Sentences with phrase «done by referendum»

Two members of the Yonkers City Council, Majority Leader Michael Sabatino and Minority Leader Mike Breen, both commented recently that while they have no desire to overturn term limits, or modify term limits to allow a third four - year term, if someone were interested in doing so, they should do it by a referendum and not by a council vote.

Not exact matches

That fight began when the companies tried to overturn Austin's regulations by pouring nearly $ 9 million dollars into a local repeal referendum, saying they would leave if they didn't win.

Almost everyone expects the Bank of England to do this because the uncertainty caused by the referendum debate and the result likely caused a recession.

Though Morgan Stanley did point out that the risk of a referendum was higher in countries where they are called by garnering signatures rather than by the ruling parties.

Schroepfer's responses on several requests by the committee for historical samples of the referendum ads AIQ had run amounted to «we'll see what we can do» — with the exec cautioning that he wasn't entirely sure how much data might have been retained.

The feedback echoed those manufactured by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who advised Germany's Der Spiegel: «If we ended up to keep a referendum tomorrow with the issue, «do you want your dignity or a continuation of this unworthy coverage,» then absolutely everyone would select dignity regardless of problems that would accompany that determination.»

Arthur — good issue raised.The candidacy of Hollande will not make much difference for French policy for it was Mitterand who pushed for Maastricht even though the referendum barely passed — the French are terrified of decoupling from the Germans for as DeGaulle famously said — EUROPE IS FRANCE AND GERMANY — all the others are mere trimmings.Also, Germany is the coach and France the coachman — there is so much at work here — the media does a greart disservice by measuring it in sound bites.Sarkozy is bringing Merkel in to campaign for him to subtlely remind the French citizens what is at stake in the upcoming French elections.The tear gas is in Athens but game is in Paris

When Chilean general Augusto Pinochet consented to a referendum on his presidency in 1988, he did so sheltered by an amnesty.

Amazingly, some extraordinarily courageous individuals (initially Arnold himself, journalists David Quinn and Breda O'Brien, the Iona Institute; later on, John Waters, retired Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin, William Binchy and the distinguished historian Prof. John A. Murphy; the gay campaigners for a «No» vote, Paddy Manning and Keith Mills, deserve special mention) did succeed in making a difference to the eventual numbers, although not the outcome: in the early Spring, polls indicated that 17 percent of the electorate would vote against the amendment, but by the time the actual referendum came around, 38 percent were indicating a «No» vote, and that was the eventual outcome.

Ireland's recent decision to approve same - sex marriage, by popular referendum, has left the country's Catholic reputation in ruins.Of course, this shift didn't come about overnight — secularization has been in the works for some time — but the vote reinforces the feeling of a dramatic break with Ireland's Catholic heritage, and a step into an uncertain future.

Park Board attorney Bruno Tabis told the board that it might not have the authority to place a referendum question on a ballot because it doesn't have home - rule powers and that authority is denied by statewide park district code.

Two hotly debated «pass the pool» referendum measures were sunk in 1997 by voters who did not want higher property taxes to pay for a proposed multimillion - dollar family aquatic center on Park District land at Hunt Club Park on Hunt Club Road.

Years later, after their 2004 unsuccessful referendum, the Library District felt one of the reasons for their defeat was that they didn't hold title to a driveway (owned by the Park District) which cut the Library District's property into two halves.

Two «pass the pool» referendum proposals were sunk last year by voters, who by their vote said they didn't want higher taxes to pay for an aquatic center.

He did this first by splitting from the centrist EPP group and second by announcing a badly - constructed referendum which divided the country, threatened to dissolve and impoverish it and put at risk not only Britain's security but that of our continent.

Geoffrey Robertson's article sums up the political background very succinctly: «Our democracy does not allow, much less require, decision - making by referendum.

Polls have refused to shift in the pro-independence movement's favour since the No campaign won by 55 - 45 in September 2014, and a majority of Scots say they don't want another referendum.

It is of course true, as another Independent article put it: «Young people — if you're so upset by the outcome of the EU referendum, then why didn't you get out and vote?

The Tories have nevertheless been highly critical of Mr Brown's refusal to hold a referendum, although have been less certain in clarifying what they would do with the treaty if it was approved by parliament but not the public.

Rob Ford, professor of political science at Manchester, captured the reversal of fortunes which the referendum wrought: «Feeling upset by wrenching social change imposed by people whose values you don't share or understand?

Many of us didn't love the outcome but he needs to show how he can make it work by being an effective leader and helping shape the negotiations instead of only reaching for the second referendum lever.

Oh - and I'd like them to have a Government which doesn't break Manifesto commitments because they might lose the Referendum they promised and which isn't led by a man who blatently and repeatedly lies to the media and the electorate.

He said Cameron's resignation in response to the outcome of a referendum that supported Britain to leave the European Union «was a demonstration of courage by a democratic leader who respects the will of the people, even if he didn't agree with their decision.»

The Referendum Fallout (so far) Apart from Her Majesty's Prime Minister and his party - friend (yet Brexit nemesis) both metaphorically falling on their swords, and the leader of Her Most Loyal Opposition encouraged by the Prime Minister to do likewise («it might be in my party's interest for him to sit there, it is not in the national interest and I would say: for heaven's sake man, go!

The political parties did nothing to promote the bill before the national referendum held by Parliament in 2012.

An article in The Independent asked the pertinent question: «Young people — if you're so upset by the outcome of the EU referendum, then why didn't you get out and vote?»

«Demented fury» is not the kind of language I would use but if Wales and Scotland does vote «Yes» by a large enough margin to overwhelm an English «no» it would certainly vindicate those MPs who said that the referendum should not take place on the same day as the elections to Holyrood and the Cardiff Assembly.

For all these reasons, I think AV is actually a very good voting system and I would put the referendum result down to several things — an ineffective Yes campaign (if you typed AV into Google, they didn't even come up on the first page of results), lies and smears spread by the No campaign, the association with Nick Clegg, the split in Labour over AV and finally, and not insignificantly, the fact that the Electoral Commission sent leaflets to every household containing an overly complex explanation that made AV look more complex than the insides of a nuclear reactor.

But the referendum battle over the future of the UK concerns Scotland - based voters alone, and the outcome of the independence referendum is likely to be determined by the current 10 or 15 per cent of the «don't know» Scottish electors, mostly in Scotland's central belt.

As to the EU referendum outcome, a narrow majority of the British public did vote to Leave, and it's likely a majority of those who did vote to leave did so because they perceive EU and non-EU immigration as being a problem, just as they were told by the rags.

The Deputy Prime Minister has reiterated his stance that the Liberal Democrats do not support David Cameron's plans to hold an in - out referendum on Britain's EU membership by 2017.

The SNP are likely to point to the mid-term timing of the by - election to explain the loss, but privately officials will recognise that it does not stand the party in good stead ahead of next year's referendum.

What I don't understand is how Labour are going to win back the votes of people who voted leave, by campaigning for a second referendum, and if we don't convince them to vote Labour we will not form a government in 2020.

I second that, followed by all the scroungers who voted against a referendum, against their respective manifesto and against their reason to be there at all, but Quentin Davies can certainly lead the way to the Halifax Gibbet if he doesn't get lost in the crowd.

Unlike California, which is virtually governed by referendum, New York does not have a statewide citizen - initiated policy process.

Established media, state radio and tv and the political class had only a walk - on role in forcing the referendum which they collectively opposed: it was the victory by UKIP in a national election (the 2014) European Elections), social media, youtube and the spreading of the message even when it was kept away from the voters by the elite that did the job.

When she wanted to get a satisfactory outcome on the British rebate, she did not threaten her partners with an «in or out» referendum if she did not get her way by a certain date.

In this referendum, the Irish people can confirm our commitment to responsible budgeting and, in doing so, ensure that the reckless economic mismanagement that drove our country to the brink of bankruptcy will not be repeated by any future government.

The referendum required approval by 60 % of votes and simple majorities in 60 % of the 79 districts in order to pass: final results indicate that the referendum failed with only 57.7 % of votes in favor, although it did have majority support in 77 of the 79 electoral districts.

But probably, Pandit Nehru and Sardar Patel did not strongly object the question of referendum raised by Governor Mountbatten.

Corbyn also refused to rule out a second Brexit referendum when asked to do so by Sky News» Tamara Cohen.

By doing so Corbyn will be free to remain in London in the immediate aftermath of the EU referendum result, which will be declared on Friday June 24 — Glastonbury's first day proper.

However, the summer of 2015 didn't lack elections, with the bailout referendum in july and new legislative elections in september caused by Tsipras» first government's resignation.

«Does anyone think that AV Referendum is going to be won by the YES camp now that Clegg and co are seen to be in bed with the Cons?»

Does any one think that AV Referendum is going to be won by the YES camp now that Clegg and co are seen to be in bed with the Cons?

By pressing ahead with gay marriage and delaying a promise on an EU referendum until he was forced to do so, Mr Cameron has fuelled the rise of Ukip.

Do we really need to remind him that the referendum is not the end of the matter and that this nation is run by parliament?

If the Conservatives look like getting 305 seats at the next General Election but could get an extra 20 - 30 seats by forming a short - term narrow pact with Ukip, and if Ukip believe they can force Miliband to promise an in - out referendum by forming a short - term narrow pact with the Conservatives, we should not allow personality issues to prevent us from doing the deal.

The documentary was particularly revealing, coming as it does, the day after Labour's new London mayor Sadiq Khan was criticised by the shadow chancellor for appearing alongside David Cameron at an EU referendum event.

He added that he did not want to discourage those who are still holding out for a referendum by moving on to discuss possibilities once the treaty is ratified.