Sentences with phrase «not as elected officials»

Not as elected officials per se, but certainly as part of the political / media world.

Not exact matches

The Trans - Pacific Partnership is on life support, and as President Barack Obama readies a long - shot push to get the free - trade deal through Congress this fall, he may be virtually the last elected official in Washington who hasn't given it up for dead.

One should add that, while he is filled with ambition to be the leader of the USA and all that that entails, he doesn't appear to have grandiose weirdo expectations of his own world historical significance, nor does he (as do most of the professing Mormons I have I known) have any of the minor peccadilloes of ordinary vice that cause embarrassment for candidates and elected officials alike.

I would like to also remind those who generalize, that pedophiles are not exclusive to the Catholic Church as most of us have witnessed reports of teachers and / or elected officials who have committed similar crimes.

As a matter of founding principle, we should not require any particular religious belief of our elected officials.

That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.

Spew and hate, read the same article you did I don't recall Mr Cathy using those words it sounds like you are the one ready to use those words when you don't like what you hear, as for the other I did misspell and I do understand that officials are the ones ready to discriminate against those whoever they are were elected to serve with their own opinion.

I worked for 30 yrs in Govt as a manager and what you describe as key issues hold true in relation to many elected officials (not all).

Some of our elected officials may be religious, but we expect them to act as Humanists, not religionists.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

She says being a Mormon isn't an important thing, and yet she appeared in the «I'm a Mormon» ad campaign, which also pointed her out as being an elected official.

Since I am (as you now know from last week's Civil Eats post) more of a realist than an idealist, I'm not especially hopeful that our elected officials will suddenly find the courage to defy Big Food — and forgo its campaign contributions — nor am I hopeful that industry will change its ways voluntarily on a widespread basis.

As each of his «children» are elected officials, each knew they were not paying for those trips, and knew their «dad» wasn't paying for them, so they knew they were illegal (or they had an obligation to find out).

Political scientists have noted that many third parties that had strong political support but not enough to elect many official to office have often found planks of their party platforms migrate to the platforms of major parties later on as the major parties seek to do so to co-opt support from third party voters and backers.

Also, according to this source, Fahey, who has never held office before, started 15 points down in this race, so his loss to an established elected official with name recognition shouldn't come as such a shock — no matter what the internals said.

Despite criticism from local elected officials, de Blasio said the city does not need to provide advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter.

I will Not support any elected officials who go against my RIGHTS as an American.

The party accuses groups such as Unite Against Fascism and Hope not Hate of «deliberately targeting Ukip, its supporters and elected officials to deliberately intimidate and stop democracy.»

Carl Paladino argues in an LA Times profile that the personal failings of elected officials should not be considered when voters are trying to decide whether they're qualified to hold elected office, and cites former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as an example of someone forced to resign when he should not have.

«If you're going to write 90 checks like he did, then the odds that at least one of those New York State elected officials hasn't been convicted of a crime over the past decade are about as good the odds you pick a NCAA tournament bracket perfectly.»

«You look at why people are upset; you look at the way some people act, and it's certainly not becoming of them as an elected official and not becoming of them in the job that they're supposed to doing.

Panepinto certainly wasn't alone in opposing the changes other elected officials, activists and members of organized labor did so as well.

As the TU notes, the Public Officers Law clearly states elected officials may not «articipate in any decision to hire, promote, discipline or discharge a relative for any compensated position at, for or within any state agency, public authority or the Legislature.»

The site's raison d'être is to highlight incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer's upbraiding of an Army general for repeatedly referring to her by the female honorific rather than as «Senator» during a hearing — pretty thin gruel for a scandal, though not Boxer's best moment as an elected official.

James McClelland, a strategist who worked as a campaign consultant for Sasson during the beginning stages of his campaign, said that money could not overcome the resources a longtime elected official like Stavisky, with the backing of the Queens County Democratic Organization, has at her disposal.

However, the «personal use» ban does not explain what «personal use» actually means, and that ambiguity has created a loophole enabling candidates to buy anything that could conceivably have some connection to a bid for public office or even serving as an elected official.

Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

The news is significant, not only as it temporarily exonerates Silver — once one of the state's most powerful elected officials — though he can be retried, and the acting U.S. attorney has indicated he will, in fact, seek to take another legal crack at the former Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.

Unlike many of his fellow Democratic elected officials, New York's governor will assail the president's policies, but not the man himself — a strategy some see as a nod to state interests and re-election prospects.

In the case of the $ 99,118 in donations Diaz received, the money was tied to a comparatively small outfit, MJM Construction — not exactly as bold - faced a firm as those that made eye - brow - raising cameos in corruption trials of former elected officials like Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

It's not as if he's the first elected official to be talking about these issues.»

And as the ones on the receiving end of so many fund - raising pleas, they know that elected officials are spending too much time courting big donors and not enough time doing the people's business.»

Despite New York City's status as a sanctuary city, federal agents can not be banned from public buildings and continue to make arrests despite outcry from local elected officials.

She volunteers and gives back to the community in a number of ways, not just as an elected official and a registered nurse — all the while keeping a smile on her face despite her ongoing battle with cancer, which is nothing short of amazing.

One elected official who expressed reservations about the proposed Casa Duarte Cultural and Performing Arts Center as far back as 2003 said he didn't think the project would have stayed alive this long if not for the clout of local Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, who is now running for state Senate.

Our city has long struggled on the federal terrain — urban issues just aren't sexy to Republican congressmen from the Ozarks — but with Mr. Schumer as one of the most powerful elected officials in the country, we're bound to do a little bit better.

A number of black elected officials» names had been circulating as potential No. 2s for Cuomo, including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, whose local troubles were deemed too toxic for the AG's reform platform; and Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is well - regarded but lacks executive experience and isn't considered a heavy hitter.

«Because as of June 8th of last year, I became the highest - ranking elected official... not because I asked anybody for permission, but because I forced my way into a room that locked (out) Latinos and African Americans for decades.»

Rookie Nassau legislator Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat, but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

This isn't surprising, since Paterson, who has been floated from time to time as a potential replacement for Rangel, knows a little something about scandals that cause nervous Democrats to call on sitting elected officials to step aside.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

The epidemic isn't waiting, and we as elected officials charged with ensuring public safety can not wait.

Mr. de Blasio's endorsement is not exactly a surprise — Mr. Rivera is an incumbent Democrat who works closely with the Senate Democratic conference — but comes as the mayor also endorsed elected officials that Mr. Rivera has criticized in the past.

But the key passage of the resolution is this: «Be it resolved that any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman, shall not have their name appear on Row C, the New York State Conservative Party position on election ballots, in any election.»

As elected officials, we must always use our offices for the betterment of the ENTIRE community, not just our supporters or those who agree with us.

Governor Cuomo Endorses Luis Sepulveda in April 24th Special Election By Robert Press In what has begun as a very cold April Friday the warmth came to Boricua College not only outside, but inside also as elected officials came to -LSB-...]

LOWER EAST SIDE — A contentious plan by bus company Greyhound to turn the sidewalk outside an Essex Street playground into a bus stop will not go ahead as originally planned, elected officials announced Tuesday.

Curran's policy, which could be implemented by executive order, would not apply to political campaigns or independently elected officials, such as members of the county legislature, comptroller, district attorney and county clerk.

«As elected officials we must hold ourselves to a higher standard; these comments do not do that.»

Citizens Union's Dadey said, in response «Non-profits like Citizens Union are not funded by the taxpayers as are the salaries of state elected officials.