Sentences with phrase «command popular support»

Education tax credits command the popular support necessary to expand school choice significantly.

Though it is tempting for Britain's unpopular pro-life movement to jump at issues which command popular support, we must prevent ourselves from being sidetracked in this way.

A common culture — especially political culture — is needed if a nation is to be more than just a collection of insular tribes under an abstract political order unable to command popular support.

The Prince of Wales backs the principle of changing the law to ensure the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first child becomes Queen if it is a girl, a move which has been discussed for several years, as long as it commands popular support.

Not exact matches

For much of the period, the Tories commanded a broad base of support in rural England, but the relatively undemocratic nature of the franchise and the maldistribution of the borough seats ensured that this popular appeal was never translated into a Tory majority in Parliament.

While charter schools and digital learning are thought to be the safest choice options for political elites to promote, tax credits are even more popular than charters, and vouchers, the most controversial proposal, also command the support of half the population when the idea is posed in an inviting way.

That said, Bixby still needs a lot of polishing, as much of its support for third - party apps is still under development, and many less popular apps aren't supported outside of simple open and close commands.