“All citizens including women are equally admissible to all public dignities, offices, and employments, according to their capacity, and with no other distinction than that of their virtues and talents.” VirtueTalentCitizensOfficeCapacityDignityIncludingEqualityEmploymentDistinctionWomens Rights Author:Olympe de Gouges
“One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are letting people in, when the FBI can't vet them, it puts American citizens at risk.” PeoplePresidentRiskHappenedCitizensAuthorityAspectBillsIncludingEightBackgroundsChecksBarackRefugeeGangBlanketFbiPresident Barack ObamaAmerican CitizensVetsBackground ChecksSyrian Refugees Author:Ted Cruz
“I want to do things that haven’t been done, including fixing and making our inner cities better for the African-American citizens that are so great, and for the Latinos, Hispanics, and I look forward to doing it. It’s called make America great again.” WantLooksDoneAmericaCitiesHavensCitizensIncludingAfrican AmericanLatinoFixingAmerican CitizensInner City Author:Donald Trump
“I think it is right for Canadians to be asked to show their faces when they're taking the oath. On revocation of citizenship, we do not let people who have criminal records, including convictions for terrorism, become either permanent residents or citizens. I think there is a limit beyond which someone has really cashed in their chips in terms of their allegiance to Canada.” PeopleThinkingShowsFacesTermRecordsCitizensLimitsIncludingConvictionTerrorismCriminalsPermanentCanadaCitizenshipChipsAllegianceOathResidents Author:Chris Alexander
“[Subjects of the targeted killings] are supposed to be high-level Al Qaeda operatives that pose an imminent threat to the U.S. and American personnel and citizens. There's supposed to be no way to capture them. The "kill list" is calculated in the "terror Tuesdays" at the White House every week, where the President and his advisors - including CIA - "nominate" people to be on the kill list.” PeopleWayHousePresidentWhiteLevelsWeekSubjectsCitizensThreatKillingIncludingTerrorListsSupposed To BeWhite HouseAlsCaptureCiaAl QaedaHigh LevelTuesdayPersonnelAdvisors Author:Medea Benjamin
“In Cuba the elections for the powers of the State comes from the people, first it comes from meetings of the citizens at the base. In Cuba we call them blocks, the divisions of a city that is the term we use. Several blocks of neighborhoods that live in the same area gather in assemblies that are stipulated by law. In those assemblies the people choose freely among themselves who will represent them. The criteria takes into account the candidates characteristics, including if they are hardworking, If they are good people, if they have a clean past, and money has no bearing on who is nominated.” PeopleIfsFirstsStatesUsePastLawTermCitiesCitizensAreasAccountsElectionCleanMeetingsIncludingBlockCharacteristicsCandidatesNeighborhoodDivisionGood PeopleCriteriaCubaAssemblyHardworking Author:Alejandro Castro Espin