L. 97 35, § 1224, inserted provisions respecting alternative telecommunications services.
Where once political correctness meant navigating the shoals of gender and ethnic sensitivity, today it means denying overwhelming scientific evidence of the human causes of climate change in the name of respecting alternative explanations.
At the final workshop, ground rules were agreed about keeping participants' opinions and disclosures confidential to the workshop participants alone and respecting alternative viewpoints.
"I worry we look like the mirror image of the ERG - intransigent... not willing to respect the alternative point of view".
For those who want to influence the debate, respect for alternative views as well as technical skills are necessary.
It said that in its view Ferrari did not overstep the mark, but he had been reminded of the sensitivities of the issue "and the need to respect alternative opinions".
I don't presume to be privy to all of the details the committee was, but it is not at all clear why this initiative should require the establishment of another lab when there is an extant, respected alternative.
He was not just a dynamic lecturer whose clear thinking and explanations illuminated complex concepts, but his ability to interact with students, engage in lively discussions and respect alternative views made him a very popular professor.
Instead, we need to respect proposals for alternative approaches that Honduran human-rights advocates and the opposition are beginning to formulate.
Instead, Mr Morsi and his allies would do better to respect alternative opinions and stop treating political opponents as mortal enemies conspiring with godless Westerners to do them down.Time to leave the streetsAs a conciliatory gesture, Mr Morsi could use his powers of appointment to ensure that parliament's upper house, the Shura Council, becomes more representative.
Offering vocational training as a recognized and respected alternative career route will create a workforce with the skills the economy will increasingly need, many of which colleges and universities simply cannot deliver.
