Sentences with phrase «get votes on these issues»

As Democratic senators struggled to get votes on these issues this past spring, they and the measures» advocates regularly excoriated IDC members for enabling the Republican resistance to progressive change.

Referendums are the embodiment of direct democracy, which means every citizen gets a vote on an issue.

Not exact matches

So if voting isn't meant to break a tie, what's the purpose of getting a show of hands on an issue that's holding up your meeting?

Icon launched its Mainnet on January 24, 2018, which got them off the Ethereum network and onto their own unique blockchain network known as a «loopchain» which allows individual connected blockchains to maintain their own affairs but also vote on issues that affect the entire ICON «loop» of blockchains.

They managed to deliver tax breaks for the rich and oil companies, that's indisputable, but not on any of the «moral» issues they've used since the early 70s to get votes from religious people.

(I know, because I was the President of the Zoning Commission which formed the regulations when the township was forced to vote on the zoning issue several years ago, which did get defeated.

CNN: Survey: Catholics divided on political issues, as adherent numbers decline As important as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriage.

Washington (CNN)-- As important as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriage.

We are all being hoodwinked by politicians on the issues of gay marriage, abortion, contraception, and any other slimy goop that they can use to divide us just to get votes.

I don't know what church you've been going to, but my minister goes to great pains before an election to not mention ANY candidate or particular ballot issue, but instead call on the congregation to read their scriptures (suggesting some references) and pray, pray, pray for God's guidance, as they get ready to cast their vote.

He has changed his mind several times on all of the issues just to get votes.

Maybe the media should focus on the real issues instead of the religion of the candidates we might actually get some info to use for making an intelligent decision in the voting booth.

Roy O. McClain of Atlanta's First Baptist Church employed his prestigious platform to confess courageously that «college professors have been relatively quiet on the race issue, the pulpits have been paralyzed and the politicians are interested in getting votes.»

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 speaker has in the past deemed the so - called «veto - proof majority» (having enough members to guarantee overrides of a gubernatorial veto) a «fiction», noting it's not easy to get every single member of his conference to vote «yes» on controversial issues and see absolutely zero support from the Republicans.

The organization has also championed — endorsing and raising money for — the handful of Assembly Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting «yes» to pass the marriage bill on the other side of the Capitol, protecting these lawmakers on a potentially difficult issue (and one that, as it turned out, didn't lead to anyone's ouster, but did contribute to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava getting pushed out of the NY - 23 special election by conservatives who argued she was too moderate).

But at the end of the day, the source said, Avella impressed the NYLCV board with his record and «political courage» on the organization's issues — especially his push for the Child Safe Product Act, even though it never got to the Senate floor for a vote.

We could get a different kind of tactical voting, where people try to send messages through the voting system by voting for single - issue candidates first, then the candidate they want second, on the assumption that the single - issue candidate will be knocked out before the candidate they want.

The woman will only get the votes of those naive enough to think they can change the system, and those who are sexist enough to cast their vote based on sex instead of issues.

The Lib Dems have little to loose on the issue and a lot to gain as getting the anti-Brexit camp to break party lines and vote for them would be a big win.

USA: In senate votes the vice-president gets a deciding vote on the issue.

Individual members of parliament can push amendments and in some limited cases a small party (or a small group within one party) can threaten to vote against their block on an issue that's very important to them but there is none of the «getting the votes» one - by - one that seems to be going on in the US.

Last Friday, a coalition of Muslim leaders issued a joint statement calling on the Muslim community to mobilise against the BNP threat and get out and vote.

The principle that Scottish MPs should not vote on issues only affecting England and Wales seems unarguable but it could make it very difficult for a Labour government reliant on Scottish seats for its majority (a prospect that stands a good chancein 2015) would struggle to get its agenda through parliament and may even struggle to survive.

Voters will get a third chance to make their feelings known on term limits after the City Charter Revision Commission voted this month to put the contentious issue back on the ballot in November.

He noted that 25 UFT retirees and staffers had been on the ground in Ohio, knocking on doors and making phone calls to talk about the issue and get out the vote.

Capelle, who led the crusade to get a vote in the State Senate on the issue of gay marriage last fall, is leaving after one of the group's most significant recent defeats.

and the BNP hadn't been standing last time so no one knows what vote they would have got last time - Council by elections though frequently are very localised, there isn't the focus on national issues that there is in a full set of Council Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - election.

Through deft political maneuvering, Cuomo and a group of activists, advocates and political donors were able to sway the Republican - controlled Senate to allow for a vote on the issue while getting some Republicans to vote for the measure.

But while Cuomo was able to get several Republican Senators to vote to enact same sex marriage in 2011, he could not get them to budge on several issues that the Democratic left was pushing for, including, further increasing the minimum wage, allowing children of undocumented immigrants college aid known as the Dream Act, and public financing of political campaigns.

The Scottish First Minister issued strong words after it was ruled the devolved powers will not get their own vote on triggering Brexit.

A yes vote on Issue 2 will make long overdue reforms to unfair and costly government practices in Ohio, while helping to get government spending under control and making government more accountable to taxpayers.

If we took this to a vote of party members, we'd get an overwhelming yes vote — we always do on these issues.

The Conservatives, sensing their policy on this issue is a vote - loser, have been desperately seeking a way to get their point of view across.

We are heartened that there continues to be respectful and productive dialogue on the issue of marriage equality and believe we are getting close to a vote on the Governor's marriage bill.

Ideally, I'd like a separate count for actual votes on bills, and one on clear positions taken on issues that did NOT get an official vote count.

Well, there isn't much news today other than the failure of the House Republicans to get enough votes on their signature issue of the last seven years: Repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

The Royal Commission on the issue recommended an AV Plus system, where voters would also get another extra vote on a county basis to choose around 150 MPs.

Asked about the traditionally poor turnout of voters in the heavily - minority Fillmore District, Mascia says voters are turned off by nothing being done and says he will run a get - out - the vote campaign for his issues on race, class and economic inequities.

Asked if the party would hold up a parliamentary vote on Brexit if they didn't get their way on workers» rights and other issues, Ms Abbott said: «We're not going to block it in a trivial way, but there are really important issues for the British Economy.

Lazio promised Conservative Party chairman Mike Long months ago he would remain on the line, and the big issue now is making sure the party gets enough votes to maintain ballot status (party leaders would also like to get enough to retake Row C, and push past the Independence Party).

Reformers believe that getting issues like early voting or campaign finance reform passed would require an aggressive public campaign from Cuomo, like the ones he undertook on same - sex marriage and minimum wage.

«It's the equivalent of a guy who's about to get his house foreclosed on putting a new media room in the basement,» said Trotta, who cast the only votes against two resolutions to fund the projects through a bond issue and said he'd been provided with little information beforehand.

«All I'm focusing on is making sure we get our vote, get our issues out,» he said.

New York finally got some good news from Congress on Wednesday when the Senate pushed forward $ 2.6 billion in aid for the state, after two months of lost votes on the issue threatened to blow big holes in local and state budgets.

Some viewers found the previous PMQs at best sedate, or less politely a but dull so we dusted down the Daily Politics Mood Box - used at the conferences to get delegates voting on an issue of the day.

Even if Lieberman were to leave Democratic caucus, he would likely vote with them to get a floor vote on such issues as Obama's judicial nominees.

Meanwhile, Democrat Sean Eldridge is counting on a last - minute barrage of negative ads highlighting Gibson's positions on abortion, fracking and other hot - button issues and an intensive get - out - the - vote effort to gain traction that has largely eluded him thus far.

But he said the organization would launch an aggressive get - out - the - vote operation and issue a report card grading each candidate appearing on the ballot.

The lawmakers hope to hack through some of the red tape and streamline voting by automatically registering people when they get drivers» licenses or other government - issued identification and by allowing people to register at polling stations on election day.