In fact, Congress's priority in both cases has been to avoid making the politically tough decision of who should and who should not be protected by discrimination statutes, which explains both the loose wording of the original laws and the reluctance of Congress to intervene with more specific legislation later.

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Just because countryside is not nationally designated does not mean it should not be valued and protected.

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Why do so many people believe that singers and songwriters should not be paid for their work or protected from theft?

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Stateless people in our country should be protected, they are not criminals, and should not be treated as such.

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Hornaday, and in the Deep Ecology movement, associated with Arne Naess, a Norwegian philosopher and mountaineer, who, in the early seventies, noticed that some environmentalists had begun arguing that no species was of greater worth than another, and that ecosystems should be protected for their own sake, not simply to benefit mankind.

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Take the distinction that some make between deposit-taking institutions, which should be protected, and wholesale-funded entities, which should not.

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She insisted that religious freedom would be protected, adding that "the views of people of faith should not be marginalised and should be fully respected".

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The health and safety of individuals with special needs should be carefully protected and creative solutions to raising revenue can help ensure drastic cuts do not harm their access to services and benefits.

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