Sentences with phrase «citizens of this nation take»

During a mid-April visit to Israel, I discovered once again the seriousness with which citizens of this nation take their politics.

Not exact matches

It's a sad day when Puerto Rico's governor has to take to the airwaves to remind Americans that the 3.4 million people living in the U.S. territory are citizens of their nation, too, but that's exactly what Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has been reduced to — repeatedly — in the wake of Hurricane Maria and the suffering it has caused.

It's a sad day when Puerto Rico's governor has to take to the airwaves to remind Americans that the 3.4 million people living in the U.S. territory are citizens of their nation, too, but that's exactly what Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has been reduced to — ...

Just take a look at the cage match they're fighting over the «Northern Gateway» pipeline, the Canadian equivalent of Keystone XL, which is going nowhere fast, thanks to steadfast opposition from First Nations (tribal) groups and tens of thousands of other citizens north of the border.

All views, perceptions and laws taken to the extremes are unhealthy for the common good of any nation's people, the citizens of the worldly empire.

But the American principle of expansion remained political; the intention was almost always that new territory be incorporated into the nation and that its inhabitants take on the rights and duties of American citizens.

The government of the Philippines has both the legal and moral authority to enact laws to protect the health of its citizens, and the action taken by American companies amounts to an attack on the sovereignty of the Filipino nation.

«Instead of respecting the right of citizens in every state to make the laws they wish regarding marriage, and instead of focusing on the serious economic problems confronting our state and our nation, Kirsten Gillibrand has chosen to focus on a national campaign pledging to, in her words, «take this fight all across the country,» in an effort to impose her own personal social agenda.»

And your super-activists, those who take action frequently and have become educated about the issues, often make excellent citizen representatives locally or on the Hill (if you can get them to town or catch them here — how many of your list members happen to have a vacation trip to the Nation's Capital planned for this year?).

Government must take steps to galvanize consensus around other issues of national importance, especially with respect to political governance nation - building matters, and should initiate a process of involving citizens whose experience, insight and expertise will enhance economic policy management and national governance.

By this release, we want to register our collective disappointment in the handling of issues of security by the president, from the conducts of his party supporters, to the killing of innocent officers who have only taken upon themselves to lay their precious lives to protect the nation and its citizens.

Mr Speaker, if the citizens of this country could see the time and care taken in making these decisions; the carefully - targeted nature of all our interventions; and the strict controls in place to ensure that the law and our democratic values are upheld; and if they could witness the integrity and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence agencies, who are among the very finest public servants our nation has, then I believe that they would be reassured by how we go about this essential work.

New York City Public Advocate Bill DiBlasio takes to the Nation today to explain why he launched Advocate.NYC.gov / corporate - spending in the wake of the Citizens United decision, a website that tracks corporations» political spending policies.

If the Buhari Government does not curb the menace of these Fulani herdsmen now, I am afraid a time will come when all the citizens will be forced to take up arms and defend themselves against these criminally - minded people trying to hold this nation hostage.

I am a young man growing up to live in a country where the development of the country rest on the shoulders of everybody.I always become confuse especially when disasters like flood occurs in this nation of ours.One of the problem we have as a nation is a deliberate attempt of us as citizens to shift our responsibility to the central government.People might say because of the fact that they pay tax, government must take responsibility of everything that concerns us.My question is can any government take responsibility of our life?NO.

As the full impact of an immigration directive issued by Trump on 27 January took hold, blocking and stranding non-U.S. citizen students and scientists from seven countries from entering the United States for 90 days, AAAS CEO Rush Holt issued the following statement on 28 January underscoring the necessity to keep the nation's doors open to scientists and students from around the globe:

Fellows are a constantly growing corps of science and technology leaders who take their knowledge of federal policymaking to government, nonprofits, industry, and academia to serve the nation and citizens around the world.

Most election polls take the political pulse of a state or nation by reaching out to citizens about their voting plans.

Since we are a nation made up of different religious communities, we all need to take responsibility for the security of this country and our citizens together.

More and more of the nation's senior citizens are stepping in as primary caregivers for their children's children and taking on the full - time responsibilities that come with parenting.

If Twitter UK can be embarrassed into acting quickly, recently ridding itself (this week in fact) of cyber bullies and other assorted trolls by the British news media, backed by the government, plus have them arrested and publically exposed to the nation, then why hasn't the head office of Amazon in the United States been forced to take the same action when it comes to attacks by trolls on Indie writers who are ordinary law abiding citizens like you and I?

Heartened by so many young and passionate Chinese citizens who have taken it upon themselves to challenge their country's antiquated attitudes toward animals and improve China's reputation as a developing and progressive nation, Adam said he does see a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the end of the pet meat trade.

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Sci - fi short mockumentary Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow (2017) takes a look at Lebanon's history through the life and legend of Manivelle, an automaton gifted to the nation in 1945, making it the country's first AI citizen.

Looking at issues of security, secrecy, representation and legality, the exhibition focuses on the measures taken by nation states to protect their citizens from the threat of terrorism, and the far - reaching effects of such methods of control.

Desmond Bull, a councillor with the Louis Bull Tribe, says, «As First Nations and Canadian citizens, we need to take care of each other, take care of the land and take care of future generations.»

Just take a look at the cage match they're fighting over the «Northern Gateway» pipeline, the Canadian equivalent of Keystone XL, which is going nowhere fast, thanks to steadfast opposition from First Nations (tribal) groups and tens of thousands of other citizens north of the border.»

In the United States the magistrates are not elected by a particular class of citizens, but by the majority of the nation; as they are the immediate representatives of the passions of the multitude and are wholly dependent upon its pleasure, they excite neither hatred nor fear; hence, as I have already shown, very little care has been taken to limit their authority, and they are left in possession of a vast amount of arbitrary power.

The likes of China banning initial coin offerings (ICOs) from taking place in their country are especially noteworthy, but also the nation's curtailing citizen's trading activity.