Sentences with phrase «substantive issues of policy»

Not exact matches

If we're squabbling over what their beliefs are, we won't noticed their lack of substantive policy on major issues.

All of the questions cover substantive policy issues, and the last may be the most surprising.

«Throughout his career, Paul has counseled public officials on substantive policy issues and the most effective methods of community outreach.

(CNN)- Mobster and crook references aside, the Illinois Senate debate between Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk covered substantive policy issues, from their positions on the bank bailouts to the effectiveness of the stimulus bill.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.

If a teacher sues on the basis that a policy unconstitutionally denies them «substantive due process» or equal protection, a judge will consider their complaint under what's known as a «rational basis analysis,» meaning the judge will look to see if the policy can be shown to have any kind of rational relation to a legitimate government issue.

[Response: Discussion of blogs comment policies on threads that are actually related to substantive issues, just leads to distraction.

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?

The Court of Appeal was careful not to conclusively weigh in on any substantive outcome — «A proper understanding of Precision's conduct is not possible until the trier of fact has made findings of fact on the relevant issues» (see para. 46) and that, with respect to the effect of the exclusion clause, a «trial judge would be in the best position to assess whether the evidence with respect to the allegations of fraud would warrant the intervention of public policy in this matter».