Sentences with phrase «though public outcry»

Entrance fees are due to rise at national parks over the next three summers, though a public outcry over specific increases could cause the government to reconsider.

And even though the public outcry against it caused enforcement of the legislation to be put on hold, it was not rescinded, and thousands of public officials have already agreed to abide by it.

Not exact matches

It took its logos off the building and shut off the marquee lights — though after years of public outcry, AMC began turning on the lights in the evenings.

As for your seriously off base torture comparison, if we saw a drastic increase in violent crimes, and there was a public outcry for harsher punishments to try and serve as a deterrent, and the Bill was drafted, made open to the public, and the solid majority of the population didn't turn against it with protests, signatures, and contacting their representatives; maybe a torture law could make it (though it would never get past the Supreme Court as the Consttution is now, but we'll let that slide as a hypothetical).

Public comment on a proposal to allow new facilities to be built in New York ended in November, and drew significant outcry from environmentalists, who connect such facilities to fracking even though state officials said the two are not related.

This is in answer to public outcry over dozens of senators and assemblymembers, including the two former leaders of the legislature, keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

Legislators, in an all night session, took the first step to change the state's constitution to require lawmakers convicted of a felony to forfeit their pensions, in answer to public outcry over dozens of Senators and Assembly members, including the two former leaders of the legislature keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

Public outcry led to the company announcing that it would review the update for both devices, though with the announcement that the international Galaxy S wouldn't receive an update, this shouldn't come as any surprise.

As for the example though in your second paragraph, I doubt that would happen - public outcry and politics would almost guarantee that, and judicial officials are supposed to act in the public interest.