Sentences with phrase «vote these rules down»

«If certain people run a campaign to vote these rules down, they are in danger of shutting the Scottish Labour party down.»

Not exact matches

«I bet that the Republicans follow the short - term tradition of forgoing debate and simply voting to disapprove the rule, dumping years of work down the drain because an industry lobbyist asked them to.»

Airbnb worked to help defeat Prop F, but then held a news conference in which the company said it could mobilize its users to vote down proposed rules that were aimed against it in other cities.

Just now, by a vote of five to four the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same - sex couples may now marry in all 50 states, striking down the bans of states who have attempted do so.

Nowhere in the Bible do God, Jesus, or the Prophets advocate: 1) Democracy 2) consent of the governed 3) government by the people and for the people 4) the right to vote and choose our representatives, etc. etc.THESE human rights were won by BRAVE SECULAR FORCES that tore down and broke up the POWER OF THE CHURCH to rule our lives and oppress us.

The party's national executive committee meets today and is expected to vote down moves to change the leadership rules and discuss a review of the general election campaign.

Ordinarily, a point of order compels the Senate to follow its rules and precedents; however, the Senate may choose to vote down the point of order.

The document comes on the same day that Mr Cameron faced down a rebellion from his backbenchers following an attempt to change the rules of the 1922 committee so ministers can also vote for the chairman.

That effectively rules the investigation out, given Labour has already made clear it will vote it down wherever possible in its bid to have a judge - led inquiry.

In a dramatic turn of events the amendments were motioned for review by the Party's Executive Committee instead of being afforded an up or down vote by the county committee's members as required by Party rules.

The union can survive its current period of volatility, but moves like English votes for English laws and ruling out a UK coalition with the SNP could yet bring it down.

A similar proposal was voted down in nearby Hurley based on board members fears of a loss of home rule to Byway cooperative agreements there.

Their flier, «An Open Letter to Marty Golden: I voted for you, but you let us down,» called Golden on his promises to support education, telling him that «buying stuff» for schools was not enough given his opposition to extending the millionaire's tax and his support for ending seniority layoff rules.

But, fearing they would lose a vote for complete repeal, ministers have tabled changes to water down the bill, bringing the rules into line with those in Scotland.

Ordinarily, a point of order compels the Senate to follow its rules and precedents; however, the Senate may chooe to vote down the point of order.

Coming to consensus, by the way, can be anything from the students running a quick pro / con debate, majority rules vote, or even a rock / paper / scissors smack down.

The West Virginia Board of Education has voted unanimously to appeal a federal - court ruling striking down the state's voluntary - prayer amendment.

I don't want shareholder votes to be like ballot initiatives in California, where one becomes an amateur legislator, but I do want the ability to vote down directors, and for 5 % of the shareholders to be able to propose binding rules to the company, for the shareholders as a whole to vote on.

Senate repeals rule that allows consumers to band together and sue — The Senate voted to strike down a consumer protection rule that would have restricted companies» ability to impose arbitration in disputes with customers... (See Arbitration rule repeal)

Florida votes to crack down on freshwater turtle trade Florida wildlife officials tentatively approved a new rule that will ban most freshwater turtle harvests to protect the populations of roughly 19 species.

Fulton County, Indiana: Fulton County leaders vote down wind rules, residents respond with gratitude

A constitutional amendment up for a vote in Arkansas would transfer some judicial rule - making authority to the legislature, and this would allow the legislature to overturn a 2013 state supreme court decision to strike down a tort reform law.

And this wouldn't be just state judges setting up their own rules for liberal Hawaii, Vermont, and Massachusetts — it would be a federal judge striking down opposite - sex - marriage only laws enacted by a 70 % -30 % vote.

And there is every reason to believe that the same should hold for the Supreme Court — that the Court can not hand down a ruling going forward based upon a decisive vote by Justice Scalia.

The right of long - term expats to vote in federal elections goes before Ontario's top court Tuesday, as Ottawa fights a ruling that struck down part of Canadian voting laws.

Today, Sen. Ed Markey (D - MA) introduced a long - promised resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which lets Congress strike down new rules with a simple majority vote.

In order to escape this rule, you may have to lay down some pretty specific voting procedures in your operating agreement.

I do, however, think that they (being their voting members, ergo the tax payers) have had enough of the top down ruling party's steamrollering of issues via edict (aka via «approved» voting delegates) which they have absolutely no truly democratic (one vote per person across the board per issue) say about.