Most of what this masterful charter does is guarantee freedom from government interference in individual liberties «rather than impose any affirmative obligation of the government to provide for the health or welfare of its citizens,» writes Erin C. Fuse Brown, an associate professor of law at Georgia State University's Center for Law Health and Society in a fascinating 2013 paper. (fortune.com)
So I would argue that not only do all of us have the right to express our views about SNA's campaign to weaken school food standards, we have an affirmative obligation to advocate against that agenda. (thelunchtray.com)
Elected officials in this country have an affirmative obligation to protect the rights of all of their citizens. (politico.com)