Even so, despite the fact that more than 400 local, county and state resolutions were passed in opposition to the Patriot Act, that spirit of resistance proved to be fleeting.
Mr. Whitlam, whose Labor Party Government faces bankruptcy because it has been unable to get its budget passed in the Opposition ‐ controlled Senate, accused J. Douglas Anthony of being friends with a C.I.A. agent and accepting funds from him.
But it's a start, and the first statewide law of its kind to be passed in the face of strong industry opposition.
Beckerman suggested that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D NV) bypass the Judiciary Committee altogether by calling for a vote on similar legislation that passed in the House of Representatives (over the opposition of university groups) this past December.
Officials in the city of La Cañada Flintridge, Liu's hometown, question the wisdom of removing local law enforcement's ability to "address important issues affecting public health and safety in public spaces," according to an official letter of opposition passed in a March 15 council meeting and sent to Liu's Sacramento office.
We don't have the luxury of using the election to try to build a mandate for a set of political reforms that would have no chance of passing in the face of GOP opposition and would be of only incremental utility if they did.
His Railroad Revitalization Act was passed over the opposition of large segments of that protected industry.
When President Barack Obama's health care law passed in March 2010, it faced similar levels of opposition, but considerably higher levels of favor: On average, about 42percentt of Americans supported it.
On Monday, the Lords will discuss a "wrecking amendment" seeking to derail the gay marriage bill, which was passed in the Commons in May despite the opposition of 133 Conservative MPs.
The most recent set of amendments passed in 2012, which was met by strong opposition within the Parliament.
