Sentences with phrase «allowing ordinary citizens»
Which brings us to the latest legal startup, CrowdJustice, a crowdfunding platform allowing ordinary citizens to fund public - interest litigation.
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Eleven states have passed laws allowing ordinary citizens to intercede to save dogs (or any other pet) by breaking a window (if need be)...
And one by one states are stepping up to allow ordinary citizens to legally break into cars - without retribution...
Ruby wants an expansion of «public interest standing,» to «allow an ordinary citizen to raise animal cruelty concerns when the government will not.»
Not exact matches
This accord -; one of the few provisions welcomed by environmental groups -; allows groups and ordinary citizens to accuse member nations of failing to enforce their own environmental laws.
Why should the Big Banks be allowed to profit, yet again, on the backs of ordinary Canadian citizens?
He said: «But because most of us will not be allowed into Europe, I think as ordinary citizens, we will have to make some very hard choices, whether we want to use violence to get somebody into power; of which we won't get any of the trickledown effects, destroy our country and become refugees somewhere else.
He said he wanted to allow more ordinary citizens to attend, which would «reconnect [state government] with the people and rebuild a relationship of trust.»
Mohammed appealed to Nigerians not to allow those who had been funding their lavish lifestyles and encouraging corruption, to the detriment of ordinary citizens and without bothering about national interest.
«In the end, we would save more money than we would spend by having a public financing system that allows people to run based on contributions from ordinary citizens rather than from special interest looking for something in return from the federal or state budget,» she said.
He added that «But because most of us will not be allowed into Europe, I think as ordinary citizens, we would have to make some very hard choices, whether we want to use violence to get somebody into power; of which we won't get any of the trickle down effects, destroy our country and become refugees somewhere else.»
The vague wording of the regulations would allow for «classifiers» to visit, for example, the homes of citizen journalists and ordinary internet users.»
«The legislative purpose, at the time of the Act's enactment, was to allow «ordinary citizens» to «clearly see» who is behind the messages they receive during a campaign period, thus promoting informed voting,» said the ruling.
The President indicated that his nominee will be «someone who, like Justice Stevens, knows that in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens.»