Sentences with phrase «balance system of power»

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But the current system is out of balance, with too much power tipping «toward biggest companies with the most influence... They're disrupting our democracy.»

They want to unbundle a financial system grown «too interconnected to fail,» and they prescribe solutions for the global good in a world where the G20 outstrips the G8 (including an IMF reorganization to reflect that shift in the balance of power).

But the current system is out of balance, with too much power tipping «toward (the) biggest companies with the most influence... They're disrupting our democracy.»

Where Bitcoin's transaction speeds average 7 transactions per second, new blockchain - based currencies are already approaching thousands of transactions per second; Bitshares claims they can process 100,000 per second.In fact, a newspaper in Winnipeg, Canada, has already begun to use a micropayment system to charge per article for its news content and projects earning over $ 100,000 in digital revenue.Blockchain could tilt the balance of power towards individuals, not publishing powerhouses.As mentioned previously, YouTube and Medium have dramatically increased content creators» access to audiences and established a more democratic, popularity - based promotional scheme.

In the 18th century Baron Montesquieu admired the English constitution whose durability and protection of liberty he ascribed to its division of powers, including a balanced relationship between King, Lords, and Commons; an independent judiciary; and the jury system.

The Senate Select Committee concluded that our system of checks and balances has failed to curb secret power.

The founders of the United States were keenly aware of the danger of concentrating power and developed a system of checks and balances that is responsible for much of what is best about our country.

A global system based on national sovereignty allows states to challenge each other and achieve balances of power through coalitions.

In this experience of sin lies the root of the principle of limited government, and of the balancing of systems and powers, so that the instruments of potential tyranny do not fall into a single set of hands.

This system of separation of powers has two purposes: the negative one, through the checks and balances, of preventing the usurpation of power by any person or group of persons; and the positive one of affording independent approaches to what is for the good of all the people.

If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or coercion.20.»

In accord with this concept of the free market came other freedoms to supplement and enhance it: the freedom of an individual to engage in enterprise, the freedom to speak his mind and worship his God, the freedom to choose those who govern, as well as protection from those who govern, through a system of «checks and balances» whereby each of the three branches of government curbed the power of the others.

The constitutional separation of powers and the «checks - and - balances» system was, Wilson thought, based on an outmoded Newtonian understanding of the universe.

Niebuhr points out that every concrete system of justice rests upon a balance of power.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

But Harbaugh's balance of power and space is unique, and he has helped to create a system that can do good things with or without an Andrew Luck.

After a Newcastle midfielder named George Eastham successfully challenged the system in a British court in 1963, the balance of power shifted toward labor — but only slightly.

One of them was the concept of «separation of powers,» to ensure a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.

He knows the power of this systems, and the fact that they not may, but will definetly change the balance)-RRB-

«Pork barrel has been replaced by standoff», he says, describing the deadlock experienced in the US under a system where powers are balanced - rather than weighted in favour of an executive.

All systems have strengths and weaknesses, and whilst the executive arrangements proposed for the Greater Manchester mayoral model are strong in that veto powers are given to the 10 leaders, there are other parts of the design which now need to be developed to get the right checks and balances.

«This is not to say that the governor hasn't put forward good ideas, but when you want to have a system of checks and balances, you don't want to limit the powers of the Legislature,» he said.

It teaches us that political transitions (and therefore power withdrawal) in dictatorships must be gradual, and that accountable institutions and systems of checks - and - balances are crucial in instituting restraints and keeping personal power in check.

As a guiding paradigm, Symbiotic realism argues that state interest must now be accommodated within frameworks of cooperation that balance between power - maximization and the reality of a very complex global system, populated by actors that operate at multiple levels bothbelow and above the national level.

Similarly, a system of checks and balances is critical to prevent excesses of power — something that most leaders will pursue if given the chance.

Current fluctuations in the balance of power should not be interpreted as an American «decline» or loss of status or indeed lead to a re-evaluation of the world system from unipolar to multipolar: It has always been multipolar and will continue to be so.

This change has led to the rise of a number of minor parties such as the Democratic Labor Party, Australian Democrats and Australian Greens who have taken advantage of this system to achieve parliamentary representation and the balance of power.

«The expansive powers contained in this new language would bypass and erode the long - standing system of checks and balances embedded in the structure of separate and independent branches of government, including the legislature's role regarding the allocation of state resources,» the report said.

Tony Blair, defending FPTP, argued that other systems give small parties the balance of power, and influence disproportionate to their votes.

We need a proportional voting system where voters have a real choice of not just which party holds the balance of power, but also who represents them locally.

The different systems in the US is to balance the power of states with large populations and less populous states.

«Twenty years ago, we felt like money in politics was a problem, that effective strong oversight of public ethics was a problem, that our court system was a problem, and the balance of power between the governor and the Legislature were a problem,» said Citizen Union executive director Dick Dadey.

Question: Has power been stripped from the Constitution (e.g. powers or responsibilities of the government's system of checks & balances) during President Obama term?

Wu said there is «a lack of checks and balances in the Albany system» and «too much concentrated power.»

At a national level reform measures could / should include an elected second chamber, a directly elected post of Prime Minister, and open primaries for all members of Parliament, giving the people the power to apply their own checks and balances to the system as well as allowing individuals to chose their Parliamentary representatives free of party machines.

As I expressed to my Assembly colleagues this week, we have a responsibility to provide a check against the concentrated power of the executive branch, which seems to regularly disregard the balance of our three - branch system.

What's more, proportional systems tend to produce coalitions of two or more parties, potentially leading to unstable and ineffectual government — although plurality systems are not immune to such problems, either (see «Power in the balance»).

It is impossible to construct an electoral system that is perfectly fair (1 May 2010, p 28), but low turnout exacerbates the sense of unfairness when a minority government is elected, or when tiny factions end up tipping the balance of power.

Physical rehabilitation is often used to preserve balance, and one of the more promising new tools is the Wii Balance Board System, a battery - powered device about the size and shape of a bathroombalance, and one of the more promising new tools is the Wii Balance Board System, a battery - powered device about the size and shape of a bathroomBalance Board System, a battery - powered device about the size and shape of a bathroom scale.

Or the cause could have been those same intangibles invoked by latter - day theorists to describe Cahokia's rise: a shift in belief systems or the balance of power.

Blended battery packs, pioneered this year by Indy Power Systems of Noblesville, Indiana, strike a balance.

One way to deal with the challenge would have been to simply shut off solar power systems - that's how Italy dealt with Friday's solar eclipse; they disconnected 30 percent of solar capacity to reduce their network balancing problem.

o Demystifying kundalini o Exploration and experience of your central channel aka sushumna nadi o Understanding chakras as way to understand our tendencies o Balancing energy channels and polarities in body and mind (nadis) o Everyday application of dual / non-dual philosophies o The mystical endocrine system and how the glands relate to our chakras o The path from agni (fire) to tejas (radiance) to sri (seeing the world as beauty and bliss) o Healing techniques and worldview to support your transformation as you live in the real world o The power of yoga nidra

In this routine I was using 12 lbs medicine ball, my GymbossMax timer, 40 lbs VersaFit bag from Power Systems (you can substitute this for dumbbells, or just fill a back pack with sand or books or you can purchase a Sand Bag from your local sports store or Amazon it's about 50 dollars), and I was also using half of my pink toy Lebert (if you don't have this equipment you can use a chair or a balance ball instead).

Priming sets are performed in less than 30 seconds, and they potentiate the body's nervous system in a way that enables you to lift heavier weights, run faster, jump higher and harness the full power of your posterior chain balanced through the balls of the feet.

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 3/2/2000 [Social Studies, Civics, Current Events, Government Grades 9 - 12 Submitted by Glenn Day] In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of govBalances 3/2/2000 [Social Studies, Civics, Current Events, Government Grades 9 - 12 Submitted by Glenn Day] In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of govbalances system, to form a single unit of government.

Overall, separation of powers and the system of checks and balances has been both a source of tension and a basis for stability.

Due to a system of checks and balances, the legislative, executive, and judicial branches» powers overlap, and each branch exerts some power over the others.

Review the definitions of the major terms contained in this lesson, including separation of powers and system of checks and balances.

(Women's History) 3/6/2000 [Social Studies, Language Arts Grades 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Submitted by Terrie Lynn Bittner] In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of government.