Sentences with phrase «own partisan interests»

But we believe government should not shirk from making tough decisions in public... It's time to put the public interest ahead of partisan interests.»

So the Catholic impulse to imitate the Protestant penchant for acting as a partisan interest group in the political arena is not entirely new.

Instead, the people's behalf has been replaced by the parochial and debilitating practice of «what position will serve our peculiar partisan interests?»

Rule 3B (2) further states that ``... A judge shall not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of criticism».

No doubt all politicians keep the party implications of political reforms in mind but Labour's own partisan interests, particularly representing 41 of the 59 Scottish constituencies in the House of Commons, would appear to be playing a significant role in the party's difficulty in articulating any coherent view about England's place in the evolving constitution of the United Kingdom.

While voters may punish Mrs May for calling an early election for partisan interest, that punishment is unlikely to overwhelm their underlying approval of her leadership and of her government's performance.

«The Senate's constitutional advice and consent role will only be preserved if senators put aside short - term partisan interests to protect the enduring interests of the Senate regardless of who's in the White House,» the California Democrat said.

Narrow partisan interest has trampled pluralist convention.

We do not have to remind the High Commissioner that he must operate above party cronyism and the prioritization of partisan interests above the supreme interests of the Ghanaian people.

Particularly if Stephen Breyer uses the opportunity to retire, removing the Democratic appointee most prone to taking a judicial position opposed to partisan interest.

However, Republican Senators filed a self - serving lawsuit in an attempt to continue disenfranchising voters in order to protect their own partisan interests.

«We do not have to remind the High Commissioner that he must operate above party cronyism and the prioritisation of partisan interests above the supreme interests of the Ghanaian people.

OccupyGhana in a statement released on Wednesday, 1 November, said: «OccupyGhana is disgusted and appalled by High Commissioner George Ayisi - Boateng's discriminatory comments that pitched partisan interests above those of other Ghanaians.

According to him, in other jurisdictions such as in the US, it is the committees of Parliament that take matters of public concern seriously and investigate with no partisan interest.

The old politics of vested partisan interest has reasserted itself with a vengeance.

A spokesman for Jack Straw said of the move on confidence votes: «For all the phoney talk about a «new politics» this proposal is simply about crudely seeking to fix the electoral system to suit partisan interests.

«Redistricting in New York is a system that has prioritized incumbency and partisan interests over democratic representation,» Cuomo said in a press release.

This will often challenge you to balance partisan interests with overall national considerations.

The former EU trade commissioner said May had to make it «absolutely clear that the country's interests come first, not partisan interests and she's got to be a prime minister for the whole of the country, not just those who voted to leave»

Regardless of political affiliation, people are more likely to believe facts about climate change when they come from Republicans speaking against what has become a partisan interest in this country, says a new University of Connecticut study.

On the most obvious level, teachers unions are taking a pounding because Republicans have gained power in recent state elections, and the GOP has a strong partisan interest in undermining public - employee unions, which provide troops and treasure to the Democratic Party.

After all, planes, trains, buses and automobiles are not partisan interests.

about U.S. Department of Transportation Planes, trains, autos are nation's lifeline, not partisan interests By Secretary Ray LaHood

There's a candidate in the 2016 campaign that's a true unifier, a candidate reflecting the views of an overwhelming number of Americans and one that's capable of being a sturdy bridge between Washington's partisan interests:

The problem, as I see it, is that when such over-generalizations are made, it is impossible to distinguish between the arguments made by those who are overtly driven by partisan interests (and don't care) and those who may be influenced by partisan interests (as we all are) but are open to controlling for those influences.

A second possibility is that the practice of intervention allows interveners to provide the «best argument» for certain partisan interests that judges might want to «affiliate» with.

(1) A judge should be faithful to, and maintain professional competence in, the law and should not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of criticism.

(a) shall be faithful to the law and maintain professional competence in it, and shall not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of criticism;

Not exact matches

But J. Gerald Hebert, director of the Voting Rights and Redistricting Program at the public - interest Campaign Legal Center in Washington, said the states drew districts with more black voters than necessary to «dilute their voting strength in order to achieve a partisan gain.»

After power changed hands in D.C. a year later, the federal government and Congress delayed picking up the baton for several months due to partisan bickering and lobbying by special interests.

If for once the Liberals and the NDP set aside partisan politics and acted in the interests of Canada, it would be the beginning of a new era for us.

If at some point, Joe Anglin is interested in the Alberta Party, we'll talk to him, just like we're open to every Albertan who is fed up with the partisan nature of politics in Alberta.

He belonged to the ruling class in Judah but he refused to be a partisan of its class interests.

After all, beyond the marginalia of persuasion, partisans are already ready made, and past memories and present interests are foremost in the mind of the people.

This quiet theological work is more effective politically because less entangled with partisan biases and immediate interests.

Ryan is a (relatively) small - government politician who takes an interest in details and shows a willingness to cross partisan and ideological divides.

Interpreters are never interest free but always present reality in partisan ways and, indeed, can not do otherwise.

Since the Industrial Revolution, the fault line running through partisan politics has been the diverging interests of labor and capital.

Candidates, officeholders, and voters stand where they stand, on the issues and in their partisan alignment, because of interests, convictions, and opinions on which the Holy Father is quite incapable of achieving some measurable effect.

Let us therefore banish the easy resort to partisan and narrow political interests in the conduct of our national affairs.

In our country, the highly partisan political atmosphere we have established does not allow any room for cross party consultation on matters of presumed national interest.

In your particular case, you might find yourself becoming more partisan if you were more interested in politics.

But they're much more interested in being as partisan as possible.

It seems like a good test for partisan gerrymanders that are unfair, but there would be a lot of other factors or dimensions (as discussed in the other answers - things like common economic interests) that might also make a district's representation unfair even within the efficiency threshold.

My interest in this whole issue comes from the fact that if our law courts especially the highest court in Ghana, Supreme Court that is supposed to be final place in the country to deliver justice to all manner of persons regardless of one's political affiliation, religious beliefs, ethnic background etc in a just and fair manner is now seen to be turning into a place where citizens of Ghana who may belong to certain political affiliations do not feel confident or have trust in their handling of critical national issues in view of some of these «partisan» pronouncements on the part of some justices, then where would we be heading towards as a country?

Moreover, in the past weeks there has been a worrisome level of media manipulation, with a clear interested and partisan use of public media.

It wasn't a partisan ding - dong by any means and was all very consensual and pleasant — especially on the changes wrought by recession, which will heighten the importance of volunteering and community (and therefore the third sector, though it was interesting to hear Maude state very clearly that «there are of course no good effects of a recession», not wishing to fall into the Lansley trap), and mean money from charitable donations is likely to dry up.

«How they can support President Trump's tax plan, that decimates their own constituents and is a prime example of putting partisan politics over the best interests of the people they represent?

At a moment when there is partisan deadlock on critical issues facing the nation, New York State has transcended political interests to do what is right for the 1.1 million children whose future depends on a good education.

The pitch sold an idea of the party as a credible and reliable force, stressing competence, common - sense values and a willingness to defend the national interest rather than extreme partisan ideologies.