Sentences with phrase «vote see this issue»

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Kennedy, who is seen the swing vote in this issue, has never upheld an affirmative - action plan.

Religion has been been used and misused too often, but as earlier stated look at the individual and see how they votes on issues and don't just hear what they say but listen to what they say then cast your vote.

Were religious people promoting peace when they voted down gay marriage (a civil rights issue, opponents of which will be viewed in the same light as the opponents against civil rights in the 50s and 60s) You are just so comfortable in the majority, you can't see the prejudice and bias you put on people that aren't like you.

I commend the pastor for his moral conviction but the majority of blacks are incapable of voting on any other issue but race... its genetic... Obama could say he is an ax murderer and they still will find a way to justify their vote for him... another words Obama sees the black vote as in the bag and he is right... most of them are incapable of critical thinkng

This selective «colorblindness» is a mighty convenient approach to race in America for white people, for it allows us to paper over America's troubled (and decidedly anti-Christian) history, to discount racism as a thing of the past for which we are no longer responsible, and to ignore persistent racial injustices like mass incarceration, police brutality, voting rights issues, white flight, and economic inequality, all while consistently benefiting from an oppressive system we claim we can not even see.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

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Members of distinct religious traditions saw the issues differently, and as a result these religious groups were critical both to the formation of party coalitions and to the way individuals voted.

I do nt see why an issue that really has no affect on someone other than gay people, should make them change their vote.

As The Nation pointed out after the election, «One out of every four Trump voters voted with the Supreme Court in mind, and it's a safe bet that a very substantial number of those see the Supreme Court through the lens of abortion politics... If you can rally voters around abortion, few other issues matter.»

«Zero Hunger» was selected as the most important to our employees, and «Responsible Consumption» was seen as an area where the business could have the greatest impact, with 73 percent of employees voting for food waste as their number one issue to tackle.

Also key was an «AIDE Memoire», issued by European Commission to MEPs before the vote, that failed to make the key point that the European Food Safety Authority (the body tasked with evaluating the claim) had seen no evidence of any benefit from adding the ingredient to follow - on formulas.

The speaker has in the past deemed the so - called «veto - proof majority» (having enough members to guarantee overrides of a gubernatorial veto) a «fiction», noting it's not easy to get every single member of his conference to vote «yes» on controversial issues and see absolutely zero support from the Republicans.

The expenses issue will see an increase in the anti-politics vote and a close result could lead to the Lib Dems holding the balance of power.

You are more right wing than Tories on many issues see Votes for Prisoners, Prison Policy and racist attacks on the pakistani community.

If people want to see real change in society, they need to engage more in political issues and mandatory voting would encourage a greater level of interest.

Quite how many of these (if any) actually will vote Conservative because of this issue remains to be seen.

So I don't see how PR offers the whole solution to issues of participation and engagement in politics, though it is important to make more votes count for something on general election day.

Brian: if you can't see the difference between a minority Labour government that - in your words (from your original posts on this issue)- dares the Lib Dems to vote it down, and a coalition government based on a mutually agreed set of objectives, then you need to take a second look.

As recently as last week, Pataki, who was a Rick Lazio supporter, was refusing to say whether he would support Paladino — or even vote for him — saying he was holding out to see if the Buffalo businessman would be able to stop putting his foot in his mouth and start focusing on «issues.»

And a change of government — especially if it was a coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats — could see even more reforms brought into play, with issues like voting and House of Lords reform suddenly thrown into the mix.

Stefanik crossed party lines back in 2015 to vote in favor of the TPA (edited, see below), putting her on the same side of the issue as President Obama, who now finds himself at odds with the woman who is seeking to replace him, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Had the leader's office wished to influence the outcome it would have been sufficient to persuade a reasonable number of front - benchers to vote only for John Healey (the one candidate who could be relied upon to back Ed Miliband in any issue where he needed it) to guarantee his election and a fairly small number to back Steve Rotherham who may have been seen as preferable to Dennis Skinner, in order to ensure that he came second.

Given that M Ps were to be given a free vote on the issue, correctly in my view, there could be no question that this would set party policy on the topic — and it is doubtful whether this could ever be legitimate as this form of exercise is not one that appears in the rules as part of the policy making process as far as I can see.

AARP wants to ensure the voting group it says will decide the 19th Congressional District race sees and hears Gibson and Eldridge on such issues as Social Security, Medicare, and age discrimination.

«I wouldn't rule out rivalry, but what's also in play is that the governor sees how the public at large and those who vote in Democratic primaries are moving to the left on most of these issues,» said Kenneth Sherrill, professor emeritus of political science at Hunter College.

Many Conservatives feel this just doesn't provide a satisfactory answer to the West Lothian Question, which sees Scottish MPs vote on English matters but English MPs prevented from having a say on issues affecting Scotland.

You see more votes that are bipartisan and the big issues get bipartisan votes.»

Liberals have long asserted that more can and could have been done on those issues, even as Klein and the IDC question whether all the votes would be available for policy goals the left wants to see accomplished.

The next phase of the Swing The Vote campaign, announced today, sees BBC Free Speech presenter Rick Edwards direct a people - powered short film that will put issues that matter to Britain's youth in front of politicians.

And the LGBT community, while obviously appreciative of achieving a major victory like same - sex marriage in one of the largest states in the county, still has other issues it would like to see approved that Senate Republicans likely wouldn't immediately bring to a vote.

The Greens were pipped into third place in 2005 but a steady increase in their profile, helped by the ever - growing prominence of environmental issues, could see her gain the extra 6,000 or so votes she needs to unseat Labour's David Lepper.

Alcohol consumption in the UK is set to be a major political issue in 2008, with the state of the nation's health seen as a key vote - winner.

It remains to be seen whether all of this coordination and unity has any impact on the Senate vote, particularly when state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long has made it clear this is a line - in - the - sand issue for him — a potential problem for the Senate Republicans as they gear up for the next fight for the majority in 2012.

But, Long supports the idea of letting the bill come to the floor for another vote, even though he would vastly prefer to see the whole controversial issue relegated to the back burner where he is convinced it belongs.

The MP you voted for goes to Parliament to sleep when important issues are on the ground but see him / her singing so so wonders #SOTNGhana

Typically though the main factors in voting intention are things like party identification, perceptions of the leaders and the parties's perceived competence on whatever voters see as the important issues of the day.

We may well see some sort of reform on English votes for English laws (EVEL)-- though in many cases it's very hard to determine what is specifically an English issue.

«I think you will see a lot of votes that otherwise would have gone to Cuomo who will go to Astorino and Howie because of this issue,» said Rudley, who is co-founder of New York State Allies for Public Education.

The House of Lords» decision means MPs will now be forced to vote on the issue for the second time in a week, as the legislation is in ping - pong mode, which sees amendments bounce between both Houses of Parliament.

«I think you will see a lot of votes that otherwise would have gone to Cuomo who will go to Astorino and Howie because of this issue,» said Rudley, a Briarcliff Manor resident who is a co-founder of New York State Allies for Public Education, a coalition of parent groups.

As before, we can draw on the responses from users from our voting advice application WhoGetsMyVoteUK to see how party supporters divide on these issues.

Democrats in the remaining 26 - member conference grumble about the IDC's propensity to side with Republicans on contentious issues such as a constitutional amendment for independent redistricting and a vote that some saw as watering down the powers of the lieutenant governor in order to provide needed votes (it was even joked about at the LCA Show in May).

Cuomo's hope is to at least hold a vote on the legislation to see where legislators stand on the issue in advance of an election year.

Since then, the IDC has given their four votes to Republicans on a variety of issues, such as a constitutional amendment for redistricting, a move seen as a GOP delay tactic.

The Conservative belief that a referendum on Europe is a vote winner (see Grant Shapps at 2.44 pm, for example) is based on the assumption that people care about the issue.

Should a committee of MPs be allowed to decide who has committed wrong and who has not, it is easy to see how Parliamentary behaviour could degenerate into subservience to the elite, increased party - line voting, and unwillingness to take a stand on an issue unpopular with influential colleagues.

The budget saw some significant developments centered on the city's beleaguered subway system, strengthening sexual harassment policies and repairing the city's public housing — though some key issues, such as voting reforms and extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse victims, did not make it into the budget.

Despite the vote, not all was well on the Republican side; the Manchester House delegation vowed to support any veto issued by Gov. John Lynch (D), as they saw the possible loss of two representatives.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, citing a Saturday appearance in Seneca Falls - the birthplace of the women's right to vote - told the crowd the country is changing and more women need to run for office and be elected to see some of the issues marchers were pushing put into place.