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    is making the anti-sanctuary Bill into law. The Bill has since drawn conflicting ideas between the legislators, public, non-governmental organizations as well as the officials of the state such as the Texas Attorney General. Additionally, several lawsuits have been filed while others are pending filing in courts. The gap that has been created is in regards to the constitutionality of the Bill. It is against the Constitution of the U.S.A as well as any laws whether state, federal and international

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    and enforces the laws that the Legislative makes. In this process, the President will receive a bill that has already passed through the Legislative branch. He will decide if he would like to veto the bill (decline it) or sign it and have it become a law. If he vetoes it it can go through Congress (in the Legislative branch) again, and if two thirds of the Congress agree on it, it can become a law. This is a very long process. So if you are looking forward to a bill becoming a law, don’t count on

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    prior to their 18th birthday, and many drink heavily in their adolescence. The legal drinking age of 21 isn’t prohibiting these people from drinking or anything that happens to them once they are drunk. Similarly, gun control laws, traffic laws, or any other prohibitive law doesn’t keep people from doing what they want any more than telling an 18 year old adult that he or she is not allowed to drink until they are 21. However, I am sure the economy would benefit from the increase in alcohol sales

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    public places, they realize that any violation of law is caused them getting in jail. Unfortunately, in some dangerous towns and cities they started to lay off police officers because of financial problems. This is very scary for everyone. Secondly, gun control should be enforced in every state. Lately, we witnessed people, who committed Colorado theatre shooting or Florida shooting, were not stable mentally. The people who wants to own a gun should pass a psychological evaluation. Maybe we,

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    democracy). The laws enacted through parliament are called acts or statutes. Parliament can pass laws that can override judge made laws and it can revoke and take away authority given to government department. The separation of powers is referred to as a principle that not only divides power but also provides a system of checks and balances. The checks and balances come in different forms. The most obvious is the judiciary’s role in ensuring the executive and the legislature comply with laws, including

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    to impossible. Rights not listed could potentially be a problem In addition, the constitution was believed to cover the rights of the people making the Bill of Rights redundant. Things such as Article 1 Section 9, ex post facto laws, mak it so legislation cant pass a law which deems past actions which were once legal, illegal.The constitution did not give congress the ability to take away rights. In federalist paper #84 Alexander Hamilton argued that there was no need to list things such as freedom

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    Civil rights and liberties play an important role in American society because they attempt to provide individuals with equal opportunities and treatment without discrimination, and the rights and freedoms they are entitled to. However, history shows that countless times that not everyone had equal rights and freedoms. The dilemma that our nation constantly faces is deciding which kinds of groups or peoples should have civil rights and liberties and in what conditions should they be revoked or given

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    neutralization” can certainly be applied to the interview excerpts. In excerpt 1 the juvenille offender denied responsibility of his actions . He stated that the gun was not really his it was his friends. He tried to justify his illegal behvior and pass on the blame to his friend. In excerpt 2 the juvenille offender put his loyalty to his SGD group above anything else. He states that he considers them as family and uses that as a justification for violating socital norms. This excerpt connects

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    bill becomes a law in the government system. The bill goes through the committee action, floor action, and conference committee before the actions of the governor come into play. The actions of the governor is the last and final step of the legislative process and comes after all the reading and alterations have occurred. At this point, there are three ways that the governor can respond to the bill passed on to him or her. The governor can either sign the bill into a law, let it pass without a signature

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    even as governments change. John Locke explains in the Second Treatise on Government, we need law created by the people to protect the people. Absolute power, or governing without settled standing laws, cannot exist with the ends of society or government. The only way for these settled standing laws to be created is for there to be a balance between the government and people, where the ideas for the laws come from the people to protect themselves. The power of the monarch should be limited by the

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