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Quantonium

Monsters vs. Aliens

An extremely powerful alien energy source that serves as the main plot device for the animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens. When absorbed by the main character, Susan, it causes her to grow to 10 times her normal size and provides her with super-strength above and beyond her increased size. The alien antagonist seeks out the Quantonium to power his cloning machines.

public rights
In America, public rights, as compared to private rights, belong to citizens but are vested in and vindicated by political entities. The significance of this distinction is that private rights can be vindicated in court whereas public rights are not necessarily entitled to court resolution according to the 7th Amendment. Public rights generally refer to

The doctrine of public rights is distinct from the concept of public property. Public property simply refers to property held by a governmental entity as opposed to private entities. The definition of property and the significance of ownership is a public right, whereas ownership of particular property is a private right subject to that definition. For example, before the 13th Amendment, it was legal to own slaves. Slaves could be traded, sold, and seized like any other property. Slaves owned by the government were "public property" but were the same in all other respects. Thus, slave owners could sue for the return of slaves that were improperly seized/freed. However, once slavery became illegal, property concepts simply no longer applied to people. Thus, abolition of slavery did not transfer ownership from private parties to the government. Moreover, it was not a taking under the seventh amendment. Consider that an aggrieved slave owner would have to sue Congress to institute slavery to recover his lost property. In contrast, a stolen slave could

t ake property Public property simply refers to property owned by a governmental entity. driver's license (i.e. the right to operate a motor vehicle on public roads) is a public right that is owned by an individual. Because it is a public right, a driver's license is subject to revocation without a court order. In contrast, an automobile is private property that can be owned as a private right. Many public rights can be private property, and private property can be owned be the

An exception to this general proposition is found in Flast v. Cohen. 392 U.S. 83 (1968). In Flast the American Supreme Court held that a private citizen could challenge the constitutionality of a federal tax if the citizen established "a logical link between [their] status [as a taxpayer] and the type of legislative enactment attacked [and] . . . a nexus between that status and the precise nature of the constitutional infringement alleged."