Sentences with phrase «executive branches did»

In 2017, Republicans gained control of both houses of Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, but unified GOP control of the legislative and executive branches didn't lead to a burst of lawmaking.

The executive branch did not that they would like a few changes to be made or considered in advance of this bill going forward to be approved

At that point all that would be needed is an all - powerful Executive Branch and a Supreme Court to ratify whatever the Executive Branch does.

Yet another source of law is the Executive Order, where the president can decree that such and such will be the case (as long as it has something to do with what the executive branch does).

Not exact matches

Just look at our current political situation: those worried about Trump have to contend with the fact that the power of the executive branch has been dramatically expanded over the decades; we place immense responsibility and capability in the hands of one person, forgetting that said responsibility and capability is not so easily withdrawn if we don't like the one wielding it.

Karen Holdhouse, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, asked executives on the corporation's first - quarter conference call what they would do from an operational perspective if changing the company's communication strategies were not successful, and in particular, if the company planned to extend «an olive branch» to Canadian Tim Hortons consumers or to its franchisees.

Shortly before his inauguration, The Washington Post noted several additional ways employees in Trump's executive branch could do so: Trademark disputes, for instance, will be adjudicated by judges appointed by his Commerce secretary, while the EPA could roll back environmental regulations that reduce profits at his golf courses.

Federal law does not prohibit the president's involvement in private business while in office, even though lawmakers and executive branch officials are subject to conflict - of - interest rules.

I thought it helpful to provide a rundown of the remaining legislative days» events and offer a bit of commentary about what Congress and the White House / executive branch will be doing between now and November.

It's very difficult to manage inflation just by determining whether government liabilities take the form of cash or government bonds (which is what the Fed does) if you can't control the explosion of government liabilities itself (which only Congress and the executive branch can do).

In order to facilitate appropriate congressional oversight, the Executive Branch may entrust classified information to the appropriate committees of Congress, as it has done in connection with the Committee's oversight activities here.

TPA does not provide new power to the Executive Branch.

Non-examined czars, fast and furious, benghazi, iranian missiles, fiscal cliff — what has congress done to protect American from corrupt Executive Branch over the yeras?

He was a professional journalist, and though he had served in the executive branch, he had done so as a public - relations man.

In other words, an attempt by the Democrats controlling the House, Senate and Executive branch, should never have attempted to «do God's work» by trying to help the unisurable, uninsured and underinsured people in America.

What we object to is, first, the judicial manufacture of constitutional law to displace without constitutional warrant the duly enacted judgments of the people and their elected representatives, and, second, the idea of judicial supremacy that treats the executive and legislative branches of the federal government as impotent to do anything but bow down before unconstitutional exercises of judicial power, however blatant and destructive of the constitutional order.

For our part, we, the people, will do well to remember that every constitutional restraint, textual or judge - made, on the powers of the legislative and executive branches is ipso facto and necessarily a transfer of power to the Court and the courts.

I don't see that as a «political» stance — that's a «I don't want a compromised person running the executive branch of our government» stance.

But the reality of corruption in the executive branch of government doesn't mean that allegations of corruption in the National Assembly especially as they relate to budget padding and constituency projects, should be minimized or ignored.

Since the Supreme Court has now prevented itself from acknowledging the question of whether Barack H. Obama is or is not an Article II «natural born citizen» based on the Kenyan / British citizenship of Barack Obama's father at the time of his birth (irrespective of whether Barack Obama is deemed a «citizen» born in Hawaii or otherwise) as a prerequisite to qualifying to serve as President of the United States under the Constitution — the Court having done so at least three times and counting, first before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors — it would seem appropriate, if not necessary, for all Executive Branch departments and agencies to secure advance formal advice from the United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel as to how to respond to expected inquiries from federal employees who are pledged to «support and defend the Constitution of the United States» as to whether they are governed by laws, regulations, orders and directives issued under Mr. Obama during such periods that said employees, by the weight of existing legal authority and prior to a decision by the Supreme Court, believe in good faith that Mr. Obama is not an Article II «natural born citizen».

But the President is the head of the executive branch, so if he and an executive branch official disagree on need - to - know, the President wins (it's less «checks and balances» and more «the boss can tell his subordinates what to do»).

The full U.S. system is «doing its thing,» and the result of that decentralized, bottom - up — and sometimes chaotic — process, which involves not only the three branches of judiciary, legislature, and executive, but also civil society, will ultimately result in a correction of draconian policy.

That doesn't mean a member of Congress or a judge can just demand to see some piece of classified information; they're not exempt from need - to - know (access to classified information requires both a clearance and need - to - know that information), and if they and the executive branch disagree on need - to - know it can be resolved like any other interbranch conflict.

And that happens when the legislative branch provides oversight of the executive branch, which it is clearly charged with doing.

We are doing the branch registration after that we are going to do the branch elections and every branch will be required to elect its 9 member executives and so when this branch re-registration closes we will announce the date for branch elections and when the date is announced for the district assembly branch election of the Bole Bamboi constituency, I will be here to vote» he explained

«We don't have a parliament; we have two branches of the executive, one for proposing laws and taxes and loans; the other for dutifully approving them,» he stated in a Facebook post.

that explains what specifically does - or does not give the US executive branch the right to choose to default on specific portions of debt despite having non-empty treasury?

The [Independent Counsel] Act, taken as a whole, does not violate the principle of separation of powers by unduly interfering with the Executive Branch's role.

«He's done everything he can to kind of remove oversight form the executive branch,» McMahon said.

Both sides will benefit, Democrats would get Downstate (which in my humble opinion should be called the Commonwealth of New Amsterdam after the most progressive city in Europe and in reference to the city's history), a guaranteed two seats in the US Senate (+1 because Gillibrand did well Upstate in the last election, so 3 seats for the Democrats), guaranteed control of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches, and the once in a lifetime opportunity to write a state constitution to their own liking (firearms rights applies only to military and police, right to choose for women, protections for LGBT New Yorkers, etc)

When the Saxbe fix was used for Hillary Clinton, who had the same problem, there was some debate over whether it would be valid, due to the timing of when the raise by the Executive Branch took effect compared to exactly when Clinton resigned from the Senate and when her term of service began at the State Dept.. The Constitutionality has nothing whatsoever to do with Clinton's personal actions and these particulars would hold for others too if the timing was similar.

Nor does the Act impermissibly undermine the powers of the Executive Branch, or disrupt the proper balance between the coordinate branches by preventing the Executive Branch from accomplishing its constitutionally assigned functions.

That is what the indictment alleges Menendez did when he met with or contacted officials in the executive branch, purportedly to lobby on behalf of Melgen's business interests.

Or it might have risen from the manipulative county executive branch, which controls more votes on the committee than does the majority.

They believed Cuomo controlled the commission, and would have it focus only on alleged corruption by the legislature, and turn a blind eye to any allegations of wrong doing from the executive branch.

«I don't know many leaders of the executive or legislative branch anywhere that ignore millions and millions of people and think it will not have a consequence,» he said.

«Oversight of the Executive Branch should not be done by the Executive Branch,» said Reinvent Albany Executive Director John Kaehny, referring to a university whose board is controlled by the governor being investigated by an office headed by a Cuomo appointee.

While the executive branch has to provide data on the racial and ethnic makeup of its staff for the public record, there is no rule mandating that congressional offices do the same.

ICYMI: One of the 25 Moreland Commission members, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, said during a CapTon interview last night that the corruption - busting body is unlikely to train its sites on the executive branch, despite multiple calls (largely from legislators) Executive Joanie Mahoney, said during a CapTon interview last night that the corruption - busting body is unlikely to train its sites on the executive branch, despite multiple calls (largely from legislators) executive branch, despite multiple calls (largely from legislators) to do so.

Note that my derivation of the separation of powers from the rule of law does not specify the extent to which the executive branch is answerable to, or drawn from, the legislative branch; thus it neither endorses nor rejects the Westminster system per se, although it does warn against tight party discipline that results in a domination of Parliament by the Eexecutive branch is answerable to, or drawn from, the legislative branch; thus it neither endorses nor rejects the Westminster system per se, although it does warn against tight party discipline that results in a domination of Parliament by the ExecutiveExecutive.

how is it democratic that Donald Trump is leading the executive branch while he lost the popular vote (in which case it means that he does not have the support from majority)?

Sam George invited me to a hotel around Dawhenya and requested me to work with him as an individual because of my personal capabilities which I declined and asked him to do the right thing by inviting the entire branch executives so we work for the good of the party, but not in our individual capabilities.

Flanagan also did not rule out hearings into the executive branch — something he has previously been hesitant to do in the past.

@MichaelKingsmill - while what you said is technically true as far as passing laws, how does that have any bearing on policy, which is done via executive orders and interpretation of laws passed by executive branch for actioning?

Lawmakers could cry foul in court, saying that act doesn't apply to them given the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

«I don't believe the executive branch should have total say as to where these millions and millions of dollars of infrastructure repairs should go,» Skelos said.

Cuomo did not seem bothered by the fact that a Moreland Act commission had never before been used to investigate the Legislature as an institution, and scholars suggested doing so would likely be challenged for breaching the separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.

Flanagan did not rule out hearings into the executive branch, something he has previously been hesitant to do.

«It makes little sense to establish a new executive branch prosecutor to oversee a procurement process that takes place almost entirely within the executive branch, rather than empower the attorney general — an independent statewide constitutional officer — to do so,» Schneiderman wrote.

There's no reason to believe these items aren't related to the SAFE Act — but taking them away won't do anything to stop the executive branch from enforcing the law.