Sentences with phrase «framers of the constitution»

Judge Ronald LeBlanc said the original framers of the Constitution never intended that laws should blatantly block the free flow of goods within their new country.

Although the U.S. has a federalist framework, since roughly the administration of Theodore Roosevelt administration and with a larger expansion under FDR, the federal government has been growing in size and scope far beyond what the original framers of the constitution ever intended.

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were two of the key framers of the Constitution.

The leading Framers of our Constitution viewed the principle of separation of powers as the central guarantee of a just government.

These entrepreneurs credit mentors, investors, the framers of the Constitution, and, like Ko, painfully lived personal experiences for their financial wisdom.

He also cited the founding fathers: «The Framers of our Constitution were all too aware of the hysteria that often results from a crime that shocks the community's conscience.»

Pan's Bill, if passed, would circumvent the Rule of Law held sacred by the Framers of the Constitution.

My whole point of this issue is that if they deny them their civil rights as Americans, they are unconstitutional... and yes, the framers of the constitution had plenty to say about freedom of religion applying to Muslims.

If the framers of the Constitution had been more morally courageous in identifying slavery as an evil, or if the later compensatory amendment had rooted liberty in a common human nature rather than on weaker procedural grounds of equality under the law, then perhaps the expansion of protected classes and arbitrary rights would not have advanced so stridently.

But it is important to add that when the framers of the Constitution envisioned the rough - and - tumble world of public argument, they almost certainly imagined heated disagreements against a background of broadly shared values; certainly that was the model offered by John Locke.

The theism of the founding fathers and framers of the constitution was vague.

The framers of the Constitution carried forward this sense of community into the first words we uttered as a nation: «We the people.»

That is one truth the framers of our Constitution understood, and they understood it quite well.

«The framers of the constitution were well aware that trade must be subjected to some form of regulation for the public good.

«The framers of our constitution sought to establish the judiciary's independence and remove undue influence by both the executive and legislative branches by prescribing due process of law for removal of judges.»

He has argued that in view of the global race for development, a Ghanaian president needs time to implement his programmes and also plan the economy At International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) conference on the theme «Democracy Justice and Development in Africa: 50 Years after Independence», former president Kufuor criticized the framers of the Constitution for failing to undertake adequate research before deciding on the duration for Presidency.

Confronting similar challenges in the post-authoritarian interim period, the framers of each constitution intended to create a new, democratic state.

The Framers of the Constitution were concerned about giving a voice to smaller states, thereby preventing dominance by the populous states.

«I think the framers of the constitution were smarter than we were, to allow us to provide the checks and balances against the executive branch that are necessary.»

The whole «common use» thing, is more or less their attempt to interpret how the framers of the constitution talked about guns and gun regulation in their various writing and correspondence, as well as to let the «social bellwether» regulate the issue, much like censorship and obscenity laws often have «reasonable person» or «community standard» components to them.

Four years is not enough for any president, he stated, adding, the framers of the constitution were well aware of that and therefore gave an option for a second term for sitting presidents.

A proposal was made to the framers of our Constitution to create the post of a Prime Minister and it was rejected.

To this end, the framers of the Constitution provided that anytime Government intends to enter into any agreement with any foreign entity that has economic or business interest, the agreement must be subject to prior parliamentary approval or ratification before it can have any legal effect.

We were only satisfying what the constitution says because the framers of the constitution were aware of the challenges confronting secondary education.»

The Framers of the Constitution left slavery open in order to get the Constitution ratified.

You might also remember that the framers of the Constitution had among the delegates 81 year old Ben Franklin.

We therefore have a collective duty to respect these rights of individuals, especially so, when such individuals occupy very important or strategic institutions of state which the framers of our constitution in their wisdom, found it prudent to guarantee their independence by among others insulating them from the interference or control of the Executive or any other body.

At International Society for African Philosophy and Studies (ISAPS) conference on the theme «Democracy Justice and Development in Africa: 50 Years after Independence», Joy FM quotes former president Kufuor as criticizing the framers of the Constitution for failing to undertake adequate research before deciding on the duration for Presidency.

According to him, the framers of the constitution should have made provisions for the oath to be recited by the acting President when the need arises.

«When the framers of the Constitution established the second amendment, they never anticipated this kind of hell,» Higgins said.

While guaranteeing that the three arms of state are given roles which differentiate them from each other, the framers of the Constitution also found a way to intersect them in case one arm, particularly the Executive, is indisposed

The notion that the U.S. Supreme Court of today should defer to the intent of the framers of the Constitution is «little more than arrogance cloaked as humility,» charged Associate Justice William J. Brennan Jr. in a speech this month.

The framers of the Constitution were convinced that the creation and dissemination of knowledge was of critical importance to the new nation and that establishing a national copyright and patent system was an efficient means to advance that goal.

Let each child «sign» his rule, just as the framers of our Constitution signed their document so many years ago.

From Vermont, to Wyoming, to Kentucky, to New York, courts have resoundingly held that the framers of their constitutions intended that public education prepare our young children for their roles as citizens.

help stimulate student thinking about why we need checks and balances, what the framers of the Constitution were trying to achieve, and other governmental approaches to balancing power.

Reading the letters from our Framers of the Constitution, especially Thomas Jefferson to the Baptist Church, it is clear that separation of Church and State meant the politicians could not create legislation for religious organizations that did not include excluding access to taxpayer funds when they are taxpayers.

As for Judge Korman's judicial philosophy: «I basically share Bork's view that the Constitution should be interpreted based on the understanding of the framers of Constitution.»

An example: People today like to believe that the framers of the Constitution all thought together about what would be best and then agreed on it.

Since the framers of the Constitution could not have meant to rule from the grave this way (most conservatives would agree, thereby betraying originalism straight away), we seek a more malleable application of the right to bear arms.

These considerations go far to support the opinion that the framers of our Constitution had not the Indian tribes in view when they opened the courts of the union to controversies between a State or the citizens thereof, and foreign states.

Indeed, the very first Congress which was consisted of many of the framers of the Constitution, the authors of the Constitution, wrote the very first laws on citizenship.