Sentence examples for compelled citizens from inspiring English sources

A law signed last year by Museveni compelled citizens to report suspected homosexual activity to the police, triggering increased levels of prejudice, violence and discrimination against the gay community.

In February last year, President Yoweri Museveni signed a law that not only outlawed homosexual acts, but also compelled citizens to report suspected homosexual activity to the police, triggering increased levels of prejudice, violence and discrimination against the gay community.

A law signed last year by President Yoweri Museveni compelled citizens to report suspected homosexual activity to the police, triggering increased levels of prejudice, violence and discrimination against the gay community.

A law signed last year by Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, compelled citizens to report suspected homosexual activity to the police, triggering increased levels of violence and discrimination against the gay community.

But it wasn't until February that president Yoweri Museveni signed a law that not only outlawed homosexual acts, but also compelled citizens to report suspected homosexual activity to the police, triggering increased levels of prejudice, violence and discrimination against the gay community.

What about the narrower claim, that the state can't compel citizens to buy a specific product, namely health insurance?

The prayers in Greece are constitutional, the defenders say, because they may be delivered by anyone, and the town does not compel citizens to pray.

Last week, officials in Namangan restricted the sale of gasoline and closed cafes to compel citizens into fields to pick cotton, which in Uzbekistan is done by hand.

Even the Federalists would have been surprised that a future Congress could examine the Commerce Clause — all 16 words of it — and discover the authority to compel citizens to buy health insurance policies.

In a year that was full of turning points, the Union war effort had reached yet another: the federal government now had the power to override state officials and compel citizens to serve.

Where does the constitution empower mere legislators to compel citizens to buy something they do not want?And what better way, when such questions arise, than to entrust the answer to nine upstanding judges, appointed for life and therefore impervious to subornation or political interference?