1. 10 th Amendment Justin Kubek and Randall Jennings

2. Marriage Rights Reserved to the State Federal Govt. is abusing reserved freedoms

3. Defense of Marriage Act {1996 Signed into law by Bill Clinton Same Sex marriage is not recognized  Not eligible for the typical marriage freedoms Considered unconstitutional  Discrimination among gays/homosexuals

4. Same Sex(SS) Couples Live in 99.3% of all US counties Raise children in at least 96% of all US counties. Denied basic marriage rights

5. Denied Freedoms for Unmarried/Unrecognized Couples Don't have responsibility for each other's debt Can't always sign up for joint home and auto insurance Domestic partnerships are not given any legal acknowledgment  leave families without the clarity of their legal status and rights Excluded from tax benefits

6. Denied Freedoms cont. Don't automatically inherit property nor get protection for inheritance rights Can be denied or disfavored in their applications for public housing. Many employers don't cover domestic partners or their biological/non-biological children in their health insurance

7. Currently (as of Aug.29 2013) Supreme Court decision to overturn part of DOMA  Which forbidden IRS to accept SS couple joint tax returns Now acknowledged as if heterosexual marriage SS spoused will be treated legally married under federal tax law  Regardless if local authorities don't recognize them

8. Supreme Court (SS) Filings in the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 cases(June 26, 2013) Homos now recognized as heteros ://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162- 57591089/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-of- doma-dismisses-prop-8-case/

9. Medical Marijuana

10. Medical Marijuana(MM) Benefits Discovered  Cancer, AIDS, Glaucoma... Pot Prescription  CMA Legal Dealers

11. MM Main Problems Use of MM remains illegal under federal law  In states where MM laws exist, patients/providers are vulnerable to arrest/interference from federal law enforcement This makes ill people possible criminals MM is an alternative to synthetic pain killers  For some, it is all that works

12. MM rights infringed upon Reserved power Federal Govt./Authorities abusing reserved powers

13. Education In The States

14. No Child Left Behind Established in 2001 by Bush States that all schools must meet a basic level in education Aims for education improvement Focused on poverty-stricken areas Pushes teachers and students

15. No Child Left Behind Federal Law Tells states what to do Conflicts with state rights Denial means no federal funds Poverty-struck areas need funding

16. Connecticut Court Case First state to challenge No Child Left Behind Law required testing grades 3-8 State only tested grades 4, 6, and 8 Extra testing Millions more in funding Wanted law changed or more money

17. Connecticut Court Case Court decided to not hear trial Deemed “premature” Still complaints from senator and governor NAACP stepped in with minority parents and students Said money used by state to pursue could’ve been used for something else Ways around civil rights statutes

18. State Assessments Each state makes own exam Different one for every state Required by No Child Left Behind Act

19. State Assessments PA-PA System of School Assessment (PSSA) PA changed to keystones CT- CT Academic Performance Test (CAPT) HI- HI State Assessment (HSA) SC- Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (Pass) WA- High School Proficiency Exam

20. Social Security Money for disability and 65 or older Federal payroll tax Government borrows out of SS Might not be here in future-baby boom age Longer living Higher pay=more SS taken out

21. Medicare Government pays medical benefits For 65 and up For people under poverty level Complaints about paying for unemployed States should pay according to population

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