Sentences with phrase «vote of conscience on»

We are deeply saddened that the Democratic Conference failed to secure the votes they promised, undermining the possibility of a credible bipartisan vote of conscience on the merits of marriage equality.

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But according to Senator Gavin Marshall, chairman of the «Left federal parliamentary Labor Party caucus,» writing in The Age, Gillard's decision to allow a «conscience vote» on «gay marriage» is «not democratic,» because it «exposes individual parliamentarians to powerful conservative lobby groups» and the retrograde opinions of those «stubbornly opposed to all social reforms.»

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.

He's forbidden members of his party, Fine Gael, from voting their conscience on the bill, slated for a vote this summer.

Archbishop Martin was not alone in his hesitant opposition: In a debate on the Shaun Doherty Show prior to the referendum, Bishop Donal McKeown of Derry remarked that Catholics could vote either Yes or No in good conscience.

In voting on this issue, the political parties allowed the members of Parliament the freedom to follow their consciences, rather than requiring a party vote.

Editorial from The Salvation Army Newspaper The War Cry for 5th April 08 Headlines of a prime ministerial change of mind on allowing Labour MPs a conscience vote when the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill goes before the Commons next month have focused on one issue - animal - human hybrid embryos.

The many serious ethical issues raised by this Bill require that Members of both Houses are given a free vote in accordance with their conscience, not only on the abortion issue but the Bill as a whole.

Neither Labour nor the Conservative party has an official position on hunting - all the votes of recent years have been free votes, as hunting is regarded as an issue of conscience.

«What I did was I voted for a couple of amendments which were kind of conscience clauses for the likes of registrars and so on, which didn't get past, but that wouldn't have slowed it down at all,» he says.

Defenders of Mosley say the caucus took no official position on the East Ramapo bill, and members were free to vote their conscience.

«If you were going to vote purely on a conscience basis, there's a danger of the purity of impotence.

Proper voting in my view is taking these items from the particular person or politician who wants to buy your Vote and yet still voting on a clear conscience because you are of the conviction that such act is virtuous.

It will also offer the spectacle of MPs voting according to their conscience on the basis of reasoned deliberation over the merits of the case on an issue of fundamental importance to the nation.

At a special conference today in Maghera, the SDLP have allowed their members and representatives a conscience vote on the issue of abortion.

But, regardless of whether a free vote is offered, Parliamentarians must decide the issue on the basis of their own conscience.

The move will increase pressure on Nick Clegg to give his MPs a free vote on the issue, something normally confined to issues of conscience.

That was on display this afternoon when the Dump Trump forces made a last - ditch attempt to get a minority report out of the Rules Committee and onto the floor for a vote — an effort to let delegates vote their conscience and be released from any pledged support for any particular candidate.

He pointed out that newly minted Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has said all along he'll let Republican senators vote with their conscience, rather than insisting on a party - line vote — but that says nothing of getting the bill itself introduced for a vote, which, if it turns out the coup that happened today is legal, will be up to him to do.

«The Log Cabin Republicans announced Tuesday that the GOP's New York leadership in both the state senate and assembly are going to allow Republican legislators to make «conscience votes» on Gov. David Paterson's marriage - equality bill rather than pressuring party members to vote against it, giving the legislation a much stronger likelihood of picking up Republican votes in both chambers.

Tracey Brooks, with Family Planning Advocates, says Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos said two years ago that as leader, he would allow so called «votes of conscience» on social matters that might be controversial among his Republican members.

But on lots of, on lots of conscience issues uhmmm I think it is right to have, I think it is right to have, free votes... Could we stop for a second.

First, it was announced that there would be a free vote on the issue — a measure traditionally allowed for matters of conscience.

But after days of contentious discussion capped by a marathon nine - hour closed - door debate on Friday, Republicans came to a fateful decision: The full Senate would be allowed to vote on the bill, the majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, said Friday afternoon, and each member would be left to vote according to his or her conscience.

That's the beauty of free votes on conscience issues, which our party has always respected.

Many Labour MPs were shocked after he told me he would not be happy with the police or security forces shooting to kill on our streets, casting doubt over the legality of the strike on Jihadi John, and appearing to suggest that his MPs would not be allowed to vote with their conscience on any potential military action in Syria.

The leaders of all the main parties offered all their MPs, including ministers and shadow ministers, a free votes on the grounds that marriage is a «conscience» social issue in which the party whips have no official say.

«The attorneys signing this letter can not, in good conscience, stand by and remain silent as the Board of Education moves to vote on this potentially disastrous course,» says Strauss, «Closing this many schools in such a poorly - planned and uninclusive manner marks a dangerous precedent.