Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html?_r=1 

this article was written in April 2010. But is still a hot issue especially now because it has finally reached the Supreme Court. This will inform you of what this law is and does.

 It requires police officers, “when practicable,” to detain people they reasonably suspect are in the country without authorization and to verify their status with federal officials, unless doing so would hinder an investigation or emergency medical treatment.

It also makes it a state crime — a misdemeanor — to not carry immigration papers. In addition, it allows people to sue local government or agencies if they believe federal or state immigration law is not being enforced.

Norway mass-shooting trial reopens debate on violent video games

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/tech/gaming-gadgets/games-violence-norway-react/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Norway's alleged mass killer testified on Thursday that he played video games as a way to train for a shooting spree that killed 77 people last summer. In particular, Anders Behring Breivik said at his trial that he played "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" as a means of shooting practice.

The confessed shooter also said he once played the online game "World of Warcraft," a role-playing adventure with multiple players from around the world, for as many as 16 hours a day.

For people who have long suspected that there is some link between violent video games and real-world violence, the statement offered frightening new evidence for why the video-game industry should be more strictly regulated.

I had to post this and can't believe how many times in different ways this has come up after we did the Mock trial in Class. The first link is to the video article and the second link is to the article in which explains what he wanted to do and did.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/world/europe/norway-breivik-trial/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

Buffet Proposes a 28th Amendment

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000032014 

I know Buffett was joking but sometimes I wish it could happen. With all this nonsense coming from congress not wanting to do anything, it's hard not wanting all of them replaced.

I don't think they would make it the 28th amendment though. They would not vote themselves out!

WATCH THE VIDEO!

I Plead The Fifth!

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/04/16/bts-gsa-statements-dc.pool

Jeff Neely, the General Services Administration official who organized the 2010 conference that cost $800,000, repeatedly refused to answer questions, saying more than five times: "I respectfully decline to answer any questions here today based on my Fifth Amendment constitutional privileges."


He can exercise his 5th amendment right, but I feel that it only makes him look like a coward, and a even bigger thief. 


 The link will bring you to the video where he declines to answer questions.

Should the school district be allowed to demand middle-schooler's Facebook password?

http://redtape.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/13/10657012-up-against-the-wall-should-district-be-allowed-to-demand-middle-schoolers-facebook-password

A 12-year-old Minnesota girl was reduced to tears while school officials and a police officer rummaged through her private Facebook postings after forcing her to surrender her password, an ACLU lawsuit alleges. 

The claims are the latest in a string of tales showing that even password-protected, private online activities might not be safe from curious government agencies and schools.

The girl, whose identity is withheld in the lawsuit, came home "crying, depressed, angry, scared and embarrassed" after she was intimidated into divulging her login information by a school counselor and a deputy sheriff, who arrived in uniform, armed with a Taser, the lawsuit alleges.

I believe that the district should not have read or gone through the students facebook. Not only is it her first amendment right taht is being violated but it is also her 4th amendment by searching her facebook. I believe that if they really wanted to see what was on her wall or facebook there could have been other options. For someone to have complained about it they must have had access through there account to see. why didn't they borrow there account to let the officials look that way?

She might not be the nicestest little girl but she still has rights. I know that sometimes 12 year olds can get out of control but as school counselor they should have known better!

Presidential historian pleads guilty to stealing documents

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/us/historian-theft/index.html?hpt=us_c2

There should be something in the constitution that says if you still a national treasure you are no longer american!

This guy obviously wanted to relive through himself the moive National Treasure and steel all posible documents. If the movie is anything similar to real life I do believe that it would have been harder for him to get to the actual Constitution of the US, especially if it is heat sensative! LOL!

Anyway he got away with it for a while let's hope no one else follows in those footsteps.

What does Proposition 8 ruling mean to California.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/07/toobin-what-proposition-8-ruling-means-for-california-other-states/

Proposition 8, the initiative passed by voters in 2008, is unconstitutional, a violation of the rights of gay and lesbian people who want to get married.

In this article you will read in detail what is going on with this case of same-sex marriage. One big supprising thing to me is not the ruling but the reason why they ruled it unconstitutional as this attorney explains it:

 Instead of ruling that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all circumstances, the court issued a narrower ruling. The judges said that the peculiar circumstances in California – a right to same-sex marriage withdrawn by a vote of the public – was unconstitutional.

huh?