Sentences with phrase «about constitutional conventions»

I was there, and even got some questions in — something about constitutional conventions.

The right - wing faction has promoted the school prayer amendment to the Consitituion and similar initiatives to declare America a «Christian nation;» it is workingintently to bring about a constitutional convention at which its representatives could propose curtailments of various freedoms; is drafting laws to confer official favor on specific religious establishments.

This right - wing faction has promoted the school prayer amendment to the Constitution and similar initiatives to declare America a «Christian nation»; it is working intently to bring about a constitutional convention at which its representatives could propose curtailments of various freedoms, is drafting laws to confer official favor on specific religious establishments.

A recent poll by Siena College found that, when New Yorkers were told about the constitutional convention, 69 percent were in favor of it.

You could have your students read about the Constitutional Convention or they could actually participate in it.

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But it's not impossible either — just think about the work of the Scottish Constitutional Convention back in the 1980 - 90s, the democratic thrust generated by the referendum, all the impossible that became the possible.

I certainly do not have the professional expertise (or the «standing») to offer any useful comments about the likely shape of a British «constitutional convention,» as interested as I am in following the debate now taking place.

Also at 6:30 p.m., New York Says Yes, a coalition that lobbies for a state constitutional convention, hosts an empowerment and education event about this year's ballot referendum, Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

«For me, such a constitutional convention must approach its task with a particular state of mind about the need to enable both mutual flourishing and a capacity for the UK to think and act together as a Union, as a collectivity amongst all the devolution and decentralisation.»

Mulgrew also warned delegates about the dangers of voting next November to hold a New York State constitutional convention.

If he feels strongly about this, then he should convene a constitutional convention and the measure before the people.

The numbers are a change from earlier in the year, when a poll showed the majority of voters said they were in favor of holding a constitutional convention, despite the fact that they had not heard much about it.

If both propose an amendment about the same topic, the constitutional convention's proposal will be the only one submitted to voters.

The current governor has said in past State of the State messages that he's for a constitutional convention, but has not talked about the issue.

In about a year and half, in November of 2017, a vote will be held on whether New York should hold what could be the first constitutional convention in over half a century.

Cuomo also spoke in more depth about the pending 2017 vote on whether the state should hold a constitutional convention.

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«The Constitutional Convention movement was always about fundamentally reforming our broken system and transforming the state's government from an embarrassment into a proud model for the rest of the nation.»

When it comes to establishing a constitutional convention — which voters will consider this November in a referendum — the vast majority haven't heard anything about it.

What's worrying about Cameron's speech is the fact that he's talking about «giving away power», as if power is already his to give (rather than Parliament's to give, or the People's to take) without any mention of public consultation or constitutional convention.

The Rockefeller Institute launched a new, «educational» website about the possibility of a 2017 constitutional convention.

A recent poll by Siena College finds there is interest among New Yorkers in the idea of a constitutional convention, although most admit they don't really know much about it.

In the crucial weeks before Election Day, the UFT and its members stepped into high gear to spread the word about why New Yorkers should vote «no» on holding a state constitutional convention.

Two - thirds of voters say they haven't heard anything about the upcoming referendum on whether to hold a constitutional convention.

Errol Louis: «I plan to vote yes on this fall's referendum question about whether New York should hold an official constitutional convention to amend some badly outdated parts of the state Constitution.

Less than a day before polls opened, Erie County Republican Committee Chairman Nick Langworthy had yet to go on record with his opinion about the proposed constitutional convention, saying he «honestly» hadn't yet decided how he planned to vote on Prop. 1.

This feeling can only be addressed by a comprehensive and fundamental debate about the way we run organise our national civic and political life and a constitutional convention is the way to start it.

Advocates will debate in Albany Monday night about whether to hold a New York state constitutional convention.

If Labour wants our line on a constitutional convention to hold, we might want to stop talking about «two classes of MP», which we've had since 1999, and start talking in the terms of the problems Freeman describes.

Whatever the constitutional convention about the party with the largest number of seats getting first shot at forming a government, the pressure on Clegg to back a Cameron - led administration if the Tories won the largest share of the vote — rather than support a party that had lost its majority — would be intense.

UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.

Since only a tiny fraction of Americans has lived through a state constitutional convention in their adult lifetimes, and since Americans are not taught about state constitutional conventions (as opposed to the federal constitutional convention of 1787) during their formal schooling (even those such as myself who received a Ph.D. in American government), Americans approach these referendums starting with a huge knowledge deficit, making local opinion leaders that much more influential in public debates.

After reviewing many debates leading to constitutional convention defeats, I concluded that the debate discourse was often ill - informed, partly because of a lack of local experts on whom the press could rely for historical and comparative information about state constitutional conventions.

The race for donations is especially key in the constitutional convention campaign given that turnout will be low in an off - election year and polls have shown voters know little about Proposal 1.

Opponents have cited fears about those who might seek to assert influence over the convention process to potentially strip constitutional rights that currently exist.

Adam White wrote on the Constitutional Convention's debate about Senate confirmations and allowing ambition to counteract ambition.

Even Republican legislators are having doubts about the wisdom of launching another Constitutional Convention.

Over the past year I've written about the Emoluments Clause; the No Religious Tests clause; limits on presidential power as defined in the steel seizure case; the meaning of the oath of office; how the Appropriations Clause constrains lawsuit settlements involving the federal government; how and whether gerrymandering by race and for partisan advantage affects constitutional rights; judicial independence; the decline and fall of the Contracts Clause; the application of Obergefell to issues of public employees and birth certificates; Article V procedure for calling a new constitutional convention; and too many First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment controversies to list.