Sentences with phrase «power over politicians»

The neoliberal agenda is putting profit before people, big fossil fuel businesses are having overbearing power over politicians, pushing private greed over public interest, and undermining the fundamental principles of democracy with their aggressive lobbying efforts.

Sadly, the wealthy have disproportionate power over politicians, and the majority of politicians are wealthy.

Large corporate interests have unparalleled power over politicians and their vote.

Not exact matches

The stand - off also comes amid a growing campaign by politicians, regulators and courts across Europe to rein in Google's power over the Internet search market and the impact it has on deeply ingrained social norms around personal privacy.

But Mr. Dudenhöffer noted that Mr. Diess will still have to contend with the extraordinary power that Volkswagen workers and local politicians exert over strategy.

Switzerland and Liechtenstein are the only two jurisdictions left, where the power of politicians is limited and therefore offering the best protection for clients from all over the world when it comes to private property rights, especially when kept in hard assets stored outside the banking system.

I think the only defense against such an unprincipled politician who will say or do anything to get power, is to point out as loudly and publicly as possible the many untruths and contradictions he is trying to pull over on the Alberta public.

And politicians, recognizing that America has so many mindless zombies willing to believe that a higher power guides everything from who they marry to what they eat for breakfast, use this game of mind control to sway these gullible voters over to their cause.

Given their enormous political power over the rest of us, we need politicians who have the God - fearing character and integrity to do the right thing every time a decision must be made, regardless of the consequences, regardless of the sacrifices he (and we) will have to make.This is God's world, not ours.

James Davison Hunter and Alan Wolfe disagreed fiercely over the reach and power of the culture wars, but they agreed on one thing: These wars are fought by politicians and pundits far more than by ordinary Americans.

But the ones HE detested most of all were the politicians and money lovers who seeked to gain power over the masses to enrich themselves while stepping over dead bodies and claiming the dead poor had just encountered a streak of «bad luck».

But some Socialist politicians tried to go further, with draconian and far - reaching powers giving the state considerably more control over the press.

There's no insinuation that it's all about power for its own sake and politicians lining their own pockets, the sort of tropes repeated on the doorsteps of Stoke and Copeland over the last few weeks.

Cuomo insisted his actions don't undercut his words, saying that unless politicians are «independently wealthy or their fathers are independently wealthy (ahem, Eliot Spitzer),» then fundraising from those over which one has / is seeking to have power over is a necessary evil.

Finally PPP tell your leader to rest because Ghanaians are not interested in handing over power to very retired Andropose and Menopause generation of Politicians.

It was about power - how he wields the influence of his newspapers, how politicians jump to his command, and how he uses that power over them to control public policy issues himself.

In other words, politicians should not have power over a process that could well further advantage their position within the system.

CADA believes that over the years it is the EC's neglect to supervise the Police activities during electoral processes that has fuelled the perception that influential politicians and those in power do take advantage to manipulate the electoral process, the police and expose it to public ridicule.

The power of the press barons over political parties, politicians and the police.

«I hope the sentence I'm going to impose on you will make the next politician hesitate just long enough before taking a bribe or a kickback, for his better angels to take over,» Manhattan U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni told the ashen - faced former Albany power broker.

Politicians hold a great deal of power over their researchers without much in the way of responsiblity.

I find myself in the middle, disagreeing with both extremes; to wit: the blatant and sleazy pandering on the left, which Cuomo is scrambling to adopt, and the right's insistence that the real power perpetually reside with white males over 50 who have made a fortune, either through private business, career government politicians, or both.

Centuries of an independent civil service, acting as a bulwark to politicians and their advisers, have been subverted over the past decade, so with their hands directing the levers of power, Government becomes a dirty, grubby, ugly business.

The very worst impact from an exploratory «frack» would be the discovery of vast reserves of methane, which profit - hungry petroleum companies, aided and abetted by power - hungry politicians, would fall over themselves to bring to the surface and burn.

Today, powerful and well - funded agribusiness uses its political clout to manipulate politicians and public perception, all while seeking greater power over the global food system.

The bureaucrats in a white - majority state were cast as having usurped administrative power over a district in which 9 out of 10 students were African American, as were many teachers, politicians, and contractors.

Our nations schools performed well after SPUTNIK and put us on the moon, Now unions and thirst by politicians for power took over and education has failed.

The film outlines how, since the 1970s, corporations and politicians have increasingly gained power over the «real world» by creating a «fake world» that they can easily stabilize and control.

If you don't know much about climate science, or about the details of the controversy over the «hockey stick,» then A. W. Montford's book The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science might persuade you that not only the hockey stick, but all of modern climate science, is a fraud perpetrated by a massive conspiracy of climate scientists and politicians, in order to guarantee an unending supply of research funding and political power.

This is usually how it goes: politician wannabe gets campaign contributions from private sector guy, gets into office, legislates in favor of private sector guy, private sector guy contributes more, politician guy takes vacation in Italy (or goes for a hike on the Appalachian trail)... gets re-elected, the word gets out that he «plays,» more private sector guys contribute to his campaign, voters are pleased to see the name of their representative in print, like the new wardrobe, the new hairstyle, believe all change is good and re-elect the politician again... politician feels the power, creates agency to watch over private sector guy, agency takes fact - finding trip to France... raises taxes on private sector guy, writes legislation that taxes private sector guy if his plant emits CO2 while producing widgets... voters are in awe and re-elect the politician... private sector guy whines, politician makes him ambassador to Taiwan, limits how much the new private guy taking his place can earn, and taxes all widgets so new private guy will make more environmentally friendly ones... voters swoon, pay more for widgets, lose job in widget factory, hate private guy, re-elect their pol... politician buries $ 5 billion aid to Taiwan in next appropriation bill...... kind of makes a case for term limits, doesn't it.

We're dismayed over the fact that the Global Warming fiasco has become politically popular and expedient to those left - wing politicians and power - brokers whose sole aim is to literally tax everything with a carbon footprint and give them control over all life, hidden within their PC guileful pretence to save the planet.

The allure of almost unlimited power over the lives of everyday citizens will be too great for a politician, regardless of his / her political persuasion.

Over the last dozen years and more, the tried - and - true regulatory system that protected Ontario's electricity consumers and the financial viability of the power sector as a whole have been systematically sidelined by politicians at Queen's Park.

Speakers square off in Wyoming over Clean Power Plan repeal during final of four meetings Heather Richards 307-266-0592, [email protected] Updated Mar 29, 2018 Miners, politicians and local business owners spoke...

Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU's second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians» enthusiasm for renewables, reports the Guardian

**** As the wind industry hoodwinked its way around the globe, one of the standard promises (well, more like bait for the more gullible fish in the pond), used to sucker in politicians was that, if (and only if) those in power were ready to sign over their constituents» hard - won property rights, as well as -LSB-...]

Chadwick, 16, a junior at Stoneman Douglas, focused on the National Rifle Association and its power over American politicians.

Bitcoin acceptance in political rallies and election campaigns show that the politicians are increasingly becoming open to the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which could bear a positive effect over the government policies and regulations once they get into power.