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"constitutional crisis" is a serious problem that arises when there is a conflict or disagreement about the rules or principles of a country's constitution. It occurs when the normal functioning of the government is disrupted, usually due to a disagreement over the interpretation or application of the constitution. These crises can occur when different branches of government clash, when a government fails to follow the constitution, or when the constitution itself is unclear or incomplete.
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The breakdown of the separation of powers has generated a low - intensity
constitutional crisis in which the President is effectively deprived of command over the executive branch and the federal budget.
Amid talk of a looming
constitutional crisis over the Repeal Bill and fears of humiliation at the hands of Michel Barnier, law firm Kingsley Napley has conjured up an antidote to Brexit gloom.
Law Firm Kowalik, led by Principal Aleksandra Kowalik, talks about Poland's current situation in regards to immigration law, the
ongoing constitutional crisis ongoing in the nation, and how it can affect the firm's clients and practice, in the UK and in Poland, with some reference to Brexit and...
David Cameron and Ed Miliband's standoff over the voting rights of Scottish MPs is deepening, threatening a full - scale
constitutional crisis which some are warning could yet imperil the union.
As Catholic theologian Johann - Baptist Metz and Lutheran theologian Jürgen Moltmann have said in their book Faith and the Future, there is «a permanent
constitutional crisis for theology» because of «a withering of the imagination and a radical renunciation of symbolism and mythology».20
The
potential constitutional crisis facing Madrid has not gone away and could reach a decisive point this week, despite a mass protest in favor of a united Spain on Sunday.
[323] Meanwhile, Michael Heseltine stated that Johnson had «ripped apart» the Conservative Party and that «He's created the
greatest constitutional crisis of modern times.
One of the more famous examples of the defeat of a supply bill was the 1975
Australian constitutional crisis, when the Senate, which was controlled by the opposition, refused to approve a package of appropriation and loan bills, prompting Governor - General Sir John Kerr to dismiss Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and appoint Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister until the next election (where the Fraser government was elected).
The plethora of questions stemming from this Brexit mantra have already threatened to steer the UK towards a
new constitutional crisis.
Constitutional crisis meant he struggled to retain support for his government in the House of Commons, and was only just beginning to build more support and popularity when he was killed.
If Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders win their parties» respective presidential nominations, and former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg throws his hat in the ring — as he has said he might — it could «precipitate one of the
worst constitutional crises in American history,» according to Yale Law School Prof. Bruce Ackerman.
There were further calls for the plans to be scrapped during Treasury questions, with Labour MP Wes Streeting saying the Chancellor was «manufacturing a
phoney constitutional crisis» rather than going «back to the drawing board».
There are new developments in the state
constitutional crisis surrounding the implementation of State v. Langford, the landmark case that ended Solicitor Docket Control in South Carolina.
He described the 2016 Brexit referendum result to leave the European Union as «the greatest
constitutional crisis of modern times» and condemned Leave campaigner Boris Johnson as a coward for pulling out of the Conservative leadership election after winning the referendum, likening him to «a general who has led his troops to the sound of guns, and, at first sight of battle, has left the field.»
Kansas public schools remain illegally underfunded, a three - judge panel said Tuesday, potentially moving the state closer to a budget and
constitutional crisis over taxes and state spending.
Law Firm Kowalik, led by Principal Aleksandra Kowalik, talks about Poland's current situation in regards to immigration law, the
ongoing constitutional crisis ongoing in the nation, and how it can affect the firm's clients and practice, in the UK and in Poland, with some reference to Brexit and possible implications for 2017.
We call on all civil society organizations, professional bodies, faith - based groups, youth groups, the union movement, academia, and indeed on all citizens of Ghana to support the Center's call to the EC to avoid a
potential constitutional crisis.
But it's easy to imagine a Trump presidency leading to
a constitutional crisis or mass protests that would leave the executive branch, and perhaps the entire federal government, significantly weakened.
Faced with
a constitutional crisis, then - King Edward VIII chose to give up his throne in order to get married to Simpson — a decision that shocked the nation and entire monarchy.
Catalonia is set to declare independence from Spain as both sides exhaust the wiggle room they had created to avoid responsibility for plunging the country into
a constitutional crisis.
Spain's IBEX remained under pressure as
a constitutional crisis grows in the country.
Lawmakers have told Trump to allow the investigation to run its course and not to impede, as it could lead to
a constitutional crisis and a potential impeachment.
It sounds sensible, but it's just the other side of the platinum coin: Both options would overstep Congress» power to control the strings of the public purse and likely trigger
a constitutional crisis and endless lawsuits.
It would be
a constitutional crisis,» one British MP who has met with Barnier in recently told BI.
If there's voter fraud, this election will be illegitimate, the election of the winner will be illegitimate, we will have
a constitutional crisis, widespread civil disobedience, and the government will no longer be the government.»
The action created
a constitutional crisis over states» rights.
«Firing the Deputy AG or Director Mueller would create
a constitutional crisis.»
The Mueller investigation is another possible source of market turmoil, with the continuing speculation Trump will fire him or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (or both), potentially setting off
a constitutional crisis similar to what happened in 1973 when President Nixon fired Archibald Cox, leading to the resignation of Attorney General Elliot Richardson.
As critics charge Trump with creating
a constitutional crisis, conservatives circle the wagons around the president
Here's a different take on Kinder Morgan's ultimatum and the so - called «
constitutional crisis» it has sparked.