Sentences with phrase «than majority rule»

In my interpretation, a democracy is degenerating into an ochlocracy if it takes away those properties of democracy other than majority rule.

However, a key difference is that democracy is more than majority rule.

6) Democracy is more than majority rule.

Not exact matches

But with her Liberals winning a majority government Thursday, Wynne emerged as the saviour of her party's flock, putting a fresh face on a troubled party that has ruled Canada's most populous province for more than a decade.

It might seem odd to have a family dynasty at the helm of one of the world's most powerful media organizations, but such an arrangement — in which the Sulzbergers control the majority of the voting shares — used to be the rule in media rather than the exception.

If the proposal doesn't comply with the Senate's rules, an ensuing fight could pit conservatives against moderates and institutionalists — and could edge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) closer to completely eliminating the legislative filibuster, a move with far bigger implications than health care policy.

Under these rules, a company of which more than 50 % of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company is a «controlled company» and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements of the, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities and (3) the requirement that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities.

You should ask yourself, to help cure you of your horrid delusions, why it is that even the majority of believers in the world believe in a different god than you do, with wildly different rules to follow, and why your supposedly omnipotent creature can't do a better job of marketing himself over those other beliefs.

A perfect counter-example is Hinduism, which by construction is more spiritual than religious — it's adherents do not have strict rules or norms, and there is incredible diversity of norms within one umbrella (some who believe in caste system, even though a large majority of urbanites study in Christian missionary schools; some who believe cows are sacred though 2/3 of Indians are actually non-vegetarian).

In a bid to boost foreign investment, the German Football League (DFL) is considering ditching its» 50 +1» rule, which ensures clubs are majority owned by their own membership rather than external investors.

Senate Republicans want some major cuts in spending, which would violate that rule, so it would need 60 votes to pass rather than the simple majority that reconciliation requires.

It's what allows a judge to rule based on the merits of the law, rather than political circumstances or the majority's will.

Of course, Mr. Cuomo is not the sole arbiter of the state budget — there's also the Democrat - led Assembly and the State Senate, now controlled by Republicans who are less than pleased with Mr. de Blasio, who campaigned hard for Democrats to take the majority and sought to end the GOP's ruling coalition with breakaway Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conference.

Whenever the Chairperson of the County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a member of a District Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a member of the District Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County.

It also wants a change to balloting rules to 40 % of the balloted workforce support industrial action, rather than a majority of those voting.

So democracy includes things other than rule of the majority.

Unless minority coalition governments were explicitly encouraged from the outset; established majority parties will discourage and disparage minority governments since the major parties would prefer to rule less often but completely, than rule more often but share power.

The whole thing looks rather odd to me, as I would have expected that changes to the fundamental rules of the House to require far more than a simple majority.

At the last moment however, the House Democratic Leadership changed the rules to require a 2/3's majority rather than a simple majority.

As a historical example, in 1854 it took 9 weeks and over 130 votes before a new Speaker was elected - prompting a change in rules to make winning easier (The winner only has to receive the most votes regardless of the number of ballots cast rather than an absolute majority of > 50 % of the congressional seats).

This rule has fuelled speculation that Mr Brown could hang on and try to forge a deal with the Liberal Democrats even if the Tories win more votes and seats than Labour but fall short of an overall majority — the position reflected by the most recent opinion polls.

The rules and decades - old tradition guarantee that members of the minority conferences will receive a lot less money to hire staff than their majority counterparts.

Who better to replace the disgraced former Senate Majority Leader, Dean Skelos, than a former federal prosecutor known for fighting corruption, upholding the rule of law, and supporting his constituents effectively as a distinguished local Assembly Member?

Rather than fight heavyweight Queens Boss Joe Crowley and Brooklyn's Vito Lopez for the top Finance and Land Use chairmanships, he glommed leadership roles on several heavy - duty committees and beefed up Joel Rivera's majority leadership post while getting him co-chairmanship of the Rules Committee.

Resolution E48, sponsored by majority leader Joe Morelle, amends the rules to say that the he shall act as speaker until a new one is voted on in an election «held no later than ninety days after such vacancy shall occur.

The State Board of Education shall by majority vote accept or reject the decision of the district school board no later than 90 calendar days after an appeal is filed in accordance with State Board of Education rule.

As other studies demonstrate, the vast majority of suspensions are for minor infractions of school rules, such as disrupting class, tardiness, and dress code violations, rather than for serious violent or criminal behavior.

Any agreement related to a Plan will be in writing and provide that: (a) it may be terminated by the Trust or the Funds at any time upon sixty days written notice, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the respective Rule 12b - 1 Trustees, or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust or the Funds; (b) it will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act); and (c) it will continue in effect for a period of more than one year from the date of its execution or adoption only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Board and a majority of the Rule 12b - 1 Trustees by votes cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such agreement.

Money in your pocket will almost always be better than points in a program for the majority of travellers so, unless you have a solid plan on how you're going to use the miles in the short - term, you should let price rule the day and consider any points you get as a bonus.

But before we ask this question, we might reevaluate the meaning of consensus as being much more than fashion or instant trends, just as democracy is more than the illusion of majority rule.

-LRB-...) The great majority of a nation is so feminine in its character and outlook that its thought and conduct are ruled by sentiment rather than by sober reasoning.

But — again focusing on the statutory rape charge at the heart of the case, and not on the charges that required a showing of lack of consent — it's hard to see perversion of justice in sticking with an old rule that would set the age of consent one day earlier than the majority thinks reasonable.

In my experience lawsuits are not consistently a good economic investment at less than $ 75,000 U.S., but in limited jurisdiction courts the process is much cheaper, the vast majority of lawsuits are resolved with defaults, and in any almost any written contract it is possible to insure that the prevailing party will be awarded attorneys» fees and court costs in addition to the damages awarded (this is the default rule in England and many other countries, but not in the U.S.A.).

Often the reporter with the support of the relevant committee will adopt the «better rule» or trending rule rather than the actual majority position of the states on a common law issue.

Indeed, the majority further expressed the view (obiter) that an arbitral tribunal could order a final (rather than interim) award requiring compliance with the DAB's decision if that is all that the tribunal was asked to rule on.

Moreover, a majority of the court criticized the USPTO's attempt to establish rules through Board decisions, namely the MasterImage and Idle Free decisions, rather than formal administrative rulemaking under the APA.

This time, a six - to - one majority of the Court has ruled that the Prime Minister's attempt to appoint Mr. Justice Marc Nadon, a supernumerary justice of the Federal Court of Appeal who, prior to his appointment to the Federal Court, had been an advocate of the Province of Quebec for more than 10 years, was not constitutional and his swearing in was void.

In the Jordan ruling, a five - judge majority of the Supreme Court said if a case in provincial court takes longer than 18 months between the person's arrest and the anticipated end of their trial, then it should be stayed unless the Crown can prove there are exceptional circumstances.

Mendenhall says that the majority of REALTORS ® operate small businesses, with typically no more than two principals, and that NAR will fight for its membership on this issue with the hope that net neutrality rules will be reinstated.

You seem to imagine that the majority of the legal profession is in abject opposition to that which it was collectively / religiously trained to avoid... degradation of the rule of law at the hands / minds of rogues who would not go through the rigourous requirements to become lawyers or judges in the first place if they could screw people in a much easier, less up - front expensive and mentally taxing manner over a fairly long period of time (when budding lawyers are young and could be having more fun making money making than studying and articling for peanuts into their late twenties).

PMR 5 requires that the majority of trustees must be owners or spouses of owners, and if the nominations received are more non-owners than owners, then further nominations might have to be called for at the AGM, in order to comply with this rule, said Bauer.

With the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality pending and on the brink of LGBT pride month, Better Homes and Gardens ® Real Estate and the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) recently released findings from the first - ever LGBT Home Buyer and Seller Survey of more than 1,700 respondents that show a majority believe homeownership to be a good investment, but possess strong concern when it comes to housing discrimination.