Not exact matches
They were celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted American women the
right to
vote, but they were also protesting the limits and expectations placed on American womanhood, demanding
changes to childcare and abortion policies and education and employment opportunities.
Parker adds that unlike the fight for the
right to
vote, which was legislated with the stroke of a pen, today's gaps in equality can't be mandated, and won't
change over night.
The department also
changed its position in a critical
voting rights case in Texas, abandoning its yearslong opposition to a critical aspect of the state's voter ID law.
Theresia Gouw provides insight to top tech trends, including the departure of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, «super
voting rights,» and
change in corporate culture in...
Theresia Gouw provides insight to top tech trends, including the departure of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, «super
voting rights,» and
change in corporate culture in the Valley.
As we watch the videos of families crying in Florida we can not comprehend how those
voted into power — who hold positions where they are able to create
change — continually choose unrestricted gun
rights over children's lives.
Preston: [00:38:31] So guys talk me through how and how does the
voting rights if you will from the core developers that are pushing these
changes through.
For shares you hold beneficially in the name of a broker, trustee or other nominee, you may
change your
vote by submitting new
voting instructions to your broker, trustee or nominee, or, if you have obtained a legal proxy from your broker or nominee giving you the
right to
vote your shares, by attending the meeting and
voting in person.
Before the 1970s, evangelicals
voted as often for Democrats as for Republicans, but in the wake of the Civil
Rights movement in the 1960s, a Supreme Court decision ending prayer in public schools, and the legalisation of abortion in 1973, the Republican Party recognised an opportunity to build a new coalition of Christian conservatives upset with the cultural
changes sweeping the country.
there's no way anyone in their
right mind would
change their mind about
voting over one issue like u mentioned.
As a Christian, I
vote for extended
rights not because of
changing morals, but because Jesus told us to accept all.
Better to
vote for a robber baron that
changes his positions every time he talks to a different crowd,
right?
Americans are slow to adapt and are defly afraid of
change, see how the african american community is stiill only allowed to
vote under the
voting rights act of 1965 (that's
right, it still not a law) Why are they not up in arms,,,,, «yet we have a black president... maybe you can take a page from their book (passive aggression).
The church also
voted, by an overwhelming majority, to
change the language about marriage in the church constitution to «two persons» from a «man and a woman,» according to More Light Presbyterians, a group that supports gay
rights.
Yep you are
right, I moved down here in the state of Mississippi, north of Crystal Springs from Chicago when I was ten years old but still I visit once in a while, now it's twenty years and sad to not much has
change, like the parts you said about non-whites discrimatory or rasicts at other non-whites, when I went to school here they treated me as a alien from another galaxy, they pick at my voice cause I didn't had that southern dialog, unlike them I said my words correctly, but not just me, they even hated at others who had better intelect I am not picking at them, It is what I went through all these years, Mississippi and mainly this small town of Crystal Springs see America in a crazy awful view, They don't like difference that even within they own race, ther not that politcal, when some one say God they got there
vote, I don't to say much to waste your time, I still remember when I was ten years old I had a constanct back ground check on me to see were I really come from evn though I had the paper saying Chicago Illinois barely no jobs but a church on every street for a town barely under five Thousand, till this very day, they look at me like I am a alien, did you ever had that experiance down here damn my keybroad mess up,
But as APL alluded, the customer is always
right — and now the customer knows exactly what goes on in factory farms, they have the knowledge to
vote for
change through the choices they make every day.
In a
change to the usual format you can now
vote on this matter in the poll to the
right of screen.
In Maine, citizens were actually
voting to
change their laws and make marriage a
right for every adult couple who chooses it.
To enact these principles we believe there would have to be a statutory
right to independent living (with the
right to the support required to achieve that), a culture
change to respect people's existing
rights, such as ensuring those with learning disabilities are not denied their legal
right to
vote, and supporting people to have friends and relationships.
We say all this to remind ourselves, and to alert the generations that follow us, that this, our current British Constitution, endorsed by us, the peoples of the United Kingdom, in 2019, belongs to a long,
changing history that goes back via the introduction of
votes for all, the Bill of
Rights of 1689, the Charter of the Forests and the Magna Carta, to the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its Doomsday Book.
Given this treatment, I believe the public has a
right to be aggrieved about the circumstances surrounding the referendum process and even to «Bregret» their
vote (Wales has
changed its mind over Brexit and would now
vote to stay in the EU, poll finds).
Last week that was
changed again, with plans to charge up to # 10 to supporters for the
right to
vote.
It's time for that to
change so that more New Yorkers can exercise their
right to
vote.
«Unless we expand
voting rights, the people who are most disadvantaged by the system will not have the ability to participate in
changing it.
Because of Section 5 of the
Voting Rights Act, which requires that states with a history of discrimination receive preclearance before making
changes to
voting laws.
«As things stand
right now, you could (by showing residency)
vote in CA without
changing citizenship (the state asks few questions of its voters).»
There's no way of finding out how the people who signed this petition
voted, but if signatories were found
right across the country — in areas that
voted Leave as well as areas that
voted Remain — it might provide some indirect evidence that Leave voters were
changing their minds.
Chuka Umunna has recently made welcome noises about
changing the
voting system; some voices one would once have associated with 1997 - era orthodoxy have lately been making the case for a citizen's income; the idea of an unconditional payment granted to every individual as a
right of citizenship..
[41] They particularly opposed the
change because voters from abroad seemed to favor
right - wing parties, so that in the event of a very close ballot,
votes from non-residents could tip the scale in favour of Peterle.
As noted in a previous post, this follows rule
changes turning the Labour leadership contest into a fully «one member one
vote» process, and giving
voting rights to «supporters» who signed up for just # 3.
There are many who will be ready to
vote for a centre -
right party that shows that it has
changed.
The GOP - led Senate did approve at package of
changes to the SAFE Act after Flanagan was elected majority leader, partially in response to concerns raised by upstate Republicans and gun -
rights advocates who question his
vote in favor of the SAFE Act.
It was billed as «The Democratic Renewal Rally», and jointly put on by — from
right to left — Progress, the Fabian Society and Compass, and the
Vote For A
Change campaign, currently doing their best to make headway on getting the UK a more proportional
voting system.
Welsh Secretary David Jones will today exercise his
right to sit and speak (though not
vote) in the Assembly for its debate on the Queen's Speech, including
changes to devolution that involve giving income tax raising powers to the Welsh Government, subject to approval in a referendum.
Why don't we do the leadership -
change vote right after I take my $ 2.7 million?»
«Instead of fighting for our community, Pedro Espada tried to intimidate his own constituents and take away our
right to
vote for
change,» said Rivera in the press release.
Writing for Labour Uncut this morning, Mr Murphy said: «The main reason I have decided to
vote «no» is that the supporters of
changing the system haven't made a convincing enough case that this is the
right kind of
change.
While Astorino has not yet formally announced his candidacy, he has made a number of clear indications that he is highly likely to run — regardless of the fact that Paladino, the 2010 GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate, has threatened to challenge him on the Conservative Party, effectively splitting
votes on the
right and making a long - shot
change of ousting the popular and well - funded incumbent governor all the more difficult.
Moreover, this strict amendment process has not excessively impeded constitutional
change, as it has allowed for many significant constitutional amendments over the nation's history, including the Bill of
Rights and Amendments concerning the income tax, the direct election of senators, the two term presidency, and the
right to
vote of women and 18 year olds.
In the past seven months since our inauguration on May 29, 2015, my administration has focused on laying the
right foundation for the
CHANGE you
voted for during our historic presidential election.
This legislation as well as the
voting rights act in 1965 caused the African Americans to
change and
vote more for the Democrats.
But it also came after Flanagan pledged to enact some
changes to the gun control law, which is deeply opposed by gun -
rights advocates, who are skeptical of the Long Islander's leadership in the chamber given his
vote in favor of the SAFE Act in 2013.
He urged Labour supporters to
vote remain on the surprising ground that there were provisions, particularly concerning workers»
rights, that were beyond the reach of democratic
change by an elected British government.
Schreibman's television advertisement campaign targeted senior citizens and women with promises to protect Medicare and women's
rights while leveling criticism against Gibson's
votes in line with Republican legislation that included funding cuts for Planned Parenthood and measures that would
change the way Medicare is operated.
The generational approach falls flat — young people don't
vote much in low - turnout midterm primaries, lol, and anyway aren't necessarily clamoring for one of their own, and Maloney is not the
right target for a «
change» campaign.
Senate Minority Leader John Sampson is upping the ante considerably this morning in his war of words with Majority Leader Dean Skelos over rules
changes, accusing the GOP of creating a «constitutional crisis» by moving to strip LG Bob Duffy of his
right to break a tie in a leadership
vote.
As a result of
changes in state laws enacted since 1789, the people have the
right to
vote for presidential electors in 100 % of the states, there are no property requirements for
voting in any state, and the state - by - state winner - take - all method is used by 48 of the 50 states.
The A.F.L. - C.I.O., the Conservative Party, the Sierra Club, the National Abortion
Rights Action League, legislators of both parties and
Change New York, the anti-tax group, were united against the measure,» wrote Richard Perez - Pena, for the New York Times, on November 5, 1997, just before the con con
vote that year.
More from The Hill: ♦ Senate rejects United Nations treaty for disabled
rights in 61 - 38
vote ♦ Bennet accepts DSCC chairmanship ♦ Boehner goes on PR blitz to counter Obama ♦ Warren tapped for Senate Banking panel ♦ DeMint slams Boehner deficit counteroffer ♦ GOP leaders oust lawmakers from plum posts ♦ Internet «founding father» sounds alarm over UN treaty ♦ Health groups to Nickelodeon: Stop hawking junk food ♦ Senate Dems push climate
change amendment ♦ US oil production hits 15 - year high
On the other hand, his defeat would
change the gay -
rights narrative: McDonald would become the first New York legislator to have lost an election based on a
vote for same - sex marriage.