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Form Of Government Committee Of Public Safety
1,344 words... carranza. This war went on for many a month with Carranza and Obrgon warring against Villa and Zapata. It was at this time that Carranza wrote a constitution that gave many rights to the government and the people. While the constitution allowed many freedoms, it had one drawback that might have been considered unacceptable to the Mexican populace: it gave the President dictatorial powers. The Mexican Constitution of 1917 embodied the ideas of all the revolutionary groups, and included the li...
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Police Departments Medical Marijuana
1,451 words... criminal-defense lawyer who advocates drug-policy reform. "But the real word is 'confiscation. ' Current law goes way too far. " In 1992, for instance, state troopers grabbed $ 38, 000 from the briefcase of Tom Russo (not his real name) after stopping him and then charging him with drunk driving, among other violations. Although a state judge ordered the cash returned because of an illegal search, police had already transferred it to the federal government, essentially leaving the money -- p...
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Political Violence Foreign Governments
1,788 wordsThe Canadian Security Csis INTRODUCTION The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is responsible for safeguarding Canada against activities or persons who could pose a threat to national security. These threats include terrorists activities, espionage activities or foreign influenced activities in Canada. The CSIS is a civilian Service that gets its roots from the RCMP. While the Service has the ability to use very intrusive powers, it must balance these powers with the rights and freedo...
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