They issued China's first funeral-related legislation in 1985, commanding citizens to "reject superstitious funerary customs and advocate frugal and reasonable ones".
At Xin Min Food Market in Beijing, red banners hang from the ceiling of the hangar-size warehouse, commanding citizens and vendors alike to "Guarantee the Safety of Our Food," "Make Our Lives More Civilized" and "Build a Green Homeland".
In Beijing, four years ago, the government commanded its citizens to stop driving or firing up factories; it destroyed houses for highways and built the world's largest airport terminal with no debate.
Johan van der Does, also called Janus Dousa (born Dec. 5, 1545, Noordwijk, Spanish Habsburg domain [now in the Netherlands] died Oct. 8, 1604, The Hague) Dutch statesman, jonkheer (squire) of Noordwijk, poet, and historian who commanded the citizens' resistance movement during the Spanish siege of Leiden (1573 74); he was also the first curator of the Leiden University.
Johan van der Does, also called Janus Dousa, (born Dec. 5, 1545, Noordwijk, Spanish Habsburg domain [now in the Netherlands] died Oct. 8, 1604, The Hague), Dutch statesman, jonkheer (squire) of Noordwijk, poet, and historian who commanded the citizens' resistance movement during the Spanish siege of Leiden (1573 74); he was also the first curator of the Leiden University.
The final minutes see families separated by the DMZ reunited, weeping with joy; whether tearing spouses apart over a manmade line in the sand or recasting a loyal servant as a traitor, the state commands its citizens' reality, in parts North and South.
Some commanded their fellow citizens to calm down as the first of the two towers collapsed, and then the second, and panic spread on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Your law-makers have commanded all good citizens to engage in this hellish sport.
Because a few of the older tenants were around during working hours on a weekday, it is misrepresentation to describe our community as "God's Waiting Room". Even if we were a senior citizen retirement home, and we are not, I feel senior citizens command a little respect and the right to live with dignity.
How can the city have the moral authority to command from its citizens that they respect and obey the city's laws if its council members demean individuals merely because they insist that the council obey the supreme law of the state?
