Sentences with phrase «as the amendment only»

= > that's a reasonable argument (I disagree with it), but as the amendment only has the affect of reducing the age at which the unborn childs rights are respected, the only point to debate is what age it should be.

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But, as of today, the only court ruling on the matter concluded that Puerto Rico should be treated like a state for 11th Amendment purposes.

As a corporate entity, Facebook has every right to delete or censor whatever it wants, of course, since the First Amendment only applies to the actions of the government in restraining speech.

As the House tax committee weighed amendments to a bill that Democrats have blasted as a giveaway to corporations and the rich, the Washington tax reform debate was fast shifting to the Senate, where Republicans hold only a slim majoritAs the House tax committee weighed amendments to a bill that Democrats have blasted as a giveaway to corporations and the rich, the Washington tax reform debate was fast shifting to the Senate, where Republicans hold only a slim majoritas a giveaway to corporations and the rich, the Washington tax reform debate was fast shifting to the Senate, where Republicans hold only a slim majority.

As a private corporation, Facebook is entitled to make whatever rules it wants about the type of speech that is permitted on its platform because the First Amendment only applies to the actions of governments.

I'm as big a supporter of the 1st amendment as anyone, but the only purpose this blog serves now is as a spleen venting freak show.

When Americans who are respectful of tradition speak of religion as a synonym for theism, they limit their use of the First Amendment to defensive purposes only.

In fact, the Blaine Amendments are among the clearest examples in the nation's history of a state establishment of religion — and the only reason they have not been recognized as such is that they establish a theologically liberal vision of religion.

As I am not a gun nut, I will speak only for my own understanding of the 2nd Amendment and let self - admitted nuts speak on their behalf.

I would only offer what I am sure Cardinal Dulles would recognize as a friendly amendment, namely, that such communities do possess such elements and do make fruitful use of them.

This is why we need a Christian Amendment not only to establish America as a Christian nation, but also to outlaw abortion once and for all.

As interest in the supernatural has dwindled, the vacated churches, synagogues and mosques in the USA were sold off and the proceeds invested in a fund which, under the XXV Amendment to the US Const.itution, could only be used to further scientific education and environmental awareness and protection.

IMHO schools should only close for Federal holidays (aside from things like winter / spring / summer break) as that eliminates the risk of First Amendment challenges («establishment of religion» and»... or prohibiting the free exercise thereof»).

This book is going to ruffle some feathers as I not only challenge the practices of baptism and communion (die to your rites), but also raise questions about the legal rights of Christians to the freedom of speech, to bear arms, and to various other rights guaranteed by the «First Amendment» and the «Bill of Rights.»

They were taped, and are reproduced here with only minor amendments, so as to preserve the cut and thrust of the actual conversations.

The statue sought to treat graphic interactive violence as a type of obscenity, but Scalia would have none of it, writing, «Our cases have been clear that the obscenity exception to the First Amendment does not cover whatever a legislature finds shocking, but only depictions of «sexual conduct.

The issue has only become more urgent since then, with groups such as the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) lobbying this year for the First Amendment Defense Act, which «prevents the federal government from punishing an individual or faith - based business because they can not in good conscience accommodate same - sex marriage in certain situations.»

As a result, although Israel is the only democracy in the region, the freedoms we are accustomed to in the United States as a consequence of the First Amendment are diminisheAs a result, although Israel is the only democracy in the region, the freedoms we are accustomed to in the United States as a consequence of the First Amendment are diminisheas a consequence of the First Amendment are diminished.

Only nine years earlier, as we have seen, the Court had interpreted the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to mean that Congress could not bar slavery from the territories (and that members of the black race could not be citizens of the United States or enjoy any rights and privileges save those that the dominant white race chose to grant them).

(a) The Gene Technology Act 2000 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 2) only of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2 (2) and (5) of which provide as follows:

The Second Amendment was added as an amendment, proposed in the first Congress in 1789 and only ratifiedAmendment was added as an amendment, proposed in the first Congress in 1789 and only ratifiedamendment, proposed in the first Congress in 1789 and only ratified in 1791.

The issues of choice and consent in pregnancy however remained unaddressed in the NMS, as without a repeal of the 8th amendment pregnant people in our maternity services continue to only be able to exercise choice up to a point.

Such waivers would be for only one year but the amendment, if passed, is widely seen as a first step in chipping away permanently at the nutritional advances of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

The judicial precedent for equal protection for federal laws is somewhat fuzzy as there is not equal protection clause specifically written as part of the fifth amendment, and the specific clause is only in reference to states in the fourteenth amendment.

However, the Fifth Amendment's due process guarantee, beginning with Bolling v. Sharpe (1954), has been interpreted as imposing some of the same restrictions on the federal government: «Though the Fifth Amendment does not contain an equal protection clause, as does the Fourteenth Amendment which applies only to the States, the concepts of equal protection and due process are not mutually exclusive.

Not only could they cite Douglas» «right to privacy» that enabled same - sex «marriage» (sic), but First Amendment religious beliefs as well.

As much as I'd like to see the VAT rise replaced by an income tax rise, I was under the impression that there was the rule that only governments can raise taxes, and backbench or parliamentary amendments can noAs much as I'd like to see the VAT rise replaced by an income tax rise, I was under the impression that there was the rule that only governments can raise taxes, and backbench or parliamentary amendments can noas I'd like to see the VAT rise replaced by an income tax rise, I was under the impression that there was the rule that only governments can raise taxes, and backbench or parliamentary amendments can not?

Third, Lords amendments certified as applying only to England (or England and Wales) would be subject to a «double majority» voting system, requiring support from both UK MPs and those representing constituencies in England (and / or England and Wales).

So although there is little formal need to rely on any sort of support, and only a narrow number of votes are needed to elect the minimum number of people voting for an amendment, as a practical matter there really needs to be a strong groundswell for an amendment.

The holding in each case was substantively similar as McDonald primarily served to incorporate the 2nd Amendment via the 14th Amendment (since Heller applied to the District of Columbia only which is governed by the federal government directly) to the states and did not really set new gun ownership precedent.

As SLF Director Dr Buch makes clear, not only is the recovery itself incomplete and built on unsustainable debt and rising house prices, the amendments seek to boost the commitments on jobs, housing and living standards made elsewhere by our party.

The Guardian also states that in an NCCL briefing note dated 1978, Harman urged amendments to a 1978 Child Protection Bill declaring that «images of children should only be considered pornographic if it could be proven the subject suffered», which Harman says was an argument intended to protect from «unintended consequences» such as parents being prosecuted for taking pictures of their children on the beach or in the bath.

The bill fails to deliver the promises we were offered by the leadership in their amendment to the September motion calling for secret courts to be used «only as a last resort».

Hanna stood out nationally as the only Republican in Congress to support same - sex marriage, a woman's right to an abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment, guaranteeing equal rights for women.

We therefore read Miller to say only that the Second Amendment does not protect those weapons not typically possessed by law - abiding citizens for lawful purposes, such as short - barreled shotguns.

* While this initially limited only the actions of the federal government, the ratification of the 14th Amendment applied this restriction to the state and local governments, as well.

I think we ought to move on,» said Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Not only do we need to support veterans, but their caregivers, too Trump Jr. prepares to hit the campaign trail ahead of midterms MORE (D - Mont.).

But Mrs May suffered her first defeat as PM in December 2017 when enough Tory rebels joined with opposition parties to back an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill which puts into law the fact that any Brexit deal can only become law if MPs have voted for it.

Hanna, of Barneveld in Oneida County, stood out as the only Republican in Congress to support a combination of abortion rights, same - sex marriage and the Equal Rights Amendment, guaranteeing equal rights for women.

Wharton feared that if his bill had not cleared the Commons on this occasion, it would have failed as there are only three sitting Fridays in the Commons next year when the legislation could be heard again should peers in the House of Lords successfully pass amendments.

As we noted on the blog yesterday, the group's committee isn't the only one out there backing the amendment.

Schreibman criticized the law, but said he would employ a constitutional amendment only as a last resort.

The so - called Faso - Collins Amendment, which pertains only to New York, would cut part of the state's Medicaid funding by 2020 if it continues making its counties pay a portion of the cost, as it has done since the program began in 1966.

The We the People Amendment is the only amendment that deals with both Supreme Court doctrines that grant constitutional rights to artificial entities and that define spending money as freAmendment is the only amendment that deals with both Supreme Court doctrines that grant constitutional rights to artificial entities and that define spending money as freamendment that deals with both Supreme Court doctrines that grant constitutional rights to artificial entities and that define spending money as free speech.

After this third defeat, the Government decided not to oppose a further set of amendments tabled by opponents of the Bill, including ones saying secret trials would be used only as a last resort, and only if the court was unable to use an existing secrecy mechanism, the public interest immunity system.

Election Day next month is shaping up to be a comparatively sleepy affair statewide, as ballot propositions for constitutional amendments, along with whether to hold a constitutional constitutional, the only issues all New Yorkers will face when they head to booth.

«Thousands of e-cigarette users have pleaded with the European parliament not to take these products off the shelves,» said Conservative MEP Martin Callanan, who tabled an amendment to the vote that would only require e-cigarettes to go through the same authorisation process as traditional tobacco products.

The idea of providing special gun privileges not enjoyed by the general public is what many Second Amendment activists describe as a «cops - only» gun bill.

As a result of those differences of opinion, an amendment pushing one plan or another would be doomed to gather only limited support.

The only apparent concession to some of the member's suggestions was an amendment to a rule to allow members to make changes or amendments to bills even if they are not signed on as sponsors or cosponsors of the legislation.