Citizens enjoy a wide range of civil and political rights guaranteed by the constitution.

In accordance with its rights under the Constitution, in 1996 the Nevis Island Administration under the Concerned Citizens ' Movement ( CCM ) of Premier Vance Amory initiated steps towards secession from the Federation, the most recent being a referendum in 1998 that failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for secession.

Citizens ' entitlements to a safe environment, housing, education, and health care are included in the bill of rights, and are known as secondary constitutional rights.

Citizens had to be provided with the necessary knowledge to exercise their freedom and understand the rights and laws that guaranteed their enjoyment.

On July 7, 2012, at their annual convention, the National Council of the Japanese American Citizens League unanimously ratified the Power of Words Handbook, calling for the use of "... truthful and accurate terms, and retiring the misleading euphemisms created by the government to cover up the denial of Constitutional and human rights, the force, oppressive conditions, and racism against 120, 000 innocent people of Japanese ancestry locked up in America ’ s World War II concentration camps.

Through the RCNL, Howard led campaigns to expose brutality by the Mississippi state highway patrol and to encourage blacks to make deposits in the black-owned Tri-State Bank of Nashville which, in turn, gave loans to civil rights activists who were victims of a " credit squeeze " by the White Citizens ' Councils.

Since the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010, upholding the rights of corporations to make political expenditures under the First Amendment, there have been several calls for a US Constitutional amendment to abolish Corporate Personhood.

In 1969, Szasz and the Church of Scientology co-founded the Citizens Commission on Human Rights ( CCHR ) with the aim of helping to " clean up " the field of human rights abuses.

DC citizens ask for restoration of all elections, full Congressional representation, and all nationally standard rights for full US Citizens.

Several Million US Citizens on US Bases have rights restored, while 600, 000 US Citizens of Washington, DC, do not.

All other lawful US Citizens disenfranchised ( prior voting rights actively removed by State or Federal Government ) have had their Voting Rights restored, except for Washington, DC Citizens.

Yet Maryland Law permitting the land transfer for the establishment of Washington, DC, stipulated that the rights of the Maryland Citizens continue for these citizens transferred, such as voting rights.

Given the variety of laws passed by Congress to disenfranchise US Citizens in Washington, DC or on US Bases, it is nearly impossible to thoroughly summarize two hundred years of history of disenfranchisement and alienation of in alienable rights, for Local, State and Federal Rights levels in these places.

Because Maryland was extremely interested that the national capital be near Maryland, it did little to protect rights of Maryland Citizens converted into Washington, DC Citizens.

DC Citizens are full US Citizens, and if they move to another State have full voting rights in that State.

** Citizens with full legal and political rights, i. e. adult free men born legitimately of citizen parents.

** Citizens without formal political rights, but full legal rights: the citizens ' female relatives and underage children, whose political rights and interests were represented, and property held in trust, by their adult male relatives.

Notable contemporary American stage sketch comedy groups include The Second City, the Upright Citizens Brigade and The Groundlings.

Canada has two special-interest groups representing the debate, who frequently argue the issue in the media: the Monarchist League of Canada and Citizens for a Canadian Republic.

The first World Social Forum was held from 25 January to 30 January 2001 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, organized by many groups including the French Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens ( ATTAC ).

Two groups emerged in the community: " Save our Schools and Community ", a group supporting construction of a new school, and " Concerned Citizens for Lyle's Future ", a group opposing the construction of a new school in favor of other less expensive solutions.

CAIR works in close cooperation with other civic and civil liberties groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, NAACP, Hispanic Unity, Organization of Chinese Americans, Japanese American Citizens League, Sikh Mediawatch, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, and Resource Task Force.

Several other groups including the Gun Owners of America and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, while smaller in size, are also politically active.

Major media outlets observed the support Wallace received from extremist groups such as White Citizens ' Councils.

In 1962, Faubus broke with the White Citizens ' Councils and other rightist groups, who preferred, but did not officially endorse, U. S. Representative Dale Alford in that year's gubernatorial primary.

Citizens, visitors, academics, environmentalists, local businesspeople and Jewish groups have opposed the development with some success, winning a lengthy and bitter public inquiry in 2003.

His legislative work has won him awards from a variety of groups such as the Wisconsin and American Farm Bureaus, US Chamber of Commerce, NFIB, NRA, Wisconsin Builders Association, State Medical Society, Citizens Against Government Waste, Watchdogs of the Treasury, and the Seniors Coalition.

Other interest groups Berkley has received High ratings from Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants, and Defenders of Wildlife Fund.

Citizens and groups are welcome to send in comments helping the agency identify the issues it must address in the EIS ( or EA ).

Anti-tax advocacy groups such as Citizens Against Government Waste, the Concord Coalition, and the National Taxpayers Union consistently rated Chabot as one of the most anti-tax members of Congress.

* Citizens, business, industry, tribes, government and environmental groups combined to oversee the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille river system

He also organized with civil rights groups — including Chinese for Affirmative Action, Japanese American Citizens League and the California National Organization for Women — to boycott companies like ProFlowers, Sleep Train and Domino's Pizza that advertise on Limbaugh's talk show.

In October 1903 the local Citizens ' Alliance groups were united by a national called the Citizens ' Industrial Alliance of America.

Citizens of all religions and ethnic groups were given the same rights and had the same freedom of religion, women had the same rights as men, and slavery was abolished ( 550 BC ).

The Tax Foundation has received funding from ExxonMobil and from conservative political groups such as the Koch Family Foundations, the Earhart Foundation, and Citizens for a Sound Economy.

Throughout her time on council, she was a member of the Independent Citizens ' Election Committee, an unofficial alliance of right-wing and pro-development interest groups in the city ( McGonigal's husband was a prominent Winnipeg-area developer ).

His progressive stances on budget, spending, and taxes have earned him high ratings from interest groups like Citizens for Tax Justice, an organization advocating fair taxes for middle and low-income families.

Citizens UK ( formerly the Citizens Organising Foundation ) established citizens groups in Liverpool, North Wales, the Black Country, Sheffield, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London.

The tactics of Social Movement Unionism have been utilised, insofar as the campaign organisers have worked closely with, for example, The East London Citizens Organisation ( TELCO ), which has brought in members of faith groups and other trade union branches.

Citizens of the United States who, on April 15, are not in the United States or Puerto Rico, are allowed an extension of time until June 15 for filing the return for the preceding calendar year.

In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement after his split with Garry Davis ' movement Citizens of the World, which the surrealist André Breton was also a member.

Citizens of Lampsacus erected an altar to Mind and Truth in his memory, and observed the anniversary of his death for many years.

In early 2011, the City Council created an ad hoc America's Cup Citizens Advisory Committee to look for ways that Alameda could draw interest from teams and potential spectators.

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He served for two and a half years as Deputy Sheriff in the Valencia County Citizens ' Patrol ; during that time he personally purchased and donated three highway patrol pursuit cars.

Gerald Vaughan, a government minister, tried to halve government funding for the Citizens Advice Bureau, apparently because Joan Ruddock, CND's chair, was employed part-time at his local bureau.

* Citizens ' Committee for Children

Upon presenting the painting to the convention, he said " Citizens, the people were again calling for their friend ; their desolate voice was heard: David, take up your brushes .., avenge Marat ...

In May 2005 the Canadian province of British Columbia had a referendum on abolishing single-member district plurality in favour of multi-member districts with the Single Transferable Vote system after the Citizens ' Assembly on Electoral Reform made a recommendation for the reform.

* The Citizens ' Assembly on Electoral Reform says the new proportional electoral system it proposes for British Columbia will improve the practice of democracy in the province.

In 1993, Kemp, Bennett, Kirkpatrick and financial backer Theodore Forstmann co-founded the free market advocacy group Empower America, which later merged with Citizens for a Sound Economy to form Freedom Works.

Funding for the film was provided by " Citizens for Honest Government ," to which Jerry Falwell paid $ 200, 000 in 1994 and 1995.

In 1995 Citizens for Honest Government interviewed two Arkansas state troopers, Roger Perry and Larry Patterson, regarding the murder conspiracy about Vincent Foster.

It was subsequently revealed, however, that the silhouetted journalist was, in fact, Patrick Matrisciana, the producer of the video and president of Citizens for Honest Government.

Citizens are not allowed to possess an odachi unless it is for ceremonial purposes.

On 13 September, Prime Minister Otmar Hasler confirmed to Parliament that his government was drafting a bill for Parliament based on the compromise reached between the Prince and the Citizens ' Forum.

Militia was an alternative name for the Citizens ' Military Forces ( CMF ), the reserve units of the Australian Army between 1901 and 1980.

In consequence my Government desires that the Government of the United States guarantee with its forces security for the property of American Citizens in Nicaragua and that it extend its protection to all the inhabitants of the Republic. United States Marines occupied Nicaragua from 1912 to 1933, except for a nine-month period beginning in 1925.

Citizens of many countries and all continents came to Shanghai to live and work during the ensuing decades ; those who stayed for long periods – some for generations – called themselves " Shanghailanders ".