The Canadian Political System
The Canadian political system as it is known today was first drafted by the "Fathers of Confederation" at the Quebec conference of 1864. This then became law when the constitution act was passed in 1867. This act gave the formal executive authority to Queen Victoria (Queen of Great Britain) which ...
Eternal Vigilance To Protect Democracy Wc 860
Thomas Jefferson said, "Eternal vigilance is the price of democracy," but besides preserving our democracy we are also in a never-ending struggle to create and expand our rights. While our founding fathers called for freedom and democracy, our people had to struggle to enfranchise poor whites, to end slavery and ...
Political Ideologies: Pacifism
For pacifism one agrees tipologia of opinion, in ideological kind, founded on the conviction that the conflicts between various be communities(, etnie, etc.) or between various factions to the inside of the same community, they must be resolved without to resort to the military crash.Therefore, the refusal, for most categorical, ...
Have We Issued One Blank Check To Many!
With Mid Term elections just around the corner maybe it's time for us to start taking a harder look at what has happened to “OUR” civil liberties. What we once took for granted as the cornerstone of being an American would seem to be in the process of disappearing on ...
Abusive Techniques Were Authorized, Soldiers' Complaints Ignored
Torture and other abuses against detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq were authorized and routine, even after the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal, according to new accounts from soldiers in a Human Rights Watch report released today.The new report, containing first-hand accounts by U.S. military personnel interviewed by Human Rights Watch, ...
Macaca And Terror Politics - America Is Headed The Wrong Way!
Let's give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia." -- Sen. George Allen, Republican Presidential hopeful calling a student of Indian descent a "Monkey" in coded racist language. Allen then began talking about the "war on terror."The recent terror arrests in Britain show ...
Elections - It's High Time We Demanded Reforms
We never really seem to be too far away from another election whether it’s in our communities, for the city or the state. Then there's always the “BIG” show - the Presidential election. Can anyone remember when it stopped being about issues and became a Media Circus. It's just like ...
Stage Being Set For Mid-term Election And The Stock Market
Connecticut’s 18 year Senator Joes Lieberman has failed to win his own party’s primary for reelection. The figures are almost final, and country club liberal Ned Lamont has bested the Senator by 52% to 48%. The actual vote so far is 142,000 votes to 136,000 votes. How did Lamont get ...
Religion-a Crime Against Humanity
Genocidal killings such as the ones perpetrated by Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot are considered by all human rights experts as the worst cases of crimes against humanity. However, those have actually been minor misdemeanors in comparison to the crimes committed by religions.By most standards, the great Greek philosopher Socrates ...
Are Too Many Political Candidates Campaigning In "the Cave"?
Is negative political advertising harmful or helpful in getting political candidates elected today?. This article examines some of the moral highground politicans give up if they sink too low in attacking their opponents. It uses Plato's Analogy of the Cave and suggests how voters can take an active roll in ...
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