Sentences with phrase «abolition if»

Q: But you would block its abolition if there is no substitute?

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Such abolition has successfully occurred federally and in several support — and it will occur in Bc if and when the NDP is elected.

This was the result of a relatively unified Protestant vision in the nineteenth century, even if this vision had fractured into various wings over a number of issues beginning with the question of abolition.

Whatever one may think of Natural Family Planning, or of periodic restraint under any other name, positive chemico - mechanical restraints on conception - those that, if you will, «violate nature» - open the door to, in C. S. Lewis» well - known words, «the abolition of man.»

If the idea of prison abolition at first seems a bit impractical even to liberals, it becomes somewhat more plausible as the ideology is examined in juxtaposition with strategy and tactics.

17 Sept To Representatives of British Society in Westminster Hall: Allow me also to express my esteem for [your] Parliament... your common law tradition [etc., etc.]... Yet... if the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident... [e.g. the credit crunch lacked] solid ethical foundations... [whereas the British - inspired] abolition of the slave trade [did not].

If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or coercion.20.»

If morality as proclaimed by various religions is denied a place at the policy table, then our nation will only be guided by those with a very cramped and limited moral view — which would have been a disaster for abolition and civil rights way back then — and would be no less a disaster today.

Referring to C. S. Lewis's much - cited claim in The Abolition of Man, Kass writes that if «man's so - called power over nature is, in truth, always a power exercised by some over others with knowledge of nature as their instrument, can it really be liberating to exchange the rule of nature for the role of arbitrary human will?»

Does not such development presuppose, if not relative equality, at least the abolition of absolute poverty amongst the masses of the poor in the world?

Haiti constituted a massive blow to the empirical (if not the moral) case for abolition.

Indeed, this is the reason why Scripture and Christian tradition uphold it, a fact which suggests that if anything, it is the abolition of capital punishment which threatens to cheapen life.

This abolition was accomplished in a typically «legal» way: Legislative speech is still privileged, but only in the actual chamber; if reported elsewhere, it may be judged «subversive» and thus punishable.

, If and to the degree that the democratic movement means the abolition of privilege and the establishment of political human rights, democracy is the symbol for the liberation of men from the vicious circle of force.

If this happens again in four years time this could coincide with abolition of milk quotas which could lead to constraints, said the director, «This would be a bad place to be,» he added.

But if you are openly critical of Israel - in particular, if you deny its right to exist, and support its abolition - you will not be viewed with suspicion.

If significant moves could also be made in advancing the powers which back - bench MPs exercise over the Executive, there would then be a case for the abolition of the Second Chamber altogether.

This continental trend would be further accentuated if the number of African states that have accepted recommendations made under the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to work towards abolition, put them into practice.

«Mr. Heald: To ask the Prime Minister whether the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs will receive the pension entitlement of the Lord Chancellor (a) during the planned transition period before the proposed abolition of the office and (b) subsequently, if the office is abolished; and if he will make a statement.

If you can do any of get, say, a couple of million people to sign a petition calling for the abolition of the minimum wage; win parliamentary seats by running on this issue; or provide polling evidence showing majorities would repeal the race, gender discrimination laws, etc then I will withdraw the claim about this being a minority position.

«While in principle the abolition of statutory KS1 assessments is welcome, this will be largely meaningless if these tests are still available to schools on a non-statutory basis.

Reid is not a natural pluralist — indeed, he favours abolition of the House of Lords — but his condemnatory language was extreme, describing a Liberal Democrat - Labour deal as mutually assured destruction, and adding:» If we continue not listening then we will lose very badly at any subsequent election.»

Moreover, the quality of decision making would be improved if the abolition of the Lords was accompanied by appropriate reforms to the House of Commons (such as changing the voting system to PR and greatly strengthening select committees to scrutinise legislation and temporarily appoint outside expert advisers, etc).

If in November 15, 2013, he saw it proper and in the nation's best interest to issue a directive abolishing the purchase of state bungalows by government office holders, he must think he is above that abolition, much less think he can have a state bungalow for free as his retirement benefit.

«The so - called «bedroom tax» should certainly be reviewed, and the evidence I have seen supports radical reform if not outright abolition» said Gareth Epps, [SLF co-chair]

Asked if the abolition of Grammar schools and secondary moderns and their replacement with comprehensive schools was in hindsight a good or bad idea, 48 % of people think it was a bad idea, with only 31 % thinking it was a good idea.

• Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have said that they will only support the abolition of the 50p top rate of tax if it is replaced with an alternative wealth tax.

• Cable confirmed that the Lib Dems could support the abolition of the 50p top rate if were replaced by an alternative wealth tax.

If we are to have such a significant constitutional change the case for abolition should at least be heard by the voters.

Even if the policy's abolition leads to a sudden baby boom — and demographers say it won't — China's statistics are still stacked against a rise in the birth rate.

He knows that victory will not be enough to defeat slavery, that abolition needs to be enshrined in law, but if the war ends first politicians will feel no need or desire to pass such a law.

If the South is willing to surrender, then no one but the most radical Republicans will vote for Abolition and slavery will continue, conceivably forever.

If it results in the abolition of the Sats, children and their teachers will be able to have a far more productive final year in primary school.

In congressional debates in 1790 about the possible abolition of slavery, Georgia representative James Jackson attacked the abolitionist Quakers as «outright lunatics» [p. 97] and went on to say, «If it were a crime, as some assert but which I deny, the British nation is answerable for it, and not the present inhabitants, who now hold that species of property in question» [p. 98].

Finally, I'll forgo any milk quota value — it's not clear how much remains attached to the estate, or if any value can still be extracted before quota abolition.

Since all of us are in some way the beneficiaries of cheap fossil fuel, tackling climate change has been like trying to build a movement against yourself — it's as if the gay - rights movement had to be constructed entirely from evangelical preachers, or the abolition movement from slaveholders.

If retentionists came up with statistics showing that abolition increased the number of murders we simply rejected them.

Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach explores animal rights issues from a perspective that «requires the abolition of animal exploitation and rejects the notion that animal use is acceptable if we treat animals «humanely.»»

It matters because if Canada becomes a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (known formally as the Convention on the abolition of all forms of legalization), then it will be contrary to the Convention for anyone in Canada to ask for legalization.

Article 56 TFEU requires not only the elimination of all discrimination against providers of services on grounds of nationality or the fact that they are established in a Member State other than that where the services are to be provided, but also the abolition of any restriction, even if it applies without distinction to national providers of services and to those of other Member States, which is liable to prohibit, impede or render less advantageous the activities of a provider of services established in another Member State where he lawfully provides similar services (Case C ‑ 475 / 11 Konstantinides [2013] ECR, paragraph 44 and the case - law cited).

Indeed, if a law truly «runs afoul» of «society's basic values,» it would be reasonable to expect that society's disapproval would result in its abolition or amendment through the democratic process.

If such an event had occurred in recent years, we would not have to hunt for it; the innocent's name would be shouted from the rooftops by the abolition lobby.

The abolition of doli incapax should be seen within the bigger picture of the government's mantra of responsibility and accountability — even if that compromises fundamental principles of criminal law.