Sentence examples for discriminatory efforts from inspiring English sources

"I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution, and similar efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of other states," wrote Mr. Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

It concluded that discrimination in voter registration and voting and the dilution of minority votes can still be prevented only through the preclearance process and that there would be more discriminatory efforts without the law's deterrent force.

"The president has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples and believes strongly in stopping efforts designed to take rights away," said Dan Pfeiffer, Mr. Obama's communications director.

In March, the Obama administration weighed in on the proposed North Carolina amendment to ban same-sex unions, with a statement that the president did not support what he saw as "divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples".

The Trump administration has echoed these discriminatory efforts by signaling its intent to roll back policies that allow transgender students to use public restrooms reflecting their gender identities.

Just last week, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reiterated that the president's stance on same-sex marriage had not changed, but he added "that divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights to same-sex couples is something this president has long opposed".

I oppose Question 1 in Maine and urge Maine's voters to reject this discriminatory effort to strip away rights and dignity from gay and lesbian couples.

Those dissenting from today's ruling, led by Justice David H. Souter, contended that the decision was so imprecise that it invited discriminatory redistricting efforts by lawmakers who did not have the interests of minority voters at heart.

In New York City three boroughs are covered under the Act, Bronx, New York and Brooklyn, and lawyers and activists have used Section 5 repeatedly to stop discriminatory redistricting plans, efforts to halt bilingual polling materials, and efforts to change the ways votes are counted.

Regardless, these efforts are discriminatory, whether you want to classify it along color lines or class lines; take your pick.

For years, the Department of Justice finds that police force after police force employ racially discriminatory policies in their efforts to uphold the law.