«People respect officials who are willing to stand up and give their positions
on controversial issues whether or not they agree or disagree with it,» Cuomo said.
Not exact matches
It was unclear from her input
whether the Church's message, particularly
on controversial moral
issues, can be grounded in reason or not.
As Arizona's
controversial SB 1062 lands
on the desk of Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, the exclamation mark this outgoing politician will leave with her pen underscores
whether she believes the bill is a distraction from core
issues or a necessary step to protect religious freedom.
Another highly emotive and
controversial issue is animal experimentation,
whether that involves testing cosmetics and household products
on animals, or using animals in medical research.
The majority members have had several lengthy discussions about the
issue of gay marriage in general, but have not yet officially wrestled with the question of
whether they want to vote
on the
controversial issue or punt.
Whether cannabis should be legalised, decriminalised or reclassified are all
controversial issues, as are any Government attempts to reform the law
on drug use.
«Absolutely, I do,» Clinton said when he asked
whether he backed a charter - school expansion — taking a rare position
on a
controversial state
issue.
But the
issue of
whether messages of necessity should be used to waive the three - day aging process
on controversial and complex bills remains a potent one, especially after the gun control law was approved.
Whether other large organizations model the NFL and take a leadership role
on controversial issues remains to be seen.
But EPA's draft regulation refused to take a position
on the
controversial issue of
whether corn - based ethanol or soybean - derived biodiesel actually qualifies as a «renewable fuel» under this standard.
Students are asked to reflect
on the
controversial issue of funding for the wedding and
whether the British public should pay towards the event of not.
It is unclear what positions LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy, the Board, and Board candidates will take
on the
controversial issue, or
whether parents at other LAUSD schools will pursue this option.
Setting aside Congress's undoubted ability to speak to matters of substantive foreign policy and war, what if any norms or considerations ought to guide Congress when considering
whether to
issue symbolic resolutions
on controversial matters like Japanese «comfort women» or Armenian genocide?
Regardless of
whether it does go to an election, a vote
on abortion could be one of the most divisive and
controversial bills in Canada for some time, resurrecting what has been considered a settled
issue in Canada for 25 - years.