Sentences with phrase «like constitutional reform»

«We are happy to work with them on shared issues like constitutional reform,» said one.

This is based on the controversial policy of «constructive opposition» - cooperating with the Government on areas of agreement, like constitutional reform and, as announced last week, a common European foreign and security policy, and opposing it on others.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, European leaders will work on ways to counter the threat at home through enhanced security policies, like France's constitutional reform.

This is what it's like when you start discussing constitutional reform.

There were other, lesser reforms (the constitutional status of which might be disputed), like the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, which regulated political donations and the conduct of referendums.

Like the title of his recent book, My Scotland, Our Britain, and his post-referendum agenda for further devolution to Scotland and broader constitutional reform, Brown's vision has offered no place for or political recognition for England as a nation.

Progressivism, a populist reform movement in the early twentieth century, espoused by Presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, and grounded in Protestant moralism, which sought to make government both more responsive to the plight of the people, for instance using Constitutional amendments to deal with social problems like alcoholism and using government force to quash monopolies, and at the same time more representative of the will of the electorate, for instance instituting more democracy like the direct election of Senators and ending the corruption of Machine politics in the cities.

So, I would actually like to see real reform which is a constitutional amendment.»

«It sounds like the governor is saying «I'm incapable of reforming Albany and we have to leave it up to a constitutional convention,» and I don't know that he is wrong.»

Lawmakers won't be called back for a special session to pass more ethics and campaign - finance reform measures, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would like to see broader changes included in a constitutional convention.

Issues like the DREAM Act, which provides tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants, and ethics reform such as the constitutional amendment the governor first proposed in December for term limits and limiting outside income for state officials, lack the «political will,» he said.

It looks instead like the government will use the constitutional reform and governance bill to pave the way for a referendum within two years of the next election, ie in the next parliament, but just on the alternative vote (AV)-- a system that allows preferences but isn't proportional.

During her press conference outside PS 13, Ms. Malliotakis unveiled her Albany reform agenda, including: Requiring a two - thirds legislative majority to pass new taxes and fees; capping the rise in spending at the rate of inflation or 2 percent, whichever is less; requiring legislators to disclose outside sources of income; requiring public authorities like the MTA to undergo an independent financial audit, and calling for a constitutional convention to address items that have bedeviled the state recently, such as appointing a lieutenant governor and breaking a Senate tie.

He said Labour could not rely on past successes to win future elections, but had to spell out what they would do on issues like the environment, home ownership, constitutional reform and childcare.

· Debating individual reform proposals is always going to risk them getting bogged down in minutiae like AV did: tie them all together and you might actually have a shot at a more serious and more meaningful exploration of the many constitutional problems that we face.

If a minority Labour government was relying on Tory votes to get things through that the Nats didn't like, there is always a danger that the Tories could resort to the sort of tactics Labour themselves often used in such situations (such as constitutional reform).

We need real voting reforms: automatic and pre-voter registration, early voting, a constitutional amendment to allow same - day voter registration and mail - in voting, and enough funding, training and reforms to the state and county boards of elections to stop screw - ups like the massive Brooklyn voter purge.

The Governor said he still would like to see debt reform enacted through a constitutional amendment, and that he would continue to advocate that.

It looks like the back - room wrangling for more significant redistricting reform and a constitutional amendment will continue.

A judicial presence is especially important to ensure that the reform process — and reasonable funding levels — are maintained in times of economic stress or recession like the present, where children's needs and constitutional values are often given short shrift.

However, for any future constitutional reforms to engender the respect and legitimacy of the citizens they affect, there must first be a proper deliberation of the nature of such reforms, the like of which has been notably lacking.

In 2003, Texas passed a constitutional amendment reforming medical malpractice law and placing punitive damages caps (like pain and suffering) on med - mal lawsuits.

The main argument was that if the Courts below have such a power, then the Supreme Court much have a like power on appeal — even though not expressly stated in section 40 (2) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

Wikipedia is certainly not being helpful or precise in saying things like: «By the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 [Parliament] has the power to remove individual judges from office for misconduct.»