Sentences with phrase «support civil liberties»

Civil libertarianism is a strain of political thought that supports civil liberties, or which emphasizes the supremacy of individual rights and personal freedoms over and against any kind of authority (such as a state, a corporation, social norms imposed through peer pressure, etc.).

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Surprisingly, many progressive Reform Rabbis have expressed public support for the Christian Zionists and the Christian right, knowing full well that the Christian right's theological and political agendas are contrary to the Reform Jewish community's longstanding progressive stance on civil liberties and human rights.

The signatories declared themselves to be in solidarity in their unequivocal support of the dignity and right to life of every human person, marriage between a man and a woman as divinely ordained and the foundation of civil society, and religious liberty as an essential component of human freedom.

Yet proponents of civil liberties support it, believing the greater threat is limiting a client's right or the religious therapist's ability to administer sound judgment in full integrity as she helps her client achieve his / her goals.

As an atheist and civil liberties supporter, I agree with you with a caveat; this religious support should be made clear before they take my money.

But Mr Brown responded by telling the Tory chief «it should be ashamed of itself [by] not supporting this legislation» and argued the government had dealt with civil liberty concerns affecting the problem.

Labour remains tentative and conflicted on democratic renewal and has only begun a journey back from authoritarianism to firm support for civil liberties.»

Liberal Democrat Civil Liberties Minister Simon Hughes said he would not support «blanket powers» that would take away the liberties of «innocent civilians».

He is openly racist, supports the use of torture and other mass civil liberties violations, has praised Kim Jong - un, Bashar al - Assad and Saddam Hussein, and has refused to rule out using nuclear weapons against Europe.

Now other parties must support Liberal Democrat efforts to protect the civil liberties of UK and European citizens through better - targeted laws with stricter safeguards on collection, storage, intercept and access to citizens» digital communications.

The party supports constitutional and electoral reform, [111] progressive taxation, [112] environmentalism, [113] human rights laws, [114] banking reform [115] and civil liberties.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Potential candidates for Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office are taking stands on the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslim students, ranging from cautious support to a warning about curtailing civil liberties.

He desegregated his family stores, helped a black man become a 4 start general, supported the NAACP with money and in other ways, and supported numerous Civil Rights laws before 1964, Be he was a libertarian and believed the 1964 act infringed went too far by infringing basic liberties.

But Mr Brown responded by telling the Conservative party «it should be ashamed of itself [by] not supporting this legislation» and argued the government had dealt with civil liberty concerns affecting the problem.

Tony Blair has written to thousands of identity card critics in an attempt to gain support for the scheme, although he concedes that his arguments will do little to convince those who oppose ID cards on the grounds of civil liberties.

The district attorney is solely responsible for decisions on civil liberties — such as signing affidavits, authorizing search warrants and wiretaps, dismissing cases when there is no evidence to support charges, or indicting someone despite his or her prominence or political connections.

It is characterized by social liberalism [1] and combines ideas of civil liberty and equality with support for social justice and a mixed economy.

While some claim that Kennedy will steal votes from Republican Scott Brown, others think his strong support for civil liberties and his anti-war position will cause him to steal votes from Democrat Martha Coakley.

And whilst it is welcome to have Liberal Democrat support on spending cuts and on certain civil liberties issues, and whilst we could well have compromised with the Liberal Democrats on a number of other issues, we didn't need a coalition and if a referendum on AV was the price of formal coalition we should never have agreed to it.

SInce his re-election at the by - election - during which he assembled an impressive coalition of support to attack this increasingly authoritarian Government - he has remained an articulate and doughty defender of civil liberties and arch-critic of the Government.»

She has also faced criticism from some activists after she refused to support extension of public housing opportunities to all people living with HIV, as opposed to only those with an AIDS diagnosis; from civil liberties advocates for supporting a requirement than any outdoor demonstration of at least 50 people obtain a police permit; and from Lower Manhattan residents angry that more was not done to save St. Vincent's Hospital.

Furthermore their illiberal and authoritarian approach to civil liberties and social non-conformity were also damaging to their support among the professional middle classes.

The law has been strongly supported by a broad coalition of religious, education, and civil liberties groups, including those representing Christian schools and home - schooling parents.

«Officials with the civil liberties group said they could ask the Legislature for help but they are not confident state lawmakers would support the changes.

The Untitled Space is honored to raise funds through this exhibition for the ACLU and support their mission to uphold civil rights and liberties in accordance to the constitution of the United States.»

Among them: protection of civil liberties, opposition to imperialism, opposition to the war on drugs, opposition to the militarization of domestic law enforcement agencies, and support for gay rights, to name several.

Although this would be a perfect opportunity for him to declare his own allegiance to both the environment and personal liberty, he instead implies that the only people who worry about «threats to civil liberty» are militant conservatives who want to «undermine public support for serious action to address America's oil dependency» yadda, yadda.

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Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

It also pursued its long - standing mission to support «democratic literacy», the ability to critically think about rights and civil liberties issues.

Walker says political leadership, internal procedures, media oversight, and public pressure are all necessary to ensure civil liberties, but that judicial oversight is extremely important as well, and that Scalia misused his scholarship to imply that Walker supports a diminishing role for the courts.

Dozens of other technology, media and civil liberties groups filed briefs supporting Microsoft last month, and the case is pending.

Armed with the support of human rights and civil liberties organizations, Google is at the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to appeal a ruling it says poses a threat to freedom of expression and access to information both in Canada and around the world.

In the email titled, «Thank you for your support» Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that he sincerely believes the best solution is a proactive one, and that the U.S. government should create a commission to further discuss and reckon with the issue between law enforcement's access to technology and American civil liberties.