one set of laws that covers how federal elections should be run
That would require an Amendment to the Constitution. For no good reason.
Not exactly. For presidential elections, yes, because the Electoral College is implicated. But for other federal elections, no. See Art. I, sec. 4, cl. 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators (emphasis added).
Congress has the power of preemption of state laws on elections to Congress. But to implement uniform rules for presidential elections, yes, the Constitution would need to be amended.
Eminent domain, no. What is at play here is something called an easement--specifically in this case a utility easement. Easements allow another the right to use property that the other does not own. Easements are typically marked out on the land plot recorded with the local government.
The purpose of a utility easement is pretty obvious: to give the utility the right to place its pipes, cables, wires, etc. on the property and also to access them for maintenance, repair or replacement.
Contractors are bound by FERPA because they are acting as agents of the university. If contractors were not bound by nondisclosure, it would be impermissible for schools to release the information to them. Thus, contractors must be considered to be agents of the university for this to not violate FERPA.
Nice try.
In 1995, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton that states cannot impose term limits upon their representatives or senators to Congress.
If courts always prove someone's guilt or innocence, how do you explain the numerous guilty verdicts that are overturned on appeal to a higher court.
Appeals courts will not find the verdict itself at fault. The court will find that some irregularity at trial occured that caused a faulty verdict. I know that sounds a bit contradictory but the verdict itself isn't the problem, some other factor is. The court will then overturn the lower court's finding, or verdict on those grounds. The higher court isn't necessarily saying that the defendant is not guilty of the crime, but that a constitutional right or other law was violated in the process and thus the verdict can't stand. The defendant could in fact be guilty, but now double jeopardy applies and he can't be retried.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 as amended allows only certain information to be released to any agency or person, including government agencies.
Under the Act, information designated as "student recruiting information" can be released without consent to the armed services. This information is defined as:
[T]he student's name, local address, telephone listing, age (or year of birth), level of education (freshman, sophomore, etc., or degree awarded for recent graduate), and major [32 CFR 216.3(c)].
As you can see, it says nothing about grade infomation. So my question is this: under what law does the government have the authority to collect grade-point average information on students? Or is it a secret law?
I like my new pledge:
I pledge (?) allegiance to the flag
Of the United States of America
And to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation, Under King Curious George,
Divisible, with Ignorance
And Justice for no one.
And I guess "basic basic basic protection" translates to no protection. If MS was smart, they'd create an add-on program called MS Firewall and charge a bundle for it. But then again, who would buy it.
Last time I checked, the Senate is the other equal house of Congress and is not a separate entity unto itself. Would it hurt for people to learn just a little about our government?
I recently attended a day-long seminar (actually marketing session) for Adobe's new Video Collection software--Premiere Pro, Photoshop CS, etc., and I enjoyed what the rep called "Adobe Magic." So is that what the feature that keeps me from legally manipulating money images is called?
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That would require an Amendment to the Constitution. For no good reason.
Not exactly. For presidential elections, yes, because the Electoral College is implicated. But for other federal elections, no. See Art. I, sec. 4, cl. 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators (emphasis added).
Congress has the power of preemption of state laws on elections to Congress. But to implement uniform rules for presidential elections, yes, the Constitution would need to be amended.
Eminent domain, no. What is at play here is something called an easement--specifically in this case a utility easement. Easements allow another the right to use property that the other does not own. Easements are typically marked out on the land plot recorded with the local government. The purpose of a utility easement is pretty obvious: to give the utility the right to place its pipes, cables, wires, etc. on the property and also to access them for maintenance, repair or replacement.
Contractors are bound by FERPA because they are acting as agents of the university. If contractors were not bound by nondisclosure, it would be impermissible for schools to release the information to them. Thus, contractors must be considered to be agents of the university for this to not violate FERPA.
Nice try. In 1995, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton that states cannot impose term limits upon their representatives or senators to Congress.
Agreed. Perhaps the fine people running this site should change the category to a nice umbrella term, like "your (lack of) rights."
Well, for starters, they aren't George Lucas.
Wow, just wow...
It should be among not between. Sheesh!
I like my new pledge: I pledge (?) allegiance to the flag Of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation, Under King Curious George, Divisible, with Ignorance And Justice for no one.
It isn't over just yet. There are plenty of Democratic-friendly lawyers that will be happy to file lawsuits in Ohio, with or without Kerry support.
And I guess "basic basic basic protection" translates to no protection. If MS was smart, they'd create an add-on program called MS Firewall and charge a bundle for it. But then again, who would buy it.
Last time I checked, the Senate is the other equal house of Congress and is not a separate entity unto itself. Would it hurt for people to learn just a little about our government?
I can hear DISH subscribers making their switch to Cable or DirecTV already.
I recently attended a day-long seminar (actually marketing session) for Adobe's new Video Collection software--Premiere Pro, Photoshop CS, etc., and I enjoyed what the rep called "Adobe Magic." So is that what the feature that keeps me from legally manipulating money images is called?