Sentences with phrase «rule by fiat»
The Montreal and Quebec decision, although not a perfectly reflective decision) is much more reflective of a democratic choice than are all of the CREAcrats» decisions which are more reflective of rulings by fiat.
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Somewhere down the road gold will eventually rule the day as all the fiat currencies collapse on themselves — unless the world's major central banks suddenly get religion and decide to stop supporting their respective governments» overspending by slowing down the overheating printing presses.
He is violently opposed to concepts of God derived from autocratic forms of government, at whose word everything began, whose rule is by divine fiat, and who is ultimately responsible for all evil and suffering.
The new rules may need to be passed legislatively, not by executive fiat.
«This followed a ruling today by Justice Idrissa Kolo on the fiat by Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), which purportedly allows the state Attorney General to take over criminal cases being prosecuted by any agency of the government, including the EFCC.
The governor is not putting any muscle into tackling the major structural conditions that facilitate rot — a part - time Legislature where lawmakers can get money from people with ulterior motives, campaign finance limits that empower the powerful, pots of money distributed by legislative fiat without public scrutiny, and near - impotent enforcement of the rules that do exist.
And for all its flaws in practice, there are lots of good reasons to believe in the rule of law — certainly in comparison to its alternatives, rule by force or fiat.
«Purer expression can not be found of rule by judicial fiat,» Scalia wrote.
Air Canada wanted to challenge the constitutionality of a law enacted by the B.C. legislature but, under old rules for suing the Crown, required a fiat — a permission — from the Lieutenant - Governor to do so.
In a standard fiat currency, a dollar is just a representation of value, with the settlement and transaction rules determined by outside parties.
The only difference between the Animal Farm and Organized Real Estate is that with Organized Real Estate the horses come and go on a regular rotational basis, but their overall numbers remain high enough to keep the money ball rolling and thus keep the pigs (the overseeing ruling class by fiat) happily rolling in manure... I mean, money.