Sentences with phrase «constitutional issues for»

Setting aside the Constitutional issues for a moment, given the present economic circumstances, the Government is unlikely to voluntarily enter an agreement to substantially lower the tax base.

I'm not certain that a strong stance on constitutional issues for a Governor - General would be an asset to this PM.

He said: «People work hard and pay taxes and suddenly with a few weeks notice Europe can say we need that money... The economic problems of recent years have turned Europe from quite a dry constitutional issue for most people to quite a real live issue for people.»

Not exact matches

Many provinces have intervened in the case against Comeau, while a team of lawyers with an interest in the constitutional issues offered to represent him for free, and the Canadian Constitution Foundation volunteered its assistance.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

The success of the concurrent delegations was an excellent example of how Canada can capitalize on some of its constitutional similarities with India — in this case, the devolution of power over issues such as education and national - resource management to the provinces — in order to improve relations for Canada as a whole.

A Kansas church that attracted nationwide attention for its angry, anti-gay protests at the funerals of U.S. military members has won its appeal at the Supreme Court, an issue testing the competing constitutional limits of free speech and privacy.

In general, based on the 2003 interview, it doesn't look like Santorum knows how to talk or think about this issue very well; he doesn't, for example, appear to know how to distinguish the three levels of the right to privacy debate: a) the natural rights level, b) the Constitutional level, and c) the plain - old law level, state and federal.

These are the times, as recent issues of this journal reflect, for reassessing our constitutional tradition, and current constitutional decisions and discussions are a good place to start.

The test of judicial fitness could hardly be put more starkly: «The issue is too important to American society — and Mr. Clinton's promise too clear — to fiddle around with judicial candidates who don't have a forthright record of legal and moral support for the constitutional right to abortion.»

The evangelical - moralist sector has gained access to the White House, the Supreme Court, the Congress; it has a near - monopoly on mass media religion news, popular religion, the production of religious celebrities; it makes clear its positions on what it calls social issues, and is engaged in calling for constitutional amendments and new laws and in protests in the public squares.

The last hour has seen the political and constitutional reform committee issue a report complaining that the government's ignoring its recommendations about going to war; Labour have put out a line on the strikes, saying they're «usually a sign of failure»; and the Institute for Government is telling us that Whitehall is leading the way in headcount reductions, with an overall reduction of 8.4 % since the comprehensive spending review in October last year.

On purely constitutional issues, the best combination for any coalition after the election would seem to be Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

The constitutional argument for linking the issues has left many parliamentarians unconvinced.

This, according to them was because «the issue that came before the Supreme Court was simply constitutional interpretation so for (with all respect) the learned judge (Justice Jones Dotse) to go beyond the constitutional interpretation and then decide that the applicant had no contract with the government and therefore the applicant had no case and that the applicant had formed an alliance to create, loot and share was beyond what was before the business of the Supreme Court.»

We are at a «constitutional moment» said White; an exceptional historical period when normal politics is superseded by the need for «We, the people» to address fundamental issues about the content and distribution of rights in society and the basic nature of government.

According to them, much as they are «very much aware of the constitutional process the government is abiding by and wish to commend government for respecting the constitution of the state,» there are some issues «which do not only undermine our sovereign rights as indigenes of the Volta Region of Ghana but also violate some sections of the 1992 constitution».

Based on all of that, it was quickly recognized, both in comments and in that email group, that the obvious choice to target for a «hold» was Dodd, who had made constitutional and oversight issues the centerpiece of his presidential campaign.

From Harold Wilson in 1975 opting for a referendum to quell internal disquiet in the Labour Party, to Tony Blair's pledge on the single currency and the constitutional treaty as gambits to close down the European issue for an election but to encourage conflict within the Conservatives, EU referendum commitments have been driven largely by British politics.

Contemporary organised demand for constitutional reform traces back to the late 1970s, yet even before then, isolated intellectuals — «a voice crying in the wilderness» — had tried to make an issue out of a written constitution for Britain that would include a Bill of Rights.

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

Given the potential disastrous consequences of Brexit to the Union of the Kingdom, I consequently reserve the right to fight for the issue of EU membership to be dealt with through the proper constitutional channels.

(from NY Times) the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who had obtained a court - issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation.

Particularly on constitutional issues (in which I admit I'm most interested — and it seems Nick C is too), it seems to me that the agreement, as it stands, offers a lot of room for some productive LD - Labour agreements, in opposition to the Conservatives.

[1] The manifesto text does say that reform of the second chamber and consideration of the role of English MPs is scrutinising English legislation are «part of the Constitutional Convention process» (my emphasis), implying that there might be other issues for the convention to consider.

Setting aside the many, many issues involved in this Senate letter affair, it is interesting to see the complete focus in the larger media debate on American constitutional requirements for treaties, largely with complete disregard to international law.

Q: Why doesn't our policy statement include broader support for all the other issues good Democrats should care about, ie, Constitutional right to choice, Constitutional right to marriage equality, Constitutional ban on guns everywhere, Constitutional right to free college, etc?

Susan Lerner, with Common Cause, which has worked on the redistricting issue for decades, says the constitutional amendment, however, won't reform anything.

The day after the referendum, Cameron raised the issue of «English votes for English laws», with Miliband criticising the move as a simplistic solution to a complex problem, eventually coming out in favour for a constitutional convention to be held after the general election.

Just on constitutional reform, which continues to be a big interest for you: looking back at the sweep of New Labour in office under Blair and now Brown, hasn't it been a big failure really on what Roy Jenkins called «breaking the mould» issues: Lib - Labbery, elected second chamber - you must be disappointed with that record.

«Mr. Bloomberg's hypocritical support of constitutional protections, only when they don't impact the New York City budget, coupled with his uneducated and uninformed statements on the issue, serve to fan the flames of aggression, and undermine the potential for peaceful resolution of these matters, while perpetuating a long dormant policy of Indian termination which dates back to the days of General Custer's failed battle of Little Bighorn.»

Beyond this, it is an open question as to whether this initiative mechanism should be limited only to constitutional issues, or rather become an agenda - setting device for generating a citizens» assembly on any broad political issue where the relevant number of signatures can be collected.

[i] «The manifesto text does say that reform of the second chamber and consideration of the role of English MPs is scrutinising English legislation are «part of the Constitutional Convention process» (my emphasis), implying that there might be other issues for the convention to consider.

In August 1987, under FCC Chairman Dennis R. Patrick, the FCC abolished the doctrine by a 4 - 0 vote, in the Syracuse Peace Council decision, which was upheld by a panel of the Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit in February 1989, though the Court stated in their decision that they made «that determination without reaching the constitutional issue.»

The authorities in Scotland are already responsible for many environmental issues, so that constitutional change may seem to make little difference.

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.

While a number of state legislatures have called on Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to undo Citizens United or address the related issue of corporate «personhood,» few have taken the route of asking Congress to call for a constitutional convention.

That's what many believe lies behind Ed Miliband's calls for the issue to be kicked into the long grass via a constitutional convention.

After five years chairing the Public Administration Select Committee, the independent - minded Tory MP for Harwich and North Essex is now at the helm of the re-vamped PACAC — where he will continue to scrutinise the quality of administration in the civil service and examine constitutional issues, too.

Evan Davis, a former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo who had been pursuing legal action against the state Board of Elections over placement of a referendum for a constitutional convention, has withdrawn his suit following the boards agreement to take steps to highlight the issue on the fall ballot.

In the Assembly, for example, Ways and Means Chairman Herman Denny Farrell argued against it citing potential constitutional issues and questioning why it should be done now.

I appreciate it is an important issue for some, but more needs to be done If one contrasts the amount of civic campaigning activity and public support behind the Scottish Constitutional Convention in the early 1990s (building on a range of efforts over a longer period), then it is clear that there has been no campaign in England of similar.

I write to draw your attention to the constitutional issue arising from your nomination of Hon Yaw Osafo - Marfo for vetting to be appointed «Senior Minister».

In addition, if the Prime Minister can obtain concessions on constitutional issues such as more powers for national parliaments, the removal of the much hated reference to «ever closer union» in the EU treaties or even the promise to renegotiate a new EU treaty at a later stage, he can perhaps persuade another handful of Tory eurosceptics to campaign to remain in the EU.

The Minister insisted that she has absolutely nothing to do with the issue noting that it is an abuse of public office, the judicial process and her human rights for Governor Oshiomhole whom she stopped from taking a «highly suspicious N15 billion loan'to make false allegations against her while hiding behind the constitutional immunity granted state governors.

He says in the past social issues have been the driving force, and he suggests for example items like ensuring a constitutional right to higher education, or health care.

The current governor has said in past State of the State messages that he's for a constitutional convention, but has not talked about the issue.

Saying «time is short,» state Bar Association President David Miranda called on Cuomo to issue an executive order to create a commission to prepare for the 2017 voter referendum on whether to authorize a constitutional convention.

Issues like the DREAM Act, which provides tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants, and ethics reform such as the constitutional amendment the governor first proposed in December for term limits and limiting outside income for state officials, lack the «political will,» he said.

While we do not dispute the need for mortals to commit their lives into the hands of their maker, the signal is worrying as issues of human security is borne out of efforts and commitment to retool, mobilize and empower security agencies to perform their constitutional duties.