The latest version of the bill may have been a response to considerable
opposition voiced in recent weeks.
It means parties can secure a much higher proportion of seats than is warranted by their vote share, suppressing the number and influence
of opposition voices.
Despite the slowing economy and pressures for
more opposition voices in Parliament, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is expected to maintain its legislative supermajority against a weak opposition.
Though support, both political and financial, for the UN REDD forest protection scheme has been growing, there's also a
growing opposition voice expressing the concern that, though keeping forests standing is a good
Jessica Donze Black of the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project, says
the opposition voices are drawing attention away from districts that like the new standards, which could negatively impact the NSLP.
The composition of the combined authorities is flawed by the absence of
an opposition voice from the individual local authorities and by the variable size of the authorities involved.
Reinas said the authority appreciates
the opposition voiced by Reps. Chris Collins and Brian Higgins after Trump issued the order.