Sentences with phrase «other citizens seeking»

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When he acts as a citizen, he, like all other citizens, must not be a legal positivist, but must seek moral truth.

Citizen cientists use their eyes, ears and smartphones to protect birds, frogs and other wildlife - Medill Reports Chicago - October 21, 2016 Citizen science recruiters seeking new volunteers shared the impact of ongoing projects at The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's inaugural citizen science fair on Saturday.

After the referendum, the Park District and the board sought to boost citizen participation, which resulted in the formation of advisory boards for Centennial Beach and Frontier Park, among others.

The Soccer Advisory Committee is a seven member volunteer based committee that, among other things, provides a forum for citizens to express their thoughts and ideas concerning the Arlington Aces program and to seek answers to all inquiries and problems.

In China, surrogacy is a gray area, but stigma and a varying egg donor pool often causes citizens to seek surrogates in other countries.

In these public spaces, they have manifested directly the republican ideal of the active citizen engaged with others in seeking a common good.

We are currently seeking cosigners for this petition among fellow our Waterkeeper Alliance members as well as any other environmental and citizen action groups whose constituencies have been affected by CKD pollution.

Citizens Party candidates and office holders are forbidden to accept any and all gifts, payments or favors from lobbyists or from any other private interests seeking special favors for favorable legislation from the government at the local, state or national level.

The Freedom of Information Law allows everyday citizens, journalists, advocates, and others to seek and obtain information, like documents and communications, from government entities.

There are few guarantees on the tenure track, but those who succeed are deliberate and systematic in helping themselves and others, seeking help and advice, being self - aware without being self - absorbed, and making themselves indispensable as departmental citizens.

In order to effectively run its insular society, the government has chosen to divide its citizens into what they naturally do best: the meek who look out for the well - being of others are in the ruling faction of Abnegation, the happy / friendly people are in the agricultural community of Amity, those who speak the truth work within the law as Candor, those who seek adventure and thrills enforce those laws and protect the community as Dauntless, and the highly intelligent folks serve the city as Erudite.

If you train a different lens upon all this, however, you realize that you're looking at a badly messed - up system, one that privileges some kids over others, that extends rights to some citizens that others don't have, that invites finagling by both seekers and suppliers of educational services (and countless intermediaries), and that ends up being costlier than it needs to be, not to mention sitting substantially beyond the reach of policymakers seeking to apportion scarce education dollars across multiple legitimate causes, needs, and priorities.

These states can and should serve as a model for others seeking to build and expand activities that align K - 12 and postsecondary systems to close equity gaps and improve the earning potential of our citizens.

REEF Environmental Education Foundation The Reef Environmental Education Foundation is a grass - roots organization that seeks to conserve marine ecosystems by educating, enlisting and enabling divers and other marine enthusiasts to become active ocean stewards and citizen scientists.

The Commission shall only use its powers to request information «as a measure of last resort» if the information sought (i) is not publicly available or available from other channels at the Commission's disposal; and (ii) has not been provided by a Member State, company or citizen.

Whether it is a military doctor cutting off the wrong leg or a military gasoline station cutting a brake line, military personnel are not allowed to seek legal relief as other citizens can.

The Online Court Project, funded by the University of Michigan and developed by Court Innovations, Inc., allows citizens who've received minor civil infractions or traffic tickets to seek reduced charges or other solutions online.

Class actions in one country may directly affect citizens of other countries, and some plaintiffs have defined the classes they seek to represent to include persons outside of the jurisdiction of the forum court.

It would not be long before political pressure would be brought to bear in other provinces seeking to bring affordable legal services to their citizens.

Better in this instance, we think, to allow change through the customary political processes, in which the people, gay and straight alike, become the heroes of their own stories by meeting each other not as adversaries in a court system but as fellow citizens seeking to resolve a new social issue in a fair - minded way.

However, it appears that the residents of Alberta will have a say on the provincial system as Alberta has indicated that it will be seeking the input of its citizens on issues such as minimum age, health and safety and where cannabis will be sold, among others.

Colorado ID Project Help low - income, disabled, homeless and elderly citizens seeking ID and citizenship documentation in order to get healthcare, public benefits, housing, transportation, employment and other essential human rights.

«Although the issues at stake in this action involve the private rights of the litigants, the motion relief sought by the plaintiff involves much broader considerations that may impact the rights of other parties involved in motor vehicle accident cases as well as possibly the rights of citizens of Ontario to sit as jurors in those cases,» the judge wrote.

But The Court will also reach out to seek commentary from scholars, practitioners and other interested citizens across the country — and, indeed, from around the world.

As the globe continues to evolve and become more digitally interconnected, the popularity and demand for currencies other than fiat currencies should continue to grow, as citizens seek personal financial security, independent of the domestic government policies and events in their home country.

While the aggressive move was praised by some for its boldness, others criticized the process as being too much, too fast, with stories pouring in of bank lineups that went on for blocks as citizens desperately sought to swap out the soon - to - be-useless old notes for new ones.