Sentences with phrase «voted against defense»

There is no evidence any of those who voted against defense ran away.

Not exact matches

Second, the electoral college got stuck in to provide a last line of defense against public stupidity — in case you didn't know it, the electors aren't legally bound to vote as their state's majority has.

His final competition was lackluster, too: Collin Klein, who was the effective leader of an effective Kansas State team, lost his inside track at the Troy Smith Memorial Vote for being the public face of an undefeated title contender, and Manti Te'o had to overcome decades of bias against defenders... and tackle totals that dropped in his senior season as the defense around him made it easier for him to do his job and easier for Notre Dame to win.

It's the only direct defense against the purest form of ballot - stuffing (adding fake votes not associated with any eligible voter).

Boehner directed the House general counsel to defend DOMA against litigation after the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group on March 9 voted 3 - 2 along party lines to take up defense of the statute.

Ensign voted against the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the defense authorization bill in September.

3 down - votes in defense of the fantasy, but still no explanation of how a person can «vote against» a party.

«She's voted against more Trump nominees than any other senator and was the only one to vote against [Defense Secretary James] Mattis.»

Congressman Engel has supported previous legislation concerning LGBT issues like supporting ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) to prohibit employment discrimination for gays and voting against DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Marriage Protection Amendment (bans same - sex marriage).

In a debate on Time Warner Cable television, both said they'd vote to repeal the new federal health care law, call for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki over revelations of mismanagement, support Fort Drum against defense department cuts, and join Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer in calling for more money to combat the heroin epidemic.

During the current congressional session, Schumer voted against the Iran nuclear deal and voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act and a bill enabling federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats.

Literally across the country school choice advocates have stood up against the NAACP in defense of charter schools these past couple of weeks leading up to the vote.

The Election Security Act would aid states in purchasing new voting machines that incorporate paper ballots — a feature widely viewed as the best defense against electronic warfare.