Sentences with phrase «favor of a ban on»

A moderate, Lamb is personally opposed to abortion, not in favor of a ban on assault rifles, and has stated that he wouldn't support Nancy Pelosi as the Democrats» House leader.

Now, I'm not really in favor of a ban on any type of product.

I would personally be in favor of a ban on new CO2 - emitting devices, but I wouldn't think of presenting that as a scientific result.

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LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - A top German court ruled on Tuesday in favor of allowing major cities to ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars, a move set to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and probably force carmakers to pay for costly modifications.

A search engine marketer who posts on Reddit using the name Friggersly has done the world a favor by posting the text of an online conversation between two spammers who are paid to sabotage the brand names of rival clients by getting them banned from Reddit.

One recent poll found 64 percent of voters supporting an assault weapons ban and 74 percent in favor of the opportunity to vote on it.

Speaking for myself, I'm opposed to co-ed dorms and in favor of strictly enforced visitation procedures, and for a strictly enforced ban on the Jonas Brothers.

Dreihaus, part of a group of Democrats that supported a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion yet — when this provision failed to pass — still voted in favor of the final health care reform bill, argued that, given his pro-life beliefs, the ad amounted to defamation.

These farms also reduce their reliance on pesticides in favor of biological and natural alternatives, and they are prohibited from using any banned pesticides.

But according to a statement issued Monday, the 17 - member Boy Scouts» Executive Committee voted 17 to 0 in favor of doing away with the ban on gay scout leaders.

Since 2009, the league, to its credit, has also been lobbying hard in favor of laws - now in place in 31 states and the District of Columbia, and with more sure to follow this year - requiring concussion education of parents and athletes, banning same - day return - to - play after a suspected concussion, and requiring medical clearance before a concussed athlete is allowed back on the playing field, diamond or ice.

The speaker claims The NYP's Fred Dicker «set me up» with a story in which Silver says he would be in favor of legislation that would block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large soft drinks in New York City.

Doran said she is in favor of measures that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, while respecting the rights of law - abiding gun owners and that's why she supports a ban on military - grade assault - style weapons, strengthening background checks, as well as legislation to stop convicted domestic abusers from having access to guns.

During this and future campaigns, Hagelin favored abortion rights without public financing, campaign finance law reform, improved gun control, a flat tax, the eradication of PACs, a ban on soft money contributions, and school vouchers.

More than 80 percent of Americans at least somewhat favor a ban on «bump stocks» that make rifles fire much like automatic weapons.

A halt to the Millennium pipeline feeding the CPV power plant could send a message that not only does New York ban extraction, but the state is also clamping down on the use of natural gas from beyond its borders in favor of renewables such as wind or solar.

They represent Moms Demand Action and they coordinated over social media to testify in favor of a bill that would ban bump stocks and place regulations on ghost guns.

The broader definition of the lifetime ban comes as the CPI itself will likely be dismantled in favor of the 14 - member Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which will oversee both the executive and legislative branches.

At Friday's signing of a ban on the use of electronic cigarettes in public places, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz read an email letter he had received in favor of the ban.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk) promised to «engage in whatever discussions are necessary» on ethics but opposed two key measures favored by Democrats and good government groups — public financing of election campaigns and bans on lawmakers» outside income.

He favors abortion rights, but had the idea (which he announced in August 2015) to legislate a ban on abortion after the first twenty weeks of pregnancy.

COOPERSTOWN — Taking his campaign for governor to the heartland of New York's home - rule movement, Howie Hawkins on Wednesday eagerly pointed out that he is the only candidate in the race to favor a statewide ban on natural gas drilling....

Ninety - two percent of voters surveyed in a new Siena Research Institute poll said public corruption is a serious problem in the state, and a solid majority said they would favor a complete ban on outside income.

In halting but clear speech, Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois spoke briefly in favor of a bill that would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual or gender identity.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn does not support the ban on racial profiling but is in favor of creating an inspector general to oversee the NYPD.

Tara Bono, a spokeswoman for the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, told county lawmakers that while her group is in favor of the bill it would rather see «an all - out ban on both paper and plastic bags.»

The popularity of imposing bans on smoking in public places was further revealed in the results of a 2011 Gallop poll, which showed that 59 % of respondents supported bans, a marked shift from 2008, when only 40 % had favored such laws.

The French parliament voted on June 30 to ban the controversial technique for extracting natural gas from shale rock deposits known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the web sites of Le Monde and other French media reported.The bill had already passed the National Assembly, the country's lower chamber, on June 21, and on June 30 a Senate vote of 176 to 151 made France the first country to enact such a ban, just as New York State is preparing to lift a moratorium on the same method.The vote was divided along party lines, with the majority conservative party voting in favor and the opposition voting against the bill, according to Le Monde.

Regardless, Zetsche favors voluntary industry agreements «which support the introduction of lower fuel consumption or more environmentally friendly technologies,» as well as a federal ban on sulfur in fuel and tax incentives for buying hybrid vehicles.

In 2003 the U.S. Senate voted (59 to 36) in favor of lifting the ban on travel to Cuba.

For example, PIJAC and Humane Society of the United States often disagree on pet sale bans — a major issue for both groups — but PIJAC board chair Laura «Peach» Reid testified with a representative of the Humane Society's Connecticut chapter in favor of a shelter oversight law.

Boonville Mayor Julie Thacher's vote broke the tie (four to four) to ultimately approve the new dangerous dog ordinance, which releases a ban on pit bulls in Boonville.Several individuals who were in favor of the removal of breed specific legislation told the council reasons for this favor at the council meeting Monday evening.

The advocacy group commissioned its own phone survey using a local survey company, and talked to 555 people at a total cost of just $ 350 (just 3 % of the cost endured by taxpayers) and found that 65 % of respondents opposed the ban on pit bulls, while only 29 % were in favor.

On this video of SEGA Talk, we discuss the time the city of Indianapolis wanted to ban The House of the Dead from sale, which the judge ultimately ruled in favor of SEGA.

Huw Kingston, a local businessman and the organizer of a campaign group, Bundy on Tap, said that 400 people turned up to the Bundanoon Memorial Hall to vote in favor of the ban, with only two casting dissenting votes, according to a report.

Not only was the science thoroughly vindicated, but the solutions imposed - bans on the most destructive chemicals - and «cap and trade» (very much favored by «free marketers» at the time as harnessing the power of markets) for acid emissions, proved quite effective.

Protecting the earth's soil also warrants a worldwide ban on the clearcutting of forests in favor of selective harvesting, simply because with each successive clearcut there are heavy soil losses until the forest regenerates.

These farms also reduce their reliance on pesticides in favor of biological and natural alternatives, and they are prohibited from using any banned pesticides.

Arguing in favor of the law banning lying is the sad irony that quite often those with their hands on the very levers of democracy, free elections and the right to vote — candidates, their handlers, public and special interest groups — don't trust the public to make the right decision based on an honest and robust debate over the issues, but instead find it incumbent to win by smearing the opposing candidate.

While speaking in favor of blockchain's potential in fostering the loan market, CBRC is also one of the seven Chinese state agencies that jointly issued the notable ban on initial coin offering activities in September of 2017.

Sixty - two percent of voters favored a ban on «assault weapons» in a recent Quinnipiac University poll.

There was little difference based on gender, with 72 percent of women and 66 percent of men favoring a ban.

A recent Politico - Morning Consult poll showed that 88 percent of Americans now support universal background checks, 81 percent think a person should be at least 21 to buy a gun, 70 percent favor a ban on high - capacity magazinesand 68 percent think assault - style weapons should be banned.

Gov. Rick Scott and House and Senate leaders have said there is a need to keep assault weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill and to beef up school security but haven't endorsed bans on assault weapons favored by many students and protesters.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 - 1 in favor of two Anchorage landlords fighting Alaska's ban on housing discrimination based on marital status.