Opponents of these decisions have argued that if all corporate rights under the Constitution were abolished, it would clear the way for greater regulation of campaign spending and contributions.

Opponents also contend that affirmative action devalues the accomplishments of all those who belong to groups it is intended to help, therefore making affirmative action counterproductive.

Opponents who continue to bet after a player is all in can still bluff each other out of the side pot, which is also to the all in player's advantage since players who fold out of the side pot also reduce competition for the main pot.

Opponents of redistribution argue that redistribution is not only inefficient ( the bucket leaks ), but unjust ( income or wealth should not be redistributed by the government at all, but rather the market alone should decide distribution ).

Opponents of the grapheme transliteration model continued to mount unsuccessful attempts at reversing government policy until the turn of the century, with one critic calling appealing to " the Indian Government to give up the whole attempt at scientific ( i. e. Hunterian ) transliteration, and decide once and for all in favour of a return to the old phonetic spelling.

Opponents of Mississauga's position, including Brampton mayor Susan Fennell, have argued that from the 1970s through the 1990s, Mississauga was the chief beneficiary of Peel's infrastructure construction projects — funded by taxpayers in all three municipalities — and it is now Brampton's turn to benefit, as it is growing faster than Mississauga, which is mostly built-out.

Opponents of the original directive claimed that it was a thinly disguised attempt to make all software patentable.

Opponents and their lawyers interpret the relevant law as counting all timberland and not just that actually subject to the logging permit.

Opponents argue that all visitors pay the same price for admission and are entitled to experience the concert without risking to get kicked in the face or crushed by crowd surfers.

Opponents of Student Broad Left claim that many of the founders of the group, including all SBL candidates to the NUS National Executive Committee, have been closely linked to Socialist Action, pointing out that the Student Broad Left supports the same campaigns as Socialist Action, for example the Student Assembly Against Racism, Unite Against Fascism, Student CND and Cuban solidarity.

Opponents argued for many years that this type of study cannot prove causation, but the eventual results of cohort studies confirmed the causal link which the case-control studies suggested, and it is now accepted that tobacco smoking is the cause of about 87 % of all lung cancer mortality in the US.

Opponents of the view, such as Arminians, hold that such interpretations are read into the passages, rather than being their natural meanings ; while admitting that words like " world " and " all " in the Bible do not always mean " every human being ," they maintain that there are no grounds for taking the terms in a limited sense here.

Opponents of all " corrective surgery " on abnormal genitalia suggest we should be attempting to change social opinion regarding the desirability of having genitalia that look more average, rather than performing surgery to try to make them more like other peoples '.

Opponents of this kind of association attribute the scandals in the media in Hong Kong to the closer ties between the businesses and the Communists ( of all shades ).

Opponents of this system point out that unlike the bicameral systems in the UK and Canada, the Bahraini system gives the unelected upper house equal or more legislative power than the elected lower house, allowing the King to control all legislation.

Opponents of the law say that it will ultimately cost the state “$ 26. 4 billion in economic activity, $ 11. 7 billion in gross state product and approximately 140, 024 jobs ” if all illegal immigrants are removed from the state .< ref > Ed Barnes, Cost of Illegal Immigration Rising Rapidly in Arizona, Study Finds, 17 May 2010, 29 November 2010 < http :// www. foxnews. com / us / 2010 / 05 / 17 / immigration-costs-rising-rapidlty-new-study-says />.</ ref >

Opponents of the live export trade in Australia are calling for a permanent live export ban in relation to all animals to all countries.

Opponents of the light rail line noted that it would be yet another form of rail transport among the already diversely composed rail transport network in the capital area ( trams, railway, metro ); and that passengers could travel on the same system between all stations in Espoo and all stations in Helsinki, while constructing a light rail line would lead to all passengers travelling between east Helsinki and Espoo having to switch train systems.

Opponents of reunification generally favor continued independence for the Republic of China or another government controlling the same territories.

Opponents to Indian Home Rule found several spokespersons, most notably Winston Churchill, and they harried the Government at every stage, culminating in a rebellion of nearly one hundred Conservative MPs voting against the third reading of the Bill — the single highest number of Conservatives to vote against a three line whip in the twentieth century.

Opponents of the law have criticized its authorization of indefinite detentions of immigrants ; searches through which law enforcement officers search a home or business without the owner ’ s or the occupant ’ s permission or knowledge ; the expanded use of National Security Letters, which allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) to search telephone, e-mail, and financial records without a court order, and the expanded access of law enforcement agencies to business records, including library and financial records.

Opponents accused Hans-Adam of engaging in emotional blackmail to achieve his goal and constitutional experts from the Council of Europe branded the event as a retrograde move.

Opponents, including former Great Council Chairman Ganilau, said that it was just a legal device to free government supporters who had been convicted and imprisoned on coup-related charges.

Opponents of the resolution, while conceding that reconciliation with Great Britain was unlikely, argued that declaring independence was premature, and that securing foreign aid should take priority.

Opponents of the three-state strategy point out that the 1789 resolution proposing what is now the Twenty-seventh Amendment did not contain a deadline for ratification.

Opponents of the clarification – including the NCAA Executive Committee, which issued a resolution soon afterward asking Association members not to use the survey – claimed the survey was flawed in part because of the way it counted non-responses.

Opponents offer alternate interpretations of the same passages which in turn support a universal atonement, and the disagreement has yet to find any significant resolution.

* Opponents are allowed to strike their opponent with punches and kicks, including kicks below the waist, except for the groin.

Opponents of this view include revisionist historians and a number of post – Cold War and otherwise dissident Soviet historians including Roy Medvedev, who argues that although " one could list the various measures carried out by Stalin that were actually a continuation of anti-democratic trends and measures implemented under Lenin ... in so many ways, Stalin acted, not in line with Lenin's clear instructions, but in defiance of them ".

Opponents of Nasser in Egypt accuse him of being a dictator who committed numerous human rights violations, thwarted democratic progress, and led a repressive administration that imprisoned thousands of Egyptians who opposed him, including Communists and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Opponents of the regime, including Islamist activists and Kurdish separatists, were frequently charged with violating counterterrorism statutes.

Opponents of repeal brought forth many arguments for staying dry, including initiating one rumor that the land donated so long ago for the site of the University would revert to the heirs of the donors if the ordinance was repealed, resulting in a huge cost to the state to repurchase it.

Opponents are concerned about air, water, and noise pollution ; environmental degradation of nearby food crops such as soy beans, corn, and alfalfa ; negative effects on the ethanol fuel market and competition with local ethanol producing farmers ; displacement of some local residents and population resettling ; potential industrial disasters including explosions, leaks, and spills, reminiscent of the recent explosion at a similar-capacity Texas City Oil Refinery that caused the deaths of 15 workers and injured over 100 ; contamination potential threats of terrorism ; and concerns of the sheer size of the facility, which will be over twice the area of Elk Point itself.

Opponents said that the tax base was too small to support municipal services including police and road and drainage improvements.

Opponents of the war, including Twain and Andrew Carnegie, organized themselves into the American Anti-Imperialist League.

Opponents were very strong, including several past or future champions.

Opponents to children's rights believe that young people need to be protected from the adultcentric world, including the decisions and responsibilities of that world.

Opponents have worried about costs, whether the bill is a Defense Department welfare program, whether money could be better spent on U. S. military capability including weapons and troops, and also their general suspicion of Russia.

Opponents of net neutrality include hardware companies and members of the cable and telecommunications industries, including major telecommunications providers.

Opponents of single-sex education, including the authors of the Science article referenced above, argue that it is not single-sex education that is producing positive results with students but rather it is the motivation of the teacher and the resources that are available.

Opponents of naturalism, including advocates of the verstehen method, contended that there is a need for an interpretive approach to the study of human action, a technique radically different to natural science.

Opponents have included conservationists, indigenous groups, intellectuals, artists and ecologists, including Luis Cuevas, Francisco Toledo, Elena Poniatowska and Homero Aridjis.

Opponents of the Iraq war including Charles Kennedy, contrasted the contingent, caveat-laden advice in the document with the Attorney General's statement to the House of Commons ten days later on March 17, 2003, which stated that military action would be lawful, with no similar caveats.

Opponents of wild Ascophyllum harvests point to the algae's high habitat value for over 100 marine species, including benthic invertebrates,

Opponents of Franco's changes to the party, including former Falange leader Manuel Hedilla, formed the Authentic Falange that adheres to the party's original ideology.