Sentences with phrase «pass voting laws»

Some Democratic strategists have taken note of apparent GOP advancements in voter registration, coming after Republican - led efforts in several statehouses to pass voting laws that Democrats say discourage core voters such as minorities and students.

Not exact matches

Republicans pulled their health care bill Friday after failing to garner enough votes to pass Donald Trump's plan intended to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaving the law better known as Obamacare in place for now.

Some Republican lawmakers hope that this new health reform law will get Democratic support and pass the 60 - vote threshold in the Senate.

He knows it's an uphill battle: Republicans appear to have the votes to pass the legislation through the House and Senate, and are aiming to get the law on President Donald Trump's desk as early as Wednesday.

In 2015, the landscape has changed, although the partisan and ideological divisions remain for a law that passed Congress in 2010 with no Republican votes.

The net - neutrality laws passed during the Obama administration, formally known as the 2015 Open Internet Order, were approved in a 3 - 2 vote along party lines in February 2015, after months of heated debate and public outcries.

The resolution, which contains instructions for key health care - related committees to begin drafting legislation to undo the health law, must also be passed by the House of Representatives (and is expected to get a vote there this week).

The Washington State Senate today passed a proposed crowdfunding law with a 46 - 2 vote, as House Bill 2023 now moves back to the House for a vote on amendments.

«Many of the proposals that have been put on the table during the Trump administration have been so far out there that they have not been able to build a 218 - vote majority in the House of Representatives in order to get anything passed, so the act is still the law of the land,» Butterfield said.

Trump said he will completely repeal the law, which was passed in 2010 without a single Republican vote.

JTA: N.Y. rabbis decry upcoming vote on consent waiver for circumcision - related rite Haredi Orthodox rabbis in New York are accusing the city's Department of Health of «spreading lies» in order to pass a law mandating that parents sign a consent waiver in order to use a controversial circumcision - related rite.

You do have a vote and say, what you don't have the right to do is disobey the laws that are passed.

This is not about trying to force churches to accept us or to marry us, this is about religion waging a campaign against the gay community to demonize us in order to get their voting congregation to pass laws that deny us equal rights.

You must not be paying attention to not only how people will be voting, but / and even more importantly the people (especially the hyper - religious) that are running for and getting voted into office are with zealotry... attempting, and in some cases passing laws that are based on their «religious beliefs.»

On June 23, the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, voted 300 to 8to pass legislation that would supplant much of the country «sfreedom - of - conscience law.

Lawmakers asking «WWJD» while writing or voting on laws to be passed just tells me they can not think for themselves and can't take responsibility for their own actions.

And if that's the case, are ALL politicians THAT stupid??? That is, to pass «bad» laws just because it will win them more votes?

Finally, the writer [apparently] operates on the mistaken view that if we can only get at least 51 percent of the voting populace to be swayed sufficiently by our coalesced, power structure, emotional appeals, and biblical truth (used only where it will work), then we can pass laws outlawing abortion.

He insists that the civil law should protect the right to life, and that laws that deny such protection, even when passed by majority votes, are invalid.

There would be no courage and no glory in voting for a law based more on slogans than on arguments, in conforming to the dominant political correctness out of fear of the threatened anathema, and by counter-attacking as a last resort by a question such as: «Dven if there is no reason to pass a law, why is it a problem if we want to pass one?»

Passed by a large majority (360 out of 602 votes), the German law was proposed by members of Parliament belonging to all the parties currently represented in the German national legislature, the Bundestag.

There would be no courage and no glory in voting for a law based more on slogans than on arguments, in conforming to the dominant political correctness out of fear of being anathematized, and in hiding behind a question such as: «Even if there is no reason to pass a law, why is it a problem if we want to pass one?»

The law was passed in 2006 and the Supreme Court further emphasised in its ruling on the 2012 presidential election petition that the EC must make provisions for Ghanaians abroad to vote, but failed to lay out a specific roadmap for its implementation.

It also nearly derailed the vote for the same - sex marriage law, which ultimately passed.

The reason for this is that there are many more liberal parties in the UK Parliament than Conservative, and chances are that during motions that have to carry in parliament that need a majority conservatives will have a hard time passing laws if the Liberal Democrats, Green Party, SNP and Labour all vote against the Tories» motions.

The rest of the nation can watch as Mr Cuomo is voted out, and loses his governorship, and the elitist will see what happens to politicians when they exploit a tragedy, and pass a law that, criminalize, harass, and target lawful citizens that have done nothing wrong..

The last public poll I recall on this issue (Siena, April 2009) found New Yorkers supported the Senate voting to pass the gay marriage bill (53 - 39), which would have virtually guaranteed it would become law since the Assembly and the governor were both on board.

Working together we will build on all that we've achieved and continue to lift up New Yorkers by investing in our infrastructure, passing the DREAM Act, enacting campaign finance and voting reform, and further strengthening New York's nation - leading gun safety laws.

The two best countries to see this are Switzerland, which has referendum voting at the Federal Level and The United States, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 states.

They've tried passing restrictive voter ID laws, cutting back early - voting hours, and eliminating same - day voter registration.

Hoylman argues the bill was rapidly passed through the Legislature without public notice and then quickly signed into law by the state's governor, Pat McCrory, only 12 hours after a vote.

So if a law does pass with 51 votes its likely to become law.

By successful, I mean undermined the public trust of the results sufficiently so the winner could not successfully claim a mandate, take leadership, pass the law - whatever the vote was about.

In July, Congress passed, in a near - unanimous vote, a law called the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which among other things imposes sanctions on Russia for their interference...

If you pass a law restricting the ability of otherwise eligible voters to vote for no demonstrable benefit, that's a bad law.

The final vote was 238 to 183 on a bill that has now passed the House at least three times in the past three years, but never made it into law under former President Barack Obama.

Extremist become king - makers only if one the moderate parties need their votes badly to pass the budget or some law.

They know their ability to govern the UK could be badly damaged by the idea of English votes for English laws, so any package that attempted to force through that issue would be unlikely to pass muster.

It's going to pass some policies, we need stronger gun laws early voting, campaign finance reform,» Mayer said.

Under a newly passed ethics reform law — which Ambrosino, King Sweeney and Blakeman voted against — Ambrosino would be barred from working for the town or running for re-election if he is convicted of the felony charges.

Sounds like the Tories may need the votes of their Scottish and Welsh MPs (and UUP allies) to pass laws affecting England only.

«The Senate has passed «Kirby and Quigley's Law» five years in a row and now it's time for the Assembly to bring justice to the Krohn family and to the memory of Kirby and Quigley by enabling this bi-partisan legislation to come to the Floor of the Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.»

As the State Senate today passed «Kirby & Quigley's Law» by a 59 - 2 vote, Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville), the author and lead sponsor of the bill, has announced a new online petition drive to harness the power of the people to urge the Assembly to bring the public safety measure to the Floor of the New York State Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.

The new law was passed Sept. 21, with 46 votes in favor.

The occasion for this insult was the latest open letter from the Democratic governor calling on Faso to «stand with his constituents» in opposition to the the federal tax reform law, which narrowly passed the House and Senate in December without a single Democratic vote — and without Faso's vote, either.

This has led New York to not be able to pass tangible victories that to the left are all the more important in the age of Trump: the Dream Act, updating the state's antiquated voting laws and enshrining protections for transgender New Yorkers in law, not just regulation.

As the State Senate today passed «Kirby & Quigley's Law by a 59 - 1 vote, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) has announced a new online petition drive to harness the power of the people to urge the Speaker of the Assembly to bring the bill to the Floor of the New York State Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.

State legislators call on Assembly to vote on bill that passed Senate 59 - 1 to make it a Buster's Law felony punishable by up to 2 years in jail to harm pets during the commission of another felony

If the bill passes in this form, the law would require 5 % of the last gubernatorial vote.

«The Senate has passed «Kirby and Quigley's Law» three times and now it's time for the Assembly to bring justice to the Krohn family and to the memory of Kirby and Quigley by enabling this legislation that has bi-partisan support to come to the Floor of the Assembly for an up or down vote.»