7. democratic debates and the stakes of politics

46% said that the court should base its rulings on what Constitution means current times the same share said rulings should be based on what Constitution meant when it was written.. majorities of Republicans in all age groups say Constitution should be interpreted Republicans..

gainako

The Coalition MOU and the 3 vs Debate Forget Constitution, this is about Personal Integrity.. ..

maldives: opposition candidates barred from election

On May, Election Commission announced that it would nullify any primary results in which the nominee failed to meet the qualifications for president outlined in the Constitution. ... On May 22, shortly Election Commission notified the party that he was prohibited from running under the..

osun: election as theatre

In the last 48 hours, Nigerian public space has been suffused with relevant sections of Constitution on elections, with the popular references being Sections 1, 69 and 179 of Constitution and Sections 68, 69 and 153 of Electoral Act 2010. ... But with Adeleke having led Osun Gubernatorial..

monthly review

., the Court held that two fishing vessels that Navy had seized during Spanish- American war were exempt from seizure under law and should be returned to their owners.33 The Court reaffirmed that customary law was part of the Constitution, in articles 3 and 6 of the constitution. ... ..

dasuki's bail and the political attorney-general

By the operatives of the respondent, His Lordship affirmed that the continued detention of the respondent, under the instruction of the respondent since 29thDecember 2015, without granting him administrative bail, is violation of his fundamental right to liberty under Section 35 of Constitution of..

judge strikes down term-limit law

The element of Judge Dwyer's ruling was that term limits add qualifications to those that are spelled out in Constitution that member of House must be 25 years old, U.S citizen for seven years and resident of the state represented. ... Supporters of term limits had argued that state legislatures..

hasidic schools: an 'establishment' . . .

The decision should have surprised no one familiar with Constitution, the political thought of Founders nor the struggle for liberty preceding First Amendment. ... Precisely because they do not yield to the compromise which is the stuff of democracy -- indeed, rs that they compromise their..

nullification made easy

the people, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify... States, in their capacity, are the parties to the compact and are thus the authority on whether the government has violated..

publius-huldah's blog

This Constitution, and the Laws of United States which shall be made Pursuance thereof and all Treaties made,. ... Congress, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on Application of Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call Convention for proposing..

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