I reluctantly vote to decertify the petition. I still think it's ridiculous, but a statute's a statute.

I reluctantly vote to decertify the petition, ... I still think it's ridiculous, but a statute's a statute.

The court denied our petition (to throw the case out because the statute of limitations had expired), so it was a trial or a plea.

If you have a statute, it makes someone who could be inclined to do that to think twice.

If not, reluctantly, Alex would have to go.

I think there are plenty of Libertarians that are socially conservative.