Sentences with phrase «liberal groups oppose»

Liberal groups oppose all three measures, and began airing a radio ad on Thursday to make their case.

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Democrats, liberal advocacy groups, and immigrants» rights activists have long been opposed to the idea, which has been repeatedly proposed by Republican lawmakers in recent years.

the fifth: women are narcissistic propagandists for protesting misogynist violence okay, the closest I've seen to this is when matt posts about the inconsistencies of many, many liberal agendas, the points out that certain groups have ideas which, logically, are completely opposed

Remnant charismatic groups in mainline Protestant circles persist, sometimes identifying with socially conservative renewal groups that oppose progressive leaders in mainline denominations, attacking their liberal social stances.

While sectarian accurately describes «relations between religious groups» and implies «an intolerance of opposing views,» there are two more common terms which are never used in our PC liberal media.

The Democratic senators opposing Trump's nominees could be reacting to pressure from liberal groups, angered by the unexpected loss of the White House.

The group, which includes liberal organizations such as MoveOn, Tax March and the Working Families Party, has already spent more than $ 1 million advertising in congressional districts across the country to urge lawmakers from both parties to oppose tax cuts for the rich, and it expects to become more active.

The Liberal Democrats are said to oppose the «Boris Island» idea and environmental groups have warned it would be «a disaster for the climate, and, as a result, for people and wildlife in this country and globally.»

Robinson's campaign has gained momentum from liberal groups who opposed the Independent Democratic Conference, which Savino (D - North Shore / South Brooklyn) joined in 2011.

«The permanent powers in Albany, whether liberal or conservative, all oppose the constitutional convention because they fear it could reduce their power,» said John Kaehny, executive director of the good - government group Reinvent Albany.

«I would oppose such a move with every fibre of my body,» says David Hall - Matthews, a former parliamentary candidate and chair of the influential centre - left pressure group the Social Liberal Forum, founded by Lib Dem members and campaigners.

The Anti-Corn Law League brought together a coalition of liberal and radical groups in support of free trade under the leadership of Richard Cobden and John Bright, who opposed militarism and public expenditure.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

They said that since the election, «a passionate group of liberal protesters» has opposed virtually all the national Republicans and their plans.

Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover and a member of the leftwing Campaign Group, which is especially opposed to co-operation with the Liberal Democrats, said: «The Liberals are the second biggest party in Sheffield and other towns.

Health care is the talk of the town and starting today, an assortment of liberal groups are holding «People's Filibuster» rallies on Capitol Hill to oppose the Senate Republican effort to repeal the 2010 health care law.

He is considered a rightwinger within the party on some issues, having once supported the death penalty and opposed gay adoption, but willing to work on a cross-party basis with liberals and human rights groups who are concerned about privacy and surveillance.

The poll of 542 voters in the district was conducted Nov. 27 to Nov. 28 by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., for «Not One Penny,» a coalition of liberal advocacy groups that oppose the tax overhaul.

As opposed to liberals, conservatives generally view the social world as more competitive, they tend to value group - based inequality more, and they perceive those outside the group as more threatening.

We thus stand in solidarity with the new students» group, SEALDs (the Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy - s) in opposing the bills.

John Howson, an expert on teacher recruitment and a Liberal Democrat, has urged faith groups to oppose the changes, arguing that they represent a «nationalisation» of local schools.

Some liberal groups also oppose them.

It's largely based on reporting from the liberal InsideClimate News and Columbia University purporting to show Exxon had been studying climate science for decades, internally worried about it but publicly funding groups opposed to climate regulations.

In 2014, an initiative was opposed by liberal, feminist groups AAUW, North Dakota Women's Network and ACLU.

Currently, Florida's Bill is opposed by liberal, feminist groups N.O.W., the League of Women Voters and UniteWomen.Org.