Sentences with phrase «repeal by simple majorities»

The most basic statements of principle to be found in our law, such as Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights of 1688, have no more authority than the common law or statute, capable of amendment or repeal by simple majorities at any time chosen by Parliament.

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In theory, the government could also repeal the act with a simple majority, but option (ii), i.e. a bipartisan call for an early election, is by far politically the best option for the government.

This law could still be repealed, though - and by the usual simple majority rather than the 55 per cent of MPs.

The Supreme Court ruled in the Head Money Cases that «treaties» (ratified by 2/3 of the Senate as specified in Article II) have the same legal effect in US law as regular legislation passed by Congress (by a simple majority of both houses), which means that Congress can modify or repeal (insofar as US law is concerned) any «treaty» that is ratified by the Senate, by passing a later law that contradicts it, just like it can with regular legislation.