criminality
illegal activities or behaviour -- dictionary.cambridge.org.
Legislation
capital punishment
state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime, usually following an authorised, rule-governed process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant said punishment -- wikipedia. Priority request.
UN General Assembly Resolution ES-10/21 (adopted)
Regarding: "Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory." Notably, Norway and France voted in favor, while the US and Israel, predictably, voted against it.
speed limits
request: for the highest good?
marijuana legalization effect
Cost-benefit analysis.
legalization of prostitution
In countries that legalize prostitution, it is no longer prohibited, and there is legislation to control and regulate it. The extent and type of legislation varies from country to country and may be regulated by work permits, licensing or tolerance zones -- wikipedia
creating a "smokefree generation"
Request: Prohibiting sale of tobacco products for people born after a certain date. Is the net effect positive or not? Example: New Zealand's Smokefree Environments Bill was passed on 13 December 2022, which will ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009.
US law
The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of general and permanent federal statutory law -- wikipedia
The Great Detox (EU food ban)
The EU seems to be banning thousands of chemicals found in common snacks such as skittles. They claim these additives such as titanium dioxide are harmful and therefore need to be banned. Does it serve the highest good? --request
$1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill (US gov. funding for 2023)
The legislation, which provides $773 billion for non-defense discretionary spending and $858 billion for defense spending, marks victories for both parties. --abcnews.go.com
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Became US law August 16, 2022.
Florida state HB 395
The bill, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, requires students to learn about communism, and establishes November 7 as “Victims of Communism Day”
2021 Election Reform bill, H.R. 1
Automatic voter registration, released felons can vote, public financing of congressional campaigns, expands early voting and enhances absentee voting by simplifying voting by mail, new surcharge on penalties and settlements that corporations pay to the U.S. government.
2021 Equality Act, H.R. 5
"Discrimination can occur on the basis of the sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition of an individual, as well as because of sex-based stereotypes." H.R. 5, 117th CONGRESS