Sentences with phrase «free vote issues»

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Downing Street has ruled out such membership, preferring to be able to negotiate free trade deals with the rest of the world, but the majority of members in the upper house of the U.K.'s parliament, the House of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the issue.

But both the committee and the government are under pressure to resolve the issue sooner with a free vote in the legislature which, given the governing Liberals» slim majority, would likely doom the tax.

Indeed, the last big vote on the free trade issue went free - traders way, when Congress voted to give President Obama fast track authority to negotiate the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

The issue is that free speech was provided for anti choice proponents, but an alternative plate giving the same right to free speech to pro choice proponents was voted down by the legislature.

I decided to exercise my right to free will that god gave me and told him that because of politics and social / fiscal issues I would probably vote dem unless the republicans gave huntsman an actual chance.

The snap ballot came only days after Mrs Merkel changed her long - held stance on the issue by allowing members of her conservative coalition a free vote on the matter.

It is now 6 noes and 5 yeses, the noes win, because they each technically got more than one vote, even though there are an even number of people on both sides of the issue, who all should have been free to practice according to their own beliefs, That; s why the organizations «beliefs» must be secondary to individuals.

The many serious ethical issues raised by this Bill require that Members of both Houses are given a free vote in accordance with their conscience, not only on the abortion issue but the Bill as a whole.

Ahead of a free Commons vote on the issue next week, 500 respiratory health professionals wrote an open letter to the British Medical Journal pushing them to «protect the wellbeing» of children.

The election of the Coalition Government in May 2010 reignited the debate, with the RSPCA warning of «a real threat» that the ban on hunting with dogs could be overturned as the new coalition government had promised MPs a free vote on the issue.

Neither Labour nor the Conservative party has an official position on hunting - all the votes of recent years have been free votes, as hunting is regarded as an issue of conscience.

Hunting became a particularly high - profile political issue in the late 1990s, with the election of Tony Blair's Labour government, which in its 1997 manifesto promised MPs a free vote on a ban on hunting with hounds.

In 2004 the government reintroduced the issue and gave MPs a free vote to pass an outright ban on hunting with dogs.

There were other rebellions, too — the ones where the government dodged the issue by not pressing a vote, or by making critical concessions, or by permitting dubious «free» votes because they knew they couldn't win whipped ones.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, a veteran anti-war campaigner, opposes airstrikes but has given his MPs a free vote on the issue.

It is for this reason that the party has no firm policies on such issues and would leave them as a «free vote» to our representatives.

Today's debate will be followed by a free vote, meaning the Tories are not technically being whipped on the issue.

Alternatively, Corbyn could have announced right at the start that he would offer a free vote on the issue as a matter of principle, but would seek to persuade his party to oppose the war.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said MPs should be given a «free vote» on the issue of Syrian airstrikes.

However, Equalities Minister (and Secretary of State for Culture) Maria Miller pointed out on Twitter that since any vote on the issue would be a free vote, it would not technically be counted as a rebellion.

For the sake of public trust in British democracy, will the Minister who is standing in for the Deputy Prime Minister therefore agree that any legislation put before the House on this vital issue should be the subject of a free vote?»

That caveat has led some to claim that the free vote, which is usually reserved to sensitive moral issues like abortion, is not applicable to what is ultimately a matter of civil law.

A free vote will reveal Tory faultlines on the issue but would be unlikely to result in defeat for the move, as Lib Dem MPs and most opposition MPs could be expected to back gay marriage.

So, for example, councillors will be free to campaign on local issues and then speak and vote on them in the council chamber without fear of breaking the pre-determination rules.

Given that M Ps were to be given a free vote on the issue, correctly in my view, there could be no question that this would set party policy on the topic — and it is doubtful whether this could ever be legitimate as this form of exercise is not one that appears in the rules as part of the policy making process as far as I can see.

But their caveat about Welsh MPs remaining free to vote on matters that do have implications for Wales touches on the difficult issue (which the manifesto does not talk about explicitly).

It's a simple matter of democracy: if there's party policy on an issue, that ought absolutely to preclude a free vote.

He added that she has «straight As» from the National Rifle Association and voted against Democratic Gov. David Paterson's «bloated» budget this year (Burns conceded there were other issues on which the Republican has problems with conservatives in her party: she is pro-abortion, voted for gay marriage and, while not endorsing the controversial «card check» provision in the Employee Free Choice Act, she does support «reform in workers» ability to organize» — a stand not too different from that of AFL - CIO President Rich Trumka when he said he could support EFCA without card check).

Because the issue is so contentious, MPs will have a free vote when it comes before parliament some time before Easter.

The next phase of the Swing The Vote campaign, announced today, sees BBC Free Speech presenter Rick Edwards direct a people - powered short film that will put issues that matter to Britain's youth in front of politicians.

But, regardless of whether a free vote is offered, Parliamentarians must decide the issue on the basis of their own conscience.

Labour MPs have been given a free vote on the issue.

That conveniently ignores the fact that this was a free vote on a conscience issue and inevitably Conservative MPs, and indeed those from other parties, will have differing views and will be accountable to their own constituents.

He also had a warning for progressive voters who may «vote Liberal Democrat or Green because they think they can have a free hit at the government, because they may be upset over Iraq or some other issue».

The move will increase pressure on Nick Clegg to give his MPs a free vote on the issue, something normally confined to issues of conscience.

Liberal Democrat rebels are more likely to have cast dissenting votes on social issues, such as the increase in VAT from 15 % to 17.5 %, the introduction of free schools and the expansion of academies, and curbs to superannuation for civil servants.

He told Radio 4: «I have written to the prime minister myself asking him that, in view of these very important issues which touch on the sacredness of human life, its meaning and purpose, would he please grant a free vote, because that is what is really required.»

Jeremy Corbyn has signalled he could give his MPs a free vote on renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system when the issue comes before the Commons this month.

[47] The House of Commons rebels proposing a complete ban were successful when MPs were given a free vote on the issue.

But on lots of, on lots of conscience issues uhmmm I think it is right to have, I think it is right to have, free votes... Could we stop for a second.

But what's really important here is that Members of Parliament are always allowed a free vote on this issue.»

LENOIR, (Dec. 26)-- Two of the major Republican presidential hopefuls are learning what third party and independent candidates have known for years, that ballot access laws in most states are rigged against offering voters any real choices in primaries and on election day, said Jordon Greene, president of Free the Vote North Carolina in a statement issued today.

Remember that you are their boss, and it's your civic responsibility to let them know how to represent your interests, so feel free to contact them and let them know how they're doing, how you'd like them to vote on the issues and how they can support the causes dear to you.

First, it was announced that there would be a free vote on the issue — a measure traditionally allowed for matters of conscience.

However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - who gave his MPs a free vote on the issue - re-iterated his position that he would never authorise the use of Britain's nuclear weapons.

That's the beauty of free votes on conscience issues, which our party has always respected.

«Democrats are often heard to complain the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling freed corporations to pour money into Republican campaigns, and thus influence how Republicans vote on issues dear to corporations.

The leaders of all the main parties offered all their MPs, including ministers and shadow ministers, a free votes on the grounds that marriage is a «conscience» social issue in which the party whips have no official say.

The African Union observer mission proclaimed the contest was conducted in a free and fair manner, while other international missions from the EU, the Carter Center, and the African Great Lakes Initiative noted relative improvements over 2007, but also stated that the poll produced numerous irregularities such as technological issues with electronic voting equipment and a lack of transparency in the tallying of the votes.

Pick your reason to not partake: The total lack of research behind this assessment so there is no reliability or validity to it what so ever, they are using our kids to norm reference their assessment, for free, the subjectively set cut scores done by vote, not science, that have been set to intentionally fail 60 - 70 % of our students and their teachers which in turn allows for a whole other set of things to happen to schools and communities, the pending lawsuit against SBAC in Missouri where a judge issued a restraining order against the state from making payments, that we now also have to pay to them (where is that MOU?)