For those who are having trouble understanding the US constitution, here is a simplified version of it. civicallyspeaking.org/simplified_const.pdf

Helpful link for final paper.

There is alot of good information on current iraq issues on www.cnn.com but I found a specific link that had a good aticle on Iraq's current government. Hope it helps.

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050505/OPINION01/505050359/1055/OPINION

Free Needle Program

The free needle program is an excellent idea and should be carried out throughout the United States. Just like plan parenthood passing our free condoms, which is encourage, the same should be for the free needle programs. Some may say that this might encourage drug abuse, but the fact is that many people are dying throughout the United States from Aids caused by needles, and if a program comes about that will help save people, I'm all for it. According to http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-04/08/content_321716.htm who conducted a free needle program in China, free needle programs are effective in reducing risky behavior among drug addicts and eventully in lowering the incidence of AIDS.

Flag Burning

I feel that there should not be an amendment prohibiting desecration of the flag. It has been taught to burn a flag when it gets too old. Whether it’s burning a flag because of its physical appearance, or burning a flag protesting a war, this act should remain legal. It is a right of free speech. A case that proves this is Texas vs. Johnson, where the Supreme Court issued that burning the flag is protected under the Constitution. Sure, if someone burned a flag in front of a crowd, someone would want to, or actually become hostile towards the person burning the flag, but nobody has the right to inflict any type of abuse on a person for simple expressing him/her self.

Gay Marriages

Marriage is a basic human right and an individuals personal choice. The state should not interfere with a persons feelings towards another person. According to http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marr.htm it was only after the civil war that African Americans were allowed to marry in all areas of the U.S. It was also only after 1967 that mixed races were allowed to marry in The United States. America is continuing to change, and as the change occurs it will need new laws. More gay people will come out with their sexuality as time goes on and for this reason I feel that gay marriages should be allowed in all states because controversy will continue to rise, and divide Americans even more.

I do not see anything wrong with making door-to-door salesmen obtain a permit from the city to visit houses. I feel the same way when promoting religon rather than a sales item. I have not come across one individual that enjoy's being visited by unexpected people promoting religion nor items for sale. This is an invasion of privacy. The law passed in Ohio was created to reduce crime by people protending to be salesmen and entering the house when the person would open the door.

I think very few if any Jehovah's Witnesses would fail to qualify for the permit to continue with their work, and feel that they appealed this law on the sole reason that they are lazy and wernt even thinking of the idea of reducing crime. On that note, I feel that the Supreme Court ruling to disregard this law in Ohio was wrong, and that every State should have the option to make people get permits to go door-to-door.

The death penalty is a very controversial issue that is debated throughout the Unites States. I personally feel that the death penalty should be abolished throughout the United States, and the issue in Arkansas just proves how inhuman the death penalty can be. Allowing a psychological challenged man face trial for execution as long has he took his meds is inhuman. There are many questions that could be asked here. Was the person on his meds when he committed the crime? Probably not. Putting the person on meds and making him face trial is just a way for the people in Arkansas to clear their conscious.

There are many alternatives to the death penalty. For example, life in prison without any chance of parole. This is a very sensible punishment for major crimes, and it also saves money compared to the death penalty. According to www.deathpenaltyinfo.org, a credible site for death penalty statistics, claims it cost 48% more to sentence a person to death than keeping them for life in prison. The death penalty should be abolished through the United States.

Do people choose which sex they are attracted to?

I personally feel that people are born heterosexual or homosexual. One reason for this is because young people who have expressed that they are homosexual go through so many hardships growing up that I feel it is obvious that no person would choice this type of live if having an option. Homosexual children experience a very high dose of ridicule and alien nation growing up if they embrace their sexuality.

Homosexual children not only get emotional damage growing up, but physical damage also. For example, there have been teenagers beaten and even killed for embracing their sexuality to the public. If children and teenagers had the choice whether to fit in or be alienated from their piers wouldn’t you think they would choice to be normal?

Coming from a family with a gay relative, I know how hard it could be on people. When my uncle finally confused to my grandfather that he was gay, it took a very long time for my grandfather and other relatives to get over this. This is very common in other families too. A family member will admit to the other family members that he or she is gay and the family members turning their back on the person. Lucky in my family they got over it. Nobody would choice for this to happen.