Sentences with phrase «against classes of persons»

We discriminate, moreover, legally all the time against classes of persons....

They are ordered not to regard the unborn as having moral rights, and not to take those steps otherwise available to their offices to protect and remedy the injustices against that class of persons.

That president does not explicitly promise to pardon those who commit crimes against this class of people, but starts issuing daily pardons for white Christians arrested the day prior for those crimes.

Not exact matches

Disability Rights Advocates, on behalf of the Independent Living Resource Center and two people who use wheelchairs, filed a class - action lawsuit today against Lyft.

In an emailed statement, James Fitz - Morris, a spokesman for Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, said Canada is committed to righting historical wrongs committed against Indigenous people and that the federal government is working to resolve the matter out of court, as it did with the Sixties Scoop survivors» class action.

In March, Disability Rights Advocates, on behalf of the Independent Living Resource Center and two people who use wheelchairs, filed a class - action lawsuit today against Lyft.

An algorithm learning the wrong lessons or formulating responses based on an incomplete picture, and the lack of transparency into what criteria are reflected in a decision model, are especially problematic when identified correlations function as inadvertent proxies for excluding or discriminating against protected classes of people.

Declaring herself a person of the left, she none theless has a sympathetic appreciation of black intellectuals and opinion makers who now call themselves conservative, although they still wage war against an older conservatism driven by racial and class prejudices.

Injustices real or imagined are thrown into the sharpest possible relief, expanded into crimes against entire classes of people, and described as systemic.

People having choices taken away from them, freedom of and from religion completely gone, women being bumped down to near second class citizens, religious wars with and against other theocracys.

I just posted this on another topic... change a few words, youll get the point: In an ideal situation, «World Religions» would be part of a «World History» class, unfortunately, in the USA, there are far too many conservative Christians with power to rewrite history, make whole groups of people second class citizens by making laws against them, and travel the world trying to convert non-Christians through our Military, Politicians, humanitarian efforts and more.

The people, commoners, were discriminated against by the ruling Yangban class; they were exploited as tillers of the land and producers of goods, they were forcibly conscribed as corvee, and most of them were subjugated as private and public slaves.

What I meant to say is that the religion of a candidate will certainly influence his politics — how could someone who's religion discriminates against a «gay lifestyle» pass legislation that supports gay equality and abolishes the second - class citizen status of gay people?

The substantial pamphlet went through twenty editions in Germany and Switzerland, so low was the reputation of the papacy, so willing were people of all classes to listen not just to abuse, but to solid argument against papal authority, without in anyway supposing this to be an attack on Christianity.

Laughing — yet again you fail, you sit here and you tell me in one breath that i'm wrong in dealing with absolutes, Yet My whole point in the previous post was to point out that I can't blame science for killing Billions of people because they created the bombs and guns to do so... Just like you can't blame Christianity for people using violence against others, it's the people not the ideology that caused the violence, and i believe that... for whatever reason you apparently missed that and tried to make me sound like i honestly blame science for killing billions... so... maybe you need some reading and comprehension classes... i du n no, just would appreciate if you're going to argue with me, that you actually read my responses.

whatever the democratic party tells you is a lie do the opposite they would want you to go against republicans becuase our country is not a democracy its a republic people wake up the republican party isnt about the rich its about all of us lower taxes for all the republican party is about smaller government not intruding in your life the democrats know this and started a class war to make blacks and hispanics flood their cause im a 24 latino and switched republican last year i was fooled my whole life read history and you will see im telling the truth

If it was Ibra, Costa or Aguero who did that to rescue a point against all odds people would be saying that's why they're world - class... He's a confidence player on a hot - streak so don't join the masses in unjust criticism for a brief rush of blood to the head.

Let me guess: people will moan when Woodley most likely beats the shit out of whoever, or worse if he fights against somebody not in his weight class.

Wilshere shouldn't even be judged by the U23 game.He's more technically gifted and intelligent than Ramsey and Xhaka.His loan deal last season was painful because we needed him.He was decent in some matches in Bournemouth while putting in some world class performances in some matches mostly those against top teams.I scratch my head if people think Ramsey and Xhaka are levels over him with some making it seem his career is over while that of Ramsey and Xhaka is on track.Wilshere can play with anyone in the centre because he's disciplined and intelligent.

Adding to this disillusion, he continues, is a gradual erosion of public faith in politics, driven in part by the distorting impact of 24 - hour news and social media — «it does trivialise politics, and it has done a real amount of damage to the perception of politics» — a backlash against a political class that favours spin over frankness — «I detest spin, it is deceit and it is intended to be deceit» — and, ultimately, by the failure of mainstream parties to «reach out beyond the political sphere» and speak to people's real concerns.

The constitutional bill is firmly anchored in the will of the people because (a) the bill fully reflects the declaration of the 2010 National Assembly at which every Icelander 18 years or older had an equal chance of being invited to take a seat and (b) it was approved by 2/3 of the voters in a national referendum against the wishes of much of the discredited political class.

Speaking to Class News, Mr George said: «Honourable Kennedy Agyapong is a stalwart of the party and there is no dispute in any body's mind about his place in the NPP, and so when he makes certain allegations against people around the president, and staffers in the Office of the President, it is of great importance that the Office of the President is seen to be above some of these unfortunate allegations.

And a loan agreement that imposes structural adjustment against the wishes of the domestic political class (not to mention the people) is barely worth the paper it's written on, and is certainly a very poor predictor of what policy changes we'll actually see over the coming years.

I wish the new Labour leader well and would ask him to join us on the streets with the working class people who are taking a stand against social cleansing but for now it remains to be seen whether the rest of his party will follow his lead.

And the prime minister lost another little bit of his authority, as Tory MPs rebelled against the coalition's plans to make it easier for middle - class people to build bigger extensions.

Do you really think someone with a track history of unreliability is the best person to put up against a class act like Alex Salmond?

But there is another, more compelling possibility — that, where class is concerned, people vote more strongly on the basis of what they are against than what they are for.

One of the most common prejudices against working class people is that they are racist, sexist, homophobic or at least very nationalistic.

«But it was always an honor to run against people with civility and a high level of class,» he said.

Mount Vernon Councilman André Wallace dropped by the People Before Politics Radio Show, Sunday to discuss the graduation of the latest class in his construction training program and to address his lawsuit against the city as well as the allegations from Mayor Richard Thomas and a recent article in the Yonkers Tribune, which accuse him of not paying working prevailing wages and not finishing the project he is requesting to be paid for.

«In the period that the NDC has been in office, we have seen the greatest upward movement of people from lower classes into the middle class, and yet when people get into the middle class because of the perception that our party is social democratic and it's against property owning and seeks to equalize poverty, then those same people that we have created the conditions to be upwardly mobile drift into the property owning classes and therefore identify themselves with a different ideology.

He acknowledged fears of the middle class that helped propel Trump to office, but insisted their needs can be addressed without pitting people against each other.

Smallpox is doubtless uncommon among that class of people who burn gas for [light] in our cities because they generally have sufficient intelligence and forethought to attend to the vaccination of their families and its ravages are almost wholly confined to that improvident class who make no provision against the smallpox or anything else in the future and who live by the light of burning fluid.»

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From Ken Loach, another typical portrait of mid - class british people, showing the story of a modern Don Quijote and this one - man war against the insensitive bureaucracy.

Transformers: War for Cybertron takes players to the final moments of the grand civil war that will determine the survival of the entire Transformers race. Fans will be able to explore the Transformers war - ravaged home planet in full 3D environments for the first time, armed with a diverse arsenal of high - tech weaponry and the ability to convert instantly from robot to vehicle form at any time as they engage in heart - pounding battles on land and in the air in this gripping, third - person action shooter. Complete with several multiplayer modes,  Transformers: War for Cybertron allows gamers to play through story missions with their friends in drop in / drop out online co-op, and also create their own Transformers character for competitive head - to - head multiplayer modes, choosing among four distinct character classes, personalizing their characterâ $ ™ s look and selecting from a huge variety of weapons, skills and abilities. Additionally, the game introduces Escalation, a four - player online co-op mode that allows gamers to fight together as their favorite Autobots or Decepticons against increasing waves of enemies utilizing strong teamwork to survive.

Sicko shows Moore once again as a man of the people, the baseball - capped avenger of corporate misdeeds against regular, working class folks, instead of a public spokesperson for his own views.

To solve the problem, I asked my kids to line up for class outside my door with their left arm against the wall and a foot of space between them and the person in front of them.

Yet, as long as we use government force to discriminate against people based on their bank accounts and ZIP codes, I will continue to have students who, on the first day of class, have no idea how far behind they are — all while sitting next to other students who enjoyed educational liberty that every child deserves.

If you care more about salaries, pensions, job security, and perks for a closed class of mostly mediocre people «phoning it in,» there are all kinds of good arguments against school choice.

All the people at world scale have to raise their voice against this heinous crime of discrimination against lower classes for the society.

During the same period, more than 3,000 federal lawsuits were filed against credit card issuers alone, 400 of which were class - actions that involved masses of people.

Most people don't know that a class action suit was brought against the three credit bureaus in 2005 because of erroneous reporting of bankruptcy accounts.

I can't predict where people will stash their money next, but if I own a little of everything, I'm both hedged against prolonged depression of one asset class and aware of what's gotten «expensive» and what's «cheap» now.

Angel's Rest Animal Society does not, by policy or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

If demonstrated and thorough action to stop the deceptive trade practices has not been taken by this Board within ninety days of receipt of this letter I will file a class action suit against the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on behalf of the people of Texas, for negligence in the execution of their responsibilities, and I will request a Court order to instruct the Board to perform their duties.

Apparently one of those people cried a lot because Anthony Ventura of California has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony on «behalf of himself and all others similarly situated.

The game is a team focused multiplayer first person shooter, players have ability to choose from nine different character classes and fight against each other in a wide array of game modes.

Aug. 9, 8:55 a.m. Updated In a column in The Times Sunday magazine, Judith Warner cautions against celebrating downsizing, asserting that the Great Recession has been far more wretched than redemptive for most people, with the rich just getting slightly less rich while the poor got poorer and the middle class lost a big slice of its hard - won wealth.

This is the comedy of it; if Mann were to win against Steyn, imagine the number of people that could join a class action suit against Mann and PSU?