Sentences with phrase «on seceding»

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The UK's biggest defence contractor, BAE systems, is set to manufacture 13 warships for the Royal Navy in Scotland starting in 2016, although the company has not commented on what it would do if the country secedes.

Throw in a «highly likely» second [1] referendum on Scottish independence from the UK and a possible Irish reunification (or a second Troubles), and suddenly the UK looks as though it may implode before it even secedes.

The reason for this is that the nation's ideology had changed where it had once trumpeted the ideas of non-intervention and peace (except, of course, for the people of the South during their heroic attempt at independence) to those that glorified empire and war, largely based on the British model which, ironically, was the system that America seceded from in 1776.

Religion News Service: South Carolina diocese defecting from the Episcopal Church The Diocese of South Carolina announced on Wednesday (Oct. 17) that it has disaffiliated from the Episcopal Church, escalating a long - running skirmish and setting the stage to become the fifth diocese to secede from the denomination.

His faith gave him the guidance to execute the innocent, deprive children of health insurance, pal around with intolerant evangelicals, spend time at his N ***** HEAD retreat, profiteering, secede from the Union, so on and so forth.

If any region of the state were to secede, it would be that part of it which is closer to Albuquerque than Houston, both on the map and in its essence.

Last year, the people of Scotland voted on whether they should secede from the Union and become an independent country.

For quite understandable reasons, much of the debate about independence for Scotland has so far focused on the economic consequences of seceding from the UK.

The office of Governor Bobby Jindal indicated Wednesday afternoon it was against a petition for Louisiana to secede posted on the White House website.

He and other Labour MPs were sharing platforms and media pitches with the Tories in defence of the union, and David himself went on telly jointly with David Cameron to appeal for a no vote and warn of dire consequences should Scotland secede, particularly with regard to pension funds and use of the pound.

However, it doesn't really matter because based on previous Supreme Court precedent a state is not allowed to secede from the US.

But in their forum someone mentioned that Turkey's East Thracia could follow the same path, secede from Turkey and join the EU on their own.

At 1 p.m., Shooters Committee on Political Education President Steven Aldstadt and Aaron Price, director of Gas Odyssey, hold a press conference calling for upstate New York to secede to prevent economic decline and limits on personal freedoms, 276 Washington St., Binghamton.

He has suggested in the past, and it is documented on YouTube, that Texas has a right to secede.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, considered one of the most powerful men in Albany, and the politician who in 1994 torpedoed Staten Island's attempt to secede from New York City, was arrested Thursday on corruption charges.

Similarly, although hot - blooded Baltimoreans wanted to secede from the Union in 1861 (the state song, «Maryland, My Maryland,» is based on a poem condemning... (read more)

Orange County Legislature votes to allow Kiryas Joel referendum to «secede» from Monroe BY KATHY KAHN By overwhelming majority, the Orange County Legislature last week agreed to allow the Town of Monroe to put a referendum on its November 7 ballot to create an all - Satmar Hasidic town.

In September, the Scots will vote on whether they want their country to secede from the UK.

Among the highlights was the panel on segregation with Hechinger's Emmanuel Felton, who wrote about school districts seceding in Jefferson County in Birmingham, AL. «We wanted to zoom in on where segregation was getting worse the most rapidly,» said Felton.

Based on the true history of Town Line, New York — the only town north of the Mason Dixon line to secede from the Union — readers are treated to a heartbreaking and redemptive story that captures both the ugliness and beauty of life during the Civil War.

But on such a wrenching day as this --» I'm ready to secede from Earth, a US colleague messages me — it's reassuring that our first feature of the day was about the directors of a dozen nations» publishing trade fairs meeting in Guadalajara to share their experiences and expectations.

In 1897, ten painters seceded from the Society of American Artists in protest of the group's increasing focus on «too much business and too little art.»

A number of leaders are calling on states to secede from the union once again — at least as it applies to the national environmental laws that are designed to protect public health and save money.

For example, in 1998, the SCC was asked by the federal government to opine on whether it was legal, under either Canadian or international law, for Québec to unilaterally secede from Canada Interested parties can apply to the Court to make submissions as interveners.

The SCC also opined that the international law on secession did not apply to Québec's situation because international law does not address the situation where component parts of sovereign states want to legally secede unilaterally from the «parent» state.

For example, in 1998, the SCC was asked by the federal government to opine on whether it was legal, under either Canadian or international law, for Québec to unilaterally secede from Canada (Reference re Secession of Québec, [1998] 2 SCR 217).

Mowat managed to contain the prohibitionist threat by instituting, in 1893, a referendum on prohibition and a judicial reference on the province's jurisdiction, but the province could do nothing about the other matters unless it seceded from the confederation.

The decision, which determined a province could not unilaterally secede, also suggested that if a province had a popular mandate to do so, the Federal government had an obligation to negotiate on the issue.

On October 23, 1880, West Needham residents voted to secede from Needham, and the town of Wellesley was later christened by the Massachusetts legislature on April 6, 188On October 23, 1880, West Needham residents voted to secede from Needham, and the town of Wellesley was later christened by the Massachusetts legislature on April 6, 188on April 6, 1881.