Sentences with phrase «more meaningful vote»

He said there were discussions going on about trying to draft an amendment that would attract enough support to pass on securing a more meaningful vote at the end of the negotiating process.

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With all the time left over, even within a shorter programme we can have more votes at conference — and meaningful ones.

Republican operatives concede that Cochran failed to deploy technology in any meaningful way during the early June primary, when McDaniel led by more than 1,300 votes but couldn't get the nomination outright because he didn't have a 50 percent majority.

Some of the above arguments still apply, but I'm not convinced that an independent MP can have his biggest impact by speaking or voting in tightly controlled party votes in the House of Commons, even those directly affecting his constituency (one of the many reasons it's such a shame he won the seat — the people of his constituency needed meaningful representation more than many others).

The aim would be to give MPs far more time to force debates and meaningful votes, while ensuring there was enough time for the debate of government bills.

With such short notice given for this public hearing, tell your legislators to vote NO on SB 175 and show respect for their constituents and move the state in a more meaningful direction.

I could move to a totalitarian nation where I have no meaningful vote, no ability to speak out, and thus no responsibility for the outcome, but then I would have no rights either and I would be nothing more than cattle.