Cameron, and others less combatively, complain that Juncker is being imposed by a parliamentary coup, usurping the prerogative of national leaders to agree on the nomination.
But whereas Giddens saw civil society as one leg of a three-legged stool, resting in essential balance with government and the economy, the suspicion of many in the voluntary sector was – and remains – that Hilton saw big society as usurping government.
Far from usurping the democratic process and narrowing voters' options, super PACs are actually adding to them, argues Bradley Smith, another former FEC commissioner.But the current muddle also endures because there is little agreement about what should replace it.
In 1997 the group decided to dispense with managed-care companies and buy health care direct from 28 "provider networks"—associations of general practitioners, specialist doctors and hospitals.The action group is usurping the role of a managed-care company, negotiating fees with networks and providing incentives for quality improvements.
Princeton professor Robert George contributed an essay entitled "The Tyrant State .The other day was November , 1996 when First Things printed an issue entitled "The End of Democracy?" The main target at the time, interestingly, was the Supreme Court, which the authors accused of usurping too much power.
Others have sought to undo the work of the philosopher-kings by overturning every ruling not solidly supported by the words of the constitution, as they were understood by the Founding Fathers.Mr Roberts appears to believe that the first group, known as "activist judges", are usurping powers that belong to elected legislators.
In the summer of 2010 Russia unleashed a television attack on Mr Lukashenka, accusing him of usurping power and repressing the media.
The opposition says that Mr Chávez's underlings will be "usurping" executive power.
For right-wingers, the WTO conjured up fears of a world government usurping America's.
Though studying man may not exactly have led scientists to scan God, it has certainly led to accusations that they are usurping His role.More drugs; cheaper food; environmentally friendly industry.
