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Question: Laws change over time. How have changes in law granted or taken away freedom from you?

Laws change over time. How have changes in law granted or taken away freedom from you?
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“Laws have taken away...”

Laws have taken away freedom by continually making it harder for people with uteruses to receive health care, access to birth control, and reproductive rights.

Posted on 28 April 2012, 10:23 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“City ordinance in Los...”

City ordinance in Los Angeles won't let me plant edible plants in my parkway. I understand that we need to protect the walkways and allow people to pass by, but this arable land is available for reducing my dependence on food produced elsewhere and sold at the suupermarket.

Posted on 2 May 2012, 5:57 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I now have health...”

I now have health insurance until I am twenty-six, but only through my mother's lucky employment at a union factory. I can go into mortgage-like debt to get through college. I can marry someone legally in some states, though I'm not sure I'd like to enter into such a problematic institution.

Posted on 21 May 2012, 7:12 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Changes in healthcare law...”

Changes in healthcare law have allowed me to remain insured until I am 27; providing me with greater freedom and less financial obligations that could decide my future.

Posted on 8 July 2012, 7:37 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I actually found my...”

I actually found my little mountain town in Out of the Way area of Pennsylvania to be unknowingly non-discriminatory as well as brutally discriminatory. As a 16, 17, and 18 yo "girl", I was the first "man" on the golf team. But in the early 60's bringing a Black roomate home from college with me led to verbal and abusive attacks: "Take that n***r home."

Posted on 30 July 2012, 10:48 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Laws in the past....”

Laws in the past few years have limited my reproductive rights, allowed the government to hold me indefinitely w/o a trial, and made illegal to share food outdoors with the homeless in my city.

Posted on 30 July 2012, 10:49 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

a lot less

A lot less than they have given. I don't think people can appreciate chaos

Posted on 14 October 2012, 3:22 am by Rndom  |  Permalink

“New travel procedures enacted...”

New travel procedures enacted after 9/11 have made me feel 'guilty until proven innocent.'

Posted on 20 October 2012, 5:54 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“They find ways to...”

They find ways to strip you of your identity without it coming off as blatant racism, even though is. SB1070 etc...

Posted on 1 December 2012, 12:15 am by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“FREE PALESTINE 2013...”

FREE PALESTINE 2013

Posted on 5 December 2012, 8:06 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“i cant walk with...”

i cant walk with three or more people or we might be gang members

Posted on 5 December 2012, 10:38 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Changes over time like...”

Changes over time like women rights to vote and be president have made it better for me .

Posted on 10 December 2012, 9:51 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“These law has alternated...”

These laws have alternated to the modern way of life to keep a specific racial group oppressed.

Posted on 12 December 2012, 5:58 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“My wife can't come...”

My wife can't come to the U.S., because DOMA forbids the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage (and giving my wife a green card). We married in DC. The national capital allows same-sex marriage, but the government still looks the other way on assuring the full rights of marriage.

Posted on 19 February 2013, 5:16 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“They restrict people from...”

They restrict people from being who they want to be and saying what they want to say. Only recently have woman been able to vote, black people to have rights, and we STILL do not allow gay marrige in many states.

Posted on 2 April 2013, 9:47 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“Skateboarding laws are restricting...”

Skateboarding laws are restricting the skate community from skating in our home town. We are stoped and fundding is not being put in to bulding skateparks for us to use.

Posted on 24 April 2013, 3:48 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I CAN'T GET MARRIED...”

I CAN'T GET MARRIED TO MY BOYFRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRR!!!

Posted on 25 April 2013, 7:17 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“The statute of limitations...”

The statute of limitations on sexual harrassment is just under the time to come out of being overwhelmed in PTSD from the experience.

Posted on 21 July 2013, 11:07 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I can't get married....”

I can't get married.

Posted on 17 January 2014, 4:58 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“I think that changes...”

I think that changes in the law back in the day have changed other people lives by black people not having the rights wanted and always working as a slave for nothing in return but ruthless things.

Posted on 16 May 2014, 2:53 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

“ i love...”

i love mr. eassa and mrs marco

Posted on 16 May 2014, 4:00 pm by Anonymous User  |  Permalink

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