Sentences with phrase «for constitutional»

To date, 16 states have called for a constitutional amendment, including deep - red Montana and deep - blue Massachusetts.

Opponents like New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms Executive Director Jason McGuire say they have reason to be concerned at the polls, referencing a socially moderate Republican pushed out by a conservative in a recent congressional contest upstate.

The pro- traditional marriage group New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms says the end to McDonald's Senate career means «values voters» have followed through with their warnings against Republican Senators who voted for gay marriage last year.

Corruption has gotten worse,» said Evan Davis, who heads the Committee for a Constitutional Convention.

Jason McGuire, Executive Director for the New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms PAC, supports Cruz.

Every 20 years, New Yorkers are given the opportunity for a constitutional convention.

The body in question, the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee, had previously produced penetrating reports on English devolution, the need for a Constitutional Convention, Parliamentary boundaries, the future for Scotland, improving the legislative process, voter disengagement, the gagging bill, etc. — enough critical analysis for a domineering Conservative majority to want to get rid of it.

So there must be something wrong with the Constitution - and these people lump together respect for Constitutional Freedoms with the rest of the Constitution, which was written by slaveholders.

A movement is underway in Albany for a constitutional amendment to allow for recall elections of disgraced politicians.

Late last night, the governor and legislature reached a deal on redistricting that essentially allows the State Senate's and Assembly's partisan majorities to put in place gerrymandered lines for the next decade, and creates the framework for a constitutional amendment to govern future redistrictings that creates a bipartisan commission to submit lines to the legislature for approval.

Schimminger has, since 1985, pushed for a constitutional amendment that would allow the governor to appoint a new lieutenant governor during a vacancy.

On Wednesday, Mr. Cuomo is also expected to call for a constitutional cap on state spending that would limit growth to the rate of inflation and for a budget that does not raise corporate, personal income or sales taxes, echoing proposals he made on the campaign trail.

When the previous government announced it was appealing against the European Court's original ruling in 2005, the Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, Lord Firkin, said: «It has been the view of successive governments, including this government, that persons who have committed crimes serious enough to warrant a custodial sentence should forfeit the right to have a say in how the country is governed while they are detained.»

I have a 14 - and a 12 - year - old daughter and the thought that they're going to have to be subject in places of public accommodations, like public school locker rooms or restrooms and changing facilities, to having male students in there is a concern to me as dad,» Rev. Jason McGuire of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms said.

Evan Davis is the manager of Committee for a Constitutional Convention, a group in favor of convening a convention to rewrite the state's constitution.

Stephen Hayford, legislative director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, said it's unfair to ban the therapy — especially for adults who freely choose it.

«The past few months have seen liberals stepping up their attacks against us, trying to stop us from fulfilling our promises to cut regulations, create jobs and stand up for constitutional, limited government,» Reed wrote in one email.

The sudden desire for constitutional reform may be genuine, but it has been borne out of the expenses scandal that has engulfed Parliament.

Isn't that really «New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms for Straight, White, Wealthy People and Everyone Else can Go Scratch?»

Calls for a constitutional convention have now reached parliament.

The only statewide votes are for three ballot propositions, including the one that has garnered the most attention, a proposal for a constitutional convention.

According to a member of the movement, Cynthia Mbamelu, «Since the movement started voting for the constitutional amendment, only the Taraba State House of Assembly has voted against the age reduction bill.

A similar rally is also being planned for June (when the deadline for a Senate vote approaches) in Albany by the New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms.

The nine racetrack casinos, meanwhile, have banded together to start the New York Gaming Association, which is expected to begin advocating for a constitutional amendment later this year.

The convention that produced the current state constitution gave birth to Forever Wild in 1894 and helped break the grip of lumber interests on state politics, said Evan Davis, manager of the Committee for a Constitutional Convention.

His disastrous announcement of expenses reform on YouTube showed that he can not build the coalitions of interest (inside his party, never mind beyond) that are necessary for constitutional change.

The move has been backed by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, but is opposed by Ed Miliband who has instead called for a constitutional convention addressing the issue next year.

We also advise media house owners, show hosts, panelists, and other radio communicators to conduct all discussions with decorum, tolerance, and respect for the constitutional rights of others.

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms Political Action Committee endorsed Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's re-election bid in NY - 24.

«While the Lord Chancellor is regularly wheeled out to defend the prime minister or the flawed Human Rights Act, shouldn't he be concentrating on getting his own house in order at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, so that it delivers access to justice for all?»

The Center for Constitutional Order (CENCORD), has taken a swipe at the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, for not complying with the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915).

Under Gordon Brown's plans for constitutional reform, parliament would also gain the final right to declare war, wresting the royal prerogative from the government.

Turnout is expected to be minimal in next week's off - cycle vote and voters will also consider two ballot questions for constitutional amendments: Stripping officials convicted of felonies of their pensions and the creation of a land bank in the Adirondacks and Catskills parks.

Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention

As Mr Brown pledges to move forwards with his plans for constitutional reform, first set out in July, the government published two further consultations today.

The political action committee backed by a Greene County businessman pushing for the passage of the Child Victims Act has endorsed the referendum for a constitutional convention.

Election Day next month is shaping up to be a comparatively sleepy affair statewide, as ballot propositions for constitutional amendments, along with whether to hold a constitutional constitutional, the only issues all New Yorkers will face when they head to booth.

Where the current crisis is relevant is that it could be used for a constitutional convention type moment (of the sort Brown seemed to suggest before taking power, and which has turned into a tidying - up exercise of very limited impact).

Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6 - 1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.

«It's been once every seven or eight years,» Adirondack Mountain Club spokesman John Sheehan said of the need for constitutional amendments to make basic infrastructure repairs or upgrades in the region.

But Miliband's call for a constitutional convention, which would not be completed before next May, endangers the timetable for swift reform he promised last week.

The codified constitutions of most democratic states specify mechanisms for constitutional amendment which are clearly separate from the mechanisms for enacting other legislation.

* The governor has called for a constitutional amendment to strip public pensions from legislators convicted of crimes, and yet this bill supports making the proposed language available only on obscure websites few voters will ever see.

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms named Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the New York State Department of Health and the New York Senate in the court papers, which are also available on the group's website.

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The group, New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, says the historic Marriage Equality Act was passed illegally, claiming that state legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo operated behind closed doors to get the bill passed.

In Britain there is no process for constitutional change other than ordinary legislation.

The House Democratic Caucus voted 118 to 72 in favor of Nadler, a 13 - term Manhattanite known for his constitutional expertise.

DeFrancisco said he believes it would be more practical for the state legislature to offer propositions for constitutional changes, which voters could decide on individually as separate ballot measures.

Applications from left - leaning organizations such as the Family Planning Advocates (FPA), the Women's Equality Coalition (WEC), the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) as well as the right - leaning New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms (NYCF) were rejected by the commission.