| Constitutional Law |
| Why was caleb strong so important in the constitutional convention? |
"Strong was elected as a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution. Illness of his wife forced him to return to Massachusetts before the work was completed, so... |
| Do you know about the horribly mis-named "Constitutional Restoration Act"? |
Congress may pass it but the supreme court would slap it down. Congress would need to amend the constitution to be able to limit the powers of the supreme court in this way. A law cannot do it. ... |
| Do you know of any forums/blogs on Constitutional Law? |
Well, my Yahoo blog contains several entries dealing with con law issues. I don't know of any active discussion forums on the topic, but if you go to Yahoo Groups you might be able to find som... |
| R torture, renditions, Guantanomo, the PatriotActs contradictions to Constitutional principles& moral beliefs? |
Yes, it's nicely laid out here in this recent issue of Harper's (see links, attribution -
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| In your opinion, is drug testing in schools constitutional? |
If it necessary for sports, etc. then yes. If a student gets hurt while at school yes. And also I think if there is reasonable suspesion then yes. I mean why not the school does have a right to kno... |
| Are personal security and safety more important than constitutional rights and liberty? |
I see this a lot. What I have never seen are example of what rights or what liberties have been lost.
Society today doesn't know what losing rights even means. it would be really interesting ... |
| Do probation officers have the right to deny constitutional rights to those they supervise? |
I am not sure about speech but I do know that when you are convicted of a crime you basically give up all rights that the constitution gives you. You do not have the right to denie them searching y... |
| Can anyone think of some good points on the Constitutional case of Ex parte Milligan? |
this is a decent summary:
Ex Parte Milligan (71 U.S. 1, 1866)
Trials in Wartime
The Issue
Does an armed conflict within the United States justify imposing military law?
What's ... |
| Is convicting a person for posessing (not selling) cannabis constitutional? they only harm themselves? |
You've basically hit the crux of the war on drugs. You are only harming yourself, its a victimless crime, but yet it was declared illegal in the 30's (I think), so therefore its an arres... |
| What's the scoop about Yahoo Swearing Filters versus constitutional rights? |
I don't think constitutional rights apply to yahoo because yahoo is a private company whos purpose is to make money. If they see that filtering certain content makes them more profitable they ... |
| Do you think the United States should alter its constitutional rights.....? |
If you are speaking of altering the Constitution, it is not the problem. If you are referring to activist judges that poorly interpret the Constitution, you are on the right track.
They also do... |
| Why is our own government working to destroy our Constitutional rights? |
Because our government is being run by people with a globalist agenda. They are interested in establishing a single world government. Our Constitution is getting in their way. Our sovereignty is ge... |
| What is the best book for research on the constitutional protection of religious freedom? |
Google those terms.
There are thousands of books on this subject. ... |
| I want to buy the preeminent book on US Constitutional Law for a friend. Can one with expertise offer a rec? |
Con Law is a huge field, so there isn't just one main book on the subject. Most of the major hornbooks and treatises are either required or optional reading for Con Law classes in lawschool, s... |
| What are the four main eras in U.S. constitutional law interpretation? |
I have never heard it described in that way so I will give you my take on the eras.
1) The Marshall Court (1800-1835) -- This Court was characterized by a moderately broad reading of the powers... |
| Is it possible for the state legislatures to call a constitutional convention and amend it entirely in secret? |
Even without knowing the laws and rules of procedures governing all fifty state legislatures, I would have to say that it is probably unlikely.
First, the Constitution requires 34 states to ask ... |
| Does any one know what types of discrimination violate the constitutional gurantee of equal protection? |
Racism is the major discrimination for violating the equal protection clause of the Constitution. ... |
| Is it possible to give the aborting rights in constitutional law? |
No laws are rules based on man's arrogance. The Nazi's legally did what they did. Man can not create justice in this world. ... |
| Can laws be made to strip citizens of their constitutional rights? |
Yes.
Depending on the application of local laws, convicted felons and persons who have been civilly committed in some states are disenfranchised meaning they can not vote (some states return th... |
| What would be the best way to phrase the constitutional law? |
In my opinion the best way to phrase it would be equality for all and treat all people the way you want to be treated. Equality is the foundation of the constitution ... |
| Is there a statute of limitations for suing for Constitutional rights violatations? |
There are usually statutes of limitations for any legal action and whether or not there is a limitation and how long the limitation is depends on the state and the particular injury to the party.
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| The right to gay marriage is found in the Constitutional guarantees of freedom and equality, correct? |
I believe so. While most people only see gay marriage as an issue of sexual orientation, it's also an issue of gender. It is illegal for a state (and in most situations, even a private individ... |
| If UK has no constitution why do we have constitutional Lawyers? |
We have a constitution.
We don't have a written constitution ... |
| Isn't the PATRIOT act a violation of our constitutional rights? |
It goes way beyond the Patriot act. We have lost not only our privacy. But our government is lawless. Evidence indicates the Bush administration began massive interception of American telephone, em... |
| What proportion of policemen are as interested in protecting constitutional rights as in getting convictions? |
It depends on the police department. I've worked with police departments from different sized cities, in the area of law enforcement records management, so I've worked with a number of t... |
| What is the shocking secret behind George Bush's proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage? |
Your ignorance requires more time than I have, but to summarize...
The reason that Bush and the right have such a constituency is because there is a large portion of the country that are still &... |
| Does anyone feel like our government is infringing on our constitutional rights? |
The bush administration and his first four years with a republican controlled congress that rubber stamped every thing he wanted. YA I feel as though that government has more than infringed on our ... |
| Is the restriction to have "only English" in Yahoo! Answers constitutional? |
Yes it is. The constitution does not in anyway indicate that all languages must be represented by even government entities and Yahoo is a private organization. They could exclude people based upo... |
| When was the last time 32 states had approved a constitutional convention & to what did the amendment pertain? |
The last ammendment to the U.S. Constitution is the 27th Ammendment, ratified in 1992, which basically states that any pay raises that Congress approves for itself can not go into effect until the ... |
| Are the patriot act and the monitoring of personal info constitutional? |
Maybe. But where and what would you do to keep the Consitution alive with a viable Republic that is free of terrorism?
When law and order breaks down, you will say to yourself, just where w... |
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