Sentences with phrase «us citizens the right»

The crown legislative achievement of Obama's first term was a proposed large scale overhaul granting all American citizens the right to health care.
California's proposed privacy law, which will be on the state's November ballot, would guarantee citizens the rights to see what kinds of information large companies are collecting on them, and to prohibit those companies from selling their personal information.
Should it somehow pass muster with the Senate (which, in the bill's current form, I can not imagine), it might end up doing what Republicans seem to fear most: enshrining a citizen right to basic health care.
I'm sure she's run off her feet but she needs to strengthen her relationship with citizens right across the spectrum.
But it is a group that say «We Believe that is the law that best suits citizens rights» go back to the example of the divorce law
No one has the rights to step on other citizens rights.
The 2nd Amendment guaranteed individual citizens the rights to own arms JUST AS GOOD as those of the regular soldiers they might have to oppose in an armed rebellion — the very sort of armed rebellion that the writers of the 2nd Amendment had recently successfully engaged in, defeating the most powerful military force on the planet using their own guns, which were JUST AS GOOD as what the British regulars and their Hessian mercenaries had.
In 1791 French revolutionaries set down the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, assigning all French citizens a right to vote in elections for parish priests and bishops.
Anyone who would condone depriving law - abiding, tax - paying citizens their rights, is a self - righteous jerk!
Northwest Europe and its colonies began the risky experiment of granting to all citizens the right to free exercise of their religion.
The declaration highlighted that, despite the Russian Constitution guaranteeing every citizen the right to freedom of religion or belief, Russian authorities «continue to foster an atmosphere of intolerance, discrimination and persecution against religious minorities throughout the entire Federation».
I would defend (and to the death against other Christians, if necessary) any citizens right to believe or NOT believe.
«Rather, it is an appeal for lawmakers to ignore those differences in order not to deny citizens the right to call things what they want to call them.
Machiavelli wrote not only The Prince but Discourses on the First Ten Books of Livy, in which he went on to develop citizen rights and the institution of tribunes to protect them.
Catholics, Methodists, Jews for Jesus, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, Jesus Freaks??? The First Amendment guarantees ALL citizens the right to worship as they see fit.
Even worse, this is another erosion of citizen rights in favor of corporate rights.
By your logic, Jerry Richardson should have to resign because one of his employees silentsed a citizens right to self - expression.
• Britain having full control over immigration from Europe, but British businesses no longer having free access to trade with the EU • British businesses having free access to trade with the EU, but Britain having to allow EU citizens the right to live and work in Britain
Some may have misunderstood what these options meant - «having to allow EU citizens the right to live and work in Britain» sounds different to «uncontrolled immigration from the EU».
Definitions vary, but democracies have constitutions protecting citizens rights, civil liberties, rule of law, equality before the law, and other rights.
The state Ministry of Justice, while rendering its activities in the second quarter of the present administration, added that the state Citizen Mediation Centre, CMC and the Office of the Public Defender, OPD and the Directorate for Citizens Rights, DCR assisted residents of the state to recover over N309 million (N309, 943, 513), through debts settlement and compensations for clients in various matters.
The President said that a situation where people hide under technicalities to deny the citizens their rights is unacceptable.
It is amazing to me how the media, and environmental organizations, are so agenda driven that they are willing to give up such fundamental citizen rights to promote their political ends.
As such — and perhaps somewhat ironically — you'd likely have to first start petitioning your representative to consider proposing a law giving citizens the right to recall them.
It also grants every citizen the right to be equal to any other citizen before the Law.
They also grant every citizen its rights as described by law and always the right pertaining to the definition of «citizen» - being equal to any other citizen before the Law.
Our legal giants confused citizens rights to free speech with a corporations right to make unlimited donations as «free speech.»
Recall the National Coordinator and Amir of the league, Barrister Lukman Hassan, on November 2015 visited the outgone DG to express their disappointment on the scheme for prohibiting hijabs for female Muslim corps members in orientation camps, urging the scheme to allow every citizen their rights to religion.
Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the President noted that the Nigerian constitution guaranteed all citizens the right to reside anywhere in the country without discrimination.
He stated that the policy, if not reversed was tantamount to gross abuse of the citizens rights and if not checked, could throw the entire country into chaos and threaten the survival of the nation's democracy.
CITIZENS RIGHTS WATCH (CRW) or «The Citizens» is an independent, non-governmental, non - profit, and goal - oriented organization promoting internationally recognized human rights under the principles of International human rights laws.
For example, a project based on a courthouse theme might have included an exploration of specific legal issues, the development of conflict resolution skills, discussions of citizen rights and responsibilities, and the opportunity to conduct a mock trial in an actual courtroom.
Citizens Rights Watch (CRW) Researcher & Trustees» Council Member & Researcher for the «IWB Refugee Project»
This Declaration involves a new conception of citizen participation and conceives the emerging rights as citizen rights (23).
Citizens Rights Watch (CRW) Researcher & Trustees» Council Member & Researcher for the «IWB Refugee Project» [email protected].
Abstract: This joint paper was conducted by Issues without Borders (IWB) and Citizens Rights Watch (CRW), non-governmental organisations with aim to raise awareness on the ongoing European refugee crisis, inform the public about the «IWB Refugee Project», the value of volunteering and ask you to join us and contribute to our efforts towards bringing a positive change and improve the human quality of life.
www.citizensrw.org CITIZENS RIGHTS WATCH (CRW) or «The Citizens» is an independent, non-governmental, non - profit, and goal - oriented organization promoting internationally recognized human rights under the principles of International human rights laws.
Courts, at the state and federal level, were more and more frequently called upon as an arbiter of student or employee or citizen rights.
He also promoted greater transparency by proposing legislation to give citizens the right to vote on major local transportation projects.
So much for Democrats allowing democracy and citizen rights in Connecticut.
maybe we should institute those checks on welfare recipients and stop payments for those that don't pass drug screens - then we coud see some savings and not go after law abiding citizens right's of pet ownership.
In addition, an ethical «audit» should be initiated by the administration to review the process of law (or lack of it) that has created the outrageous breaches to constitutional citizen rights that has occurred, as created by the fatally flawed expedited Wind Bill of 2008, Pl - 661.
Recounting the story in the Helena Independent Record, columnist Jodi Rave says it demonstrates that «some tribal leaders are willing to gamble with — and ignore — citizen rights
According to the Court, section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees all citizens the right to choose whether or not to speak with police.
Gibraltar warns it could rescind citizens rights if Spain uses veto on Brexit deal, The Guardian
First, the court ruled that the state regulation allegedly violated by the defendant by their placement of the dredge pipe in the chosen location did not give private citizens the right to sue for damages.
The Judicial Redress Act was also signed by former President Obama which gives EU citizens the right of challenge in the US courts where their data has been misused.
The Court of Claims was established in 1975 by the Ohio General Assembly, giving citizens the right to file civil suits against state agencies.
Taking the pro-integrative notion of the EU («ever close union»), protection of EU citizens rights, the principle of loyal cooperation etc., you think the state will act ultra vires if it changes its mind?
Section 23 of the Charter gives certain Canadian citizens the right to have their children receive education in the province or territory's minority language at government expense.
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