Sentence examples for plebiscite you from inspiring English sources

"We ask that, instead of holding a plebiscite, you allow marriage equality to be resolved by a vote in parliament as soon as possible".

Scott Morrison, the treasurer, dug his heels in on ABC on Wednesday night, refusing to give Leigh Sales any answer to "Will you vote for same-sex marriage?" other than "I will respect the outcome of the plebiscite" – though you might reasonably infer, from his insistence, that the answer is: "No".

So that's the practical reason to support the plebiscite if you are Malcolm Turnbull.

In San Francisco and in the rest of California, there has been an instinct for a long time to get as close to the plebiscite as you can get, as close to "We'll decide it for ourselves".

"Delays are the entire point of the Liberals' plebiscite ploy.

"Hey there sheeple, how'd you like to vote in a non-binding plebiscite to find out whether you'd prefer a new tax to pay for transit infrastructure or have the government continue to figure it out for themselves".

"I'd expect most parliamentarians would respect the will of the Australian people one way or the other – and that's why you have a plebiscite," he said.

Do you trust the plebiscite mentality or the judicial-supremacy mentality?" Levin has a pre-Civil War conception of federal power, roughly akin to that of the great states' rights advocate of the era, John C. Calhoun.

People are warning Labor explicitly: kill the plebiscite, and we will not help you bring same sex marriage back into the parliament.

"You have to have a plebiscite," he said.

"You can play with a plebiscite, and Kirkuk should be dealt with in the preparation of the final constitution".