Sentences with phrase «of citizen legislators»

The House of Commons has transformed itself over the past 25 years, with increasing speed, from a chamber of citizen legislators, who were funded by private interests, to one of professional politicians, who are financed by the taxpayer.

This change has produced some good side - effects - the present generation of professional politicians works harder for their constituents than the previous one of citizen legislators did.

«'' Bob Turner is the definition of a citizen legislator who took his lifelong business experience to Washington,» said Giuliani

Not exact matches

Even if these families had the means, suing wouldn't be worth the legal fees because state legislators passed a law barring citizens from winning compensation for damages related to health, quality of life, enjoyment of property, or lost income caused by factory farms.

When an ordinance is passed in your local state (California, in my case), do you think the legislators intend its citizens to understand the words of the regulations «in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory, free from exaggeration or distortion»?

Pro-life advocates welcomed the report, and pointed to the work of pro-life citizens and legislators as a reason for the dramatic decline in abortions and their rate.

Since 1985, Mass Audubon has compiled the environmental voting records of the Massachusetts Legislature to inform citizens of their state legislators» performance.

Since 1985, Mass Audubon has reported the environmental voting records of the Massachusetts legislature in order to inform citizens of their state legislators» performance in protecting the nature of Massachusetts.

Since 1985, Mass Audubon has reported the environmental voting records of the state legislature in order to inform citizens of their state legislators» performance in protecting the nature of Massachusetts.

All of these very clearly highlight an issue raised in Sir Berners - Lee's quote above — that policy makers and legislators struggle to understand how the web works and how it can be «controlled», while reflecting very little about whether the outcomes will infringe on the civil rights of citizens.

During remarks delivered at a forum hosted by the nonpartisan good government group Citizens Union, the Attorney General outlined what he believes is required to help «cure the disease» of public corruption, including a total ban on outside employment income for legislators, an end to per diems, rules reform to empower individual legislators, and a constitutional amendment to extend legislators» terms from two to four years.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

Usually, governors have released their spending plans the morning of the day they are due, giving everyone — legislators, reporters and citizens — time to at least skim the document and make a start on digesting and debating it.

«By definition, these regional addressees are designed to communicate directly with the citizens of New York, not legislators,» Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said in a statement.

Each of the 11 legislators now represents approximately 82,000 citizens.

He understands and loves our Constitution and self - government enough to walk away in the example of a true citizen legislator.

This would allow legislators, the public and media to weigh - in on the appropriateness of these allocations before the budget is passed to better engage citizens in this representative democracy.

It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the Board's $ 450 million lawsuit against Lou Ciminelli, for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

(Albany, NY)-- New York State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon today joined advocates including New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, the New York Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, along with other legislators, to form a coalition supporting legislation (S7133 / A8976) that would establish a new court - issued order of protection to reduce gun violence.

«It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the board's $ 450 million lawsuit against (developer) Lou Ciminelli for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

«It's virtually impossible for someone to serve in this citizen - legislator model and not have some form of conflict.»

Consensus, the citizen group composed of 19 legislators and community leaders, published a series of recommendations in February calling for government consolidation and laying out plans for saving funds in 16 categories — including law enforcement, courts and economic development.

The founders of our country intended for elected officials to be citizen legislators, serving a short period of time than returning to our homes to work.

«Because the Constitution speaks to a citizen Legislature, and a part - time Legislature, and there are a lot of people who don't want full - time legislators, and they don't want full - time politicians.

Special committees may be comprised of citizens who are not legislators.

When the British Columbia considered the question of whether to reform its electoral system from majority rule election of legislators to some form of proportional representation, the Government of British Columbia created a body called the British Columbia Citizen's Assembly, composed of citizens from throughout the province.

The NYT: «New York lawmakers are balking at a bill submitted by (Cuomo) to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18... But legislators in Louisiana, which imprisons the most citizens per capita and has the worst record in the country for meting out life sentences to adolescents, are giving a similar bill a warm, bipartisan reception.»

So while tens of thousands of New Yorkers go to their cabinets tonight looking for food to put on the table for their kids, and while tens of thousands of senior citizens by pass dinner tonight so that they may have enough left from their social security checks to pay for the December heating bill, our esteemed legislators, who least we forget have been awarded the distinction of being the most dysfunctional legislative body in the nation, feast and toast themselves in the capital city's Crown Plaza.

The concept of «citizen legislators» simply doesn't exist in America.

Citizens Union director Dick Dadey said the huge pots of similar «lump sum» funds that legislators can tap without scrutiny is an invitation for more corruption.

It's a critical opportunity for citizens to fix a government that's broken and that, by definition, the elected legislators who are part of it can not repair.

Citizens Union president Dick Dadey proposed «reform light» last week, in which LATFOR's work is inherited by a panel of legislative appointees who aren't legislators.

In their brief, elected officials argued that the variance allowed «one municipal board to defeat over a century of collaborative work and investment by New York and New Jersey citizens, legislators, and courts, as well as by the federal government, to preserve the historic Hudson River Palisades north of the George Washington Bridge.»

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino has announced that the Hon. Lois Taplin Bronz, the first woman and first African - American to chair Westchester County's Board of Legislators and a life - long champion for early childhood education, will be the top honoree at the 31st annual Westchester Senior Citizens Hall of Fame on Dec. 6.

In a statement later Thursday, Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said, «By definition, these regional addressees are designed to communicate directly with the citizens of New York, not legislators.

Individually and collectively legislators should seek to uncover and publicise issues of public concern and citizens» grievances, giving effective representation both to majority and minority views, and showing a consensus regard for the public interest.

This bill is the first step of many to reform our government and restore the Jeffersonian ideal of the citizen - legislator.»

I back any legislator that supports lower the tax burden on the citizens of NY.

The governor wants to limit legislators» outside income to about $ 12,000 a year — a clear reaction to former assemblyman Sheldon Silver, whose lawyer argued during his corruption trial, «It's virtually impossible for someone to serve in this citizen - legislator model and not have some form of conflict.

For the sake of keeping state races clean and competitive, legislators ought to mend the Citizens» Election Program so that there's little excuse to end it.

Long instead suggested that the legislators visit parts of New York and «find out why companies are leaving and citizens are fleeing borders to state likes North Carolina.»

Given how many legislators take state grants to run for office — more than 80 percent of sitting legislators have gotten Citizens» Election Program funding, says Michael J. Brandi, executive director of the State Elections Enforcement Commission — it's a wonder that CEP has been targeted for elimination by both major parties in recent years.

The Erie County Legislature's Majority Caucus — Chairman John Mills, Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo and Legislators Lynne Dixon, Kevin Hardwick, Ted Morton and Edward Rath — is opposed to the Citizens Salary Review Commission's recommendation to raise the salaries of elected officials.

«The comments made by Legislator LaPierre demonstrate intolerance and have brought shame and embarrassment to the County Legislators and the citizens of St. Lawrence County,» Finance Committee Chair Joe Timmerman wrote in the censure order, which will be finally voted on in early February.

Recall the county's 2011 reapportionment process that took decision - making out of the hands of powerful self - interested legislators and gave it to a bipartisan citizen review board.

The report emphasized the ratio is substantially lower than the current ratio of 28,834 citizens per Syracuse Common Councilor or 27,558 per Onondaga County legislator.

The report states that the constituent ratio — the number that indicates how many constituents are represented per one legislator — would be brought down to 16,103 citizens per legislator, instead of the current ratio of 28,834 citizens per Syracuse Common Councilor and 27,558 per Onondaga County legislator.

All the Orange County legislators were provided with documentation of factual cases of civil forfeiture abuse; law enforcement agencies and local municipalities using the proceeds of forfeiture properties, cash and cars to balance their budgets; articles from conservative think tanks like The Heritage Foundation against this law and public comments from citizens, attorneys and former police officers expressing their view against this law.

Mr. Coleman, 65, an attorney and a prominent legislator for decades — currently the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and vice chairman of the Public Safety and Security Committee — has been a strong supporter of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's Second Chance Society reforms that aim to reduce the number of people going to prison and give people in prison second chances at being productive citizens.

Now that the elections are over, citizens expect legislators of both parties to put politics aside and work together for the good of the county.