The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution reserves powers not given to the government to the states or to the people. The reversal of Roe v. Wade, a right not listed in the Constitution that was carved out by the Supreme Court, is an example of powers belonging to the states.
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Continue readingThe rights of individuals outlined in the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution were also part of the Declaration of Rights created for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Continue readingThe Third Amendment to the Constitution prohibits the government from quartering troops in private homes during peacetime, and in a manner prescribed by law during a time of war.
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Continue readingIn Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution extends to police interrogations.
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The NASA DART mission has completed its journey to collide into an asteroid. The car size space craft zeroed in on asteroid Dimorphos, which is the moonlet for asteroid Didymos, and hit it just after 7:15 pm ET. Everything worked as expected with breathtaking photos received showing it hit it’s target.
Images courtesy of NASA Dart Impact project – live replay
The next steps are to determine how much the asteroid’s orbit was altered. Once determined, scientists should be able to understand what is necessary to build a planetary defense system against potential space objects coming towards Earth.
American ingenuity and exceptionalism are on full display.
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