Sentences with phrase «in vote of conscience»

Not exact matches

It is a very helpful guide to the formation of conscience with respect to questions raised in voting and other political activity if, in fidelity to the Church's teaching, one recognizes the «intrinsic evil» of taking innocent human life in abortion.

But according to Senator Gavin Marshall, chairman of the «Left federal parliamentary Labor Party caucus,» writing in The Age, Gillard's decision to allow a «conscience vote» on «gay marriage» is «not democratic,» because it «exposes individual parliamentarians to powerful conservative lobby groups» and the retrograde opinions of those «stubbornly opposed to all social reforms.»

Thus when Prime Minister Julia Gillard (an avowed atheist who makes Nancy Pelosi seem like Margaret Thatcher) nonetheless announced that a «gay marriage» proposal would get a «conscience vote» in the federal parliament, she was accused by her lefter - than - left opponents of being... undemocratic.

By contrast, a «conscience vote» is one in which parliamentarians may vote as they like (for reasons of conscience, or what they deem political expedience, or both).

«Many of us are going to be facing the reality that if Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, we will not be able to vote in good conscience for either.»

Demonstrating how thoroughly progressive thought — as defined by Abramson — has shattered classical liberalism in Canada's medical ranks, 79 percent of the Canadian Medical Association doctors recently voted against conscience protections for physicians opposed to participation in euthanasia.

Archbishop Martin was not alone in his hesitant opposition: In a debate on the Shaun Doherty Show prior to the referendum, Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry remarked that Catholics could vote either Yes or No in good consciencin his hesitant opposition: In a debate on the Shaun Doherty Show prior to the referendum, Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry remarked that Catholics could vote either Yes or No in good consciencIn a debate on the Shaun Doherty Show prior to the referendum, Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry remarked that Catholics could vote either Yes or No in good consciencin good conscience.

In voting on this issue, the political parties allowed the members of Parliament the freedom to follow their consciences, rather than requiring a party vote.

Nevertheless, the government is (or was when we went to press) determined not to allow its own backbenchers any freedom of conscience when it comes to the main vote in the Commons.

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.

Adrienne Hardt said she «could not in good conscience «vote to waive the fee because the Park District will get revenue from the golf center and because the center will be open to people who are not residents of Country Club Hills.

Each state committee member was elected independently by voters in their district and most of them vote their own conscience.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released New York's delegates to vote their conscience in the race for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee.

It establishes a false dichotomy, and in relation to journalism limits the editorial terrain to that of the political celebrities engaged in major voting blocs, rather than to the editorial direction that ought to be given in good conscience to serve the public.

But the death penalty is a matter of conscience, subject to a free vote in the House.

Pontypridd MP Owen Smith has previously said of his third reading vote in the Commons: «Whenever the election comes I will tell my constituents, with a clear conscience, that I stood up for my convictions, and what I believe to be their best interests.»

The real test of the relevance of these CSOs is in preparing people to understand why they are voting and vote in accordance with their conscience.

Proper voting in my view is taking these items from the particular person or politician who wants to buy your Vote and yet still voting on a clear conscience because you are of the conviction that such act is virtuous.

'' «Our appeal is to all MPs of conscience: join us, vote against these unfair and unworkable changes and force the government to think again,» he told delegates at the Scottish Labour party's conference in Oban.

At a special conference today in Maghera, the SDLP have allowed their members and representatives a conscience vote on the issue of abortion.

This is a perfect example of putting politics before good government, and I could not vote for the law in good conscience.

Whether in the end he'll vote with his conscience to aid gay couples is a different story — at least in the logic of Albany.

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

Since the introduction of proportional representation in 1996, divisions which require all members in the chamber to vote by taking sides (termed a personal vote) are rarely used, except for conscience issues.

«Every vote in the Commons is in some sense a vote of conscience, even if our conscience invariably tells us to vote with our party», he said.

Although most of the Senate's Republican majority opposed it, Saland and three others voted for the measure, risking their careers in what they said were personal votes of conscience.

But if he did pretend it fooled enough of the electorate who thought he was too left wing, so they voted Tory, I can't believe that the electorate looked at Ed, said, Ah, he's only pretending to have spent the last 5 years denouncing New labour, let the 2 people who got him in place, Mkclusky and Paul Kenny, get Blaitites Liam Byrne, Frank fileld sacked, then say as opposed to new labour he had a social conscience, yet when it comes to it, he's really new labour as he's not left wing enough, I'll vote for a party who are right wing, they'd have all voted greens if they wanted it

Many Labour MPs were shocked after he told me he would not be happy with the police or security forces shooting to kill on our streets, casting doubt over the legality of the strike on Jihadi John, and appearing to suggest that his MPs would not be allowed to vote with their conscience on any potential military action in Syria.

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 attorneys signing this letter can not, in good conscience, stand by and remain silent as the Board of Education moves to vote on this potentially disastrous course,» says Strauss, «Closing this many schools in such a poorly - planned and uninclusive manner marks a dangerous precedent.

The Delegate to the American Kennel Club, when elected in accordance with these bylaws and approved by the American Kennel Club, shall represent the Club at meetings of the Delegates to the American Kennel Club, voting his conscience unless otherwise instructed by the Board or by the The Delegate to the American Kennel Club's right to vote as a member of the Board of Directors shall take effect upon election by the membership without restriction pending his or her approval by the American Kennel Club as a Delegate.

Senators should of course vote their conscience, but they should not stand in the way of the will of the American people.»

Back in the day, it used to be claimed as one of the glories of the Liberal and National Parties that their MPs had freedom to vote as they chose, while Labor MPs were bound by Caucus solidarity, except in the case of an explicit «conscience vote», which has been traditionally confined to issues of (sexual) morality.

Carrying more legal weight as a constitutional document than its predecessor, the Charter provides the guaranteed protection of important rights such as freedom of conscience, religion, expression, and association; the democratic right to vote; mobility rights to enter and leave Canada as well as reside anywhere within Canada; legal rights in criminal matters; equality rights against discrimination; and language rights.

«Remind your members that they are free to invest in candidates as citizens and to vote their conscience, but as representatives of the real estate trade, your association is equally free and equally obligated to participate in the system to protect the interests of that industry,» says Shewmaker.