Sentences with phrase «partisan interests on»

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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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).

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.

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.

His interest isn't solely based on the district's competitive partisan divide, he said: It's because if Tenney upset the congressman in the primary, it would give the Democrats a strong chance to win.»

During the 2017 hearing, Bridenstine faced opposition from Democrats, who cited his past statements on climate change, his qualifications, and concerns that he might not be able to lead NASA without interference from partisan beliefs and interests.

«While energy issues are usually extremely partisan,» writes Francisco Hernandez, «Millennials are far more interested in the effects of energy use on the environment.

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.

During the debate in the U.S. Senate over the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, much of the focus centered on partisan political differences and intense opposition from special interest groups.

Journalists with deadlines and scant knowledge of the field quite often do not know where to go for this context on papers that are being pushed by some of the partisan think - tanks or other interested parties.

My suggestion would be rather than hiding behind some transparent and selective cloak of integrity, we put our partisan identities on the table, and with good faith in everyone's integrity, sit on the same side and begin to distinguish between positions and interests to seek out synergies through stakeholder dialog.

The faux pause has nonetheless been used by political partisans like Senator Cruz to cast doubt on the overwhelming scientific consensus that humans are causing rapid global warming, simply because they find the political implications of that scientific reality inconvenient â $» to their ideological views and the views of the special interests who fund their campaigns.

The LSE Blog features some interesting new research by University of Texas Professor Brent Boyea on the intersection of partisan elections, campaign contributions, and professionalized courts.