Hey, how about those passenger rights, huh? Gosh, talk about a case of "man bites dog. How few rights the traveling public has is hardly news anymore. But you really need to do a double take when the story is about something going right for travelers. So when the federal Department of Transportation's new "rules" for airlines were unveiled the other week, aimed at protecting passengers from snarky business practices and inhumane travel conditions, the reception was understandably enthusiastic -- at least for its man-bites-dog value.
Not infrequently in the course of its history the Supreme Court has been called upon to decide issues that bear directly upon the relationship between action taken in the name of the military and the protected freedoms of the Bill of Rights. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the . . . machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.51 Coming from one who was our great Field Commander in World War II and for eight years Commander-in-Chief as President of the United States, these words should find lodgment in the mind of every American.
nationwide 'free to tweet' contest offers $5,000 scholarships Students nationwide can win one of 22 $5,000 scholarships through "Free to Tweet" all day Thursday, Dec. 15, the 220th anniversary of Americans' right to free expression. Beginning at 12:01 a.m., students ages 14 to 22 can tweet their support for the First Amendment with the hashtag #freetotweet, which will enter them in the Free to Tweet scholarship competition. Entries may be posted on any publicly viewable social media platform, including blogs. The initiative is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and organized by 1 for All, an unprecedented educational and public service campaign that builds understanding of the First Amendment and its five distinct freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly and petitio...
WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department is calling for the creation of a "privacy bill of rights" for Internet users to set ground rules for companies that collect consumer data online and use that information for marketing and other purposes. The proposal, outlined in a report Thursday, is intended to address growing unease about the vast amounts of personal information that companies are scooping up on the Internet - from Web browsing habits to smart phone locations to Facebook preferences. That data is often mined to target advertising.
The California Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights With recent concerns about youth detachment from the natural world and outdoor activities, a lack of physical exercise, and increased health risks, the California Roundtable on Recreation, Parks and Tourism created the California Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (COBR), COBR lists 10 outdoor activities all children "should have a chance to experience between the ages of 4 and 14" (and beyond), The activities are designed to be simple and achievable with the goal of promoting outdoor recreation and a connection to nature and heritage. The 2008 Public Opinions and Attitudes on Outdoor Recreation in California Survey The 2008 Public Opinions and Attitudes on Outdoor Recreation in California (POA) survey measured participation in COBR activ...
An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights does not single out school libraries by name, school library professionals have both a legal and an ethical responsibility to provide access to the facilities, resources, and services in the library media program for students with physical, cognitive, and learning disabilities, as well as chronic illnesses and disorders. An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights Although not new, this interpretation was revised substantially to include support for school librarians facing pressure to restrict students' free access to library materials as well as organization of their collections in a non-standard manner due to the implementation of computerized reading management programs.
Wednesday was the 219th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights - the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Bill of Rights Day should be the pre-eminent Anti-Politician Day on the American calendar. Instead, it has become simply another pretext for rulers to delude the ruled, an opportunity that the Obama administration is exploiting. Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1787, "A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference." Yet, some of the Founding Fathers - such as Alexander Hamilton - fought tooth and nail against codifying any limit on politicians' power. The second president - John Adams - did all he could to destroy any restraints on the feds' power to suppress criticism ...
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