Perhaps international institutions should start closer to home by applying democratic principles in their own governance structures.
We amended our Constitution to extend the democratic principles that we hold dear.
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Taft claimed he was acting to protect American security and promote democratic principles.
This is precisely what a nation based on democratic principles should be doing.
To Sean Trende, the senior elections analyst at RealClearPolitics, the concept doesn't violate democratic principles, but he called it a bad idea.
Not one of Egypt's opposition parties applies its democratic principles to itself.
Rather, it is incumbent on President Uribe and like-minded leaders to select and support an equally incorruptible candidate who embraces solid democratic principles.
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Under a voluntary "peer review" scheme, AU members are expected to ensure that each other's governments adhere to democratic principles and sound economic practice.
It was founded on 5 May 1949 by 10 countries and seeks to develop Europe-wide common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts.
And one of the points that the President made when he hosted President Elbegdorj in the Oval Office in June is that Mongolia has an activist approach to strengthening democratic principles throughout the world.
Harymurti, the vice-president of the Press Council of Indonesia, described how his country managed, after several unsuccessful attempts, to enact constitutional amendments guaranteeing fundamental democratic principles and in particular freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
Mrs Clinton is also already showing a worrying willingness to sacrifice her Third Way principles to appease the Democratic base.
"I don't expect Democratic leaders to compromise on their principles, and they don't expect me to compromise on mine, " he said.
Iraq had a political process established, a democratic process, and adoption of the principles of elections and the transfer -- peaceful transfer of authority.
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Democratic ideals and concepts of popular participation are closely linked with principles of competition and the free-market economy.
From slavery to the civil rights movement, black social action offered the nation the opportunity -- and template -- for transforming democratic rhetoric into uplifting deeds that brought America closer to its founding principles.
Special envoy Annan has drafted a transition plan that we feel embodies the principles needed for any political transition in Syria leading to a peaceful, democratic and representative outcome that reflects the will of the Syrian people.
But the fact is that the transition plans that Kofi Annan has drafted embodies the principles needed for any political transition in Syria to lead to a peaceful, democratic and representative outcome that reflects the will of the Syrian people.
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