Congressman uses auctioneer talk to drown out protester at Twitter hearing. GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress. Untitled. The Constitution is often hailed as a marvel of brevity and of clarity.
It was, however, written in the 18th century, and many of the ideas, concepts, words, phrases, and euphemisms seem odd to us today, if not down right foreign. The constitution of the united states. 7 Real Countries That Are Not Recognised By The Rest Of The World - Indiatimes.com. We love living in denial, don't we?
We find comfort in sticking to the basics, going by the things we know and turning a blind eye to the things we don't. Take a country, for instance. We know what it is, but in reality, the concept of a country is a little more complex than just that. The globe, or the atlas for that matter, is full of little regions that should ideally be recognised as a country, yet for various reasons they are not recognised by the United Nations and are ignored on most world maps. It is really like entering a parallel universe, actually. Here are some nations that should be recognised as a country, but aren't. Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System.
Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives - Ballotpedia. Latest Earthquakes. Democracy Ranking. Democracy Index 2016. Create your own country.
Interest Group's. Defense Contractors Give a Lot of Business to Each Other. Network map of Dept. of Defense Recovery Act contracts. Network map of Dept. of Defense related Recovery Act contracts This image depicts a network of 3000 contracts among 2700 primary funding offices, contracting corporations and subcontractors reported as receiving funds.
Recent Political Cartoons. Library of Congress. GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress. Bill Of Rights: Mark Dice Third Amendment Video Goes Viral. A new viral video by Mark Dice illustrates how quickly some California residents are to give up their Third Amendment rights.
The Bill of Rights says, “No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.” Those featured in the now viral video did not appear to possess even a miniscule of understanding about the noted aspect of the Constitution – nor did they ask. Once Mark Dice told folks that by signing the petition to repeal the Third Amendment they were supporting “President Obama” or “our troops,” they quickly grabbed the pen and wrote their names. Bill of Rights. Political corruption. World map of the 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, which measures "the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians". High numbers (yellow) indicate less perception of corruption, whereas lower numbers (red) indicate higher perception of corruption. Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain.
An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence. The activities that constitute illegal corruption differ depending on the country or jurisdiction. For instance, some political funding practices that are legal in one place may be illegal in another.
Some forms of corruption – now called “institutional corruption”[2] – are distinguished from bribery and other kinds of obvious personal gain. Effects[edit] Economic effects[edit] Types[edit] Civil Rights Division Home Page. Voting rights and the Supreme Court: The impossible “literacy” test Louisiana used to give black voters. The Vault is Slate's new history blog.
Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Update, 7.3: Read more about my hunt for an original, archival copy of this test here. This week’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder overturned Section 4(b) of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which mandated federal oversight of changes in voting procedure in jurisdictions that have a history of using a “test or device” to impede enfranchisement. GovSpot.com: US government, state government, Congress, government jobs & more. The House passed a huge $696 billion defense spending bill for 2018. Ty Wright/Getty Images The Republican-led House has decisively approved a defense policy bill that declares climate change a threat to U.S. national security, demands rigorous oversight of the Pentagon's cyber operations, and rebuffs the Trump administration's bid to close excess military bases.
Lawmakers voted 344-81 on Friday to pass the sweeping legislation. The bill authorizes $696 billion for managing the nation's vast military enterprise in the 2018 fiscal year, nearly $30 billion more for core Pentagon operations than President Donald Trump requested. Yet defense hawks pushing the hardest for the big boost in spending still face an uphill battle.
For the spending increases to materialize, Congress first will have to agree to roll back a 2011 law that set strict limits on military spending. But getting a deal won't be easy. Democrats cast the proposal as bigoted, unconstitutional and cowardly.