Inequitable Justice
We as Graduate students of the University of New England?s School of Social Work have a moral and ethical obligation to combat and dismantle barriers to human dignity and to advocate for social justice and justice is what we are seeking. We are presenting our written testimony with the purpose of contesting the discriminatory nature of H.R. 815 and with the intent to advocate and ensure our constitutional right to equal protection by the law is upheld.
The Constitution of the United States legally protects our human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As legislators it is your responsibility to uphold the protections afforded by the Constitution. H.R. 815 Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 is unconstitutional. The bill requests the provision of additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim. The death penalty in itself is unconstitutional as it directly violates the inalienable right to life as is the request for consideration of the social ?status? of the victim which implies an air of privilege or nobility to public officials and employees.
Article 7 of the Declaration of Human Rights states, ?All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination?. H.R. 815 Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 incites such discrimination through the proposed amendments of the imposition of the death penalty solely based on the status of the victim. The bill is discriminant and commands a false sense of entitlement to elected officials by enforcing their privileged status. Article 7 is not only intended to protect us from discrimination before the law but from lawmakers enacting discriminating and unconstitutional laws.
Justice cannot be achieved in an inequitable, unjust society where the government empowers the strong and disempowers the marginalized. To enact the Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 into law would be an unconstitutional act of inequitable justice. We would like to ask you as our legislators and governing body to hear our plea, be a voice for the marginalized, enforce our human rights and enact only laws that provide equitable justice as it is our inalienable right to be seen as equals before the law and to have equal protections by law.
The Constitution of the United States legally protects our human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As legislators it is your responsibility to uphold the protections afforded by the Constitution. H.R. 815 Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 is unconstitutional. The bill requests the provision of additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim. The death penalty in itself is unconstitutional as it directly violates the inalienable right to life as is the request for consideration of the social ?status? of the victim which implies an air of privilege or nobility to public officials and employees.
Article 7 of the Declaration of Human Rights states, ?All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination?. H.R. 815 Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 incites such discrimination through the proposed amendments of the imposition of the death penalty solely based on the status of the victim. The bill is discriminant and commands a false sense of entitlement to elected officials by enforcing their privileged status. Article 7 is not only intended to protect us from discrimination before the law but from lawmakers enacting discriminating and unconstitutional laws.
Justice cannot be achieved in an inequitable, unjust society where the government empowers the strong and disempowers the marginalized. To enact the Justice for Public Servants Act of 2011 into law would be an unconstitutional act of inequitable justice. We would like to ask you as our legislators and governing body to hear our plea, be a voice for the marginalized, enforce our human rights and enact only laws that provide equitable justice as it is our inalienable right to be seen as equals before the law and to have equal protections by law.
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