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Abusing the presidency as a get out of jail card

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/20/donald-trump-trial-calendar-schedule-dates An example of why investigations of the country’s most powerful people need to be protected from those same people. A good reason to have a separate fourth investigative branch …

Atmosphere to water

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-home-air-to-water-generator If a lot of people use this technology, are we going to have a problem with the air becoming too dry?

Voter registration

https://apnews.com/article/trump-migrants-border-voter-fraud-campaign-40bbf5748615a3b1f6087ff920f59278 Trump says that Democrats allow illegal immigration for the purpose of having those illegal immigrants vote in elections. Is there evidence of this? Should something be done? Evidence shows …

Unethical labor union laws

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/tech/nlrb-says-google-must-bargain-with-youtube-music-union/index.html Ordering a company to bargain on request by an adversarial organization is a violation of the proposed right to consent because whatever the outcome of that “bargain”, the company …

Right to protest in Britain

https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-the-right-to-protest-is-under-threat-in-britain-undermining-a-pillar-of-democracy/ Topics in the article are related to some of our proposals: right to honest and peaceful communication, right to peaceful assembly, right to petition, and legislative practices such as …

Why the right to civil government is important

Article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-school-board-president-says-called-christmas-break-holiday-break.amp In the United States, the First Amendment to the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”. …

Vandalizing monuments

Recently in the United States there have been numerous acts of vandalism against monuments, in some cases resulting in the destruction of the monument. Vandalizing a monument is political violence …

High school graduation requirements

Article: https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/10/oregon-again-says-students-dont-need-to-prove-mastery-of-reading-writing-or-math-to-graduate-citing-harm-to-students-of-color.html Feeling: Disappointed A high school or equivalent diploma should mean something — that the person has demonstrated essential skills and knowledge to participate in certain aspects of society. …

Politics and law enforcement

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/politics/republicans-fbi-what-matters/index.html#:~:text=FBI%20Director%20Christopher%20Wray%20testifies,hearing%20on%20March%202%2C%202021. An article about Republicans accusing the FBI of being politicized and promising to politicize it themselves if they get elected. Apparently politicized is only a bad word when it’s …