10 th amendment justin kubek and randall jennings
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Defense of Marriage Act {1996
Signed into law by Bill Clinton
Same Sex marriage is not recognized Not eligible for the typical marriage freedoms
Considered unconstitutional Discrimination among gays/homosexuals
Same Sex(SS) Couples
Live in 99.3% of all US counties
Raise children in at least 96% of all US counties.
Denied basic marriage rights
Denied Freedoms for Unmarried/Unrecognized Couples
Don't have responsibility for each other's debt Can't always sign up for joint home and auto
insurance Domestic partnerships are not given any legal
acknowledgment leave families without the clarity of their
legal status and rights Excluded from tax benefits
Denied Freedoms cont.
Don't automatically inherit property nor get protection for inheritance rights
Can be denied or disfavored in their applications for public housing.
Many employers don't cover domestic partners or their biological/non-biological children in their health insurance
Currently (as of Aug.29 2013)
Supreme Court decision to overturn part of DOMA Which forbidden IRS to accept SS couple joint tax returns
Now acknowledged as if heterosexual marriage
SS spoused will be treated legally married under federal tax law Regardless if local authorities don't recognize them
Supreme Court (SS)
Filings in the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 cases(June 26, 2013)
Homos now recognized as heteros
://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57591089/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-of-doma-dismisses-prop-8-case/
Medical Marijuana(MM)
Benefits Discovered Cancer, AIDS, Glaucoma...
Pot Prescription CMA
Legal Dealers
MM Main Problems
Use of MM remains illegal under federal law In states where MM laws exist, patients/providers
are vulnerable to arrest/interference from federal law enforcement
This makes ill people possible criminals
MM is an alternative to synthetic pain killers For some, it is all that works
No Child Left Behind
Established in 2001 by Bush
States that all schools must meet a basic level in education
Aims for education improvement
Focused on poverty-stricken areas
Pushes teachers and students
No Child Left Behind
Federal Law
Tells states what to do
Conflicts with state rights
Denial means no federal funds
Poverty-struck areas need funding
Connecticut Court Case
First state to challenge No Child Left Behind
Law required testing grades 3-8
State only tested grades 4, 6, and 8
Extra testing
Millions more in funding
Wanted law changed or more money
Connecticut Court Case
Court decided to not hear trial
Deemed “premature”
Still complaints from senator and governor
NAACP stepped in with minority parents and students
Said money used by state to pursue could’ve been used for something else
Ways around civil rights statutes
State Assessments
Each state makes own exam
Different one for every state
Required by No Child Left Behind Act
State Assessments
PA-PA System of School Assessment (PSSA)
PA changed to keystones
CT- CT Academic Performance Test (CAPT)
HI- HI State Assessment (HSA)
SC- Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (Pass)
WA- High School Proficiency Exam
Social Security
Money for disability and 65 or older
Federal payroll tax
Government borrows out of SS
Might not be here in future-baby boom age
Longer living
Higher pay=more SS taken out
Medicare
Government pays medical benefits
For 65 and up
For people under poverty level
Complaints about paying for unemployed
States should pay according to population
Bibliography
Www.nbcnews.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41723439/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/connecticut-loses-no-child-left-behind-legal-challenge/>.
Www.50states.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www.50states.com/abbreviations.htm#.UjHImLCHeSo>.
Www2.ed.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml>.
Edinformatics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://edinformatics.com/testing/testing2.htm>.
Bibliography
Bloomberg. Bloomberg, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/
2013-08-29/gay-spouses-in-all-states-can-file-joint-taxes.html>. news on
gays
CBS News. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www.cbsnews.com/
8301-250_162-57591089/
supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-of-doma-dismisses-prop-8-case/>.
court case
Drug Policy Alliance. Drug Policy Alliance, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
<http://www.drugpolicy.org/medical-marijuana>. the problems
Freedom to Marry. Freedom to Marry, n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.
<http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pages/
from-why-marriage-matters-appendix-b-by-evan-wolfson>. what gay couples
are denied/do not have access to
Bibliography cont.
Marriage Equality Usa. Marriage Equality Usa, n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2013.
<http://www.marriageequality.org/get-the-facts>. marriage
rights/privileges
Policy Mic. Policy Mic, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013. <http://www.policymic.com/
articles/31176/what-is-doma>. about bill clintons approval on DOMA/ what
its about
Pro Con. Pro Con, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2013.
<http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=000628>.
rules of recommending/guidlines