wanda’s picks for october 2019

July 4, 1776, might be the date the colonies in the New World parted from their big sister Britain; however, it is Aug. 25, 1619, when the White Lion docked at Point Comfort with 20 African bondsmen and women who were then traded for food and other supplies that the philosophical tone was set or cast in a..

a soldier or a “killing machine”?

This statement was made by the Chief Law enforcement officer of the U.S. whose job it is to enforce the Constitution and laws (including the laws of war) “faithfully” under Article II of the Constitution, a Constitution which supposedly sought to limit war by giving only..

a blatant disregard for human dignity

Citing Article V of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Inviolable Human Dignity of Montana's Constitution the letter condemns Trump treatment of refugees as standing blatant disregard of both documents and, as well, the international rule of law... ..

queer theory reaches the supreme court

. | (Photo: REUTERS/Yuri Gripas) The justices appointed to our country’s most august court have been puzzling over the meaning of the word “sex” as written in the Constitution.  ... Ultimately queer theory combined with the idea of a “living” Constitution would ensure there is no..

my speech at us congressional hearing

On August 5, the Indian government passed legislation in both houses of parliament–with support from a wide array of political parties–to remove Articles 370 and 35A of India’s Constitution. ... None of the protests have demanded restoration of J&K’s flag or its constitution. ..

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redaction: mainstream media censorship & self-censorship in

A 1967 referendum finally permitted Aborigines to be counted and allowed laws about Aborigines to be made by the Federal Government by a change to the racist Section 51 of the Constitution [12, 13]. . ... “Section 51 (xxvi) of the Constitution of Australia”, Wikipedia:..

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elder cook addresses benefits of religious liberty at university of

Slavery was not resolved in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights and compromises with respect to slavery were made to accomplish their passage, he said.  “However, the Constitution did not imbed acceptance of the morality of slavery into Federal law.”  . ..

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to reform politics, ensure inner-party democracy

The Constitution of India does not recognise the institution of political parties, as is the case with the constitutions of other major democracies of the world. ... Leaders like Thackerays, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa's acolytes, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Badals and others like..

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