Sentences with phrase «as constitutional changes»

The general practice is to move to larger majority requirements for issues of larger significance, such as constitutional changes.

As a constitutional change, the bill requires more work to pass than normal legislation: Changes must be ratified by two consecutively elected Legislatures and then by voters in the next general election (for example, casino gaming was approved by that process in 2013).

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Protestors have complained against changes to the constitutional court, surveillance reforms as well as changes to media law.

Gorsuch has argued that liberals are too quick to file lawsuits as a way to force change, even though there's «no doubt that constitutional lawsuits have secured critical civil - rights victories,» including desegregation.

«Responsible change may not come as immediately as some hope for, but rather through an incremental process of constitutional reform and U.N. - supervised elections.

In addition to skepticism about climate change per se, Republican opposition to the Paris Agreement included both economic reasons (such as that the Paris agreement would hurt domestic U.S. energy producers and manufacturers) and constitutional ones (such as that Obama should have sought Senate approval before signing the Paris Agreement).

Opinion: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy

The legal bottom line: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy.

McConnell explored the value of tradition generally — as a coordinating mechanism, a democratic check on state power, and a depository of values that endure over time — and then moved to a discussion of tradition and change in constitutional interpretation.

Human Rights NGOs like the Centre for Governance and Development, Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Change, Human Rights Commission and Mazingira Institute, Law Society and the NGO Council helped to popularize the gospel of accountability as a culture of democracy.

But ideas about constitutional change can not have social (indeed, any) practical effect unless they are adopted as executive policy even if that executive policy is, in any particular case, a policy decision to let the people decide in a referendum.

The Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, see the convention as a way of «mak [ing] sure all the new arrangements [i.e. recent constitutional changes] work together coherently».

It is precisely because Parliamentary sovereignty, as it has evolved, looks only to executive policy as the fulcrum of constitutional change that ideas — however good and however brave — will be dashed upon the rocks of executive insouciance unless they resonate with what the executive sees as being in its self - interest.

The public consistently marks constitutional change as unimportant.

As he raised concerns over the sweeping changes to state government through a pair of constitutional amendments proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a statement pointed to the relative short window of time debate would be held over term limits and creating a full - time Legislature that bans outside income.

A closer look at the failure of presidents to secure a third term through constitutional change in places such as Burundi, Nigeria, and Zambia reveals that one of the main barriers they faced was parliamentary opposition, including from within their own coalitions.

The prospect of far - reaching changes to Britain's constitutional arrangements loom closer, as the deputy prime minister lends his support to a plan to devolve power in England

The Irish Government has still to respond on these later reports, but already it is clear that the Convention recommendations on many matters will lead to the holding of referendums on specific issues in 2015; and we are likely to see real and significant constitutional change made as a result.

Desperate for fresh ideas as way back into power, the New Labour leadership cottoned onto Charter 88's shiny new agenda of constitutional change.

It is considered by some parties as illegitimate, posing a serious danger to Japan's democracy since the Prime Minister circumvented the constitutional amendment procedure, dictating a radical change to the meaning of fundamental principles in the Constitution by way of Cabinet fiat without Diet debate, vote, or public approval.

There has been a review of the penal code in Comoros as well as proposals for constitutional change in Ghana and Sierra Leone towards abolition.

Malcolm receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council for his position as a researcher for the Centre on Constitutional Change.

First - unlike the convoluted constitutional ballot measures we see in the voting booth each November, these are going to have to be presented as either one entire batch of changes (almost guaranteed to fail because everybody can find something serious enough to disagree with) or as individual questions for people to affirm or deny.

They support calls, such as that made by the all - party campaign group Unlock Democracy, for a citizens» convention process to generate proposals for constitutional change.

The recent series of constitutional commissions — Holtham in Wales, McKay for all the outlying nations, and most importantly Smith in Scotland — are likely to be seen in history as the precursors of significant constitutional change beyond Westminster.

Currently 28 states have passed measures (number changes as some states add, other rescind) calling for / approving of a Constitutional Convention (aka «Article V Convention», after the portion of the Constitution that covers that).

You may change your mind about where you have put the Next Left logo if you were to read some of Next Left's recent coverage of civil liberties and of constitutional reform as well as our consistent focus on an effective politics of equality.

«As the person who helped write the manifesto I have always thought the referendum is a good idea, since if you are making such a large constitutional change I don't see how you can justify not having a referendum.»

As if changing the arrangements for local government within England (however worthwhile such a development may be) could ever address the issue of how England qua England is recognised in our constitutional arrangements.

Having failed to achieve a change in the voting system for the House of Commons — with the loss of last year's referendum on the alternative vote — Nick Clegg's party is determined to push ahead in order that his party can boast having forced a major constitutional change on the country as a result of being in government.

Miliband said: «As the person who helped write the manifesto I have always thought the referendum is a good idea, since if you are making such a large constitutional change I don't see how you can justify not having a referendum... on this issue I am pro-reform.

But, as Craig McAngus, expert in territorial politics and constitutional change at the Department for International Relations in the University of Aberdeen, points out, Norway has years of dealing with these tariffs and non-tariff requirements.

00:09 - Reports coming in that David Cameron wil make a speech tomorrow as earlyu as 7 am laying out massive constitutional change in the event of a «No» vote.

It strengthens the NPL now view, but does not clinch it, as the major affiliated unions and other bodies are likely to stick with Labour, at least until the election, unless constitutional changes which effectively end union affiliation come into force before then.

Bonacic said he is optimistic voters would authorize the constitutional change as long as the Legislature adopts a law spelling out details of the new casino structure.

The Catskills Republican said he's rethinking the constitutional change because of speculation that New York City could get more than one casino of the seven that would be allowed if the amendment passes as planned.

As well as the great events of war and economic crises, and the quieter drama of constitutional change, this era has been studded with democratic protests of every sorAs well as the great events of war and economic crises, and the quieter drama of constitutional change, this era has been studded with democratic protests of every soras the great events of war and economic crises, and the quieter drama of constitutional change, this era has been studded with democratic protests of every sort.

But it is no coincidence that a Conservative administration, hardly famous for craving constitutional modernisation, has chosen as a matter of priority to enact changes that damage the Labour party's prospects of electoral recovery and lay the foundations for a long - term Conservative monopoly on government.

The move comes as Ms May attempts to push through Brexit, one of the most difficult constitutional changes the country has ever seen, without having ever won a personal mandate at the ballot box.

The prime minister said the change could form part of a «new politics» modernising Britain's constitutional settlement as the country approaches the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015.

It marks the victory of the party that believes, in the end, in a second chamber which will never mean very much, over the party, Ashdown's party, which has campaigned for years in favour of a systematic, joined - up approach to constitutional change that takes the need for checks and balances as seriously as the appetite all governments have for untrammelled power.

and the Adam Smith Institute, unless the true Liberals seek Constitutional change on the basis of a Swiss style constitution and a referenda on the European Union as so constituted, we are going to be damned to a Fabian future.

Dr. Gerald Benjamin, my father and a partner with Samuels in his EFfectiveNY campaign for constitutional change, called this idea: «as counterintuitive as it is powerful,» adding:

Moreover, this strict amendment process has not excessively impeded constitutional change, as it has allowed for many significant constitutional amendments over the nation's history, including the Bill of Rights and Amendments concerning the income tax, the direct election of senators, the two term presidency, and the right to vote of women and 18 year olds.

Lawmakers won't be called back for a special session to pass more ethics and campaign - finance reform measures, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would like to see broader changes included in a constitutional convention.

They have always known that independence is a long game — any kind of constitutional change is, as the Lords reform battle shows.

DeFrancisco said he believes it would be more practical for the state legislature to offer propositions for constitutional changes, which voters could decide on individually as separate ballot measures.

As part of this constitutional change, the Assembly will have partial control of income tax in addition to full control of a number of other taxes: the Land Transaction Tax (which will replace Stamp Duty in Wales) and Landfill Disposals Tax.

But this is an essential, unavoidable part of the process: this kind of constitutional change requires extensive scrutiny so it can be improved as far as possible.

Unfortunately, under the so - called reform that the governor extracted as part of the redistricting agreement, the proposed constitutional amendment to change New York's process will do nothing to reform the problem of unequal representation.