Sentences with phrase «members of the constitutional convention»

He would go on to become the most influential member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, coauthor of The Federalist, the classic defense of that gathering's handiwork, and the primary sponsor of the Bill of Rights (which he viewed as a harmless palliative for such foes of the new regime as still remained).

More recently, he was a member of the NSW Government's Panel to Examine Recall Elections and assisted the Northern Territory in its renewed attempt to become Australia's seventh State as a member of its Constitutional Convention Committee.

Not exact matches

He reported sarcastically that «there» were some members [at the Constitutional Convention] so unfashionable as to think that a belief of the existence of a Deity, and of a state of future rewards and punishments would be some security for the good conduct of our rulers, and that in a Christian country it would be at least decent to hold out some distinction between the professors of Christianity and downright infidelity or paganism» (IV: 642) This chapter also includes excerpts from state constitutions that imposed religious tests on government officers (Delaware, for example.

And now we have a more explicit outlining of an emerging new Tory constitutional doctrine in an extraordinary Guardian report on Tuesday — based on anonymous briefings from «senior shadow Cabinet members» — that the Conservatives intend to mount a partisan attack on existing constitutional conventions, and the Cabinet Secretary's protocols for handling a hung Parliament, even though a primary motivation for these has been to protect the Monarchy from being dragged into party political controversy.

This letter was featured by the New York Daily News, «Women's Group wants Cuomo to back state constitutional convention» Governor Andrew Cuomo NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Governor Cuomo, We write to you as your constituents and members of the board of...

Joining us to explain more are Brandon West, Vice President of Policy for the New Kings Democrats, Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union, and Art Chang, Co-Chair of Citizens Union's Constitutional Convention Steering Committee and Member of Committee for a Constitutional Convention.

The question was settled at the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1801, which amended the Constitution, giving the right of nomination to the governor and each one of the Council members concurrently.

Meanwhile, a 40 - member coalition of con con supporters called the Committee for a Constitutional Convention has launched.

Augusta, Maine — Members of the Maine Green Independent Party represented the majority of the six signers on the citizens initiative to order the Legislature to call on a Constitutional Convention, with the purpose to overturn the Supreme Court's «Citizens United» decision and end corporate personhood.

He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1801, [14] and was a justice of the peace from 1801 to 1804.

Hill was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1894; [2] and a member of the New York State Assembly (Erie Co., 2nd D.) in 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900.

Along with other hardline unionists, he left in protest at reforms and became an early member of the Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, serving as the party chairman in 1975 and being elected to the Constitutional Convention in the same year.

In Ireland in 2012, the Constitutional Convention asked 66 randomly selected members of the public to discuss possible changes to the Irish constitution, including an amendment to allow gay marriage.

Eagle Forum of Alabama opposes the recently introduced resolution HJR23 which pushes a Constitutional Convention as a way to obtain term limits for members of Congress.

1734 — Thomas McKean was born in New London, Chester County, PA 1755 — McKean admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Castle, Del 1756 — appointed deputy general for Sussex Country and served until 1758 1762-1775 — member of the Delaware House of Assembly 1764 — appointed one of the three trustees of the loan office 1765 — member of the Stamp Act Congress; appointed sole notary for the lower counties of Delaware; received the commission of a justice of the peace and of orphans» court 1771 — appointed collector of the port of New Castle 1774 - 1776 — member of the Continental Congress 1776 — signer of the Declaration of Independence; member of the state house of representatives 1776 — served as speaker 1777 — president of the state of Delaware 1777 - 1799 — chief justice of Pennsylvania 1781 - served as President of Congress 1787 — member of the convention of Pennsylvania which ratified the Constitution of the United States 1789 — delegate to the state constitutional convention 1799 - 1808 - Governor of Pennsylvania 1817 — died in Philadelphia, PA

They stem, at the same time, from Article 49 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Charter), the constitutional traditions of Member States and the European Convention of Human Rights (paras 52 - 57).

Essentially, the national court asks whether Simmenthal II applies to the ECHR now that article 6 (3) TEU states that «Fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union's law».

The CJEU has traditionally drawn from both international treaties — in particular the European Convention on Human Rights — and the common constitutional traditions of the EU Member States in protecting fundamental rights.

(5) The Council, by an Act dated 26 May 1997 (4), drew up a Convention on the service in the Member States of the European Union of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters and recommended it for adoption by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional rules.

The Union shall respect fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, as general principles of Community law.