The Census Bureau conducts a census of the population of the United States every ten years. A census has been conducted every ten years since 1790. This is an important process for many reasons. The census is requirement is due to Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution and the requirement that each [...]

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The Supreme Court today upheld the Second Amendment with it’s ruling that citizens have the right to own handguns. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down the long standing law in Washington D.C. that banned the ownership of handguns and outlawed keeping a handgun in the home.
Justice Scalia wrote the opinion. [...]

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The D.C. gun ban legislation prohibits residents from keeping handguns inside their homes and requires that lawfully registered guns, such as shotguns, be locked and unloaded when kept at home. The law was appealed by gun ownership advocates and defenders of the U.S. Constitution and the Appeals Court found the law unconstitutional.
Defenders of the [...]

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Brigitte Bardot was found guilty on Tuesday, June 2, of violating France’s laws regarding speech and writing. France doesn’t honor the American constitutional right of Freedom of Speech.
Brigitte Bardot was a successful movie star and the Angelina Jolie of the 1950’s. She was every soldiers dream girl in World War II. After [...]

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Sen. Arlen Specter is sponsoring a bill to protect the rights of journalists to write without being called into court and compelled to divulge their sources or produce documents that were referenced in their reporting unless a court determines that the testimony or document is essential, that non-disclosure would be contrary to public well being [...]

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The freedom of speech is to coin a popular TV commercial . . . priceless. I tend to take it for granted, but occassionally I’m reminded that it is a valuable freedom and it must be defended. Take the case of the beautiful and vivacious Bridget Bardot. She was the equivalent of Angelina Jolie and [...]

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