Sentences with phrase «do as private citizens»

Hence, what none of us are permitted to do as private citizens on our own authority the state may do» not because it is itself «lord» of life and death, but because it is the authorized agent of the God who is that Lord.

They have about as much a right to do that as any private citizen does.

Not exact matches

Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, the military judge overseeing Bergdahl's case, had ruled in February that Trump's statements as a candidate (and, therefore, a private citizen) didn't rise to the level of undue command influence.

«Truthfully, I've been doing that for at least the last 30 years as a private citizen because I believe joining the conversation is part of being a good citizen.

As a result, the private citizens who use euros (for example) don't know what the euro will be worth 5 or 10 years out, unless there is some binding commitment to a steady policy path.

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

And as a private citizen making charitable contributions it is his right to pick and choose what he does and does not give to but that doesn't mean that the things that need to be funded somehow no longer need to be funded.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

«In doing so, I am personally breaking a 24 - year tradition of not exercising my right as a private citizen to endorse a candidate.

He endorsed Clinton as a private citizen, according to a release, as the Rainbow PUSH Coalition does not endorse political candidates.

Rumore said if Paladino is defending himself against actions taken as a private citizen, he should not be able to use district money to do so.

«If a private citizen was doing this type of thing and leaving it as is, they would be fined.»

Yet at the same time, space travel has never been so within reach of private citizens — of people one might call, as Virgin Galactic does, small - a astronauts.

«It would be really nice if there were more discussion between people that understand science and the scientific method and those that don't,» said Dennis Gallagher, another marcher who described himself as a private citizen scientist.

The picture's prologue, meanwhile, is economical and tense, and various touch - points along the way — including a sly indictment of the Amendment 2 whackos who proclaim, as one did at my screening, that the events depicted in the film are exactly the reason private citizens should own military weaponry — point to an accomplished director slumming to get work in the United States.

However, it did not deny the right of the state to oversee the education of its citizens, leaving open the question as to just how much regulation could be imposed on private schools — or, later, on homeschoolers.

What to Do if No One Calls: The general amount of time you need to hold on to a dog from when you find the dog to when you can rehome it (either as a private citizen, rescue, or shelter) varies from state to state but in Virginia a general rule of thumb is 5 days for a dog without a collar and 10 days for a dog with a collar.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Midtown Houston Patch is reporting over 3,500 water rescues by the police, fire, and coast guard — this doesn't include the thousands of rescues performed by private citizens / civilians.

Both men do (and should) retain the right to speak as private citizens on any topic they wish.

The situation doesn't appear to something that would be likely to have happened that way, much like the second half of the situation in the above - mentioned Gelbspan timeline situation, where he (as a private citizen whose only public appearance at that time in the matter was a solitary article he co-authored which briefly turned him into a skeptic) claimed an Assistant Attorney General allowed him to influence an official hearing in a major way.

Publishing the Pentagon Papers and Wikileaks was considered by NY Times as a public good as it was not safe, let alone practical, for private citizens or smaller publications to do so.

If they don't like any of the particular options that fit the best available evidence on sea level rise, or don't like the particular ones that they suspect a majority of their fellow citizens might, they can be expected to try to stigmatize the municipal and various private groups engaged in adaptation planning by falsely characterizing them and their ideas in terms that bind them to only one of the partisan cultural styles that is now (sadly and pointlessly, as a result of misadventure, strategic behavior, and ineptitude) associated with engagement with climate change science in national politics.

What rights do I have as a private citizen with expectations of privacy?

That means that we need to do our part as private citizens to bring more people to a point where they no longer think that texting and driving is worth the risk.

It is not sufficient to answer, as the State does here, that whatever repressive effect compulsory disclosure of names of petitioner's members may have upon participation by Alabama citizens in petitioner's activities follows not from state action, but from private community pressures.

In the US, I don't think there is any broad law that applies to any information on you held by any private company, however, in this digital world and when dealing with the internet - based companies, most concerned citizens would probably get away with making it seem as if they're from Europe, and requesting such information anyways.

It will also do so if courts blur the lines between federal and state or provincial authority, making it more difficult for citizens to know what government is responsible for what law or social programme, or give private unaccountable actors, such as civil servants» unions, power to influence public affairs.