See all translations. uk â /flÉªk/ us â /flÉªk/. âº to move or hit something with a short sudden movement: He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket. She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table. Horses flick their tails to make flies go away. Windscreen wipers flick from side to side.
Even in the supposed liberal bastion of California, it has been rare since the early 1990s for Democratic candidates to oppose the death penalty. Barbara Boxer, a senator mocked by opponents as personifying the left, supports capital punishment, as does fellow Sen. Dianne Feinstein.eriods marked by higher levels of fear about crime have generally coincided with greater support for capital punishment, and vice versa. The high mark for support came in 1994, when 80% of Americans favored the death penalty, according to the Gallup polling organization, which has asked about the issue since 1936.
By: Nestor Corrales, April 24th, 2016 11:27 PM. Presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday evaded the question when asked who was his major campaign contributor during the third and final presidential debate in Pangasinan. âNasa bukid, maâam,â Duterte answered when asked during the âFast Talkâ segment of the debate. But moderator and ABS-CBN anchor Karen Davila pressed the tough-talking mayor for an answer. âEmilio Aguinaldo,â he answered. Duterte has repeatedly said in previous speeches that he would not receive campaign donations from people with vested interest in government. He said he does not want to have a debt of gratitude to these people if he wins the presidency.