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So the notion that the constitution could bridge the boundaries that are too often created by provincial laws and that the justices could find a right to economic liberty in the way that they've laudably found rights to so many other pieces of modern Canada was dazzlingly tempting to many of our brightest commentators and public policy thinkers.

Not exact matches

He's a Thomist in terms of «epistemology,» which means that he believes that we're, by nature, all about both economic liberty and the truth about the personal, relational God.

I'm currently laying the groundwork for a book on American liberty, in which I argue there are five fundamental conceptions of it, one of which is the «economic individualist» liberty....

He also favored Toryism against Whiggism in politics and in history, and urged the cause of economic freedom as a precondition of political liberty.

The notable exception, in the alliances of modern conservatisms against statism, corporatism, and centralizations are some libertarians (neo-liberals) who wish to conserve an economic liberalism (meaning an elevated «liberty» and «right» in the public sphere).

Rather, it is a set of Lochner - like expansions (in my judgment) of the Founders» understanding of natural rights (which itself may be the correct understanding of Locke, or not, and which, to necessarily complicate things even more, itself was usually moderated in practice by most Founders holding elements of the communitarian - classical view) that is the real ground of my distinction between the natural rights conception of liberty and the economic autonomy conception.

That is the key thing for us, but I'll add that they are right to suspect that economic individualism was (and is) a real creed for not a few Americans, even though that actual creed went beyond what its purported official spokespersons put forth (I think usually sincerely) in the name of natural rights and constitutional liberty.

And for that reason we stand for life, for religious liberty, for marriage, for economic freedom, for low taxes, for markets in health care, for school choice.

He adds a pretty strong moral argument for the right and justice of liberty, including in the economic realm, i.e., no Obama «fairness.»

All of society seemed intent on defending the principle of unrestricted liberty in the economic sphere.

If the left insists on the liberal interpretation of our constitutional and political institutions in an uncompromising effort to defend the ever - expanding role of the state to secure the practical liberty of individuals, the right defends the free - market system and uncompromisingly rejects any restraint on the unfettered economic choices of individuals.

Even in our own country, proud of its long heritage as the cradle of liberty and the land of the free, the issue of freedom, whether in the field of civil rights or of economic opportunity, is still the most fundamental problem of our time.

In 1926 John Maynard Keynes, not yet the most celebrated economist of this century, said: «The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice, and individual liberty.»

«There is genocide again in Europe [No there isn't, unless one debases the term to mean perennial ethnic and religious conflicts]; there is economic inequality at home [There always will be; the question is whether there is greater economic opportunity]; civil rights are not assured for all Americans [Sullivan's particular campaign is for same - sex marriage]; civil liberties have had a terrible decade [I'm not sure what he means; perhaps new and intrusive antiterrorist laws in the Clinton era]; the racial question remains and festers [Undoubtedly true, although it is currently festering below fever level].»

There are not only potential economic costs to political redistribution; there are costs in terms of democracy and in terms of the liberties of individuals, as well.

Massie holds that «if the individual should be freed in the economic realm then individuals should be granted greater liberties in their own lives as well.

Rather, the man who had first worked at the intersection of ideas and power during his World War II service at the British Embassy in Washington was a Russo - English exponent of classic American New Deal liberalism: a liberal who believed that government had an obligation to secure the economic, social, and educational conditions under which people could truly exercise their liberty.

(And to think, Paul the apostle wrote those words about a pagan Roman dictatorship persecuting Christians, while we live in the comparative comfort of a democratic republic with civil liberties, social mobility and economic opportunity!)

The lawyer can help you in fixing the mistakes, and you can enjoy the economic liberty to the great extent.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana believes in the principles that democratic societies provide individuals with the best conditions for political liberty, personal freedom, equality of opportunity and economic development under the rule of law; and therefore being committed to advancing the social and political values on which democratic societies are founded, including the basic personal freedoms and human rights, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; in particular, the right of free speech, organization, assembly and non-violent dissent; the right to free elections and the freedom to organize effective parliamentary opposition to government; the right to a free and independent media; the right to religious belief; equality before the law; and individual opportunity and prosperity.

Colm: I fear you are allowing your (and my) disagreements with the classical liberal / libertarian right on social and economic policy to get in the way of the possibility of useful discussion of civil liberties issues.

If they looked at the world through Amy's eyes — or even for a time, tried to follow in her footsteps — perhaps they'd have a healthier appreciation for economic liberties.

RM: You list economic dependence of non-unionised labour, the role of tryannical violence in the family and the way parliaments are suborned by non-elected executive power, but you don't list the rise of corporate power as a threat to liberty.

Instead, Tomasi's case for the economic liberties is rooted in two moral claims.

Thus Tomasi seems transfixed by an attractive but unrealistic picture of self - realizing producers exercising their economic liberties to carve out a place for themselves in the world.

It is questionable whether it makes sense, in the 21st century, to reflect about questions of social justice, liberty, equality or other core concepts of political theory without taking economic issues into account.

Second, Tomasi seeks to persuade liberal egalitarians in the Rawlsian mode — those he terms «high liberals» — that their thinking fails to recognize the moral significance of «economic liberties.»

Tomasi's support of economic liberties is not rooted in libertarian claims about self - ownership, taxation as theft, or the unjustifiability of regulating market transactions.

The structure of the economy is something a sovereign people may and should design and redesign to secure its common good — that is, the shared interest of each and every citizen in life, liberty and economic opportunity.

For Tomasi economic liberties appear to include a right to hold productive property; a right to engage in commercial contracts in one's interest, including a right to sell one's own labor on one's own terms; a right to make one's own decisions about savings and long - term financial planning; and, in general, a right to benefit from one's own economic activity.

Secession is about reclaiming the economic opportunities Upstate has lost and restoring the liberties Upstate residents once enjoyed,» the groups said in a news release announcing their rally.

These economic royalists are unanimous in their hatred for me — and I welcome their hatred... The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself.

Chris was a dynamic, decisive, strategic Minister - an object lesson to us all in how to fight in office as in Opposition for the environment, economic growth, Europe and our essential liberties.

Saturday, July 02, 2011 in Civil liberties, Compassionate conservatism, ConservativeHome Members» Panel, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Environment, Foreign affairs, Health, Immigration and asylum, International development, Law and order, Local government and local elections, Localism, Pensions and retirement, Quality of life, Tax and spending, Transport, Welfare reform Permalink

In economic aspects, our ideologies don't align at all, but I'm sick and tired of the GOP propping up candidates that must tow the line of party leadership rather than giving us somebody principled who actually cares about our budget woes and civil liberties.

Saturday, July 02, 2011 in Civil liberties, Compassionate conservatism, ConservativeHome Members» Panel, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Environment, Foreign affairs, Health, Immigration and asylum, International development, Law and order, Local government and local elections, Localism, Pensions and retirement, Quality of life, Tax and spending, Transport, Welfare reform Permalink Comments (74)

One of the arguments for such a large federal investment in research is that it will lead to new and more effective treatments for diseases — leading to reduced healthcare costs, leading to more disposable income, leading to economic prosperity and the continued unbridled freedom of American citizens to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Candidates should possess exceptional writing skills, be attentive to detail and have a strong commitment to individual freedom, as well as an interest in property rights, free speech issues, educational choice and economic liberty.

The Institute for Justice has long been involved in litigation and advocacy efforts around the country that involve school privatization efforts as well as issues revolving around private property, economic liberty, and free speech.

She manages a statewide team, leading, creating, and implementing a vision to promote civil liberties, civil rights, and racial, economic, and equal justice in education in California through legislation, litigation, and advocacy.

These conventions help in regulating companies with respect to various aspects of the human rights, such as non-discrimination; women's rights; life, liberty and physical integrity of the person; civic freedoms; employee's rights; child labour; slavery, forced and bonded labour; economic, social and cultural rights; and voluntarism and market forces (Beyond Voluntarism 7 - 34).

Nash is a firm believer in the «Austrian School» of economics (named after the origin of its founders), a school of thought stressing the economic benefits of individual liberty, sound money, and limited government.

Economic liberty, a forward leap in technology, and the «right» generation can all lead to a market boom Panics and scares — little ideas, you might say — come along all the time.

(The losses we are facing in economic wellbeing and probably personal safety and liberty with the «default SLR» are already way more than I want to bet.)

1:00 PM EST: President Obama's idea of «economic liberty» is beautifully captured in this paraphrase from the Associated Press:

But these remarks are about how government intervention has destroyed the electricity market in Australia and throughout much of the western world, and what it means for personal and economic liberty, now and in the future.

And he was not advocating massive, expensive, punitive changes in our lives, liberties, and energy and economic systems.

One wonders whether our institutional memory still recalls the impulses that gave rise to our constitution — or whether we have substituted a belief in efficiency, economic rationalization and profit maximization for our traditional pursuit of a finely calibrated balance between individual liberties and social justice.

Joshua, You Wrote: I am suggesting that the «estimate» is fallacious because economic growth over the past 250 years is inextricable from increases in freedom and civil liberties.

I am suggesting that the «estimate» is fallacious because economic growth over the past 250 years is inextricable from increases in freedom and civil liberties critically including the freedom to burn fossil fuels.