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...Democracy, of course, would not exist without the right to vote. The ability to participate in one’s government is an essential check on corruption and ensures that the ruling power serves the interests of those ruled. In a Lockean sense, it also represents the consent of the people that defines civil government. But people have forgotten that there is another right essential to American democracy, nearly as important in what it symbolizes: the right not to vote...
...when their children step in, the two find that their lives and their friendship are not entirely under their control. In Mr. Shi’s case, his daughter has run out of tolerance and booked him a ticket for a cross-country bus tour without his counsel or consent. In Madam’s case, her children hastily ship her off to a nursing home. In each instance, the central conflict is ageism, not racism. Half of the film is taken up by Mr. Shi trying to talk to his daughter, sometimes in English, other times in Chinese...
Sullivan said that while the defendant did not directly consent to the entry of a uniformed police officer, he did consent to the entry of a civilian informant...
...Pearson v. Callahan, the defendant claims that Utah police entered his residence with neither a warrant nor consent...
...response to a question on Oregon’s assisted suicide law, Kevorkian said that medical euthanasia should be conducted like every medical service, with an extensive consultation process, as with a heart transplant. “We have medical guidelines, and it must be absolutely informed consent,” he said. The terms of his parole, however, include a stipulation that he refrain from giving advice to patients seeking assisted suicide. Instead of returning to medical practice, Kevorkian said he will work to legalize assisted suicides for the next generation of doctors. He is currently running in Michigan...