Sentences with phrase «give citizens the right»

As such — and perhaps somewhat ironically — you'd likely have to first start petitioning your representative to consider proposing a law giving citizens the right to recall them.

He also promoted greater transparency by proposing legislation to give citizens the right to vote on major local transportation projects.

The Court of Claims was established in 1975 by the Ohio General Assembly, giving citizens the right to file civil suits against state agencies.

Section 1981 guarantees the rights of all citizens «to make and enforce contracts,» and section 1982 gives all citizens the right to «inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property.»

Not exact matches

The ceremony was held at Newfoundland's World Peace and Unification Sanctuary, where Rev. Sean Moon prayed for «a kingdom of peace police and peace militia where the citizens, through the right given to them by almighty God to keep and bear arms, will be able to protect one another and protect human flourishing.»

Those include paying tens of billions of euros and giving residence rights to some 3 million EU citizens in Britain, the proposed negotiating objectives distributed by EU summit chair Donald Tusk to Britain's 27 EU partners showed.

The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records on Thursday gave the city 30 days to release their bid to Megan Shannon, a citizen who asked for the information in January under the state's Right - to - Know Law.

The law also gives EU citizens enhanced rights, including the right to access, move and delete their data.

In chapter 9 of book XVIII of THE CITY OF GOD, St. Augustine reports that the enraged men of Athens demanded, to compensate for their city being named by women (who outvoted the men in the assembly by one) for a woman God, that women lose the right of suffrage, that they not be able to give their names to their chldren, and that they were never to be known as citizens of Athens.

Check out the Freedom Charter adopted in the 1950's and used when voting rights was given to ALL citizens.

By issuing this report, we hope to give governments an added incentive to honor the rights and the dignity of their citizens; but the report also has the benefit of equipping interested observers with an arsenal of facts.

The citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to Mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy, a policy worthy of imitation.

Being a «prisoner» in Iran and yes I mean prisoner and not citizen does not give the regime there the right to murder individuals who think differently.

But if, as is now the case, most of the people of the world in general want this tyranny checked, then each level of community of communities can be given the assignment to make sure that the member communities allow participation of all their citizens and respect their right to differ and be different.

When Mayer asked why there was no outcry from citizens, the policeman told him that the people, by their silence, had given the government that right.

That is, the First Amendment gives the broadcaster only a derivative right to communicate, a right derived from the right of the citizen to know.

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.

Maritain is equally far from asserting that Christians brought modern democratic institutions into existence: «It was not given to believers in Catholic dogma but to rationalists to proclaim in France the rights of man and of the citizen, to Puritans to strike the last blow at slavery in America.»

As an atheist I find it offensive that other likeminded people are attacking the faith of their fellow citizens when it's their God given and Governmental affirmed rights to do so.

Historically it was the decision of the Indian Christian community to give up communal representation and other safeguards that made possible the inclusion of the right to propagate religion as a fundamental right of every citizen in the Indian Constitution.

One can quote, for example, the gratuitous good distribution to the citizens in the Czech Republic of Russia, giving them the right to obtain shares of the new private enterprises.

This country was founded on freedom of religion and individual rights... i personally don't give a hoot... what denomination a individual is as long as he or she is a good honest caring American citizen... I remember JFK, everyone said no one would vote for a Catholic..

It is important to remember that they very deliberately separated church from state and very deliberately gave rights to citizens, not churches, princes or corporations.

This is the corrupt Supreme Court again choosing to give the same rights to corporations as the Constitution gives to citizens.

The SCOTUS is simply continuing on it's path to take the rights of citizens and give them to corporations.

Usually governments interested themselves in the personal safety of missionaries in foreign lands and insisted that these emissaries of the churches be given their rights under the treaties, but they did this as they would for any of their citizens, regardless of occupation.

We are discussing, in particular, Chick - Fil - a, among others, but especially the company I mentioned because it gives millions of dollars to hate groups... groups who want to deny citizens of this country their civil rights.

Interesting, but how many of these corporations are giving corporate fund to organizations that try to cut off citizen's rights fight against equality?

Wait a minute, since you and your bigoted friends aren't really talking about taking away citizenship from our gay brothers and sisters (it would be a civil war if you tried, I'm not gay and I would fight against you), how could you take away any of their «God» given rights as a citizen, you know the same «God» given rights that you and your patriotic friends enjoy (I am assuming that you and everyone else that feels like you have served our great country in uniform just like me and my gay brothers and sister have done, are doing and will do).

Is the Hospital (an organization)'s right to enforce what it believes to be right more valid than an individual citizen's right to freedom of religion and receipt of protections given by Federal law?

In fact the fundamental rights of the citizen require that all traditional communities change, breaking traditional hierarchies and patriarchies, to bring about social justice by giving the dalits, the tribals and the women who were excluded from the traditional power - structures of society, fuller participation in the power - structures; and the State is called upon to assist it by suitable legislation and other means.

They consider the constitutional right of religious freedom given to all citizens under the Secular State as guaranteeing all religious communities the right to follow their traditional «personal» law regulating family and community relations which are sanctioned by religion.

«Right now, this gives them a huge leg up by putting everyone else at bay,» said Michael Fleck, an environmental and land - use attorney hired by the Cary citizens group.

The EU blocks citizens» groups from challenging a secret US trade deal which could give corporations rights over governments

Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliot agreed, telling supporters: «We know that European Union citizens who have no legal right to vote have been given the right to vote and have already voted.

However, when it came to globally contested serious issues such as the meaning of power, she was equally forthcoming: «I think that we must change the ideology of being powerful... A country with more literate and educated people, a country with more skillful people, a country which has given equal rights to its citizens should be considered the superpower.

He added: «I think it is right that for us as a country to say that if we have given you citizenship and it's shown you actually want to harm your fellow British citizens then you can't keep on having that citizenship»

Pataki did say it's appropriate to make distinctions between non-citizen terror suspects and US citizens like Faisal Shahzad, who has admitted to his role in the Times Square plot, adding: «The Christmas Day bomber should not have been given the Miranda warnings... he is an enemy combatant, a terrorist without those rights.»

And it refuses to live up the promises it gave EU citizens to keep their rights exactly as they were at the point of the vote.

Under the 1971 Immigration Act Commonwealth citizens living in the UK were given indefinite leave to remain, but no records were kept by the Home Office and no paperwork confirming people's right to live in the UK was issued.

Weiner said he was encouraged that people seem to be giving him a second chance and are listening to his ideas, but added, «If citizens want to talk to me about my personal failings, that's their right and I'm going to do anything I can to answer them.»

[4] EU citizens also have the right to address the European Parliament, European Ombudsman, and EU agencies directly in their own language, [5] given the issue raised is within its competence.

«The fight for international human rights should be given to Chinese citizens... Liu Xiaobo has been one of the foremost fighters for human rights and a symbol of it.»

Citizens should be given the right to petition for Parliamentary debates, public inquiries and, where necessary, referendums on issues that concern them.

It is amazing to me how the media, and environmental organizations, are so agenda driven that they are willing to give up such fundamental citizen rights to promote their political ends.

The monarchy created a deal with the British government years ago whereby the monarchy gives them the right to a large portion of their lands which are worth around 200 million pounds annually in exchange for 40 million pounds annually meaning that the monarchy actually makes the UK citizens taxes cheaper and essentially gifts the government 160 million pounds a year for free.

It got scary when he added the following primordial dimension: «A few hours ago under the watchful eyes of the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and in total defiance of the Head of State's proclamation of the rights of a citizen of Nigeria to live anywhere in Nigeria and to do business anywhere in Nigeria, the Arewa youths, pretending to withdraw their quit notice, gave qualifications to the Head of State's proclamation, issuing conditions for enjoyment of citizenship status.»

«The Mayor believes voting is the most important right we are granted as citizens and you should have to go through the process of becoming a citizen and declaring allegiance to this country before being given that right.

Given that President Putin and Russia have enacted laws to criminalize gay people and supporters and deny human rights to their LGBT citizens, they should not be the beneficiary of any trip by your office until they fully restore all civil rights to LGBT people in their country.

Westminster's powerful Procedure Committee yesterday said the rule should be axed to give MPs the «same rights to privacy as any other citizen».