Sentences with phrase «be a member of the party because»

500,000 people are members of the party because they want the party to succeed?

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He also reportedly is considering retaliatory tariffs on Oregon wine, plywood and other imports from the Pacific state because one of its senators, Ron Wyden, a member of the Democratic Party, is a vocal critic of Canada's softwood lumber policies.

Yet the official party stance on some of Iceland's biggest political questions is unclear, in part, because its members believe in deferring to the wishes of voters.

Tvert says it's «not really a matter of Republicans versus Democrats» because there are members of either party who are «more progressive» on the legalization debate than others, «but public attitudes are clearly shifting... and it's only a matter of time before that is reflected in laws nationwide.»

But because the Jewish intellectual is a formidable member of the Communist Party it does not follow that «the revolution» in America is Jewish.

Simply because it would involve being a member of a political party.

A Member of Parliament from his own party came out and said he does not know what he is talking about because he did not know the scope of the project.

By yet again pulling consideration of this bill because of the amendment being proposed to it by distinguished members from all sides of your Lordships» House, the Conservative party, for party political reasons, is seeking to subvert the role and practice — the constitutional role and practice — of this House.»

For close to three years, wherever I have gone, I see party members sneaking around almost ashamed to call themselves members of the APC because the people we fought so hard to remove from power, many of them are still sitting pretty in their positions and many members who worked hard for the party are still hanging around and didn't have a sense of belonging.

McDonnell said: «I've been talking to Labour party members all over the country, they're saying for those begrudgers — because that's what they are — for goodness sake, get behind the leader of the Labour party that was democratically elected, it's time to put up or shut up.

A member of the party, Abubakar Saddiq, was stabbed to death on Friday in the Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region for allegedly threatening to beat up the constituency Chairman because he allegedly made some comments against the party's flagbearer, Nana Akufo - Addo.

Probably, if a party were rejected registering because of lack of enough members, the issue could end in court.

We wish to reiterate that, our candidate and party members have kept their calm and composure in the face of extreme provocation because members of the National Democratic Congress are peace loving people and thus engage in healthy politics based on ideas and strategies rather than personality attack.

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg predicts the votes for Republicans and Donald Trump in November won't come from top executives, but union members, because the GOP is «no longer the party of business.»

However, I'm not sure about if a party could be registered with less members, mainly because the law of political parties doesn't reference the laws about associations, which aren't uniform in the whole country.

d) Just like people in wealthier states choose to «invest» more into interpersonal relationships, business leaders have accomplished something in the field of business and search for a different kind of satisfaction - and party members elect them simply because they are famous / successful.

Surveys of party members are rare because of the difficulty of securing party membership lists.

Mr. Agyepong, who said part of the reasons why the NDC lost was because of the refusal of party members to speak out against the corrupt behavior of Ibrahim Mahama, said he will not sit and allow that to happen to the president.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party's nod is in hot demand because it represents a sizable chunk of the weighted state convention vote — 9.146 percent, to be exact, assuming all the state committee members vote as a block.

A PLA is negotiated behind closed doors between the Owner of the project and the trade union; one party politically motivated to protect the unions because they are heavy campaign contributors — and the other party that is only concerned with keeping their members working so that they can collect hefty union dues from them.

Raise of the corruption and favoritism, in some nations is common to see that government workers, and officers aren't chosen by their education or skills, they are pointed because their party's militancy or in some cases because their are family members of a high government officer.

«Because of the rather measured position that the hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) had to present on behalf of the official Labour party, it falls to me to be the first Member of this House to set out the case for why I believe... that it is in the national interest for the United Kingdom to be a member of the European Union, why I believe that we have benefited from that position for the past 45 years and, most importantly, why I believe that future generations will benefit if we succeed in remaining a member of the European Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) had to present on behalf of the official Labour party, it falls to me to be the first Member of this House to set out the case for why I believe... that it is in the national interest for the United Kingdom to be a member of the European Union, why I believe that we have benefited from that position for the past 45 years and, most importantly, why I believe that future generations will benefit if we succeed in remaining a member of the European Member of this House to set out the case for why I believe... that it is in the national interest for the United Kingdom to be a member of the European Union, why I believe that we have benefited from that position for the past 45 years and, most importantly, why I believe that future generations will benefit if we succeed in remaining a member of the European member of the European Union, why I believe that we have benefited from that position for the past 45 years and, most importantly, why I believe that future generations will benefit if we succeed in remaining a member of the European member of the European Union.

Education activist Christine Marinoni won't be able to vote for her actress wife in September's Democratic primary because she isn't a registered Democrat but is one of the nearly 42,000 members of the state's left - leaning Working Families Party.

Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has assured that every party members will be carried along because the party belongs to the peParty (PDP), has assured that every party members will be carried along because the party belongs to the peparty members will be carried along because the party belongs to the peparty belongs to the people.

He conceded that the moderator is a citizen of Ghana and has the right to join any political party and also express his views on any national issues, but «his views should be differentiated from that of the Presby Church because not all members are towing his line».

A member of the communication team of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Nenugbo Mawugbe has predicted that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), will by September 2016 elect a new presidential candidate because his chances of winning are slim.

Comment: The reason why Labour lost the 2010 general election, is because the party leadership and hierarchy became out of touch with popular opinion amongst members, progressives and the electorate in general.

Instead Miliband will insist the switch to an opt - in system, in which trade union members actively choose to affiliate with Labour, is needed because it could restore Labour's status as a mass membership party of the people.

During the Bush Jr. years when the Democratic Party suffered great losses politically it was proposed that Democrats start to use the term «progressive,» instead of liberal because it made people think of FDR and Truman, and the days when the Democratic Party actually gave a damn and helped people and its members where moral people, the majority of whom believed in God.

Fulani noted there are «nearly one million independent voters, the majority of whom are Black, Latino and Asian, who are locked out of the decisive first round of voting» because of the closed - primary system in New York that only allows enrolled members to cast ballots in intra - party contests, adding: «That is what some like to call an inconvenient truth.»

Since he became party flagbearer, Akufo - Addo has been accused of superintending parallel authorities within the party for his own interest and also because of his reported suspicion of some members of the top hierarchy of the party.

The Javid plans, which were not clearly set out in the Conservative manifesto, are likely to blow a hole in Labour party funding because the number of union members who will proactively support paying the political levy will be much lower than those who pay the political levy through inertia.

Ed Miliband told Channel 4 News: «I'm incredibly angry about what's been happening in Falkirk because it is undermining the good name of trade union members, of Labour party members and the Labour party, and I'm not going to have to have it.

That was because their efforts to control the grassroots were based on a misconception of local parties and members, who were seen as dangerous radicals who would thwart the modernisers» ambition to make the party more responsive to more moderate voters.

It's impossible to know what their view would be of any proposal to re-form the Coalition with the Liberal Democrats, but my best guess is that David Cameron would find it impossible to drop the 2017 referendum (presuming he wished to)- because Tory MPs» views on holding it are not all that different from Party members».

«I was previously a member of the party two decades ago and rejoined because I want to campaign for the new leader and for a Labour mayor of London.»

Mr Crabbe also revealed that some Members of Parliament (MPs) of the NPP are protecting their positions at the expense of the protection of the party because of the numerous removals, suspensions and breach of the party's constitution.

Dropping this hint recently, Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu - Ekuful revealed that it has been difficult for any party member (including NPP presidential candidate) to reach out and make peace with the suspended NPP Chairman because, in her words, «Afoko has adopted a posture which makes it difficult&rMember of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu - Ekuful revealed that it has been difficult for any party member (including NPP presidential candidate) to reach out and make peace with the suspended NPP Chairman because, in her words, «Afoko has adopted a posture which makes it difficult&rmember (including NPP presidential candidate) to reach out and make peace with the suspended NPP Chairman because, in her words, «Afoko has adopted a posture which makes it difficult».

The popular boxer, Michael Ayitey Okine, commonly known as Ayitey Powers, revealed that he is a strong member of the ruling NDC party and accused his fellow boxer, Braimah Kamoko of spreading allegations that he (Ayitey) associates himself with the opposition party, NPP because he (Bukom) wanted money.

And this play is about a man who is ideologically committed to the hilts to doing something and doesn't see - he is warned several times during the play - that he is a pawn in a bigger game and that the reason he has been chosen to carry out this very, very difficult and radical, controversial bill, is precisely because he is not a member of the Tory party.

«If we say you can not foster children because you're a member of a mainstream political party or because you have views on multiculturalism then that's utterly wrong.»

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On the Blair and Brown years «I have conceded a point about spending, and rightly, but overall I will be resolutely defending the record of the 1997 - 2010 Labour government because it was a good record: it was a record we should be proud of, that party members should be proud of.»

He said the decision to relocate the party office was approved by the majority members of the State Executive Committee because the former office was infested with thugs.

The reason we haven't included Ryan on our Line is because being a member of the minority party in the House is a very small platform on which to make a national impact.

«When he was the Interim National Chairman, the Party lost most of its member because of monetization policy of his political system in the Party at all levels.»

A member of the party, Abubakar Saddiq, was stabbed to death on Friday in the Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region for allegedly threatening to beat up the constituency Chairman because he allegedly made some comments against the party's flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo.

«We're only any of us in parliament because of the work of Labour party members and supporters and, of course, voters - and I urge them to recognise that.

Liberal Democrat John Birch won the by - election after his supposed Labour rival, Alex Mockridge, had to run as an independent because she has been a member of the party for less than a year.

When I read the email from Ed Miliband to all party members yesterday afternoon, I thought Left Futures should run a competition with a prize for the first person who could identify «Paul», the possibly mythical figure who it is said has joined the Labour Party because of the «reforms» now backed by Labour's national executive: I -LSBparty members yesterday afternoon, I thought Left Futures should run a competition with a prize for the first person who could identify «Paul», the possibly mythical figure who it is said has joined the Labour Party because of the «reforms» now backed by Labour's national executive: I -LSBParty because of the «reforms» now backed by Labour's national executive: I -LSB-...]