They know what's at stake and what interests are entrenched: the structures, finances, and cultures of hundreds of universities; the laws, regulations, and practices of massive federal bureaucracies; the expenditure of scores of billions of public and private dollars; and the ferocious politics of long-vested privilege.
While an individual may lawfully refuse to answer incriminating questions unless protected by an immunity statute, it does not follow that a corporation, vested with special privileges and franchises, may refuse to show its hand when charged with an abuse of such privileges.
The federal government had a responsibility to promote equality of opportunity and attack special privilege and vested interests.
The Declaration of Rights begins by stating the simple but profound tenet that rights and privileges are vested in the individual.
And the said company is hereby vested with all the powers, privileges and immunities necessary to carry into effect the purposes of this act as herein set forth.
As such, for most part, it is the rich who continue to be vested with a set of privileges.
Importantly it is authoritative in nature and uses a top-down approach, which fits well in bureaucratic organizations in which privilege and power are vested in senior management.
'Except as herein otherwise provided, all the property, real, personal, and mixed, and rights and privileges of every kind, vested in or belonging to either of said cities or to the intervening land prior to and at the time of the annexation, shall be vested in and owned by the consolidated or united city.
Despite the potential dangers of privileging group rights over individual rights, when important rights are vested in the community; rights, entitlements, and privileges can also be recognized through community experiences, and realized through engagement with communities.
Coming into this country is a privilege not a right, get vested like any law abiding citizen.
(i) Grazing privileges appurtenant to privately owned lands located within the park shall not be withdrawn until title to the lands to which such privileges are appurtenant shall have vested in the United States except for failure to comply with the regulations applicable thereto after reasonable notice of default.
