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A little political humor for anyone still in the mood.... Tomorrow we celebrate Declaration of Independence 🇺🇲. The founding document of the United States, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, it announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. Did you know the consituation was written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789. The United States Constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words; "We the People" affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. As a kid I had to memorize the preamble "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." What is something you remember to this day from your history class?
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The Jim Crow system in the U.S. South and Apartheid South Africa are examples of explicitly White supremacist systems—meaning systems that used the idea of White superiority to support racist institutional arrangements. The United States, since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is an example of a society in which White supremacy has been legally excluded as a justification for policies and many practices, but where actual patterns of racist outcomes in health, wealth, and power continue. Read our full analysis at https://lnkd.in/e8ySYag9.
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Citizens' assemblies are an ancient form of governance, used by the Athenians in the 5th Century B.C., whose time has come again. Daniel Stid reports on their increasing use and benefits around the world, including in the U.S. https://lnkd.in/g2upFXug
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The BC First Nations Justice Council is led by Indigenous people, for Indigenous people - this is a short video about the BCFNJC logo - and how it represents the mandate of the BCFNJC. Please give it a watch to learn more about the organization! #Indigenousjustice #selfdetermination #justice #Indigenouslaw #law #criminallaw #childprotectionlaw #justicestrategy #policy #healing #truth #reconciliation #lawyers #everychildmatters #MMIWG2S
The BC First Nations Justice Council receives it mandate from the Chiefs of British Columbia and together we are working to not only reform the current justice system but also to restore traditional laws, structures, and healing, advancing self-determination over justice for Indigenous people. #Indigenousjustice #selfdetermination #justice #Indigenouslaw #law #criminallaw #childprotection #justicestrategy #healing #reconciliation
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Today at 6pm, our annual Gray's Inn Reading: Watch via: https://lnkd.in/eMnAJhSs Lord Falconer asks, Considering the last decade, has the UK Constitution worked or does it need reform? Does it provide too much freedom for those that wish to abuse it? Or does it, perhaps in contrast to that of the United States and many other nation states, provide relative freedom to remove unsuitable political and civil service leaders without relative domestic political trauma?
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On transitional justice In today's excellent and insightful seminar presented by Caitlin Reiger on transitional justice, my questions were: 1) Can transitional justice be successful if it is designed and implemented by the government accused of the mass crimes that necessitated the adoption of transitional justice? and 2) Can economic and environmental justice be part of transitional justice? On the first, she raised the problems of transitional justice, with the government being the designer and guardian of the process. On the second question, she gave examples of success stories for including economic justice as part of transitional justice. Title of the seminar: The evolution of Transitional Justice: From post-authoritarian settings to established democracies Venue: ANU CoL.
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#thinkingoutloud: Nikki Haley is only partially right in her response to the question about the 'what was the main cause of the civil war." The root cause of the civil war was slavery. The impetus of the war began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor, which was the beginning of the Civil War. However, the economics of the system of slavery, the election of Republican President Lincoln in 1860, lack of political control in the south, territorial expansion westward denying entry into the union with slaves, and states rights were issues, too. The southern states wanted to eliminate the federal laws in place to keep slavery. Whereby, the southern states seceded from the union, and that led directly to war. "Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has been slammed for refusing to say that slavery was the main cause of the Civil War. Haley, the 51-year-old former governor for South Carolina, blundered her way through the question at town hall debate in Berlin, New Hampshire, on Wednesday night. The former UN representative jokingly told the audience member 'well, don't come with an easy question', before claiming that the Civil War was fought for freedom and ideological differences in how governments ought to work. "I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run, the freedoms of what people could and couldn't do.' The White House hopeful, currently a distant third place to Donald Trump in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, can then be heard going on a tangent about the limits of government overreach and civil liberties. 'I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are, and I will always stand by the fact that I think government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people. 'It was never meant to be all things to all people. Government doesn't need to tell you how to live your life. 'They don't need to tell you what you can and can't do. They don't need to be a part of your life. They need to make sure that you have freedom. 'We need to have capitalism. We need to have economic freedom. We need to make sure that we do all things so that individuals have the liberties so that they can have freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to do or be anything they want to be without government getting in the way.'
Nikki Haley slammed for not saying 'slavery' was cause of Civil War
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On this day in 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified, spelling the official end of slavery in the United States, eight long months after the close of the Civil War. A victory against an oppressive system, this moment marked the culmination of a centuries-long struggle. At the start of the war, sentiments in the North varied, with some cautiously refraining from labeling it as a crusade against slavery. However, as the conflict intensified, perspectives began to change. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, redirecting the war's purpose from mere reunification to the resolute destruction of slavery. An amendment to abolish slavery was first proposed in 1863 and passed by the Senate in April 1864. Lincoln's reelection set the stage for passage of the 13th Amendment in the House in January 1865, initiating the journey toward ratification. On December 6, 1865, when Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment, the institution of slavery legally ceased to exist in the United States. As we navigate the complexities of the present and aspire to a more inclusive future, we take a moment today to celebrate the victories of the past. Drawing inspiration from the resilience that has brought us this far, we acknowledge that the road ahead may be challenging. Yet, the enduring legacy of progress reminds us that each step forward contributes to a brighter, more equitable tomorrow. . . . #MyNURFC #FreedomCenter #AmericanHistory #History
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Tribal justice means putting Native nations in the driver’s seat of their own communities. They know best how to provide solutions to the problems their communities face, according to their own customs and traditions. 📖 Learn more about these approaches to justice in a Q&A with our Tribal Justice team on The Arc here: https://lnkd.in/ewjuZgJf
Innovation and Tradition: A Conversation with Our Tribal Justice Exchange Team
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