Sentences with phrase «with basic civil rights»

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The Declaration further invoked the Christian tradition of civil disobedience, affirming the right and at times the obligation to oppose injustice by refusing to comply with civil authority if it attempts to undermine these basic human rights: «We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what is Caesar's.

The issue of protecting the basic rights of persons from hostile or indifferent state governments was constitutionally resolved almost one hundred and fifty years ago in the Fourteenth Amendment, purchased with the blood of hundreds of thousands of American lives in the awful crucible of the Civil War.

The Kenyan President stood up to the American President after his chastisement, and pointed out that Kenyans do not agree with the enlightened superiority of the superpower in question, and are concerned with much more basic aspects of civil society, and affirmed their right to govern their own nation.

While I agree with your basic sentiment, no significant strides in civil rights have happened in this country without federal action.

This thread has nothing to do with your favorite pass time of denying Muslims basic civil rights!

I can think of more than a few presidential candidates who would benefit from watching this film, from Mitt «Our most basic civil liberty is the right to be kept alive» Romney to Ron «Lincoln was a despot» Paul to all the Democrats who didn't stand with Chris Dodd on the FISA bill.

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.

His grandmother lived with a disability, as well as his father (at the end of his life), He sees disability access as a basic civil right and pledged to work aggressively in support of this type of legislation if elected.

Does he support equal rights, or is he in lock - step with the Conservative Party's opposition to basic civil rights?»

«We look forward to working with the Administration to quickly implement these regulations so transgender New Yorkers are protected from discrimination — a basic civil right that is long overdue,» Schaefer said in the statement.

Never a particularly stylish or inventive director, Hudlin directs Marshall with smooth, competent, but ultimately anonymous efficiency, periodically dropping in clunky color desaturated, conflicting flashbacks better suited for second - or third - rate basic cable fare than a big - screen biopic of a Civil Rights pioneer.

It's likely that the tax credit would come with very few strings attached — perhaps a few basic safety, financial, and civil rights protections may be all state programs would have to demonstrate in order to be eligible.

«The fact that she doesn't understand the basics about federal education law is just appalling,» says Denise Marshall, the executive director of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), a national organization that defends the legal and civil rights of students with disabilities.

With I, the Artwork Khalili asks what the legal conditions for basic self - determination are — a question absolutely key to questions around Palestinian human and civil rights.

While the iron law of climate may seem obvious, many on the left continue to reject it, insisting that turning up the volume with dire warnings of climate apocalypse and civil - rights - style protests can overcome the basic technological and economic obstacles to action.

Additionally, I wonder how you have accounted for any variety of negative externalities associated with using fossil fuels — say environmental impacts, health impacts, and the opportunity costs of enriching the governments of totalitarian states deny vast swaths of their citizens access to basic civil rights — as a start.

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At the most basic level, the civil justice system exists to provide people with access to knowledge about their rights, and if necessary to a means of enforcing them (Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, p.civil justice system exists to provide people with access to knowledge about their rights, and if necessary to a means of enforcing them (Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, p.Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, p. 20).

Students should have taken the basic labor law course or have a familiarity with the National Labor Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.