41.   Cramer said the state law in place protects the consumer because it regulates how much can be charged.

42.   Do you believe that the law should protect the right to life of each human being from conception until natural death?

43.   Does that mean the law will protect fetuses from parental abuse?

44.   Even if John Doe cites privacy issues in his or her defense, the law does not protect the writer if the message defames the victim, Mansfield said.

45.   Federal law protects endangered animals, but enacting restrictions to quiet cargo ships, for instance, would be difficult to enforce.

46.   Federal law protects subsistence living, practiced mostly by Alaska Natives, from incursions by industry and sport fishing and hunting enthusiasts.

47.   Federal law protects the privacy of student education records, including many of those that can be viewed through the College Navigation Project.

48.   Even telephone use, although in theory protected by law, is vulnerable.

49.   Federal charges could not be brought because U.S. law did not protect people from violent acts based on their sexual orientation, he said.

50.   Federal laws do not protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation, and churches already have the right to hire who they want.