Sentences with phrase «voted against arming»
He never supported the Iraq war, and recently voted against arming the so - called Syrian moderates, believing Congress should have an open debate on the subject and the Obama administration should have an exit strategy.
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On Tuesday, the Broward County School Board voted unanimously against arming school staff in the district.
Priests, ministers, and rabbis all marched arm in arm to protest against the brutality and to demonstrate for the right of Negroes to vote.
Previous winners this season include Children's charity Dravet Syndrome UK, who won the first vote of the season in September, The Brompton Fountain, with the medical charity collecting against Leicester City in January and most recent winners from our armed forces category, Blind Veterans.
Currently, the US is among the few countries to vote against the Proposed Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space Resolution (PAROS).
Community Board 11 voted unanimously to oppose the variance and Borough President Helen Marshall spoke out against it as well, although both arms of the Queens government have only an advisory relationship with the BSA.
«This bill is an infringement on the right to bear arms and we urge the Members of the Legislature to vote against it.»
The full county committee voted to endorse Lazio and he tried to strong arm the Chair (which succeeded) into going against the commitee vote.
Schumer, who announced on Thursday night he would vote against the agreement to limit Iran's nuclear arms reached last month, should actively seek to block the agreement, Cox said.
In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.
He says the Democrats do not object to armed guards at the State Capitol, yet some Democrats voted against the school safety enhancement measures.
He said the Democrats do not object to armed guards at the State Capitol, yet some Democrats voted against the school safety enhancement measures.
Stefanik, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the initial legislation in 2015, expressing doubt that the agreement would fail to shut down the regional power's path to a nuclear bomb.
Gourley: If someone is trying to influence you to do something, vote a certain way or believe a specific thing, then you need to arm yourself against those influences.