Sentences with phrase «group as a political party»

Maryland law already recognizes a group as a political party if it has registration of 1 % of the state total, which is approximately 40,000 members.

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Carlos, in support of your point, Barry Cooper, a man described in Wikipedia as «a member of an influential group of conservative political scientists, the Calgary School», said the PC party lost its way in the second half of Ralph Klein's tenure.

Swann's bill defines PACs as «a corporation or group established or maintained for the primary purpose of accepting political action contributions and incurring political action expenses to engage in political promotion but does not include (i) a registered party, or (ii) a registered constituency association.»

But as we have seen with the Tea Party (another political movement Perry hopped aboard in its early days), the support of a constituent group doesn't come without strings.

But if this seems unsuitable in the case of the Church (though it might be given some thought), the election of lay representatives beyond the small groups of the parish is a difficult question, especially as the Catholic associations no longer have a function similar to that of the political parties in appointing such represent - ative bodies.

Dveri group, which was formed in 1999 as a Christian right - wing youth organisation before becoming a political party in 2015, claimed Ana Brnabic was suggested because of Western pressure.

Edward L. Cleary explains, «Instead of the tribal chief acting as family, political and religious ruler, those three functions have been separated and taken over by individuals and groups within family systems, political parties, and religious organizations «12

Despotic capitalism, on the other hand, is characterized by control of the government by an individual or a relatively small group such as military junta, an aristocracy or elite class, or a minority political party.

According to their report, the assignment of individuals to one of the eight core typology groups is based primarily on their position on nine scales of social and political values — each of which is determined by responses to two or three survey questions — as well as their party identification.

Those who do not want to curtail their research work can find opportunities as citizens, in church and civic groups, and in political parties.

This concept was supported vigorously by important labor and left - wing Zionist groups, including the radical Marxist Ha - Shomer Ha - Tzair kibbutz movement, the Ahdut Ha - Avodah socialist party, the Poale Zion Smol (Left Workers of Zion) party, and the Mapam party (which at one time embraced the other groups); and by such significant political figures as Haim Margalit - Kalvarisky (a member of the Zionist Executive), Bert Katznelson (a founder of Ahdut Ha - Avodah and of the Histradut federation of labor), and Henrietta Szold (the first woman member of the Zionist Executive and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America).

Much more recently (a decade perhaps)-- when one established political party, group, or media outlet — creates another mouthpiece to disseminate its» ideas — this is conversely, and with negative connotation, known as an «astroturf» or artificial group or effort.

Seen as a way of challenging capitalistic dispossession, occupations were coordinated and helped by leftist political parties and other groups.

Población local activism flourished throughout the 1970s and 80s, supported by the Vicariate of Solidarity — progressive branches of the Catholic Church — internationally funded NGOs, left - wing political parties, and radical armed groups (such as the FPMR and the Lautaro Youth Movement).

Nate Wilcox, for instance, talked about politics as moving out of the broadcast era and into a new era of machine politics, but with organizations like MoveOn, individual campaigns and the parties providing the machinery instead of geographically - based groups like the traditional urban political machines.

The Usual Suspects moved quickly as news spread of Eric Cantor's sudden fall in Tuesday's primary election: my inbox filled fast with fundraising messages from the Democratic party committees, outside political funding groups, individual candidates and more.

In a statement, the Council further called on the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to openly condemn the actions of the Delta Forces, the Invisible Forces and any such «similar groups within their ranks, disown and dismantle them to demonstrate to Ghanaians its abhorrence to such extremist elements as a political party&rParty (NPP) to openly condemn the actions of the Delta Forces, the Invisible Forces and any such «similar groups within their ranks, disown and dismantle them to demonstrate to Ghanaians its abhorrence to such extremist elements as a political party&rparty»

The simple answer is that he wants to be considered as standing up against vested interest groups as he did with the newspapers, unlike David Cameron who has stood up for the press barons for party political gain.

We also call on the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to openly condemn the actions of the Delta Forces, the Invisible Forces and any such similar groups within their ranks, disown and dismantle them to demonstrate to Ghanaians its abhorrence to such extremist elements as a political pParty (NPP) to openly condemn the actions of the Delta Forces, the Invisible Forces and any such similar groups within their ranks, disown and dismantle them to demonstrate to Ghanaians its abhorrence to such extremist elements as a political partyparty.

A national assembly comprising a statistically significant sample of the electorate is a crucial initial step toward a democratic constitution because political parties tend to serve as interest organizations for politicians or other groups.

The Lib Dems would also seek to establish a constitutional convention, but theirs would take input from political parties, academic and civil society groups, as well as the British public, and aim to draw up a full constitution for a federal UK.

The race, which Roll Call rates as Leans Democratic, has drawn in both national political party committees and outside groups.

Soft money accounts, known as «housekeeping» committees, allow political groups to raise unlimited contributions in support of generalized, party - building actions.

Groups may be based around a single European political party (e.g. the European People's Party, the Party of European Socialists) or they can include more than one European party as well as national parties and independents [7](e.g. the Liberal Grparty (e.g. the European People's Party, the Party of European Socialists) or they can include more than one European party as well as national parties and independents [7](e.g. the Liberal GrParty, the Party of European Socialists) or they can include more than one European party as well as national parties and independents [7](e.g. the Liberal GrParty of European Socialists) or they can include more than one European party as well as national parties and independents [7](e.g. the Liberal Grparty as well as national parties and independents [7](e.g. the Liberal Group).

Whilst failing to win any outright overall control in any council area in Scotland, the SNP emerged as the largest political group in sixteen councils, including Glasgow City Council, knocking the Scottish Labour Party out of power in Glasgow for the first time since 1980.

The Group continued into the 1960s and although it was never formally wound up it became increasingly a debating society as the mainstream of the party endorsed Grimond's political strategy and the economic liberals gradually lost influence or left the party.

If, either immediately or in the longer term, the breakaway parliamentary grouping chose to register legally as a separate political party, there would be a whole range of other obstacles to consider, some of which might descend into legal disputes:

The second problem is that Momentum has become a battleground between three groups within the movement: the traditional (and by now rather old) Labour left, sometimes referred to as Bennites; younger, politically - engaged campaigners; and members of the various small political groupings to the left of the Labour Party, such as The Socialist Workers Party, Alliance for Workers» Liberty and the remnants of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

The new grouping could not run as a political party without registering as such with the Electoral Commission, and thus becoming more explicitly and legally separate from the Labour Pparty without registering as such with the Electoral Commission, and thus becoming more explicitly and legally separate from the Labour PartyParty.

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

The group officially obtained recognition as a national political party with the Federal Election Commission in 2001.

Two other New York good - government groups, Common Cause (a national organization based in Washington D.C.) and Citizens Union (which started as a New York political party that once fought Tammany Hall), have taken money from a group closely within the orbit of NYSUT.

«Independent expenditures tend not to be particularly as big in New York as say the LLC Loophole or housekeeping accounts,» said Blair Horner of The New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to political party accounts not subject to the same campaign finance limits as candidate campaigns.

However, this grouping is a rather broad one, as will be noted in more detail below, and hence would not be as successful in translating support levels into a similar proportion of seat numbers as would be the case for one of the larger political parties.

Given the Labour Party's geography of support, but also given the increased level of opposition the party faces on the left of the political spectrum from Sinn Fein, Solidarity - People Before Profit, the Social Democrats and other left - wing groupings / independent candidates, it was argued that Labour would struggle to convert votes into seats if their national support levels fall below the 10 % level, as indeed proved to be the case with the February 26th elecParty's geography of support, but also given the increased level of opposition the party faces on the left of the political spectrum from Sinn Fein, Solidarity - People Before Profit, the Social Democrats and other left - wing groupings / independent candidates, it was argued that Labour would struggle to convert votes into seats if their national support levels fall below the 10 % level, as indeed proved to be the case with the February 26th elecparty faces on the left of the political spectrum from Sinn Fein, Solidarity - People Before Profit, the Social Democrats and other left - wing groupings / independent candidates, it was argued that Labour would struggle to convert votes into seats if their national support levels fall below the 10 % level, as indeed proved to be the case with the February 26th election.

A bravely unfashionable outing for John Baron (short on supporters for his peacenik viewpoint) but sincere nevertheless and outstanding speeches by a host of colleagues, particularly Ben Wallace, who argued from a position of expertise as the joint Chair of the All Party Group on Iran that it was vital to allow political and diplomatic efforts to be exhausted before committing ourselves to miltary action.

The ragbag of candidates have no platform in common apart from having signed up to the «Bell principles», drawn up by ex-Independent MP Martin Bell, which amount to little more than agreeing to be «free from the control of any political party», yet also committing to «work with other elected independents as a group with a chosen spokesperson» - which sounds to me like the makings of a political party, but there you go.

As with the 1981 General Election, such a significant change in Dail representation levels will effectively prove a major «game changer» and could well shift the dynamics of electoral success decidedly towards / away certain political parties and political groups and could well act to accelerate the level of political change that may be associated with that election.

[11] On 1 July 2015, Blackman was elected Chair of the All Party Political Group on Smoking and Health, after serving as its Secretary for several years.

According to YYC, «It has come to our notice that a group known as Yoruba Progressive People's Congress, an arm of a political party (name withheld) led by one Pelumi Amodu is by no means a representative of Yoruba Youth Council or working for YYC.

Meantime, a socio - political group within the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Ekiti Reformer Movement, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to ensure protection for the party State Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, over allegation of fake security men posing as policemen to arrest the party scribe on the order of the police authoriParty (PDP) in Ekiti State, Ekiti Reformer Movement, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to ensure protection for the party State Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, over allegation of fake security men posing as policemen to arrest the party scribe on the order of the police authoriparty State Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko, over allegation of fake security men posing as policemen to arrest the party scribe on the order of the police authoriparty scribe on the order of the police authorities.

And then the groups agree to publicly go along with bad positions that the Democrats advance, such as the loopholes like donations to political parties and transfer to candidates.

The development comes as political parties and pressure groups wrangle over the government's solution to the Leveson report.

In the letter to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics Executive Director Letizia Tagliafierro, the good - government group notes that advocacy on specific issues by political parties isn't anything new, but has seen a resurgence as of late.

In the past, when attacks are reported, it was as a result of provocations from one group (political party) against the other.

Though since the Iranian Revolution the party is officially banned in Iran and individuals found to be affiliated with communist or socialist groups risk imprisonment, active members have remained and it continues to operate as an underground political organization there.

He was picked up at the International Press Centre in Accra today [Tuesday] during a press conference by a group of opposition political parties known as the Inter-Party...

Hope - and this is true of political parties as well as pressure groups - must be based on the realistic expectation that we can actually change things and do something about the problems that we face.

The early fundraising total is considered important by political parties and special - interest groups as they consider whether to invest in a candidate's campaign.

The ban will apply broadly — not just to political parties and parliamentary candidates, but also to trade unions and advocacy groups such as GetUp!.