peru dissolves its congress, setting up a fight for the

Congress rushed to approve the cuestión de confianza, vote for the suspension of the president, finally, Vicepresident Mercedes Aráoz as the president. By proceeding with the vote on the, Members of Congress argued that it was unconstitutional to dissolve it whereas the executive..

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insight: trump violation puts spotlight on impoundment control act

In the end, Congress settled the matter by passing Impoundment Control Act of 1974, to Congress whenever he wants to hold up or not spend money that has been approved by Congress. ... The statute authorized GAO to sue to require the appropriate agency to spend the money as..

taxing wealth and capital income

Constitution allows Congress to impose direct taxes if they are apportioned among the states. ... So, Congress would likely impose the tax on worldwide assets, yet that would create a large incentive for evasion. ..

qualified immunity: explained

This is very far afield from what Congress sought to achieve in the Civil Rights Act. ... To do so, Congress guaranteed that lawyers who represent victims in successful civil rights actions would be able to recover the cost of their time. ..

a narrowly-avoided constitutional crisis in peru

Frustrated by Congress unwillingness to vote on new package of reforms, President Vizcarra delivered televised address to the nation on May 29 announcing his intention to bring cuestión de confianza before Peruvian Congress. ... Congress was supposed to recess on June 15, and..

historically yours: truman, after world war ii

Prompted by Franklin Roosevelt's four elections to the presidency, Congress passed the Amendment on March 24, 1947, to provide for term limits. ... Truman submitted reorganization plan which was passed by Congress, and the corruption was major issue in the 1952 presidential election.. ..

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democrats could take trump to the supreme court over war powers,

For four years, United States has participated in Yemen that was never authorized by Congress and that Congress told Trump to withdraw from. ... Constitutionally, Congress has the power to declare war, and the president, as the chief, has the power to direct the military after..

the future of the affordable care act

In in New York Times co-written with Professor Jonathan Adler, this is easy case it was Congress, not court, that eliminated the penalty and left the rest of the in place. How can court conclude that Congress never intended the rest of the statute to exist without operational mandate,..

your illinois news radar » it’s just a bill

Congress did not include political subdivisions in National Labor Relations Act that regulates collective bargaining agreements... And doing so, Congress decided to avoid the confusion of having 7,000 units of Illinois with thousands of different laws it would create, .. ..

obama’s national security state

In fact, you could almost say Obama is one thing, and of course Congress is, I would not say another thing, except it's so nasty and draconian, that the effort to bring Guantánamo to United States brings out the nativism and Republicans and Democrats. ..

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either way, congress must revisit the national emergencies

The same issue has befallen War Powers Resolution, Congress enacted in 1973 that was intended to rein in the president's war powers by giving Congress the power to terminate any unilateral use of force without the president's consent. War Powers Resolution is predicated on the view that,..

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trump expects next meeting with kim jong un in january or february,

Trump said the end of the quarter-century old North America Free Trade Agreement is imminent and that it's end would trigger six-month withdrawal process and Congress time to debate revamped deal... ... With Democratic in House next Congress, it remains unclear whether or not it will..

u.s. v. cox

Accordingly, Cox and Kettler point to no differences, either in NFA or in courts understanding of the national taxing power, that justify departing from Sonzinsky's conclusion that NFA is valid exercise of Congress's power. ..

giovanni v. u.s. departme

First, Congress has made it clear, especially with the enactment of SARA, that one of CERCLA's goals is to protect the public health. ... The Court said that those 'are decisions that Congress determined `should be dealt with after the site has been cleaned up.'' ..

obama wants tax cut for 98% of america (cc)

First, President underscores that middle-class families need permanent tax relief, so Congress should extend tax cuts for all families making less than $250,000 year 98 percent of American people.. ... And over the next few weeks, we're going to have chance to work together in the brief..

publius-huldah's blog

The Supreme Court held that Article V is grant of authority by the people to Congress and that the people made the grant of power to Congress in respect to the choice of the mode of ratification of amendments.. Accordingly, Congress had authority to select ratification of the..

frc blog

And rightly so. Congress passed a statute restoring strong free exercise protections. ... “When the President acts pursuant to an express or implied authorization of Congress, his authority is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that..

18th cpc national congress to last seven days

BEIJING - National Congress of Communist Party of China will open Thursday, Nov 8 and last seven days Nov 14, on Wednesday.. ... in light of the practice of CPC National Congress, CPC Central Committee invited 57 delegates to attend Party Congress and they would enjoy equal..

q&a

National Congress of CPC is held every five years. CPC National Congress was held from April 23 to June 11, 1945. Of the 2,120 delegates to attend the approaching 16th National Congress of CPC, we find Party members and officials from the various levels, and rank and file..

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