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Immigration Policy and the Rhetoric of Reform: “Deport Felons, Not Families,” Moncrieffe v. Holder, Children at the Border, and Idle Promises
The Same Sex Marriage Debate For Dummies: A Breakdown Of The Twenty-First Century\u27s First Civil Rights Movement
Defining the Defined —Problem Gambling, Pathological Gambling, and Gambling Disorder: Impact on Policy and Legislation
Disciplining the Financial Failure: An Exploration of Bankruptcy Law as an Active Discourse in Market Capitalism
California\u27s REDD Rubberstamp: Avoiding Constitutional Concerns, but at What Cost?
The purpose of this note is to examine the issues surrounding California\u27s carbon market, the challenges of effectively regulating such a market that allows domestic companies to purchase carbon credits generated abroad, and the need for federal intervention if carbon trading is to become an effective and ethical reality in the United States. This note also provides background on the United Nation\u27s REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) programs, as well as covers the history of California\u27s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. In addition, this note explains the problems California has with negotiating with foreign governments since those powers are usually reserved for the federal government. Lastly, this note offers a solution to the problem