Sentences with phrase «civil liberties seemed»

But the Lib Dems» commitment to democratic reform and civil liberties seems to block off the left as well.

Not exact matches

Undaunted, the supposed guardians of civil liberties — except the free exercise of religion, it seems — recently brought a case against a Catholic hospital for refusing to permit doctors to perform an elective hysterectomy as part of a sex - reassignment surgery.

I think there was a time that many believed their faith drove them to seek justice - abolitionists, civil rights leader, healthcare, etc. but now it just seems many want to isolate themselves from the «others» who won't «turn to Christ» and deny them rights in the name of religious liberty.

But some people would say that for people who believe in civil liberties, 90 - day detention - which just seems symbolic of everything, Habeas Corpus and so on - on principle you couldn't possibly have voted for it.

Overall, it seems to me that the LD defence of «achieving what we could with the power we had» is probably quite defensible on civil liberties, on green issues, on political reform; on libel reform, perhaps the EU for now, and perhaps other issues.

The new government's commitments to civil liberties are welcome, but the CBI seems to think human rights stop at the workplace door.»

Her on - screen confidence and behind - the - scenes negotiations won the day against some of New Labour's most draconian proposals and kept the flame alive when it seemed as if no - one really cared about civil liberties anymore.

It seems, on close reading of his history of liberty from the English Civil War onwards, the fundamental shift occurred not in the last ten years but in the last 100.

Instead he should focus on «core liberal issues such as civil liberties and the environment, which the Conservatives seem intent on trashing», he said in the New Statesman magazine.

Now, with Clegg and Cameron looking like the embodiment of bourgeois bleeding - hearts — all «Big Society» promises and strong talk on civil liberties — some Labour people seem to have come to a truly stupid conclusion: that the Con - Dem coalition has to be outflanked on the right, because the proles demand it.

DD has to be restored as Shadow HS in place of the lamentable Dominic Grieve, who seems only too pleased to up the bidding in the ongoing auction of our civil liberties.

Joe — «In effect you seem to be saying that any restriction on civil liberty means that the population is «deprived of material liberty»» No we're not.

You seem to think that civil liberties and a more just structure for society are the main drivers, but they are not, though I do sympathise.

From the right to die, to aboriginal rights and civil liberties, Joseph Arvay seems to be at the centre of every legal story of significance in Canada.

Although there seems to be widespread belief to the contrary — i.e., that a criminal proceeding where liberty is at stake necessarily takes precedence over a civil one which is «only about money» — in fact, a criminal case has very little legal impact on a civil case.

It seems to me that technology has moved too quickly for the law too keep up, and unfortunately (as you might have noticed) several factors are preventing our current leadership — municipal, provincial and federal — from moving on the issue of citizens» privacy and civil liberties.