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Here are some things, the silk suited street thugs in the corporate executive suites don't want you to know. It's about law, civil rights, and discrimination. What worries me is, it almost seems that the government does not want us to know this either. There are a great number of laws to protect our rights. There are also several federal agencies assigned to enforce these laws. The problem is, no one knows about them except lawyers and corporate attorneys. The Commission on Civil Rights has a web site. Try to find it!
I found their site and many other sources of legal information that we all ought to know. I have much more information on this and other American law, which I will be sharing with you in the future. This particular piece is about the US Commission on Civil Rights. What follows is an excerpt from the Commission's web page. If you would like to read more about these folks, I have put their entire statement on line. It's rather lengthy, but very important. Take a look -----> Civil Rights.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights is an independent,
bipartisan, fact-finding agency of the executive branch first
established under the Civil Rights Act of 1957. On November 30,
1983, a new Commission was established under the Civil Rights
Act of 1983 (P.L. 98-183). Although the Commission's duties and
powers are the same under the Act of 1983 as those of the
previous Commission, its membership changed from six to eight
Commissioners, four of whom are appointed by the President and
four by the Congress.
Duties
The Commission's duties are:
To investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being
deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color,
religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or by reason
of fraudulent practices.
To study and collect information relating to discrimination or
a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution
because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national
origin, or in the administration of justice.
To appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination
or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color,
religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin, or in the
administration of justice.
To serve as a national clearinghouse for information in respect
to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because
of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
To submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President
and Congress.
To issue public service announcements to discourage discrimination
or denial of equal protection of the laws.
Powers
In furtherance of its fact-finding duties, the Commission may
hold hearings and issue subpoenas (within the State in which the
hearing is being held and within a 100-mile radius of the site)
for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses
at such hearings. It maintains State advisory committees, and
consults with representatives of Federal, State, and local governments,
and private organizations. Since it lacks enforcement powers that
would enable it to apply specific remedies in individual cases,
it refers the many complaints it receives to the appropriate Federal,
State, or local government agency or private organization for
action.
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