Sentences with phrase «democratic body»

She compared the intrusions into a variety of Democratic bodies to Watergate, the infamous break - in of the DNC in 1972 by aides close to then President Richard Nixon.

This explains how a judge gets authority to override democratic bodies — he or she is following the decision of the Constitution's enactors.

The WACC is governed by elected officials designated by all seven regions of the world — a truly democratic body where the third world has at least as much say as Europe and North America.

The nine - rule package, with amendments, marks an unusual political victory for Mark - Viverito, who is ceding some of the speaker's strongest tools for compelling cooperation, in the hopes that a more democratic body will still fall in line behind her agenda.

When he addressed his colleagues, many of whom praised him in their own comments, he talked of uniting the overwhelmingly Democratic body after the fraught race.

In A Democratic Constitution for Public Education, Hill and Jochim propose doing away with school boards and replacing them with «civic education councils» — democratic bodies with clear but limited responsibilities — which oversee schools with much more freedom than most enjoy today.

A judge must have humility to seek his primary insights from outside his own moral reasoning: from the text of a constitutional provision, its historical background, the nation's widely recognized traditions, and the democratic body that passed the law that the judge is reviewing.

But a judge also must have humility to seek his primary insights from outside his own moral reasoning: from the text of a constitutional provision, its historical background, the nation's widely recognized traditions, and the democratic body that passed the law that the judge is reviewing.

Bush even draws attention to the unique difficulties that present itself to the federal government as a democratic body that represents a constituency with diverse moral worldviews and that therefore has a «duty to exercise responsible stewardship of taxpayer funds».

Our themed issue opens with an interview of Professor Kalypso Nicolaïdis (University of Oxford), an expert on how the EU should (and should not) act as a democratic body beyond the state.

«Like we keep emphasising, we are a democratic body, we have all the state councils making up NEC, we have all the industrial unions making up NEC, when we discuss these things, whatever is the democratic decision is what we implement,» he added.

Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer accepted a motion at Labour's annual conference saying the Lords had to be as democratic as possible, including direct or indirect elections or appointment by a democratic body, or a mix of the three.

There is a way to make party conference — and the Labour party — a worthwhile, democratic body, and save a load of money in the process.

Prime minister David Cameron had explained he had no choice but to obey the court's ruling, but Mr Davis said it would be hard for the ECHR to «overturn the decision of a democratic body like parliament».

«I do my best to bring funding to my local [constituents],» he said, adding that, «As a democratic body, the New York City Council should work on any ideas and suggestions on how we should continue to improve transparency.»

«We are a democratic body and therefore we want to ensure all of our members have had the chance to weigh - in on what we were able to win,» said CTU President Karen GJ Lewis.

The PTBA is a democratic body — travel bloggers elect representatives from the membership to set policy and make decisions.

It's a new year, so let's start with a new idea: a democratic body to safeguard the basic needs and fundamental interests of future people.