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Jack Taylor/The Avion Newspaper Judge Napolitano, a Senior Fox News Judicial Analyst, spoke as part of the ERAU Speakers Series. Marc Bernier moderated the discussion. Questions ranged from the Clinton emails, the Patriot Act, the death penalty, and Abraham Lincoln.
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Does the Constitution still hold as much power as it once did? Does the Federal Government respect that document and follow the wishes of the Framers? How do these questions relate to modern political issues, like the Clinton email scandal or the lasting effect of the Patriot Act on national security? One viewpoint on these issues, and more, was presented to the Embry-Riddle community recently by a speaker in the Embry-Riddle Speakers Series. This speaker, Distinguished Professor of Law and former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano, spoke about how the Constitution is being misinterpreted by the various political powers that be. Judge Napolitano, a Senior Judicial Analyst
for Fox News Channel, drew a large crowd, resulting in a packed auditorium. The audience was a mixture of students and members of the public. There were also multiple judges in the crowd, who were called upon at certain times for their insight or comment on an issue. Napolitano, a Notre Dame-educated lawyer, is a libertarian. The Libertarian Party bases its platform on the idea that the government should not encroach on the rights of the people, with a famous slogan reading, “Minimum government, maximum freedom.” Libertarians are the third largest political party in the United States. The party is generally in the center of the political spectrum, with ideals that can be attributed to both of the larger parties. Most libertarians oppose the death penalty, high taxes, and
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aggressive foreign policy, and support equal marriage and social rights, personal responsibility, and r eligious freedom. According to Judge Napolitano, the two main parties, the Democrats and the Republicans, are, in effect, actually one large party with two wings. These two wings make up the “Big Government Party,” which, as the name states, want a big government, which has much control over the lives of the people. Napolitano defended this by citing various examples of how Presidents from either party have expanded the powers of their office, therefore, the powers of the government, and have taken power from the hands of the people. Napolitano is wellknown for his strong stance against governmental encroachment on the rights of the people.
Governmental spying on the people, like that committed in the name of national security by various U.S. intelligence agencies, is abhorrent to the Judge, an example of the inevitable invasion of privacy that accompanies an increase in security. Another invasion, or set of invasions, accompanied the Patriot Act, which was passed in 2001. According to Napolitano, the Patriot Act was passed as an emotional reaction to the events of 9/11 and was not thoroughly read by most of Congress. Judge Napolitano claimed that the Patriot Act was posted on the Congress intranet system less than half an hour before the vote was set to happen. The Act was over 300 pages in length, and was therefore impossible to finish reading in that timeframe. One of the Judge’s stanc-
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Amazon.com, Inc. (NYSE: AMZN) recently leased 20 Boeing 767 freighters to enhance its customer support capabilities. Amazon leased the freighters from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) for five years. In this wet lease period, ATSG has agreed to provide its crew and support to Amazon, in exchange for a 19.9% share of company stock. The deal allows Amazon to move goods to major distribution centers in order control costs and speed, without as many hassles, especially at times of peak ordering. The freighters will act as supplements to, but not replacements for UPS, FedEx and USPS. In a statement, an Amazon executive said, “We offer Earth’s largest selec-
es was particularly interesting and applicable to many of the foreign policy issues that the United States face. This view is that the Constitution, and the rights that it affords to people, follow the government wherever it goes. This means that any human being, regardless of nationality, citizenship, or legal status, is treated with the same rights under the law when dealing with the US government as any other human being. This means that, despite being a terrorist or illegal immigrant, human beings still have to be treated like human beings, rather than as sources of information or parasites that need to be scattered. Napolitano has written seven books, including A Nation of Sheep, Dred Scott’s Revenge: A Legal History of Race and Freedom in America, and The Freedom Answer Book:
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tion, great prices and ultrafast delivery promises to a growing group of Prime members, and we’re excited to supplement our existing delivery network with a great new provider, ATSG, by adding 20 planes to ensure air cargo capacity to support one and two-day delivery for customers.”
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Market analysts predict this deal will cost Amazon a whopping $125 million. However, this is an investment in customer service abilities and reliability, leading to long term profit increases.
How the Government Is Taking Away Your Constitutional Freedoms. He also runs a farm, which harvests pears, apples, and maple syrup. Students were encouraged to ask questions, as well as members of the public. These questions ranged in topic from the Judge’s stance on same-sex marriage (pro), abortion (against), police cameras (pro), and drone usage by the government on or against the American people (very much against). This event was the second-to-last event in there Embry-Riddle Speakers Series. The next, and final, speaker in the Series will be Lt. Col. Ron Mumm, the Commander of the 1996 Thunderbirds Team. Marc Bernier will host and moderate the event, which will feature a Q&A session with the audience members. This event will take place on April 11 at 7 p.m.