Sentences with phrase «congress votes»

In addition, members of the congress voted unanimously to revise the party's constitution to include «Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.»

If enough of congress voted on it (greater than 2 / 3rds majority), we elect a racist president, and the Supreme Court just rubber stamped it without reading, the 13th amendment COULD be repealed, and slavery could be «allowed» again by federal law.

Will congress vote to outright tax the Roth?

Not exact matches

It modified the shadowy Congressional Review Act to allow congress to overturn all those executive actions with a single vote.

This Black female Mormon has no authority in her own home nor would she have her own vote if she goes to congress, her White Man Husband will tell her exactly how to vote in congress.

The moment Hillary Clinton stood on the floor of the congress and said that she had reviewed the reports that Bush was given and she supported the war in Iraq and other Dems voted with her it stopped being a republican war.

People who don't vote are the number one reason why we have mediocre people representing us in congress and the leaders we have had.

Obama may have wanted to go to war with Syria but specifically asked congress for their take and listened when the voting majority was against it... do you see the distinction?

I used to be a repub till congress was taken over by the tea party and Romney as our candidate.I can not support a man who is a draft dodger and a tax evader.The repub congress has done nothing for vets, nothing for the middleclass.All of the good repubs have gone or have been forced out by the extremists that care nothing for the average joe or veterans like myself.Until we get real candidates that care for the middleclass and vets I will not vote for the repubs.Honor and respect, and caring for this nation is what the repubs used to stand for, now we have wackjobs from the tea party holding america hostage and thats as un patriotic as it gets, it is hurting many americans, our economy and soldiers who are looking for work.

A vote that is vitally needed, to keep the Republicans from taking over congress.

We need to vote democrat to control both houses of congress.

I'm trying to figure out how a woman that ignores evidence and has clearly made a slew of bad decisions throughout her life is supposed to be taken seriously when presented with a chance to vote on something serious that crosses her desk in congress.

STOP BIPARTISAN POLITICS — VOTE OUT THE CONGRESS THAT DID THE LEAST.

The outcome of yesterday's vote at the FFA annual general meeting concerning the future composition of the FFA congress did not surprise me.

In Germany party congresses at state level make the lists and party of the vote in those party congresses is by indviduals who aren't career politicians.

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».

This comment is based in several fallacies - The NRA spends a lot of money, therefore the public is swayed based on (presumably) false information, therefore congress fears negative public reaction to their votes, therefore they vote against what would (presumably) otherwise be a excellent ideas.

In American politics, for example, after the Pearl Harbor Attack, the vote in congress to declare war on Japan was not unanimous.

«The Supreme Court's blow to the Voting Rights Act leaves us no choice — we must push congress to take bold legislative action to protect every American's right to vote in free and fair elections.

All I know is that in Europe, even in the post-Soviet countries, you can create an idea, then collect enough signatures from people (who have the right to vote), then submit the idea as proposition (they call it a petition) to the house (may that be called parliament, house, senate, congress etc), and then they will organize an election for it, and the people will vote and decide.

Look at DC which has a population greater then some states and their struggle to even get a vote in congress, let alone a senator.

«The Governor's point was the republican congress members he spoke to said they were under pressure from their political leadership to vote yes,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

«Reed, Collins and the rest of the New York congress members who voted against their own constituents can try to deflect from this irresponsible vote, but it's the governor who stood up for New York taxpayers and always will.»

The Konkontibaa singer secured 88 out of the 133 votes cast to retain his seat at the Koforidua congress Saturday.

Politics of Friday, 11 May 2018 Source: adomonline.com Freddie Blay, Acting Chairman, NPP Acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has said that he is targeting 70 % of valid votes that will be cast at the party's national congress for the chairmanship slot.

«I would not vote for a congress person, I would not vote for a president, unless I knew what they were going to do about this issue.»

He expressed confidence that the voters would look at his record in congress and vote for him on Nov. 4.

Grimm, who was hit with a 20 - count federal indictment on fraud and other charges in April stemming from alleged wrongdoing in his ownership of a Manhattan health restaurant prior to his election to congress, told the audience that it was fair for voters to look at that indictment when deciding whether or not to vote for him.

The numbers speak for themselves, since coming to congress, Bill Owens has been a nothing more than a reliable vote sitting in Nancy Pelosi's back pocket,» Spain said.

The unanimous vote to incorporate «Xi Jinping Thought» happened at the end of the Communist Party congress, China's most important political meeting.

A representative in congress won't take your opinion seriously if you don't have the ability to vote for them.

He said that the congress election conducted two weeks ago was declared inconclusive due to some challenges which resulted in the two local governments not casting their votes.

Another leading member of the NDC (name withheld) said «per our constitution, appointees of Mahama have voting rights at congress and majority of these appointees will vote for Mahama.

He said members of the National Council meeting that voted to suspend him, were his avowed opponents who worked against his candidature ahead of the party's congress to elect national officers.

@JimThio not a referendum, but a constitutional amendment, which requires a 2/3 super-majority vote in both houses of congress and ratification by at least 3/4 of state legislatures.

At a party congress in February 2012, Kwabena Agyepong confirmed his status as the favourite after he polled 2,529 votes to beat Mr Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, the former General Secretary who polled 1990 votes.

Note that federal constitution has systems for preventing popular states from dominating congress or the white house by the great compromise or electoral voting system.

It comes after peers voted 218 to 116 to defy the government and block the extradition of any British citizens until after the US congress ratified the treaty, which was designed to speed up the transfer of terror suspects between the countries after September 11th.

This, combined with an over 60 % vote in the last major vote, should put congress in a position of having to accept that there is an internal desire for the island to become the 51st state.

A number of the congresses held nationwide were marred by boycott, protests and parallel voting.

The «One Man Supporter», Abraham Boakye has called on delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to vote for Alan Kyerematen, a presidential aspirant hopeful of the party, at the national congress in October.

In Anambra, Mr Emeka Ibe was re-elected Chairman of the party through affirmative voice vote by the delegates in the congress held at Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka.

The election, which was conducted by voice votes, saw Barr Emeka Ibe returned as the state chairman of the party in an election conducted by the state congress committee, led by Emma China.

Nothing makes this more obvious than the APC ward congresses and Local government elections held last week in which there were accusations of vote buying, harassment, violence, parallel congresses, anti-party activities, and corrupt practices.

Also speaking on the exercise, ex - Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, lauded the party for adopting the open and transparent option A4 for its voting system at the ward congress; adding: «Option A4 and the friendly atmosphere the ward congress election was conducted guarantee its success.

The «Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)» was a law voted by the congress and signed by him.

He said, «It is about the party invoking a clause in the constitution in recognition of a decision he had made by ceasing his membership of the party by going public to say he voted for a candidate other than the candidate of the party, and also saying that he was advocating to his constituents to vote against the decision of the congress which is the highest body of the party.»

The candidates were returned elected having the desired 205 votes unopposed in the congress election held at the council secretariat in Omu - Aran.

Also reacting, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the party in Abia, Naval captain Jerry Obike Ogbonna, (Rtd), commended the congress committee for conducting a transparent exercise, stressing that every member of the party was allowed to vote for his or her choices.

In the congress monitored by DAILY POST on Saturday, the contestants for different positions in the executive who were elected by delegates through a voice vote emerged unopposed including the state chairman.