On the other hand, environmentalists who saw the rule as an improvement over the current George W. ... Whatever its merits as a policy matter, EPA's Transport Rule violates the statute" (Eilperin). ... "The majority opinion is an outlier at odds with the court's own rulings as well as the Clean Air Act," he argued (Eilperin). ... The majority opinion is an outlier at odds with the court's own rulings as well as the Clean Air Act" (Winter). ... Currently, the Bush rule, called the Clean Air Interstate Rule, will stay in place, which phases in emissions reductions graduall...

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The political players involved in this process was Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, Senator Patrick Leahy, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, House GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, speaker John Boehner and President Barrack Obama.3 The political parties involved in this process were Democrat and Republicans, where it was favored among most Democrats in the House and opposed by a majority of the Republicans. ... Opposed to the policy, Cantor offered a separate bill to the reauthorization that left out justice and safety for same sex couples and offered...

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Therefore power, or domination, demands that some individuals rule others. ... Authority legitimized on rational grounds rests, "on a belief in a legality of enacted rules and the right to those elevated to authority under such rules to issue commands." The order in question then consists in a body of generalized rules. These rules are universalistic in that they apply impartially to all persons. ... The staff might try to replace the leader either by letting the leader choose a successor himself or the leader may choose the successor and then allows the majority to recognise the cho...

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The rule, commonly referred to as the "Age 60 Rule", was enacted under the purview of the first administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Elwood Quesada. ... Initially an opponent to the rule, ALPA is now one of its chief supporters. Opponents to the rule, such as Pilots Against Age Discrimination (PAAD) and the Professional Pilots Federation (PPF), claim that the rule is purely for the economical gain of airline companies. ... The day will soon come however, when the majority members of ALPA find themselves reaching the mandatory retirement age and will have to rethink thei...

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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled no on both questions. Question one was ruled no because it would violate the principles of federalism, rule of law, and constitutionalism, individual and minority rights, and democracy outside Quebec and within Canada. Accordingly, if a clear majority were received in Quebec the federal and other provincial governments would be required to negotiate with Quebec. Question two was ruled no because there is no international law that stipulates a right by a faction of a country to secede from the domestic constitution. ... A few examples of some of those bas...

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Etymologically, the term originated from two Greek terms, "demo" which means "people" and "cratus", meaning to rule, hence Democracy as the "rule of the people". ... Representative Government operates under the principles of "Majority rules" and the "Rule of Law". ... Only those who are legally qualified vote, and the majority of the votes cast determine the "titular sovereign" representing the "real sovereign" (people). ... But it's always been that way in a nation ruled by rich white, predominantly Christian elitist men from birth". ... One cannot say however, that their points of view ...

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Judge Black ruled in the plaintiffs favor in April 2014. ... Judge Aleta Arthur Trauger ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in March 2014 (Oyez). ... " This progressive culture argument would eventually become a majority opinion in the Supreme Court. ... The two majority judges claimed that they could not ignore the precedent set by Baker vs Nelson in 1972. ... Therefore, the majority judges in the Sixth Circuit Court Appeals Case ruled in the exact same way as the precedent set before them. ...

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The essential nature of Athenian democracy is that of rule by the many through direct representation. ... While rule by the many came to be, those whom compromised the many deserves further investigation. ... Also, Hansen argues, "Equality before the law is closely connected with the rule of law as the distinguishing mark of democracy as against oligarchy or monarchy" (80). ... As a system of "rule by the many," democracies rely on the exchange of ideas to bring about the most just decisions. ... The often oppressed minority view, which ironically is actually the majority view in Athe...

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The case was consolidated by the District Courts and ruled unconstitutional, then brought to the Supreme Court under Writ of Certiorari on expedited appeal. ... This Act was ruled as unconstitutional and taken down. The majority opinions out ruled the minority opinions with a tally of 6 votes in favor of the City of New York, and 3 votes against. In a majority opinion written by Justice Member John Paul Stevens (one of the majority voters), the court ruled that because the Act allowed the President to amend/repeal parts of an Act using line-item cancellation, it violated the Presentment C...

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The system of government today is parliamentary, where the parliament along with the Council of Ministers creates the majority of laws and holds the majority of executive and legislative power. ... Leaders that ruled in Lebanon: The previous system of government somewhat differs. ... In 1944 the French government recognized Lebanon's self-rule and not until 1945 did Lebanon declare its independence after the last French troops left. ... So, as can be seen, the way Lebanon was ruled before the war, as by the Constitution, gave majority of decision-making power to the president, who co...

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This took place in 1979, a time when Democrats were the Texas majority; only four of the thirty-one members of the Senate being Republican. The 602 bill would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which would keep it from being considered due to lack of support, but if 1149, which is more favorable, gets to the house and then sent back with provisions for 602 only a majority in Senate would pass it. ... The 1149 bill did not receive sufficient votes for the two-thirds majority and was killed in the Senate. ... There has never been any question of our willingness to work under the sam...

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This took place in 1979, a time when Democrats were the Texas majority; only four of the thirty-one members of the Senate being Republican. The 602 bill would require a two-thirds majority in the Senate, which would keep it from being considered due to lack of support, but if 1149, which is more favorable, gets to the house and then sent back with provisions for 602 only a majority in Senate would pass it. ... The 1149 bill did not receive sufficient votes for the two-thirds majority and was killed in the Senate. ... There has never been any question of our willingness to work under the sam...

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Unfortunately for Redmond and his men, however, the Liberals" huge majority resulted in the undermining of the Irish Party's balance of power in the House. With that, the impetus for Home Rule diminished. ... This result re-opened the door for the implementation of a third Home Rule bill for Ireland. ... An overwhelming majority of Irish citizens were contented with the notion of Home Rule and were willing to wait until the end of WW1 for it to be implemented. ... By astute negotiation, John Redmond and his Home Rule Party were to gain great influence in this organisation. ...

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By use of these sets of rules, corporate ethical values have improved tremendously. ... Nevertheless, with these rules firmly in place, matters have been simplified and there is a common language at use. ... He does so due to the trust that before its publication, rigorous scrutiny had been done and what was finally printed met the needs of a majority of business people. ... It also promotes a principle-based rather than a rules-based philosophy. ... The ease with which the financial records will be interpreted by a vast majority of citizens of different countries who are willing to invest ha...

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The severe personal, societal, and humanitarian consequences that occur when their philosophy is applied to the lower and middle class majority demonstrate this deficiency. The middle and lower class majority cannot afford, neither economically nor socially, to be non-conformists as Emerson and Thoreau prescribe. ... Unfortunately for the majority, the cost of imprisonment is quite a bit more considerable. ... Both authors also argue that everyone has an obligation to act based solely on his/her own will, without regard to societal rules and laws, even going so far as to act in opposition to...

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Rousseau on the other hand believed that once people gave into the social contract, people are obliged to follow the majority rule, and only when the majority revolted could the government be overthrown. ... He believes in a direct democracy where society as a whole votes on the laws and the majority vote was what rules the people. There is no separation of powers, and the minority opinion is assumed to follow the majority rule's vote. ... If there is equality amongst the people, as ruled by the government, then there is no fighting because everyone has exactly what they need. ...

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He was an autocratic ruler at the head of a police state, Hafez Al Assad was careful not to let anyone become powerful enough to challenge him, for the 30 years that he ruled Syria he kept potential enemies at bay by creating division among the people who were in a position to challenge him. ... President Bashar al-Assad has been in power since 2000 when he succeeded his father Hafez al Assad who had ruled with an Iron fist for more than a quarter of a century. ... Almost 10 years later, protests broke out in March of 2011, the majority of the protesters were jailed or beaten or, in som...

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He continues with this thought, saying that the American clergy "are aware of the intellectual power exercised by the majority. ... He is making the argument that while the separation of church and state is a favorable policy for a strong democracy, what really makes the American church so unique and wonderful is its ability to listen to the majority, and amend itself based on what the public is asking of it. ... In theory, the system allowed the poverty-stricken to have the chance to rise out of financial and social mediocrity without being bombarded by rules and regulations, which was an att...

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If constitution is the ultimate rule book for U.S., we must not ignore the or else The First Amendment of the constitution would be useless. ... As it is stated in the constitution, limiting the media would be breaking the ultimate rule of our nation. ... Study shows that majority of 53% believe that viewing portrayals of violence in television, books, films and newspaper stories makes people more likely "to do something violent." ... As you can see, majority of the people in America believe that media violence shall be limited in order prevent youth crime or distribution of knowledge in crim...

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Khubilai believed it was his duty to unify the entire world under Mongol rule. ... To do this he favored Buddhism, which unified his country because the majority of the population was Buddhist. ... While unification was essential, so was his rule, because it prevented dangerous uprisings. Khubilai Khan ruled his conquered territories with the general goal of appealing to the majority, which were the Han-Chinese. ... Khubilai Khan had a vision of the whole world, united under Mongol rule. ...

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If the vast majority of people wish to have agent centered, self focused, projects, then surely that is human nature, and to deny that which is natural, must naturally be wrong. ... The majority of people, whether they agree that it is morally impermissible to kill other people or not, believe that they have a right to life and to not be killed. ... This right best forms into a rule, or better stated as a guideline, that no person should kill another person through action nor inaction except for in circumstances where a person has either given consent to be killed. ... This distinction can be ...

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While the culture preferred by the majority of individuals is the person culture, because the centre point of the organisation is that of the individual. But this theory does not agree with the majority, because it is not possible for the workers to share a common culture if their departments are broken down into separate cultures. ... Plus, the stronger the culture is, then the less need there is for in-depth measures and rules, because employees will follow the culture unconsciously. ... Additionally it states a set of informal rules that helps members identify with fellow workers and als...

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Introduction Malaysia is a country that practices Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy since achieving independence from British rule on August 31, 1957. ... France was then ruled by Louis XVI who proclaimed "I am the state" which means that he is the absolute authority in the country. ... It consists of members from political parties which won the majority of seats in the elections and is headed by the Prime Minister. ... However, it is necessary to bear in mind that the party that won the majority of seats in Parliament forms the Cabinet. ... Thus, the question of the execu...

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This scenario favours the formation of large majorities that will take over power. ... That or the majority will be too big to be homogenous in it. ... The complexities of a representative democracy are further seen in that Madison makes a point to discuss laws and rules that should be in place to guard small groups against majority ones. ... He also made a case for elections, essentially the majority principle that makes it possible for the will of the majority to prevail over the minority. That solution formed another problem, the possibility of the tyranny of the majority. ...

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The rule by the people. ... The decision of these expert" representative are ambiguous in the sense that one is not sure if a majority vote in these assemblies really do represent the wishes of the entire populace as in most cases they vote in party lines, they are basically putting the party interest before that of their constituents. ... More over the more decisions made by the majority the more individuals obtain satisfaction. ... And what is off limit to the majority?". ... Similarly, in Denmark were the people were given the vote on whether to join the euro, which they voted against, had ...

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