Sentences with phrase «voting against the day»

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«Wait and see what happens on election day because many people who weren't for independence will now go and vote against the police's response.

If Cameron and the EU lose the Brexit vote or even if they narrowly win, the day when Europe's business leaders and mainstream voters turn against the euro could advance from a remote possibility to a looming threat.

The June 23 vote took many investors and chief executives by surprise, triggering the deepest political and financial turmoil in Britain since World War Two and the biggest ever one - day fall in sterling against the dollar.

Mostly, I remember watching from afar the day residents of Kitimat voted in a plebiscite against Northern Gateway.

It seems bizarre that the most reasonable understanding of why the 2008 bank crisis did not require a vast public subsidy for Wall Street occurred at Monday's Republican presidential debate on June 13, by none other than Congressional Tea Party leader Michele Bachmann — who had boasted in a Wall Street Journal interview two days earlier, on Saturday, that she voted against the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) «both times.»

Interestingly, Sen. John McCain, who the day before complained about Republicans» method of «trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle,» voted against the Democratic amendment to send health - care back to the starting line in committee.

«At the end of the day I'm not voting against a bill that is going to take guns out of the hands of 18 - year - olds,» said Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Broward County.

A day after the bill's prospects wavered somewhat, Republican leaders notched two victories on Friday, when Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit concerns, said he would support the legislation.

Yeah, those good old days when people could convince themselves they were good christians by voting against interracial marriage.

Catharine Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, argued against women's suffrage on the grounds that «women could influence public affairs very satisfactorily without recourse to the ballot box, by the simple expedient of influencing the opinions and outlook of those who did have the vote — their husbands and sons» (Reay Tannahill, Sex in History, [Stein & Day], 1980, p. 389).

The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

In such cases, we may grumble and protest and promise to vote against the perpetrators next election day, but we do not feel that we have become victims of an outrage.

John Kerry: ISIS Is Responsible for Genocide Against Christians Days after unanimous House vote, Secretary of State finally agrees with international religious freedom advocates.

It is a sad day when the so «called «liberals» on the Court bloc vote against civil liberties when the dissenter is a group they deem «atavistic.»

They vote against their economic interest hoping to one day be part of the 1 %.

I am extremely excited about this opportunity and can only hope I will receive enough votes to fly to New York on November 19th (yes, the day after WFC) and compete against 3 other bakers for a grand prize of a professional video shoot for my recipe!

You might enjoy citrus - cured salmon caught in the next bay over, then listen to Beck's father, Clem, tell stories of Alaska's pre-statehood days (he voted against).

A day earlier, on a sports radio show broadcast from Birmingham, he'd scoffed at Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville for voting, in a survey of conference coaches, against playing at LSU on Saturday night.

The inquiry will begin on May 29 just days before the committee will meet to vote for the next president of the World's governing body of which Bin Hammam is the only candidate running against Sepp Blatter.

One of her favourite City goals came on the final day of the 2014 campaign - a chest - and - volley against Chelsea - and in August this year, it was voted the Nissan Goal of the Season at City Live, marking the first time a woman had won the award.

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union voted to join teachers in England and Wales in Thursday's day of action against government cuts.

When voting «day of», the check is made against a per - precinct «book» of registered voters that includes their «has already voted» status.

Though normally voting with the Labour Whip, Thornberry voted against her party's government on national security matters, regarding the detention of terror suspects without charge for 90 days in the Terrorism Act 2006, on the same matter for 42 days in the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, and against the renewal of Trident.

For starters, he was one of the Labour rebels who voted against Tony Blair's 90 - day detention policy, back in 2005.

A Guardian poll published the day before the vote showed public opinion against the government by a majority of three to one.

-- Vote against the finance bill after listening to the people's concerns over issues like the 10p tax rate (assuming the bill remains talking about retrospective taxation)-- Recognise the much bulkier and more vast argument against 42 days legislation and support the rebellion against this legislation rather than supporting the PR men and the policy writers to the hilt regardless of the realities of the situation.

MPs voted on Wednesday to approve airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria following an all - day debate.

The day after the vote the Guardian editorialised: «There's little point rehearsing the arguments against the measure.

On the same day, she slow hand clapped Theresa May as the home secretary headed into the lobby to vote against a motion aimed at closing the gender pay gap.

I mean his personal popularity across the UK plummeted to it's lowest level ever in the autumn but, and this may come as a genuine shock to some, he is a Conservative prime minister at the end of the day, and more than this, he is a Conservative prime minister addressing Scottish people, 83 % of whom voted against him at the General Election and many of whom are still a bit miffed about that whole poll tax business.

The other big news in the last seven days is that the Labour Party have now officially come out against the possibility of a formal coalition with the SNP, in part to reduce their vulnerability to the Conservatives adopting a «Vote Ed, get Alex» strategy.

A reader forwarded an e-mail from a fairly frantic - sounding Dan Cantor, executive director of the Working Families Party, announcing the labor - backed party wasn't successful in getting a pre-Election Day decision in the so - called «double - vote» lawsuit it brought against the state Board of Elections along with the state Conservative Party.

Ms Leadsom is said to have once sworn at new boss Mr Osborne when he tried to persuade her not to vote against the Government over Europe in the early days of the Coalition - a claim that she denied at the time.

Only 32 MPs need to vote against the government to wipe out its majority of 63, but canvassing carried out by the leftwing organisation Compass indicates that more than 100 Labour MPs will send a warning to ministers when they sign an early day motion opposing the move to part - privatise the Post Office when parliament returns on 12 January.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday praised the New York Republicans who voted against the budget approved earlier in the day by the House of Representatives.

«With just days to go, it is more important than ever that we put aside party differences for the good of the country and that everyone comes out to vote against the unfair and expensive alternative vote system on May 5th,» she said.

Both the campaigns for and against the alternative vote have become increasingly negative in the run - up to polling day.

The work and pensions secretary left open the possibility of moves against the elderly after days of buildup to today's Commons vote on deep cuts to welfare spending for those of working age.

In an article in the Evening Standard defending her decision to vote against the government last night, the Conservative former education secretary Nicky Morgan says the government should drop the amendment to the EU withdrawal bill fixing 29 March 2019 as Brexit day before it gets debated next week.

Kolb had said he was going to vote against the measure earlier in the day, but as the governor phoned, the 32 Republicans in the Senate were leading the way to its unanimous approval in that chamber.

It's hard to sell anti-corruption when your longest - serving member a) has his house searched by the FBI and b) the next day votes against ethics reform.

(CNN)-- Republican Rep. Allen West's push to have votes recounted in his Florida congressional race against Democrat Patrick Murphy was granted late Friday when the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections ordered a retabulation of all eight days of early voting to begin Saturday morning.

INWOOD — A City Council committee in charge of rezoning unanimously voted against the Sherman Plaza project Tuesday morning, a day after Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez announced he could not support the project due to community opposition.

The battle turned brutal in recent days as two renegade Bronx Democratic senators, Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr., threatened to shut down state government by voting against the next budget extender.

Three days later, Heseltine was one of around two dozen Conservative MPs who defied the whip to abstain rather than vote against the second reading of the 1968 Race Relations Bill (which banned racial discrimination).

Labour was planning to vote against the programme motion, which allowed 10 days for line - by - line debate in a committee of the whole house, but party sources indicated around 20 - 25 days may be regarded as sufficient for the issues to be adequately aired.

The Government of the day voting for or against boundary changes which could harm chances of re-election?

Bachmann was to make two appearances Monday - a midday event in Newton and a late afternoon backyard chat in Dexter - but her campaign said she was instead flying back to be ready to vote against the bill later in the day.

If the Commons votes against the Government on a motion of no confidence, the Fixed - term Parliaments Act 2011 specifies that Parliament automatically dissolves unless a subsequent motion of confidence is passed within fourteen days.

The government originally wanted increase the time terror suspects can be held without charge from 14 days to 90, but this was reduced to 28 after 49 Labour MPs and opposition parties voted against it, giving Tony Blair his first Commons defeat.