Sentences with phrase «not enforcing existing laws»

Not exact matches

The bill with the best chance of becoming law doesn't make new gun laws — it enforces existing ones.

The wishes of a god that can not even be proven to exist are not relevant to the laws of a nation that was built for the very purpose of freeing humanity from enforced religion.

Even if they did, we exist to protect every person in our city — not to enforce federal immigration laws.»

Note: I am not asking about a decision not to defend an existing law (e.g., DOMA), but specifically about enforcing existing law.

State law provides broad latitude on what lawmakers can use their campaign funds for — a trip to Spain, for example, or buying a car, or eating out — and what rules that exist are simply not enforced.

January 30, 2013 • The National Riffle Association's top lobbyist told senators that federal authorities need to enforce existing gun laws, not punish the «little people» with new regulations.

Why did they ignore that many of the existing laws and regulations were simply not enforced?

I don't actually expect the government to pass any new laws, but I thought I would send an e-mail to see if at least the Premier would think about enforcing the existing rules.

If the laws already available to the USDA would be enforced, places like the picture would not exist.

My concern is that USDA hasn't done so well enforcing existing laws, so why would we expect this law to be enforced any better?

Most live in nations in which animal welfare laws do not exist or can not be enforced; many are chased away or beaten for simply begging for a scrap of food.

The phrase, «just enforce the laws we have» is deceitful given how paltry many existing laws are, not to mention how few states have a meaningful felony dog attack statute.

Call me simple but why not start by enforcing the existing laws and then see where we stand?

Because AAFCO regulations do not provide a clear definition of human grade ingredients, because FDA doesn't enforce existing Federal laws that should prevent anything less than human grade ingredients into pet food, both organizations further the great divide between pet owners and trust of pet food.

The clear message was that while most people support increased legislation to protect the marine environment, they felt that the government was not doing enough to enforce the existing laws.

However, where retained EU law does not adequately implement pre-exit Directives, the existing EU remedies which enable victims of other types of discrimination to enforce their rights will largely disappear.

487.11 Either a peace officer or a public officer who has been appointed or designated to administer or enforce a federal or provincial law and whose duties include the enforcement of this or any other Act of Parliament may, in the course of their duties, exercise any of the powers described in section 487, 492.1 or 492.2 without a warrant if the conditions for obtaining a warrant exist but it would not be feasible to obtain a warrant because of exigent circumstances.

Whether or not you agree with this approach, it is fair to say that if the government were to cease enforcing the existing laws prior to the Cannabis Act coming into force it would severely undermine its stated objective of protecting youth and deterring criminal activity.

The biggest barrier to protecting our animals isn't existing legislation — it's the refusal to get serious about enforcing the animal protection laws we already have.

It turns out that the existing laws are toothless since they are not enforced but it's also not clear how often those laws have been put to the test.