Civil Liberties

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have throughout the years given new interpretations to old documents based on changes in society. After giving much thought, I have determined that based on current ideology regarding the poor, the State must provide assistance to those who do not have enough money for a required transcript. Over the past century, our government has created programs that provide benefits such as food stamps and welfare for those unable to pay on their own for food and basic needs. Justice Warren ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that the since the states have taken upon themselves the responsibility of educating all its children, it can not deny a child the opportunity of receiving the same schooling as another child. I believe that based on this premise, once the government has committed itself to provide basic services to its indigent residents, it can not then limit a poor person’s ability to pursue basic rights without a reasonable cause.
After establishing that the equal protection clause ...

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