Sentences with phrase «established by the constitution»

This revolution, he contends, is inconsistent with the founders» intentions, violates the trust of the American people, and effectively substitutes «a judicial oligarchy for the Republic established by the Constitution.»

He said by using the logo in various communication materials, the EC has inevitably changed and approved the new logo as its logo, noting the EC does not need public approval to change its logo as it is an independent institution established by the constitution.

The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be republican in form and its legislative, judicial and executive branches as established by this Constitution shall be equally subordinate to the sovereignty of the people of Puerto Rico.

He said that by this date, the 90 - day timeframe established by the Constitution for the entire recall process to be completed, would have lapsed.

The Judge had also fixed 29th September 2017 as the date to hear the motion on notice, by which time, the 90 - day time - frame established by the constitution for the entire process to be completed would have elapsed.

The Section provides that «a member of the Senate shall vacate his seat if he becomes a member of a Commission or other body established by the Constitution or any other law

Legal acts (paragraphs thereof) are considered to be not in conflict with the Constitution as long as they are not ruled to be in conflict with the Constitution under the procedure established by the Constitution or the Law on the Constitutional Court.

These principles recognize the critical importance of judicial sentencing discretion and suggest the touchstone of federal sentencing should be district courts exercising reasoned judgment in response to case - specific factors and broader norms established by the Constitution and Congress.

If, then, a government, composed of legislative, executive and judicial departments, were established by a constitution which imposed no limits on the legislative power, the consequence would inevitably be that whatever the legislative power chose to enact would be lawfully enacted, and the judicial power could never interpose to pronounce it void.

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People, person, or persons as used in this Constitution does not include corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this Constitution.

We the people who ordain and establish this Constitution intend the rights protected by this Constitution to be the rights of natural persons.

Texas Representative Matt Schaefer filed House Joint Resolution 89 that proposes to amend the Texas constitution by establishing virtual currency rights and limiting subsequent efforts to regulate digital currency.

It begins by observing that «the [U.S.] Supreme Court's articulation of the United States Constitution's protection of reproductive rights establishes the minimum protection provided to women in Alaska.»

But they are required by the Quran to establish this global Islamic state on the rubble of every civilization, every constitution, every government.»

When an event becomes an objective datum in the emerging constitution of some subsequent occasion, its symbolic form is interpreted anew, in relation to other symbolic objects, but always in conformity with the conditions established by its own actualization.

When the American Revolution was completed, not only had the Established Church of England been rejected, but, more important, the very idea of Establishment had been discarded in principle by the new Constitution.

They repeatedly requested the Massachusetts General Court, for example, to establish a constitution so that the people of the commonwealth would not be left «in a state of nature,» by which they meant, with Jonathan Edwards, «Hobbs state of war,» where men «would act as the wild beast of the desert; prey upon and destroy one another, «35 We are not surprised to learn that Alexander Hamilton said, «We may preach till we are tired of the theme the necessity of disinterestedness in republics, without making a single proselyte.»

In the first paragraph of the first essay of The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton introduced the basic theme: «It seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force.»

Although the power of Congress to forbid slavery in federal territories was well - established, Sandford argued that slaves were private property of the sort protected by the Constitution against deprivation without due process of law, and that therefore Congress lacked any constitutional authority to ban slavery in the territories.

He explained each existence, both by resolving them very skillfully into their primary elements, then by reversing the process and detailing the constitution of the universe and of each part, and the manifold variation and change in every portion of it, until carrying us on with his wise teaching and arguments, both those which he had learned and those which he had discovered, concerning the sacred economy of the universe and its faultless constitution, he established a reasonable, in place of an unreasoning, wonder in our souls.

Two rival country suffer two dictatorship and now one of them overthrow its dictator and, by vote, establishes Parliament, new constitution that even the leader should obey,...; a potential danger.

The California Secretary of State is an elected state executive officer established by the California Constitution.

By popular mandate, we establish this Constitution:

The Constitution establishes that one tenth of either Chamber (35 deputies or 26 senators) is enough to ask for the ratification of the reform project by popular referendum (art. 167.3).

I would clarify, though, that most of the details of the working of the Supreme Court are not set by the Constitution — which establishes SCOTUS and broadly defines its role — but by federal statute.

The 1846 state Constitution added a mileage reimbursement that those travelling to Albany could collect, and a constitutional commission established by Gov. John Hoffman in 1872 raised legislators» compensation to $ 1,500, beginning in 1875.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was established by the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to, among other things, organize elections into various political offices in the country.

A proposed amendment to te Federal Constitution is considered pending before the states indefinitely unless Congress establishes a deadline by which the states must act.

By this petition, we humbly request your noble Commission to launch a full - scale investigation into this matter in line with your mandate under article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution and section 7 (1)(i) of the Act 456, 1993 as amended and to establish whether or not the conduct of ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah in question, amounts to abuse of office, corruption and perversion of justice.

Several drafts were submitted to popular review, and the third draft was approved by all towns in 1783, leading to the constitution being established the next year.

The petitioners have a strong likelihood of success in establishing that the removal of the petitioner and others similarly situated violates their rights to Due Process and Equal Protection guaranteed by the United States Constitution;

The 1999 Constitution in section 162 (1) establishes a pool of revenue belonging to all three levels of government, federal, state and local government, called the Federation Account, «into which shall be paid ALL revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the Ministry or department of government charged with responsibility for Foreign Affairs and the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja».

Governor Cuomo announced that he is proposing to guarantee a woman's right to choose in New York by adding the protections established by the 1973 Roe v. Wade federal decision into the state constitution.

The English Party constitution states that the Liberal Democrats in England «shall determine the policy of the Party on matters affecting England which fall outside the remit of the Federal Party» This can be achieved by structures established by the English Council.

I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

Then lawmakers can take care in establishing a nonpartisan, ethnically and geographically diverse redistricting commission, which can redraw legislative districts in 2015 and thereafter — subject to approval by the Legislature (as New York's Constitution requires).

But then the President of the Republic of Ghana, who has sworn a constitutional oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution of Ghana as by law established, grants an interview to the press after the decision of the Court on the same day.

Article XIV established that the constitution would become effective after approval by a popular vote and proclamation by the governor.

(a) Committees may be established, charged, and, when appropriate, terminated by the Council, by the Board, and by the Committee on Council Affairs, as provided in Articles VII and VIII of the Constitution and in Article VI of the Bylaws, respectively.

On the last day of their 2004 - 05 term, the justices held 5 - 4 that displays of the Decalogue in two county courthouses in Kentucky were motivated primarily by a desire to advance religion and therefore violated the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on government - established religion.

The standards are established in the Constitution of Virginia, defined in the Code of Virginia and prescribed by the state Board of Education, subject to revision only by the General Assembly.

Neither the PSFA funding formula nor the funding levels it establishes and enforces provide school districts with sufficient funding to meet the actual and foreseeable costs of educating their students in accordance with the requirements of the Education Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, or the Colorado Consolidated State Plan (mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act).

The U.S. Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in landmark cases, prevents our government from granting favorable treatment to students based on religion and establishing religious schools.

In U.S. Government and Politics, students examine the history, principles, and function of the political system established by the U.S. Constitution.

Fortunately, the lower court rejected this strained interpretation, holding instead that «the Nevada constitution requires the state to establish a non-sectarian system of public schools, but it is also empowered to encourage education by other means that are not limited to non-sectarian schooling.»

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The Club may also establish ad hoc committees from time to time to carry out a specific task of designated duration on behalf of the Club, e.g. review Breed Standard, review Constitution and By - Laws, etc..

It's a semi-autonomous department with the state of Hawaii that was established by the Hawaii Constitution and chapter 10 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

With incorporation came a constitution and by - laws establishing a Board of Control, consisting of twelve officers, of which three must be students enrolled in the school.

The artists represented by Galerie EIGEN + ART work in different areas of fine art as well as in an already established environments and at the beginning of artistic constitutions.