the second amendment to the constitution creates a dilemma because it makes a very broad and clear statement that “the right of the people to …
Useless lawsuits
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/05/tech/big-tech-child-labor-congo-lawsuit/index.html The article describes a lawsuit against tech companies that buy cobalt for use in their products, because the cobalt is produced by companies that use child labor and don’t …
Land owner protection law is needed
Articles: https://www.foxnews.com/media/squatters-opening-strip-clubs-drug-fueled-party-houses-shows-freeloader-tactic-evolution-squatter-hunter https://nypost.com/2024/03/04/us-news/why-cant-squatters-like-brett-flores-get-evicted-and-how-did-it-get-to-this-point/ https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/queens-squatter-who-tried-to-prove-address-with-shake-shack-receipt-indicted-for-burglary-identity-theft-and-other-crimes-da/amp/ There are places where tenant interests are favored over land owner interests and where it’s really difficult to evict a squatter. We need a common sense …
Wrong threshold
Georgia state House passes bill allowing police to arrest anyone suspected of being in country illegally This law would allow police in Georgia to arrest anyone they suspect of being …