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European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg57

Those Rights Include Right to Disagree

by William F. Torpey

There always seem to be more issues dividing us than uniting us. If it's not one thing it's another. It's the story of humanity. Gay rights is one of those divisive issues that played a prominent role in President Clinton's first term. published 9 months ago

5 comments    constitution rights gay rights

George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm"58

Big Brother Rearing His Ugly Head

by William F. Torpey

It seems Americans are bound and determined to solve the problem of the 21st Century by giving up the hard-earned rights won for us by our forefathers of the past three centuries. If it were put to a vote, would we really cast away our right to privacy? published 2 months ago

32 comments    world war 2 privacy rights

Alex Kelly of Darien, Conn.. on the day of his conviction on rape charges, June 12, 1997.60

Talk About Rushing to Judgment!

by William F. Torpey

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark," the famous quotation from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," may very well apply today to the United States as our system of justice comes under widespread attack. Defendents are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. published 5 months ago

4 comments    justice constitution rights

Delegates to the Philadelphia convention of 1787 sign the newly written Constitution in this 1940 painting by Howard Chandler Christy. These men are often referred to as the "Founding Fathers." (Painting by Howard Chandler Christy, ctsy. U.S. House o65

Preserve Our Constitution

by William F. Torpey

Why is it that so many of us feel that the rights and responsibilities we inherited from our forefathers may be, despite our reverence for the U.S. Constitution, in serious jeopardy? published 10 months ago

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