Abe Makes Impassioned Appeal to Change Constitution
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his most emotional appeal yet on Thursday for rewriting Japan’s pacifist Constitution, asking for what he called the country’s “biggest reform since the…
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Abe Wants to Revise Pacifist Constitution as Early as 2016, Ally Says
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that he wants to start the process of revising Japan’s Constitution as early as next year, according to a senior lawmaker quoted…
Turkey willing to put troops in Syria ‘if others do their part,’ Prime Minister says
“We are ready to do everything if there is a clear strategy that after ISIS, we can be sure that our border will be protected. We don’t want the regime…
Kentucky Lawmaker Wants DUI Charge Dismissed Based On Rule From 1891
A Kentucky state senator is trying to have his DUI charge dismissed because the state constitution bans lawmakers from being arrested while the legislature is in session. – “No member…
GOP Presses State Bills Limiting Gay Rights Before Supreme Court Ruling
A Texas lawmaker would strip the salaries from government officials who honor same-sex marriage licenses. Other states would protect government officials who opt out of performing gay nuptials. In Georgia,…
21 Inspirational Images Of Women Standing Up For The Right To Choose
On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that a woman’s choice to have an abortion was a fundamental right under the Constitution. – Here are…
Yemeni Houthi Fighters Surround Prime Minister’s Home, Official Says
By Yara Bayoumy and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Yemen’s powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday, surrounded…
Thailand’s new constitution could soon recognize third gender
“People should have [that] freedom to change sex and they should be equally protected by the Constitution and the law and treated fairly.” Third gender means that an individual does…
Watchdog: Student jailed in Egypt’s crackdown on atheism
Karim Ashraf Mohamed al-Banna was arrested with a group of people at a cafe in November, according to the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression. An Egyptian minor offenses…
Vietnam vet loses clemency appeal in death penalty case
Brannan’s attorneys had hoped his sentence would be found unconstitutional. His defense attorneys claim Brannan, who served in Vietnam in the early 1970s, was suffering from post-traumatic stress and bipolar…
Vietnam vet hopes to be spared looming death penalty because of PTSD
In a petition filed Monday with the Butts County Superior County, Brannan’s attorneys are requesting the Brannan’s life be spared because it violates the U.S. Constitution. The appeal states that…