Kennedy put the struggle for equal rights in a historic context, building on the 1967 Loving vs. Virginia decision that struck down interracial-marriage bans and the gender-discrimination rulings of the 1970s, which eliminated laws that gave wives lesser rights than husbands.
The structural barriers should be eliminated: laws, facilities' coverage, and user fees that prevent adolescent girls and young women from accessing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services.
Retrospective studies, for example, have demonstrated that severely diminished (or eliminated) law enforcement and park management resources, results in significantly decreased animal populations due to poaching (Jachmann and Billiouw 1997; Hilborn et al. 2006; Leader-Williams et al. 1990).
So, let's celebrate champions of peace, love and hope – and eliminate laws that enable armed vigilantes like George Zimmerman.
Similarly, even those who believe that abortion is morally permissible in certain circumstances may consistently object to proposals to relax or eliminate laws against it.
The president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, has announced a huge project called "Le Grand Paris" that includes not just building multi-billion dollar subway lines but also the construction of tall buildings, which requires eliminating laws against towers.
The European Union, which Turkey has applied to join, has pressed the country to ease or eliminate laws and policies that discriminate against non-Muslim religious groups, including restrictions on land ownership.
TALLAHASSEE (The Borowitz Report)—Arguing that its current system of laws is out of step with life in today's Florida, a growing chorus of lawmakers in the state are arguing for a measure that would eliminate laws altogether.
Privacy was one of the big stumbling blocks for legislation to eliminate laws, some dating from the Depression era, that kept banks, insurance companies and brokerage firms from comingling their businesses.
But that country's white minority government resisted broader demands to improve the quality of life for black South Africans, and to eliminate laws and customs that impede social, economic and political justice.
If we were really wise, we should also eliminate laws like those against "price gouging" that stand in the way of goods and services moving toward where they are most highly valued.
