Sentences with phrase «vote majorities aligning»

But what are we to make of it when great constitutional issues like voting rights and the right of corporations to pour unlimited money into political campaigns are too often decided by one vote majorities aligning with whichever political party held an advantage in determining the court's make - up at the time?

Not exact matches

Also, as long as the majority of the country believes in things for which there is no evidence politicians will carefully align their stances with the religious to gain votes.

After attending a closed - door meeting where Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, of Long Isand, was re-elected as head of the GOP conference, (Felder said he did not cast a vote), the Brooklyn lawmaker suggested he might even wait until the IDC announced which conference it would be aligning with in 2017.

They aligned themselves with the Republican Party in December, creating a coalition with the majority of votes in the body.

With one vote short of obtaining a Democratic majority in the State Senate, so that it would be easier to pass our legislation, Senator Diaz refuses to divulge which party he will align with in the next session.

H.B. 32 would remedy these infringements on voting rights which are are unacceptable in a free state, and align our state's ballot access requirements with those used by the vast majority of states in the union.

«When U.S. voters complete their ballot, they are providing confidential information in the form of their candidate or proposition selections, which may — or may not — align with the majority of voters» beliefs and / or how other people want them to vote,» she said.