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We ’ll ask the judge to compel DOJ to finally reveal documents they’ve been hiding, including their strategic plan to carry out President Biden’s federal election scheme. – Stewart Whitson	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Asking the questions is important because it frames the issue for the American people so that they can continue to reflect on it as they make decisions, i don't think we're going to see much in the way of success on oversight until we've got power to compel it. In the meantime, we just need to make sure that we're describing for the American people what is happening in as much detail and as clearly as we can. – Dan Bishop	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We could do a variety of things to try and compel, but the main thing is Scott Perry should come in and not try and hide the truth, we need to get to the bottom of this to protect our Constitution and system of government. – Zoe Lofgren	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We often see attempts on campuses to compel speech under the guise of 'inclusion'. Policies like these can put students in situations where they no longer feel they are able to speak freely. This type of policy opens the door for a culture of censorship. – Cherise Trump	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Today, I stood up for Upstate NY families who tragically lost 20 people in the tragic Schoharie County limo crash that could have been avoided had the FBI not turned a blind eye to the criminal actions of the driver – an FBI informant – and his company's long history of negligence. It is part of Congress' job to conduct proper oversight of the FBI's activities, and I will not hesitate to compel all FBI documents regarding the tragic Schoharie County limo crash with a Congressional subpoena next year in a Republican Majority. – Elise Stefanik	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Colorado has weaponized its law to silence speech it disagrees with, to compel speech it approves of, and to punish anyone who dares to dissent, colorado’s law — and others like it — are a clear and present danger to every American’s constitutionally protected freedoms and the very existence of a diverse and free nation. – Kristen Waggoner	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We need lines that would force us to talk with each other, that force us to share ideas and understandings. The way these lines are being drawn now, it doesn't compel a person to look outside of their party lines. – Eddie Bernice Johnson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions. One man’s religion neither harms nor helps another man. It is assuredly no part of religion to compel religion, to which free will and not force should lead us. – Tertullian	added by Normando 2 years ago
When state and government have gone, laws must go. People who speak of “laws” in a communistic society, think perhaps only of those general rules of sensible and noble conduct which every good man finds it easy to observe. But in that case they use a wrong word. A law is a rule connected with an apparatus to compel obedience. Behind the law stand the court, the sheriff, the police, the hangman, etc., and who wants them? None, we guess. – Johann Most	added by anonymous 2 years ago
If you're a ransomware actor, your goal is to inflict as much pain as possible to compel these companies to pay you, this is beyond cybersecurity only, this is now a cyber-physical event where actual, physical-world processes get halted. When you can target companies in those environments, clearly that's where the most pain is felt because that's where they make money. – Katell Thielemann	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The current circumstances compel an outside review to not only restore public trust, preserve the safety of our community but also provide confidence in the outcome. – Rob Bonta	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If a majority are capable of preferring their own private interest, or that of their families, counties, and party, to that of the nation collectively, some provision must be made in the constitution, in favor of justice, to compel all to respect the common right, the public good, the universal law, in preference to all private and partial considerations... And that the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of history... To remedy the dangers attendant upon the arbitrary use of power, checks, however multiplied, will scarcely avail without an explicit admission some limitation of the right of the majority to exercise sovereign authority over the individual citizen... In popular governments [democracies], minorities [individuals] constantly run much greater risk of suffering from arbitrary power than in absolute monarchies... – John Adams	added by Normando 3 years ago
Govt office staffs have agreed that COVID is a fake propaganda, but they are forced to wear masks and also compel visitors to wear masks or else they pay penality and even lose jobs. – Mukaibar Shah	added by anonymous 3 years ago
Catch those Stupids who wear masks and compel others also to wear Covid masks and throw them out from the society because their stupidity is one of the biggest threats to the humanity. – Mukaibar Shah	added by anonymous 3 years ago
While his next appearance before the Legislature was delayed until late February, it is my full expectation that he provides answers by the time of his testimony, otherwise he can anticipate an unpleasant and uncomfortable hearing. Without answers by then, I will support a move to compel the information from DOH. – James Skoufis	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The objective of this documentary is to keep JonBenet’s case in the spotlight, we hope it can keep memories fresh for people who may know anything. Maybe it can compel someone to come out and share information that they’ve been holding on to for 24 years. – John Andrew	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
You waited eight months before asking to compel arbitration, you requested and obtained substantive relief ... In those circumstances, why isn’t the right to arbitration, to the extent it exists, waived? – Denny Chin	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
What White House could have done is to go to court to try to compel the attendance and White House officials didn't do that, white House officials didn't do White House officials. White House officials just blew right through White House officials and accused the president of doing something improper by simply invoking executive privilege which every President has done. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The star impel but don't compel! – Cecil B. DeMille	added by anonymous 4 years ago
We invite others to join the international effort to demand and compel an immediate end to China's horrific campaign of repression, history will judge the international community for how we respond to this attack on human rights and fundamental freedoms. – State John Sullivan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Most of us can not compel our local election jurisdictions to update their equipment. – Jared Dearing	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It would be hard for me -- and I am not saying I couldn't do it and I am not saying my patriotic duty may compel me to do it -- but my character, what activates me, motivates me is building teams and surrounding John Hickenlooper with really talented people, taking big bites out of major challenges and then doing them. – John Hickenlooper	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I used to say what's it going to take -- a fan to die before major league owners and the commissioner finally do something ? what will compel them to... extend the netting down the line ? Well, of course, last year a fan died and they said nothing and, up until now, they've done nothing and now this poor little girl got hurt. – Andy Zlotnick	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Iran's actions are conducted in a manner which are both understood by the world to be conducted by Iran, but not to the extent that the international community can justify a response. In this way, the actions are attributable but deniable, attacks against oil tankers produce tremendous publicity for Iran and raise oil prices. The latter has a direct, if temporary, impact on the economies of China and Western Europe, and Iran likely believes this will compel them to pressure the U.S. to make concessions to avoid future such attacks. – Norman Roule	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

We ’ll ask the judge to compel DOJ to finally reveal documents they’ve been hiding, including their strategic plan to carry out President Biden’s federal election scheme.

– Stewart Whitson

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Asking the questions is important because it frames the issue for the American people so that they can continue to reflect on it as they make decisions, i don't think we're going to see much in the way of success on oversight until we've got power to compel it. In the meantime, we just need to make sure that we're describing for the American people what is happening in as much detail and as clearly as we can.

– Dan Bishop

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We could do a variety of things to try and compel, but the main thing is Scott Perry should come in and not try and hide the truth, we need to get to the bottom of this to protect our Constitution and system of government.

– Zoe Lofgren

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We often see attempts on campuses to compel speech under the guise of 'inclusion'. Policies like these can put students in situations where they no longer feel they are able to speak freely. This type of policy opens the door for a culture of censorship.

– Cherise Trump

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Today, I stood up for Upstate NY families who tragically lost 20 people in the tragic Schoharie County limo crash that could have been avoided had the FBI not turned a blind eye to the criminal actions of the driver – an FBI informant – and his company's long history of negligence. It is part of Congress' job to conduct proper oversight of the FBI's activities, and I will not hesitate to compel all FBI documents regarding the tragic Schoharie County limo crash with a Congressional subpoena next year in a Republican Majority.

– Elise Stefanik

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Colorado has weaponized its law to silence speech it disagrees with, to compel speech it approves of, and to punish anyone who dares to dissent, colorado’s law — and others like it — are a clear and present danger to every American’s constitutionally protected freedoms and the very existence of a diverse and free nation.

– Kristen Waggoner

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We need lines that would force us to talk with each other, that force us to share ideas and understandings. The way these lines are being drawn now, it doesn't compel a person to look outside of their party lines.

– Eddie Bernice Johnson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions. One man’s religion neither harms nor helps another man. It is assuredly no part of religion to compel religion, to which free will and not force should lead us.

– Tertullian

added by Normando
2 years ago

When state and government have gone, laws must go. People who speak of “laws” in a communistic society, think perhaps only of those general rules of sensible and noble conduct which every good man finds it easy to observe. But in that case they use a wrong word. A law is a rule connected with an apparatus to compel obedience. Behind the law stand the court, the sheriff, the police, the hangman, etc., and who wants them? None, we guess.

– Johann Most

added by anonymous
2 years ago

If you're a ransomware actor, your goal is to inflict as much pain as possible to compel these companies to pay you, this is beyond cybersecurity only, this is now a cyber-physical event where actual, physical-world processes get halted. When you can target companies in those environments, clearly that's where the most pain is felt because that's where they make money.

– Katell Thielemann

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The current circumstances compel an outside review to not only restore public trust, preserve the safety of our community but also provide confidence in the outcome.

– Rob Bonta

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If a majority are capable of preferring their own private interest, or that of their families, counties, and party, to that of the nation collectively, some provision must be made in the constitution, in favor of justice, to compel all to respect the common right, the public good, the universal law, in preference to all private and partial considerations... And that the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of history... To remedy the dangers attendant upon the arbitrary use of power, checks, however multiplied, will scarcely avail without an explicit admission some limitation of the right of the majority to exercise sovereign authority over the individual citizen... In popular governments [democracies], minorities [individuals] constantly run much greater risk of suffering from arbitrary power than in absolute monarchies...

– John Adams

added by Normando
3 years ago

Govt office staffs have agreed that COVID is a fake propaganda, but they are forced to wear masks and also compel visitors to wear masks or else they pay penality and even lose jobs.

– Mukaibar Shah

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Catch those Stupids who wear masks and compel others also to wear Covid masks and throw them out from the society because their stupidity is one of the biggest threats to the humanity.

– Mukaibar Shah

added by anonymous
3 years ago

While his next appearance before the Legislature was delayed until late February, it is my full expectation that he provides answers by the time of his testimony, otherwise he can anticipate an unpleasant and uncomfortable hearing. Without answers by then, I will support a move to compel the information from DOH.

– James Skoufis

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The objective of this documentary is to keep JonBenet’s case in the spotlight, we hope it can keep memories fresh for people who may know anything. Maybe it can compel someone to come out and share information that they’ve been holding on to for 24 years.

– John Andrew

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

You waited eight months before asking to compel arbitration, you requested and obtained substantive relief ... In those circumstances, why isn’t the right to arbitration, to the extent it exists, waived?

– Denny Chin

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

What White House could have done is to go to court to try to compel the attendance and White House officials didn't do that, white House officials didn't do White House officials. White House officials just blew right through White House officials and accused the president of doing something improper by simply invoking executive privilege which every President has done.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The star impel but don't compel!

– Cecil B. DeMille

added by anonymous
4 years ago

We invite others to join the international effort to demand and compel an immediate end to China's horrific campaign of repression, history will judge the international community for how we respond to this attack on human rights and fundamental freedoms.

– State John Sullivan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Most of us can not compel our local election jurisdictions to update their equipment.

– Jared Dearing

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It would be hard for me -- and I am not saying I couldn't do it and I am not saying my patriotic duty may compel me to do it -- but my character, what activates me, motivates me is building teams and surrounding John Hickenlooper with really talented people, taking big bites out of major challenges and then doing them.

– John Hickenlooper

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I used to say what's it going to take -- a fan to die before major league owners and the commissioner finally do something ? what will compel them to... extend the netting down the line ? Well, of course, last year a fan died and they said nothing and, up until now, they've done nothing and now this poor little girl got hurt.

– Andy Zlotnick

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Iran's actions are conducted in a manner which are both understood by the world to be conducted by Iran, but not to the extent that the international community can justify a response. In this way, the actions are attributable but deniable, attacks against oil tankers produce tremendous publicity for Iran and raise oil prices. The latter has a direct, if temporary, impact on the economies of China and Western Europe, and Iran likely believes this will compel them to pressure the U.S. to make concessions to avoid future such attacks.

– Norman Roule

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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