Founded in 1920, theAmerican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)is one of the oldest interest groups in the United States. The mission of this non-partisan, not-for-profit organization is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the C...
Here it is important to note that "National" and "Republican" are actually synonymous associations while both being diametric to a mere Union or "Federation". This to point out that in the 1774-1812 American Colonial Republican example, where the individual People are "The State", a mere ...
The heart of the Fourth Amendment is its protection againstunreasonable searchandseizure. This means that law enforcement bodies are unable to search or seize – which means to take property by the legal process of force, particularly referring to evidence – the property of American citizens withou...
All American political movements have their roots in the 1700s-- indeed, in the winning side, since Loyalist opinion essentially disappeared. We are all-- liberals, conservatives, libertarians-- against the Georgian monarchy and for the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You...
are bent on limiting personal liberties, increasing the intrusiveness of government regulations and redistributing wealth are largely paid for their efforts. Many activists on the Left are paid as part of their regular jobs either through unions (like SEIU) or activist groups like ACORN or those ...
The court’s main goal is to be a secret court. Only FISC judges and other government employees are present in cases. Obviously, the non-transparent nature of the court has led to many questions and criticisms from civil liberties defenders. ...
Unlike human rights or natural rights, in which people acquire rights inherently—perhaps from nature...
Chapter 3/ Lesson 19 7.5K Learn about the Liberty Bell, including Liberty Bell history and the Liberty Bell crack. Discover who made the Liberty Bell, what the Liberty Bell inscription says, how the bell got its name, and why the Liberty Bell is important. ...
The first of these trials afforded the terrorist the same civil liberties that are given only to American citizens. Since these are considered enemy combatants they do not have these civil liberties that Eric Holder has offered them. This has angered the American public and has put our country...
"No Sir. No Sir, I do not believe there are any dogs, however keen their scent or savage their jaws, that can bind me to return your fugitive slaves." Senator Cass of Michigan rose to remonstrate with Sumner, labeling his outburst "the most un-American and un-patriotic that ever grated...