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Police work is often lionized by jurists and scholars who claim to employ "textualist" and "originalist" methods of constitutional interpretation. Yet professional police were unknown to the United States in 1789, and first appeared in America almost a half-century after the Constitution's ratification. The Framers contemplated law enforcement as the duty of mostly private citizens, along with a few constables and sheriffs who could be called upon when necessary. This article marshals extensive historical and legal evidence to show that modern policing is in many ways inconsistent with the original intent of America's founding documents. The author argues that the...

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Sign the Resolution for a Federal Commission on Drug Policy   Contents | Feedback | Search | DRCNet Home Page | Join DRCNet DRCNet Library | Schaffer Library | Hemp (Marijuana) | Historical Information MARIJUANA AND THE BIBLE by The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church   OFFERINGS OF DEVOTION With offerings of devotion, ships from the isles will meet to pour the wealth of the nations and bring tribute to his feet. The Coptic Church believes fully the teachings of the Bible, and as such we have our daily obligations, and offer our sacrifices, made by fire unto our God with...

Debunking the Myth of a Desperate Software Labor Shortage Testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration Dr. Norman Matloff Department of Computer Science University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-1953 matloff@cs.ucdavis.edu ©1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Presented April 21, 1998; updated February 4, 2002 Contents 1  Executive Summary and Frequently Asked Questions     1.1  Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)         1.1.1  List of FAQs About the H-1B Program         1.1.2  List of FAQs About the Claims of a High-Tech Labor Shortage         1.1.3  List of FAQs About Difficulties Faced by Older Tech Workers         1.1.4  Answers to the FAQs2  The...