Sentences with phrase «as votes for women»

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As it is, we've got Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright telling young women to vote for Clinton because she's a woman.

In the past couple of years, Sanders has voted against the Keystone XL Pipeline, vetoed by the president in March, as well as for bills that would have prohibited corporate interference with women's health care and increased environmental standards for damaged national infrastructure.

That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

For example, if one of the areas you want to say you have experienced and impacted within the time - frame you have chosen is around U.S. voting numbers, you would probably want to have worked with your local representative's office or powerful and politically influential organizations such as the League of Women Voters or AARP.

I'm not a conservative myself, but I'm reckoning there are a lot of conservative women out there who are disgusted by the PC use of Redford as an all - purpose witch and who might vote for Danielle Smith in protest of it.

If the GOP would quit trying to take away women's rights (as confirmed by the Supreme Court) and concentrate on FREEDOM for all, the party would gain more votes from women than they would lose from evangelicals who must have other concerns that are just as important as taking away a woman's right to chose.

The right to vote in this country for women and minorities would seem to be as obvious as the nose on your face, yet less than 100 years ago neither group enjoyed this right.

Too bad if more people vote FOR those who support giving poor women access to health care than vote as you do.

Democrats — Voted 54 % to approve equal rights for women as opposed to the Republicans who voted Voted 54 % to approve equal rights for women as opposed to the Republicans who voted voted 82 %.

Perhaps that is why our country was founded on the principle of women not being allowed to vote for their own president, they didn't have as much going on up in their heads as men.

As to those conservative women who feel strongly enough to vote Republican on this issue alone, who ya gonna vote for?

We are called to be light and salt, and one way to do this is to stand up and speak out FOR BIBLICAL VALUES and against sin... yes, of course we should be preaching / teaching / living God's «theology of marriage» in our own marriages...... but God has clearly defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and therefore, when our government says it's otherwise, we should be light and salt and speak up, and vote accordingly.

Also, as any written law implies, those who voted for men and women who touted this God of the bible as being true are guilty even if not premeditated.

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

The day that Islam advocates all freedom for all women I will have no problem with more Mosques, in the meantime, because this belief / Creed / Religion as it is now (and has been over thousands of years under the world's noses) women are still not allowed to vote, women are not doctors, they do not study to become lawyers, owners of companies, presidents of countries.

And as for the males, will they vote on which women to admit?

It is a commonplace among scholars of the Women's movement that the 19th century struggle for women's rights in America had lost much of its radical thrust by the end of the century as the vote became the single overriding issue, and that supporters of women's suffrage were not above an appeal to blatant racism and class - consciousness to advance their cWomen's movement that the 19th century struggle for women's rights in America had lost much of its radical thrust by the end of the century as the vote became the single overriding issue, and that supporters of women's suffrage were not above an appeal to blatant racism and class - consciousness to advance their cwomen's rights in America had lost much of its radical thrust by the end of the century as the vote became the single overriding issue, and that supporters of women's suffrage were not above an appeal to blatant racism and class - consciousness to advance their cwomen's suffrage were not above an appeal to blatant racism and class - consciousness to advance their cause.

I suppose that is why the ordination of women is finally, for me, an, inadequate expression of the essence of feminine theology, just as obtaining the vote in patriarchal societies proved illusory in terms of granting women civil liberties at the beginning of the century.

Normally the match would have been over, but because Tribuno was putting up equal prize money ($ 15,000) for men and women, the women voted Friday morning to play three out of five in the semis and finals, just as the men do.

Hannah Blundell, Millie Bright, Ji So - Yun, Maren Mjelde and Fran Kirby have all earned selection for the line - up, as voted for by their peers, with the latter quartet also in the running for PFA Women's Player of the Year.

As a member of ASTM International's subcommittee on standards for headgear and helmets, I had the privilege of voting on a proposed helmet standard, in this case a new standard developed for headgear in women's lacrosse.

Instead, I voted to approve the draft standard because, without an established standard in place to regulate the headgear that has come on to the market in recent years (none of which, according to US Lacrosse, has been developed based on scientific testing, and none of which the organization - the governing body for both the men's and women's game - has endorsed), consumers are essentially «buying a pig in a poke»: in other words, without a clue as to whether the product they are buying has any safety value at all.

As women, it's especially important for us to spend our vote wisely.

Think about that when you go to the voting booth in November, because as the ILO also said, «Equality for women represents progress for all.»

As for Assini's prediction, Slaughter's campaign rebuked it by pointing to her ability in the past to pull Republican votes, particularly women in the GOP.

The Greater Accra Regional and constituencies executives of the women wing of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has taken the government, «Accounting to the People,» pictorial booklet known as the green book to the coastal towns of the region to canvass for votes.

According to him, the experiences he has gathered as a minister and ambassador will make various interest groups like chiefs, religious groups, youth, women groups, businessmen among others, who may share his ideas vote for him at the party's congress, insisting that these groups could also form his «constituency».

When I asked James Cleverly — the Tory MP for Braintree — about it for the Guardian's Politics Weekly podcast, he described bumping into a woman coming out of a polling station on election day, looking sheepish as she admitted she had not voted for him.

So given the 6 point win for Obama in 2012, it seems that the votes that «put him over the top» as @Affable Geek rightly calls it were the groups he won by decidedly larger chunks (i.e. blacks, Hispanics, Asians, younger voters and women), rather than a specific economic group:

This isn't even a partisan thing - plenty of women vote for a man in Democratic primaries featuring both genders, where the standard idiotic explanation of «female candidate is a Republican woman and thus anti-women as all Republicans are» doesn't fly.

Though Rosen's connection is tenuous to the Obama administration, Republicans used the line as a counter punch to the so - called «War on Women» as both parties vie for that voting bloc this year.

As we celebrate the centenary of the first women being given the right to vote, it is a time to reflect on the remarkable contributions of those who have carved a path for female parliamentarians to follow.

In what has been characterized as a victory for President Obama and congressional Democrats, the House voted today to pass the US Senate's bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

Karen King, executive director of the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, read from comments by Susan B. Anthony as she was sentenced for trying to vote and the judge gaveled her down.

Finding Edith Bunker Women who could be swayed to vote for Ms. Watson Coleman, the state's General Assembly majority leader from 2006 to 2009, were a key target, said Mr. Wilkins, suggesting that women who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the distWomen who could be swayed to vote for Ms. Watson Coleman, the state's General Assembly majority leader from 2006 to 2009, were a key target, said Mr. Wilkins, suggesting that women who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the distwomen who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the district.

Also at 8:30 a.m., an initiative of the National Women's Political Caucus of New York City, Sheroes of New York, is set to make history as the first campaign with 11 female candidates, Democrats and Republicans, collaborating to motivate people to vote and increase awareness and consideration for women candidates, New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., ManhaWomen's Political Caucus of New York City, Sheroes of New York, is set to make history as the first campaign with 11 female candidates, Democrats and Republicans, collaborating to motivate people to vote and increase awareness and consideration for women candidates, New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., Manhawomen candidates, New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park W., Manhattan.

With his paternal approach, Fraga had broad appeal, as evidenced by a national media broadcast featuring priests in rural areas asking the public to vote for «Catholic Fraga» during his first campaign and women working at a Vigo brothel distributing his leaflets in clubs.

Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and former Manhattan BP Ruth Messinger are the latest additions to Sen. Eric Schneiderman's growing list of endorsements for his bid to replace Andrew Cuomo as attorney general, targeting a key voting bloc on primary day: Liberal Jewish women (particularly those on the UWS).

Schneiderman has refused to cede the women's vote — a potentially key bloc in the September primary — to Rice just because of her gender and in spite of the fact that she has been highlighted as a potential ticket - balancer for the (so far) all - white and all - male Democratic statewide ticket.

As the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment gets closer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for the creation of a national panel that would provide support to local interests seeking to educate people about the drive for women's voting rights.

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

And to his co-sponsor Diane Savino — who has acted as a shield for Republicans working to block votes on public campaign financing and women's equality — I have two words: register Republican.»

But WFP officials were miffed as Cuomo sought to promote the Women's Equality Party over their ballot line and sought to frame a vote for the governor on their line as sending him a message.

But ironically, keeping the WFP's ballot status, much less its spot at Row E, appears to be increasingly a concern for party leaders and activists as the governor pushes for voters to back him on the Women's Equality Party line, which is increasingly being seen as a rival for liberals» votes and potential siphon away support from the WFP.

In the video, elected officials such as Public Advocate Letitia James and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, says a vote for the WFP is a vote for women's equality, as well as campaign finance reform and the Dream Act.

(v) OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY — TWO REMAINING VACANCIES (all Labour MPs may vote in this contest) Please note Linda Riordan has been elected as there is not a contest to fill the vacancy for women members CANDIDATES: Tony Lloyd, Dai Havard, Nick Smith, Linda Riordan, Mark Hendrick

Robert Rich got the nod for a second term as town justice with 1,751 votes on the Democratic, Republican, Working Families and Women's Equality Party lines; two write - in votes were cast.

Millions of gay men and women who vote are fed up with the betrayal of the Democrats as well as their failed economic policies, and are up for grabs in Nov!!!

«The actual question was, will I vote for the 10th point, which codifies the federal protection for the women's right to choose, which protects women's right to choose at the state level,» he explained, characterizing Killian's answer as vague.

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.