Sentences with phrase «security of its citizens»

Government has no higher obligation than the protection of national sovereignty and the security of citizens.

In short, the state took upon itself the right to determine «place» in instances that were not solely related to the security of its citizens.

The Southern Baptist Convention voted last summer to back refugee resettlement, and its Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission leader Russell Moore recently wrote to Trump: «As a nation, we must seek to resolve the tension created by these two values — compassion for the sojourner and the security of our citizens — in a way that upholds both values.»

«It is my expectation that in the long term, the TV series being premiered today will aid the rebranding process of the force, enhance personal security of citizens,» he said.

Military authorities in the Country have warned groups or unpatriotic elements threatening to make the country ungovernable or unpalatable for peace and security of the citizens, to have a rethink and desist from such as the armed forces were fully mobilized and ready to crush acts -LSB-...]

«While expressing his regrets over the inconveniences that road users and the general public may suffer as a result of this restriction, the IG appeals for the understanding and cooperation of the entire citizenry, as the restriction is essentially to ensure the effective security of citizens, election officials and materials.»

«Senate Republicans have put forward a comprehensive plan to encourage affordability and opportunity, and ensure the safety and security of our citizens.

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said the signing of the bills into law by the Governor was a clear testimony of the commitment of the State Government to the security of citizens and sports development.

«In view of the speculation, the Command has deployed large number of men of its special unit such as FSARS, PMF as well as Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Cultist unit, in conjunction with other Conventional Police deployment across the length and breadth of the State to forestall any act capable of undermining the security of the citizens.

The scientists, engineers, and innovators of today make discoveries and develop technologies that improve the quality of life and security of our citizens, generate whole new industries and jobs, and keep our nation thriving in a competitive world economy.

Following an introduction of the latest Index findings, a panel will discuss the state of the rule of law, particularly in the context of Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16), which calls for all countries to measure and improve the accountability of their institutions, security of their citizens, and the accessibility of justice for all of their people.

Prioritizing the security of citizens changed the conversation and a similar shift could be expected within the discussion of autonomous weapons systems.

Not exact matches

«We stand with President Trump and are happy to see the national security interests of American citizens at the forefront of his administration's policies.»

«As an American corporation, we believe that the national security of American citizens trumps the virtue signaling displayed by Silicon Valley and the dishonest reporting being perpetuated by the media,» CEO Andrew Torba says.

Graham said he wants to learn more about the «unmasking» of US citizens like former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who may have been caught up, incidentally, in surveillance of monitored non-US persons believed to be foreign agents.

The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to expand the files it collects on immigrants, as well as some citizens, by including more online data — most notably search results and social media information — about each individual.

Latin America holds the ignominious distinction of having the most cities on Mexico's Citizens» Council for Public Security's annual ranking of the world's most violent cities for 2016.

An announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Thursday noted that citizens of Haiti, as well as Belize and Samoa, will be prohibited from applying for the temporary H - 2A and H - 2B visas.

Think about keeping track of citizens, redistribution of income, healthcare insurance, welfare, and social security.

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The committee, which in January blocked one other high - profile acquisition of a U.S. company by a Chinese firm, has raised concerns about the security of U.S. citizens» private data in the Genworth deal.

This discussion also does not consider any specific facts or circumstances that may be relevant to holders subject to special rules under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation, certain former citizens or long - term residents of the United States, partnerships or other pass - through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, «controlled foreign corporations,» «passive foreign investment companies,» corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, insurance companies, brokers, dealers or traders in securities, commodities or currencies, tax - exempt organizations, tax - qualified retirement plans, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons that own, or have owned, actually or constructively, more than 5 % of our common stock and persons holding our common stock as part of a hedging or conversion transaction or straddle, or a constructive sale, or other risk reduction strategy.

On January 28, 2014 — European Data Protection Day (yes, it's been celebrated in Europe since 2006)-- EU vice president and justice commissioner Viviane Reding said in a speech that European citizens were «in shock» over the extent of the National Security Agency snooping.

UAE military personnel got into a dispute with airport security at Bosaso who insisted all baggage of the UAE personnel be scanned before the UAE citizens could get on their aircraft.

On Sunday, National Security Advisor John Bolton asserted on CBS» Face the Nation that releasing the citizens by North Korea would be a «demonstration of their sincerity» before the scheduled meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

Ms. Russell wrote with penetratingly keen insight, and as a result, I am much more cognizant of why policy makers in Canada defer in favour of the interests of multinational oil companies rather than making decisions that are in the best interest of the ordinary citizens of central and eastern Canada when it comes to oil security.

«There is only one rule of law in our country, which provides rights and security for every citizen.

In his charming memoir, Frederic Warburg says that the prominent Jewish community in Berlin appeared to be split down the middle between those hundreds of thousands of Jews who elected to stay and seek a restoration of judicial norms for both the Jews and citizens in general and the equally large numbers of Jews who chose the hard road of migration and a loss of what seemed to be personal security as well as homes and possessions.

I do believe in eternal security, so I would say that although we are citizens of the Kingdom of God through faith in Jesus, we can still live according to some of the rules (and consequences) of the Kingdom of Darkness.

In his foreword to Venkatesh's book, Wilson speaks of the rights denied to American citizens to «basic economic welfare and security.»

Having in view the question of national security, this contribution to the practice of freedom of conscience can be made only because the great majority of citizens are willing to bear arms in defense of their country.

While it is not within the province of government to determine who is religious and who is not, nor to discriminate between the different forms of religion, irreligion, and idolatry, except where public security is at stake, it is the function of the democratic state to persuade and encourage its citizens toward religious faith and away from irreligion and idolatry.

The projected ballooning of the federal deficit, largely due to underfunded Medicare and Social Security benefits, should focus the minds of citizens.

«However local sources, which remain anonymous for security reasons, said his arrest was linked to the publication of an article in which he inferred that the citizens of the CAR are being treated like slaves.»

Within twenty - five years of Israel's 1948 declaration of independence, and despite unending security threats and the formidable task of integrating a variety of minority populations, Zionism had created a bustling democratic and Jewish state pledged to the protection of the rights of all of its citizens.

It's also about how much I need confidence as a parent — confidence to be in charge, to be the parent, be the grown - up, to create security and boundaries, a safe place, to raise my tinies to be citizens in the Kingdom of Love.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes disagreed, writing the government can not «gag citizens when it says it is in the interest of national security, and it can not do it in some bureaucrat's notion of cultural homogeneity,» according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.

Too often, though, these solid citizens can not break through the walls of prejudice and habit, economic security and «what will the neighbors think», to reach the possibilities of love and freedom and justice to which God calls us.

Snowden tells the true tale of Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency employee who leaked government documents exposing the massive, illegal government surveillance of American citizens in 2013.

Virtually proscribing public discussion of the threat to European civility and order posed by Islamist maniacs has made dealing with that threat far more difficult: for citizens, for the security services, and for the public authorities.

And while I prefer peace over war, and I wish «nonviolence» was the doctrine of all nations and tribes, there are times when a nation has to go to war to assure its citizens of security from those who will harm us.

The United States welcomed its immigrants, protected its workers, freed the slaves, enfranchised women, aided the needy, provided social security for the aged, ensured the civil rights of all its citizens, and made public space accessible to the handicapped: all in service to its ideals of justice.

To the degree that one believes the State exists, not to make men love one another or even to express the neighbor love of its citizens, but to preserve justice and to maintain for its citizens order and security, one is likely to believe that in some circumstances this can be done only through military force and at the risk of war.

Or should we be incensed that our nation's security arrangements include secret government surveillance of citizens?

On the other hand one can argue that security of its» citizens matters above all else.

Those who argue against same - sex marriage on the basis of its potential to diminish the effectiveness of the institution as a solid foundation for social stability have not thought about the price we have already paid for this personal freedom, or the historical reality that most citizens of Western Nations have already chosen to pay it rather than choose the relative social stability / security of tribalistic collectivism.

Only when the lower ranks of society are kept busy at their true tasks can the outstanding citizens find the security and time to work within free institutions.

But if innocence itself is brought to the bar and condemned, perhaps to die, then the citizen will say, «whether I do good or whether I do evil is immaterial, for innocence itself is no protection,» and if such an idea as that were to take hold in the mind of the citizen that would be the end of security whatsoever.»

The emergence of industrial civilization, in other words, called forth a federal apparatus sufficient to the need to regulate the private sector in the public interest, to provide macroeconomic stability amidst the uncertainties of the business cycle, and to offer the nation's citizens welfare and security programs appropriate to the vicissitudes of modern life.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss how the poultry sector and the government could combine forces to establish an integrated food security policy, which would help feed the UK's most vulnerable citizens.