Sentences with phrase «way of constitutional amendment»

The constitutional protection so afforded by s. 35 can not be taken away or amended except by way of a constitutional amendment that is preceded by a constitutional conference of all first ministers and representatives of the Aboriginal peoples.

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Constitutional amendments prevented this, so they sought ways to escape the requirements of law.

The Court moved a long way toward making homosexual conduct a constitutional right, adopted the radical feminist view that men and women are essentially identical, continued to view the First Amendment as a protection of self - gratification rather than of the free articulation of ideas, and overturned two hundred years of history to hold that political patronage is unconstitutional.

It is considered by some parties as illegitimate, posing a serious danger to Japan's democracy since the Prime Minister circumvented the constitutional amendment procedure, dictating a radical change to the meaning of fundamental principles in the Constitution by way of Cabinet fiat without Diet debate, vote, or public approval.

The first of two ways an amendment can be incorporated into the state constitution takes at least four years: two separately elected state legislatures must first vote to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; then the majority of New Yorkers must vote on it and pass it by referendum.

Griffo is the sponsor of Senate legislation that would pave the way for a constitutional amendment, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo said last month he would consider backing.

Life during the next few years should get a bit easier for people in the Adirondacks and Catskills with the passage of a measure that should eventually clear the way for road and bridge improvements as well as new utility lines, municipal water systems and even bike paths, without requiring a constitutional amendment.

Assembly Republicans called on Tuesday for a vote on a constitutional amendment that would strip pension benefits from state officials convicted of corruption and called an alternative measure working its way through the chamber a «watered - down» measure.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

The environmental group Protect the Adirondacks filed an ethics complaint regarding what it contends was «illegal advocacy and lobbying» by the state DC in support of a 2013 constitutional amendment that cleared the way for a land - swap deal between New York and an Essex County mining operation.

Nevertheless, there are ways that citizens can fight back against the avalanche of big money in politics, ranging from federal legislation to a constitutional amendment, all outlined in the article.

Upset by Oregon voters» rejection this spring of a constitutional amendment to ensure stable funding for schools, Dana Coffin, a senior at Cascade Union High School, began talking with her friends about ways they could help their district.

The only real solution is for the states to exercise their power under Article V of the constitution to propose constitutional amendments that will mandate a balanced budget and in other ways rein in the federal government.

Hear perspectives from panelists such as award - winning photojournalist Mannie Garcia; John Verdi, the Director of Privacy Initiatives at the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and First Amendment attorney Chuck Tobin on general constitutional questions (i.e. search and seizure) as well as practical advice regarding best way to handle such situations.

However, the only way to make such a provision permanent is to make it be a Constitutional Amendment, since an act of Congress can be repealed or amended in such a way that it effectively doesn't exist.