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John Ashcroft can't catch terrorists, prosecutes greenpeace?
In 2002, Greenpeace held a protest against a cargo ship smuggling illegal mahogany wood from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest into a Miami port. In swift response, Attorney General John Ashcroft prosecuted Greenpeace, and leveled no charges at the smugglers.John Ashcroft went to extraordinary lengths, digging up an obscure 1872 law against "sailormongering" a law designed to prevent brothel owners from boarding ships and luring sailors to their establishments.
John Ashcroft failed to get one conviction out of the more than 5000 terrorist suspects and had little success imposing his right-wing Christian values. Ironically, he repeatedly violated the Constitution including over-turning voter approved measures protected under "State Rights" part of constitution which says anything not addressed in the Constitution shall fall to the state level.
His efforts as attorney general were focused on attempting to impose the right-wing Christian agenda his financial backers believed in. Sadly, these actions were taken against Constitutional voter-approved laws relating to euthanasia, medical marijuana, and gay marriage.
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When was the constitution signed?
The U.S. Constitution was finalized, signed, and forwarded to Congress by the members of the Constitutional Congress in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.Before the Constitution, the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union" had been in place to hold the American Colonies together ever since 1778.
Reference: http://www.fdrs.org/when_was_the_constitution_written.html
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Interesting facts about Japan
In 1947 Japan's constitutional democracy took effect. It was based on the practice and advocacy peace.The emperor of Japan is officially know as "the symbol of the state and unity of the people." The emperor it was once taught in Japan, was of divine origin, a fact that has been debated.
The "separations of power" principle dividing the government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches limits the emperor's actual power. The emperor of Japan does appoint the prime minister and chief judge of the supreme court.
Reference: http://www.tooter4kids.com/Japan/interesting_facts.htm,
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Interesting facts about Japan
In 1947 Japan's constitutional democracy took effect. It was based on the practice and advocacy peace.The emperor of Japan is officially know as "the symbol of the state and unity of the people." The emperor it was once taught in Japan, was of divine origin, a fact that has been debated.
The "separations of power" principle dividing the government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches limits the emperor's actual power. The emperor of Japan does appoint the prime minister and chief judge of the supreme court.
Reference: http://www.tooter4kids.com/Japan/interesting_facts.htm,
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Interesting facts about Japan
In 1947 Japan's constitutional democracy took effect. It was based on the practice and advocacy peace.The emperor of Japan is officially know as "the symbol of the state and unity of the people." The emperor it was once taught in Japan, was of divine origin, a fact that has been debated.
The "separations of power" principle dividing the government into legislative, judicial, and executive branches limits the emperor's actual power. The emperor of Japan does appoint the prime minister and chief judge of the supreme court.
Reference: http://www.tooter4kids.com/Japan/interesting_facts.htm,
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What type of government does Singapore have?
The government of Singapore is based on the British system of parliamentary government with shared powers. There are fifty-five parliamentary constituencies in Singapore which vote to put a representative in Parliament. The government is headed by a prime minister who leads a cabinet of ministers of state selected from the ranks of the members of Parliament. The constitutional head of state was the president, who occupied a largely powerless and ceremonial role. Reference:
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