Sentences with phrase «democratic power»

In short, we scored a real political blow for true traditional Democratic power.

Yesterday, a number of Democratic power brokers started to call for Thompson to throw in the towel, including his friend and ally, the Rev. Al Sharpton, who was reportedly disappointed by the fact that de Blasio, who is white, though married to a black woman and the father of two inter-racial children, fared better among black voters than Thompson, who is himself black.

This value is protected and promoted by democratic powers the World over; the Falkland Islands are no different.

ALBANY — A «seismic shift» away from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the longtime Democratic power broker in the Legislature, is expected as a result of Andrew Cuomo's announcement that he's running for governor, sources have told The Post.

Obama was a popular Democratic president who would usher in a golden age of technocratic incrementalism, even as Democratic power at the local level continued to erode.

Harvey Weinstein is becoming a political liability for Democratic power brokers following accusations that he harassed young female employees for decades.

Gov. Cuomo has been far closer for far longer to now - indicted Buffalo - area Democratic power broker Steve Pigeon than the governor himself admits — or that many in his administration realize...

The reference to Galbraith was another serious point - and that is the question of how much democratic power really remains in the hands of the electorate.

Americans often associate democratic power with the ability of the underdog to triumph over established institutions.

What is clear is that to address political inequality — which is a precondition to achieving the broader goals raised by the Great Charter Convention — we must restore substantive democratic power over how our political and economic institutions are organised, thereby better enabling individuals to come together to make collective decisions that shape their lives, communities and workplaces.

«A Republican Senate is a good balance on Democratic power.

The most striking fact is that constitutional law academicians were able to draw on the reputation and expertise of legal professional elites through their transnational networks, and with their backing to represent to both parliamentary and Executive politicians that the judicialisation of politics, already normal in the West, was the only legitimate model of judiciary - democratic power relations.

At the event, Biden got face time with a variety of prominent Democratic power brokers in the state, including several members of the South Carolina legislative black caucus such as state Sen. Gerald Malloy, state House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford and state Rep. Mia McLeod.

Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz was considering filling the vacancy, but dropped out this week after learning that numerous Democratic power - brokers at the state and even federal level want Rob Michalik Jr., a former aide to then - U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, according to a report by the Connecticut Mirror.

Additionally, as @Brythan's answer noted, it would require conscious effort and desire on initial ruler's part (willingness to step down from power and allow democratic power transition after him).

It's a situation that again left the Assembly Democrats having to delicately navigate between the feuding Democratic power brokers.

District Leader Jesse Hamilton, backed by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams — the Democrat who held the senate until this year — and other local Democratic power brokers, easily bested attorney Rubain Dorancy, who ran with WFP and mayoral support.

Albany has a checkered record when it comes to sexual harassment, on both sides of the aisle, perhaps most notably of the disgraced Democratic power broker, Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez.

Apollo is so connected to Harlem Democratic power brokers that its board of directors was once chaired by Rep. Charles Rangel.

Perhaps the most controversial episode of Silver's career before his indictment was his handling of rape accusations against top aide J. Michael Boxley and, later, sexual - harassment allegations against the recently deceased Assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic power broker Vito Lopez.

He is a member of the legendary «gang of four» black Democratic power brokers — along with Mr. Sutton, the former Manhattan borough president; former Mayor David N. Dinkins; and the senior Mr. Paterson, the former secretary of state and the governor's father — who have dominated Harlem affairs for a generation.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- President Barack Obama has started arming for the possibility of a major Supreme Court nomination battle, pulling a longtime Democratic power player into the White House to help run the confirmation process, senior administration officials told CNN.

Their aspirations to replace President Barack and Michelle Obama as the most important and powerful Democratic power brokers in the nation have evaporated.

The Egalitarian Harvard Magazine, May / June 2016» «I wanted [my students] to understand that democratic power belonged to them, too, that they had its sources inside themselves,» [Professor Danielle Allen] writes.

Educational researcher Gerald Bracey, author of Reading Educational Research: How to Avoid Getting Statistically Snookered, writes in Stanford magazine that «NCLB aims to shrink the public sector, transfer large sums of public money to the private sector, weaken or destroy two Democratic power bases — the teachers» unions — and provide vouchers to let students attend private schools at public expense.»

George Norcross, a south Jersey Democratic power broker and insurance executive, called for more charter schools, a change to the teacher tenure system and corporate sponsorship for public schools at a forum tonight.

Let's fight for DEMOCRATIC power production within the built environment and end the Big Energy environmental plague and economic chokehold.

This value is protected and promoted by democratic powers the world over; the Falkland Islands are no different.

Gov. Cuomo has been far closer for far longer to now - indicted Buffalo - area Democratic power broker Steve Pigeon than the governor himself admits — or that many in his administration realize — sources tell The Post.

Mannion is not related to John F.X. Mannion, a longtime Democratic power broker in Upstate New York and husband of former Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner.

The feds» investigation of the then - Brooklyn assemblyman and Democratic power broker stretched for more than five years from 2007, but resulted in no charges.

Fascism did not in any way define Italy as a democratic power.

And after World War II it was yet again occupied by an anti «democratic power, though this time not by an ally of its own choosing, but by the Soviet Union.

In fact, attachment parenting clearly falls under the authoritative style, characterized by a high degree of warm with a clear - cut boundaries, the parents are in charge but there is flexibility to allow the child some degree of democratic power.

Of course, every seat counts at this point as the Democrats battle to retain control of the house, so maybe the Democratic powers - that - be will have a change of heart on Arcuri.

Gibson has been slamming Murphy for voting «yes» on the health care reform bill — a vote that came only after considerable lobbying by the Democratic powers - that - be, including the president, who had the freshman congressman over for a little Oval Office chat.

Despite being an extremely recent transplant to the district, Niou accrued support from unions and much of the Democratic power structure in the Assembly.

Democratic power brokers, past and present, couldn't keep a political gadfly from running as a Democrat in a Brooklyn special election.

and received the collective «good job for unity» praises from the Democratic powers that be.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio made a bid Wednesday for permanent mayoral control of New York City's public schools, pitting him against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in yet another high - profile issue that showcased the tensions between the two Democratic power brokers.

Gadflies got whiplash at a Democratic power broker's annual pre — Election Day breakfast at Junior's last Friday as virtually the entire political class traded City Hall gossip, election strategy and, of course, cheesecake - filled goodie bags.

Instead, we will probably be treated once again to the obscene spectacle of our elected representatives fighting unelected peers to degrade the democratic powers of citizens.

Ms. Niou, a registered Democrat and two - year resident of the district, works as chief of staff to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, and enjoys the backing of most labor unions and the Democratic power structure in the Assembly.

Democratic power brokers are divvying up City Council chairmanships following the speaker race.

Some Democratic power brokers have tried to get Ganim to stand down because of felony conviction and imprisonment for public corruption.

Ms. Niou has received most of the endorsements from unions and from officials tied to Assembly Speaker Heastie — suggesting strongly that the Democratic power structure prefers her to Ms. Cancel.

But that changed when the Democratic powers - that - be in Albany waded in.

A Democratic power broker from Harlem has been hired by a prominent lobbying firm to join its efforts to influence city and state government.