Donald Trump has declared that he will end the nation’s illegal immigration problem by overturning birthright citizenship laws. But an interesting Constitutional argument has emerged on the subject, specifically in the interpretation of language contained in the Fourteenth Amendment. The Donald invokes the amendment in support of his proposals; meanwhile, his opponents use it as refutation. Who’s right?
Midnight Rider director Randall Miller is in prison for an on-set fatality. While this may be the first time a filmmaker has been held legally accountable, it is certainly not the first time someone has died while making a movie. Here are 8 other films in which the creative process was interrupted by tragedy.
They are breaking the law by being in the United States, but illegal immigrants still have the right to bear arms, according to an August 2015 ruling by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Opponents of this ruling are up in arms (so to speak). Why should someone who is in this country illegally be permitted to enjoy the benefits of the Second Amendment?
For many, refusing to be “politically correct” is a matter of principle. To their ears, the phrase sounds Orwellian; an unsettling term that implies the prerogative of some unseen Gestapo, imposing collective standards on individual freedom. But can standing your ground and sticking by your personal opinion in modern society land you on the wrong side of the law?
Everybody knows that texting while driving is deadly and, in most states, illegal. Yet, on any given day on any given highway, most drivers are likely to witness at least one offense. Laws prohibiting texting while driving were put in place to prevent senseless tragedies, but is anyone really worried about getting caught?