Sentences with phrase «because citizen groups»

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The liberal - funded watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington complained to the GSA that it should terminate its deal or take legal action because the president had violated the conditions of the lease.

The problems arise when you push those beliefs onto the rest of us and legalize hate, bigotry, and discrimination against a group of US citizens because you think your version of a god wants you to think these groups are icky.

The fundamental principle that no judge should be expelled from office because of her core convictions unites a diverse group of Wyoming's citizens, including members of the LGBT community who have expressed dismay at the Commission's actions here.

The other point, is that Graham, Cathy, and the other religious nutters want to legalize and legislate discrimination against a group of US citizens simply because the purposefully choose to be ignorant about the science of sèxual orientation.

Religious nutters have no right to try and withhold civil rights from a group of US citizens just because the nutters choose to be ignorant about the science of sèxual orientation.

We are discussing, in particular, Chick - Fil - a, among others, but especially the company I mentioned because it gives millions of dollars to hate groups... groups who want to deny citizens of this country their civil rights.

You do not have the right to tell a group of US citizens they can't have the same civil rights you have, simply because you think they are icky.

Unlike Okudzeto Ablakwa who conveys the impression in his articles that constitutionalism, democracy and the rule of law mandate that I should have protected the crimes and graft I exposed simply because of membership of a political party, I take the right and correct view that the constitution enjoins every citizen to uphold and defend it by exposing any activity of any person or group of persons who abuse Article 55 on political parties for criminal purposes.

First, the good: public - interest news outlet ProPublica is asking citizens to help track political advertising by candidates and outside groups like SuperPACs (they need assistance because the FCC has balked at making local TV stations publish online...

You can't take a group, any group of citizens and say well you don't have the rights guaranteed under the constitution because you work on a farm.

She added the group «strongly believes that the new law will not stand up on appeal» because of campaign spending protections encoded in the Citizens United decision.

A Queens lawmaker has been organizing out - of - state gambling trips for hundreds of seniors citizens, which has raised eyebrows among good government groups because the trips are funded by corporate donations.

Speaking of that cash, because Revere America is a 501 (c)(4), it doesn't have to reveal the names of its donors, which is something that drives good government groups mad, espcially in light of the Citizens United US Supreme Court decision that removed the ban on corporate political spending.

«Keith Wright's only career has been in government and he's a valuable commodity because of his public service as an elected official,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a government reform group.

Reed Brody, legal counsel for campaign group Human Rights Watch, which is supporting Mr Kyere's campaign along with Trial International, says Ghana would be an ideal country for the trial because it has a strong justice system and provisions to prosecute people for the «enforced disappearance» of Ghanaian citizens anywhere in the world.

Elizabeth Lynam, with the budget watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission says the surplus is, at this point, «fictional,» because the money has not actually materialized yet.

«His campaign clearly has suffered a hit because of these convictions,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a nonpartisan good government group.

But Heastie says enacting public campaign financing may be difficult because of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and other rulings permitting greater spending by independent groups.

«This news conference is the first of many actions our groups are going to be taking in the months to come to really push this front and center, because we can no longer tolerate the current state of affairs,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union.

It would be wise to incorporate the ideas of groups such as Compass and London Citizens because, as pluralists, they are seeking to reconnect Labour with an older and deeper tradition of mutualism, reciprocity and association.

You should already know that because of the alliance between a group of breakaway Democrats, led by Senator Jeff Klein to form the Independent Democratic Conference and keep the Republicans in power, senior citizens have been suffering.

«I think he should seek very specific guidance from the Conflicts of Interest Board and the Campaign Finance Board to ensure that he doesn't cross the line because he has been suspected of crossing earlier lines,» said Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union, a government reform group.

«I think the real chance for reform this year is on the LLC loophole because there is more clear agreement on that,» said Rachael Fauss of good government group Citizens Union.

Good - government group Citizens Union hit the deal Monday because the sides did not enter into a written agreement.

You probably also will not qualify for a «diversity fellowship,» because these are, generally, reserved for citizens and permanent residents from underrepresented groups.

It could be because they are mostly cherry - picked group of citizens, middle - class to upper - middle - class, involved in sculpting, painting, dancing, yoga, reading, and taking long walks along the leafy roads in and about San Luis Obispo.

In separate lawsuits, the United Teachers of New Orleans and a citizens» group allege that hundreds of children are not being educated because public schools in New Orleans have turned them away.

Steven Wilson says that early on scattershot expansion — building a charter school wherever a group of local citizens wanted one — weakened EMOs because corporate personnel were always «shuttling to far - flung schools.»

Reverse mortgages are increasingly popular because the senior citizen population is growing faster than any other demographic group in the country.

I am Mr Priscilla Gomez by name, i am a citizen of Texas USA, i have been looking forward for a genuine loan company for the past 5 months and all i got was group of scams who made me to trust them and at the end of the day, they duped me of $ 7000 without giving anything in return, all my hope was lost, i got confused and frustrated, i find it very difficult to feed my family, i never wanted to have anything to do with loan companies on net again, because i never trusted any loan company since i was scammed, so i went to borrow some money from a friend, i told him all that happened and he said he can help me, that he knows a loan company that can help me, that he just got a loan from them, he directed me on how to apply for the loan, i did as he told me, i applied, though i never believed but i tried and to my greatest surprise my loan was granted to me within 48 hours, i could not believe, i am happy and rich again and i am thanking God that upon this scams all over the places a genuine company like this still exist, please i advise everyone out there who are in need of loan and can be reliable, trusted and capable of paying back at the due time of funds to contact ([email protected]) and be free from scams on the internet.

A citizen or group concerned about the impacts of feral cats, that could establish standing as a substantially affected party, might successfully challenge the FWCC in at least two ways: (1) seek an administrative determination of the invalidity of the FWCC's rule prohibiting the release in the state of non-native wildlife — defined as non-domestic animals, and thus not including cats — on the ground that the rule is an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority because it modifies or contravenes the specific provisions of the law implemented; or (2) seek an administrative determination that FWCC's statement that the agency does not regulate cats because they are a domestic species is an agency statement defined as a rule, in violation of § 120.54 (1)(a).

And citizens and civil society groups must be free to organize and speak their mind and work for progress, because that's how countries develop; that's how countries succeed.

The East Oxford Alliance citizen's group filed an urgent request last week with Environment Minister Glen Murray to stop the Gunn's Hill Wind Farm because the project will kill little brown bats, a species whose numbers are plunging across North America and is now on Ontario's and Canada's endangered lists.

The ombudsperson's submission to the assembly is important because as its French name indicates, the protecteur du citoyen's mandate is to protect the rights of citizens or groups of citizens, which includes proposing amendments to existing or draft acts, regulations, directives, and administrative policies in order to improve them for the public good.

However, the co-pay clause tends to apply to most medical care for senior citizens because the latter represent a high - cost group to insurers.

This is because of the fact that they consider senior citizens to belong to the high - risk group, owing to the number of health problems they may have.

This is complex because the trainings are intense, in multiple languages besides English, and because the training group are citizens living in a highly dynamic country situation, which is often reflected in the training dynamics.

The connections I've made through the chamber and Envision Scottsdale, Scottsdale Citizens for Today and Tomorrow, and Scottsdale Leadership have been extremely powerful for our association because now these influential groups know who we are and how much we care about the economic vitality, sustainability, and environmental health of our communities.