Posts Tagged ‘Pennsylvania’

YOUTH MUST BE SERVED

November 19, 2007

Or rather, youths must serve life
In the entire world, only two countries sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Not North Korea and Iran. Not China and Burma. Not Sudan and Saudi Arabia. The countries are Israel and the United States. Israel has 7 such prisoners, the U.S. has 2,387. [...]

PENNSYLVANIA, HOME OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

October 26, 2007

Homeland Security vs. Get out the vote
Pennsylvania, where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution was forged, has come up with an interesting approach to fighting terrorism.  As part of its anti-terrorist measures, the state government is refusing to disclose the location of polling places.
Because if you make it easy for citizens to [...]

 

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