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" Still, a judge has ordered the State Board of Education "not to enforce the new law while a suit filed by the father of a public school student proceeds" (Keen, 2007). Barry Lynn of the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State said the judge realizes "...that there is no motive for a moment of silence except a religious one." The First Amendment comes into play here because it prohibits government from promoting religion.
TWO: (Gun control): Recently the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that prevents the use of lead ammunition in California Condor - a severely endangered species - recovery zones. The law thus requires hunters of game like deer and coyote to use copper bullets, because when lead bullets kill a deer, for example, the hunter normally leaves the guts of the carcass on the ground, condors feed on those guts, and if they ingest lead, they can and do die (www.enn.com).
THREE: In the case of reporters protecting sources, the First Amendment protects the press and though it is open to interpretation, reporters should be able to keep their sources confidential to avoid aggressive prosecutors. As to the separation of church and state, Illinois is out of line in trying to make it law that schools can allow a morning "silent" moment. That sounds like a prayer moment and thus is an obvious violation of the First Amendment. And the lead ammunition issue made the National Rifle Association (NRA) angry because they always claim government is trying to...
In this case, the government has spent over $40 million in its California Condor Recovery program (the largest birds in North America were nearly extinct), and there is empirical science that proves condors die when ingesting lead. So asking hunters to switch to copper bullets in only 10% of the hunting areas of California is not unreasonable. But the NRA is paranoid that any law restricting hunting or guns is just a smokescreen for trying to take their guns away - a ridiculous assumption, since there has never been an attempt to amend the Second Amendment.
Works Cited
Abrams, Jim. (2007). House Ok's right to protect sources: White House rips media shield bill.
Boston Globe. Associated Press report. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007, at http://www.boston.com.
Environmental News Network. (2007). Schwarzenegger Approves Condor Protection Bill.
Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007, at http://www.enn.com/press_releases/2201/print.
Findlaw.com. (2007). U.S. Constitution: First Amendment. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007, at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/.
FindLaw.com. (2007). U.S. Constitution: Second Amendment. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007, at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/.
Keen, Judy. (2007). Judge stops enforcement of silence law. USA Today. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007 at http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-15-schoolsilence_N.htm.
Works Cited
Abrams, Jim. (2007). House Ok's right to protect sources: White House rips media shield bill.
Boston Globe. Associated Press report. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007, at http://www.boston.com.
Environmental News Network. (2007). Schwarzenegger Approves Condor Protection Bill.
Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007, at http://www.enn.com/press_releases/2201/print.
Findlaw.com. (2007). U.S. Constitution: First Amendment. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007, at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/.
FindLaw.com. (2007). U.S. Constitution: Second Amendment. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007, at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment02/.
Keen, Judy. (2007). Judge stops enforcement of silence law. USA Today. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007 at http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-15-schoolsilence_N.htm.
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