I’m looking for more than a yes/no answer.
Please explain why or why not. Thanks!
Sure does.
Under socialism everything you make belongs to the state, you are not rewarded by your labor.
The individual is just a part of the state machine. You are not special and all your labors don’t benefit you unless the state decides to reward you.
I am trying to get a copy of the University of Maine’s budget from last year and I was told they are not very compliant with such requests. Does the Freedom of Information Act allow me to request these documents with the aid of the legal system?
If they receive state or federal funding through taxes, then yes.
Well the way I’ve got it figured,I already an enemy of the state,in fact we probably all are. The patriot act was their best plan yet. People say "I have nothing to hide." or "it doesn’t affect me",or "It’s for our protection",so they don’t think about the consequences of any of it. Oh well let’s go shopping.
If his parents are doing their job, not a heck of a lot. Until a teenager is an adult, and is mature and responsible enough to move out and take care of themselves, they really don’t have a right to expect total freedom or privacy. I know that teenagers don’t want to hear that, but that’s the way it is. Until the kids are on their own, the parents are responsible for their well-being. They’re also held responsible for the actions of their kids, and can be sued for their kids behavior. Until that teenager can make mature decisions for themselves, ALL THE TIME, then it is up to the parent to make decisions for them.
if isreal further expands their borders and kills innocent palestinains and the us supports this does this make them as quality? not only does the US support this but funds this fascist state that shouldnt exist. does US have a monopoly on freedom and its ok to tourtire and kill innocents beacause they stand in the way anyways?
israel is only one of the fascist states the US supports or supported. nearly every fascist dictatorship out there is propped up by the US.
The modern democratic state is always attributed to Western Europe and its history by books, professors, history, government, etc…I understand that the founding fathers of America come from Western Europe, so that is why. But, was there any other state, tribe, or nation that had a democratic system (rule by the people) in any other place without Western European influence?
There’s a lot of guff spoken about this idea of democracy.
Our modern representative, inclusive democracies owe nothing to Ancient Greece but the name. After the fall of the Roman Empire, and the rise of the Feudal system, limited governments emerged and they developed by the 19th century into the modern sort of democracy.
As for republics, well the Maya had a type of government in the Post-Classic period called a multepal, a sort of republic.
Act to access court records?
No, the FOIA only applies to information directly under the control of the federal government.
The state courts are controlled by the state governments. Most states, however, have laws that are very similar to the Freedom of Information Act, applying to records controlled by the state government.
Our freedoms are listed in the First, Second, Sixth and Eighth Amendments.
Equal rights are covered in the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments.
Do you angree? What can you say about it? reflect.
We’re are always shackled to something, even if we have to go so broad as to say we shackled to our mortality. There’s always someone or something we have to answer.
But that doesn’t mean the person cannot believe he’s free, depending on what he decides to acknowledge as a concern. If he has control on those things in life that he is concerned about, then in his mind he is free, regardless of what may really rule him or his life.
So yes, freedom is definitely a state of mind, regardless of whether it is correct or not.
The right to decide how our money is allocated seems to me the basis of a so called democracy. An entire branch of the Government is destined to deal with "money issues". It would be a lot simpler and definately more democaratic if when we file our income tax return, WE DECIDE WHERE that money (earned by us) should go. Why it is not done this way?
Great question! It makes ya think. Though we like to think of America as the "Home of the free", its not. I think there is more evidence that Santa Claus exists. However, the thought of everyone designating where their tax payments go would really bring about some radical changes. For one, the "rich" do not pay the same amount of taxes (per total earnings) as the middle class, or poor. If this occurred, totally different issues would take the forefront. Basically, paying your taxes would give you power instead of stress. Imagine totally designating your taxes to education, aids research, or a run down park in your community? Imagine the feelings of ownership, pride, and happiness the average citizen would feel. We would all feel like we could actually make a difference. Wow, it would be like living in a democracy.