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“…That our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions any more than
our opinions in physics or geometry,
That therefore the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence, by
laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument,
unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him
injuriously of those privileges and advantages, to which, in common with his fellow
citizens, he has a natural right…
…Be it enacted by General Assembly that no man shall be compelled to frequent or
support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced,
restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on
account of his religious opinions or belief, but that all men shall be free to profess,
and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of Religion…”
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved
to the states respectively, or to the people.”
BBC News, “North Korea’s tightly controlled media”: December 19, 2011
“Korean Central Television is the state-run TV channel seen by North Koreans. The network carries news programmes,
documentaries and other programmes praising Kim Jong-il and his father Kim Il-sung. It also reports on authoritative
statements from the North Korean government, party and military…
Pyongyang also operates a number of national and local radio networks, including a station intended for servicemen stationed
on the contentious border with the South. Newspapers, such as the official party mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun, are all owned by
the state.
Radio and TV sets in North Korea are supplied pre-tuned to government stations and radios must be checked and registered
with the police…
One radio network is wired into most residences and workplaces. This carries news and commentary that is considered too
sensitive for consumption outside North Korea, such as criticising economic activities that are inconsistent with national
policy.”
“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive
any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the
laws.”
“Let me start with the economy, and a basic fact: The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable
economy in the world. We’re in the middle of the longest streak of private sector job creation in history. More than 14 million
new jobs, the strongest two years of job growth since the ‘90s, an unemployment rate cut in half. Our auto industry just had its
best year ever. That's just part of a manufacturing surge that's created nearly 900,000 new jobs in the past six years. And w e’ve
done all this while cutting our deficits by almost three-quarters…
Today, technology doesn’t just replace jobs on the assembly line, but any job where work can be automated. Companies in a
global economy can locate anywhere, and they face tougher competition. As a result, workers have less leverage for a
raise. Companies have less loyalty to their communities. And more and more wealth and income is concentrated at the very top.
All these trends have squeezed workers, even when they have jobs; even when the economy is growing. It’s made it harder for a
hardworking family to pull itself out of poverty, harder for young people to start their careers, tougher for workers to reti re when
they want to. And although none of these trends are unique to America, they do offend our uniquely American belief that
everybody who works hard should get a fair shot.”
-President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, January 2016
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have
connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which
the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”
Introduction of a
bill by a Senator or
Representative
Working in
committees
Debating the bill
on the floor of
each house
???
Sending the bill to
the President to
sign into law
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Supreme
Court
District
Courts
Circuit
Courts
Court of
Appeals
A person accused
of a crime may be
arrested if the
police have
probable cause
???
The case proceeds
on arraignment
where probable
cause is reviewed,
an attorney may be
appointed for the
defendant, and a
plea is entered.
A court date is
set, and a trial is
conducted.
A guilty verdict
may be
appealed.