Sentences with phrase «corrupt system of»

But we are going to have a system where we're actually regulating and taxing something, and keeping that money in the state of Colorado... and we're not supporting a corrupt system of gangsters.

«The mainstream media seems to suffer from a remarkable lack of curiosity about Chuck's role in the rigged and corrupt system of Washington, D.C.,» Long said.

Liat Olenick of Indivisible Nation BK adds «This deal fails to address the corrupt system of lulus that has propped up the Republican Majority and the IDC.

I find it hard to beleve that literally Alabama and Missisippi and Tennessee and Arkansaw and Florida and Georgia and Lousiana were overly reliant on a corrupt system of misplaced power.

Not exact matches

The causes of the crisis that nearly killed Bilinkis's company were many: a patronage system, started by Juan and Eva Perón in the 1950s, that grew into a bloated government bureaucracy; a corrupt privatization of government services that sold off some of the country's most valuable assets at fire - sale prices; and a reactionary monetary policy that exacerbated both of these problems.

The Republican presidential nominee held a campaign rally in Ryan's home state of Wisconsin on Monday in which the crowd chanted «Paul Ryan sucks» and Trump railed against what he called «corrupt» media and a «rigged» election system — a frequent accusation the Manhattan billionaire has brought up without evidence.

The humanitarian system for many years has been accused of being inefficient and in some cases corrupt — another reason that efficiency of cash is being embraced.

Similarily, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a release, «Russian oligarchs and elites who profit from this corrupt system will no longer be insulated from the consequences of their government's destabilizing activities.»

China's financial system is plagued by unlicensed financial activity and illegal fundraising, thanks to a system of corrupt regulators colluding with wrongdoers, said Xu Jia'ai, the newly appointed head of discipline at China's central bank, this week.

Previously, poor Hondurans were at risk of losing property and land because of inefficient and insufficient land registry systems that were frequently corrupted.

But even they have been sold out by the corrupted two - party system that will not allow an uncompromised voice to become President or rise to a position of power in Congress.

The attack pumps more data into a buffer than it's designed to hold; the overflow corrupts memory nearby, letting hackers introduce malicious code there that can take control of servers and other systems.

In essence, Denton County homeowners are dealing with a a double whammy of two of the most operationally corrupt systems in the U.S... the Texas property tax system and the Federal Reserve.

The News Media Is Worse Than You Think — This is good to read to because it confirms my worst suspicions: The system behind the «curtain» is more corrupt than any of us can imagine.

It's no wonder so many people are Fed up with their myopic pursuit of self - preservation in service to a corrupt banking system.

While the points made by these gentlemen are both valid and critically important, they fail to take note of four other dangerous subsidies: (1) the market perception that the Washington and Wall Street revolving door has rendered these firms immune from prosecution — even for repeated, illegal cartel behavior; (2) the ability to spend billions buying back their own stock, effectively propping up their own share price and bad behavior; (3) self - regulation with compromised bodies creating the market perception and reality of a competitive edge; and (4) Congress and the Supreme Court tolerating Wall Street running its own private justice system (mandatory arbitration) where corrupt acts are kept hidden from public view until they blow up into catastrophic events to the economy.

«As to Jesus of Nazareth, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting changes, and I have, with the most of the present dissenters in England, some doubts to his divinity.»

Christianity has already dwindled in the U.S. and supposedly we are better for it as unwed mothers put pressure on the system, people kill each other for a pair of shoes, children are corrupted as early as we can manage to corrupt them, etc..

@JohnQuest — with the prevelance of cellphone cameras and quick posting to sites like youtube these days and all the police brutality and other unlawful activity videos going up on a daily basis involving police, I would be surprised if the percentage of police force that are corrupt, underqualified, discriminatory and just plain stupid is not only a lot higher than 5.0 % but also extends into the higher - ups of the system that are harder to pin - point.

society, where sin is viewed as little more than psychological maladjustment, or behavior arising out of corrupt economic structures, or as a failure of the educational system, baptism reminds us that, in spite of Gestalt and I'm OK, You're OK, what we do naturally is not the best we could do, that our inborn selfishness and pride are life - and - death matters, that Christians are made, not born.

Across the world, millions of people are trafficked each year by complex systems of criminal organizations, relatives, abusive partners and corrupt migrant smugglers.

But then we thought about the 14 - year - old farmer's daughter who thought she was taking a job in a restaurant, was deceived by a corrupt system, and who was now held under the thumb of a pimp, forced to sleep with five or more older men a night in some seedy brothel.

They will continue falling into a state of Panic / hysteria, as long as they continue to believe that a corrupt legal system and human legislation, can change the hearths and minds of a corrupt and perverted people.

Will we tolerate servant leaders who are image - breakers as well as image - makers, ridding our denominational system of images that are coarsening and corrupting the church's soul?

For Wallis's ultimate rejection of a Realpolitik (working within the corrupt «political» system to effectively garner power for human ends) is based on his understanding of Jesus» servanthood (identifying with the poor and oppressed, but rejecting all solutions based on political power).

As to Jesus of Nazareth, my Opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and His Religion, as he left them to us, the best the world ever saw, or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes, and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubt as to his Divinity; tho» it is a question I need not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an Opportunity of knowing the Truth with less Trouble.

«MHA knows that they can use the inefficiency and massive delays of the Indian bureaucracy as a weapon — forcing charities like Compassion to either accept their determinations, or spend years seeking redress in a painfully slow and often corrupt legal system,» he said.

All of your negative comments about Christianity won't amount to anything, who shall lay charge to God's elect for it is God who justify, not you, are this corrupt world system.

Thus, even though parties are often derided as corrupting, the current system of personalistic media politics has resulted in a system in which money and partisan extremism are rewarded.

Morrison much admired Thomas and shared most of his views, but he regarded the two - party system as essential to American government, corrupt and self - seeking though that system might be.

It is John who showed the people how to live under the rule of a corrupt government and religious system.

Although the congregation knits itself together by inspired strands such as liturgies, musical programs, and water systems, each by the activity of the same congregation also corrupts its nature and threatens the congregation's own life together.

Nor do I appreciate the sentiment of the late Gore Vidal, «The USA is the most corrupt political system on the earth.»

It recognizes the ambiguities and paradoxical nature of the church at work within a system full of powers which potentially corrupt everything they touch, including the church.

The Jewish religious system and political scene had become corrupt, full of power - hungry priests and religious leaders who stole from the poor and the widows to make themselves rich so they could bribe political officials for special privileges and positions.

It recognizes the ambiguities and paradoxical nature of the church «s role within a system that is full of powers which potentially corrupt everything they touch, including the church.

He also said of Jesus «As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupt changes, and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity».

And from there it is another short step to «God allows all kinds of prayers» - for victory in battle, for the defeat of enemies, for the smashing of a corrupt political regime, for the removal of a hated social or economic system.

This angers and frightens conservatives because the good of government and the good of other traditional institutions are crumbling before their very eyes under an assault by a corrupt and rootless governmental system.

The idea that Rick Perry, who has prospered politically and monetarily in perhaps the most politically corrupt state in the union (and I have worked in and observed the political systems of about half of them, including all of those considered among the worst) is some deeply religious, values - driven candidate is stupid beyond belief, and proof of either the gullibility or the hypocrisy of the base.

To punish one crooked cop was the department's way of scapegoating the problem so that the entire corrupt system could continue unchecked.

It recognizes the ambiguities and paradoxical nature of the church at work within a system full of powers that could corrupt everything they touch — including the church.

Most important, Taylor argues, «the practice of execution is a terrorizing tactic that over time creates illegitimate state power»; the eventual result is a corrupt and undemocratic political system — in fact, what else can you expect when you give the government absolute power over life and death?

All of this is powerful corroboration of what Sarat and Taylor argue are the ways in which capital punishment inevitably corrupts the American legal system.

I don't find that I agree completely with your points, because I think that they are ways in which the original idea of the group system has been corrupted, be that through dishonesty, works theology etc., rather than a fundamental issue with the system in general.

Therefore, the implicit suggestion that the Christian community should distrust equally all philosophic systems of thought because they in turn are restrictive and even corrupting in their religious effects is basically idolatrous in character.

For the Jew who was baptized in this way, they were showing that they were turning their back on the corrupt religious and political system of that day, and turning to genuine, heart - felt obedience to God.

Instead of reform he will replace an inadequate and corrupt system with one governed from heaven with permanent solutions, not patching up what exists today.

How many Americans have already moved over, and still way to do so, because they knwo that in this country if they can't afford insurance they are left to cruel elements of the corrupt system wee have.

Having failed to find that ultimate and changeless principle or system of principles that no doubt can corrupt, Western rationality begins to exult ever more in the power it has gained over physical reality during its long pilgrimage through the inconclusiveness of history.