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...more than the seven-party government's total strength. As Hosokawa watched with satisfaction, 13 Liberal Democratic legislators broke party ranks to vote with his program, and an additional seven braved the stern eye of party leader Yohei Kono to leave the floor and thus abstain from the balloting...
That's the real issue with the Teen-Aid text at the center of the Florida lawsuit. In making the case for chastity, Teen-Aid has asserted, among other things, that "the only way to avoid pregnancy is to abstain from genital contact" and that the "correct use of condoms does not prevent HIV infection but only delays it." Most teens don't need a school course to know that neither of those statements is correct. How are they going to believe in abstinence if those who preach don't have their facts straight...
...homosexual condition; for most, it is a trying one. They must be greeted with respect, compassion and tactfulness. Any sign of unfair discrimination against them must be avoided." But homosexual acts are deemed "intrinsically disorderly," and the church calls on gays and lesbians, as well as unmarried heterosexuals, to abstain from sex. Subtle flexibility is also seen on suicide, with eternal salvation held out as a possibility...
...student charged and the student bringing the charge write initial statement without either having seen the statement of the other; the subcommittee report to the Ad Board states a recommendation, and both students receive copies of the report before the board meeting; the board advisers of both students abstain from voting on the case; both students (not just the student charged) have the option of meeting with the board when the board takes up the case; the board uses "the preponderance of the evidence, with the understanding that the nature of the evidence must be strong, reasonable and substantive...
Some potential voters were less enthusiastic about the election. "I asked if I could vote with negative numbers," said Karin L. Riley '95, referring to the voting procedure, which consists of numbering the candidates. "When they said I couldn't I decided to abstain...