Sentence examples for advocate amending from inspiring English sources

On Capitol Hill, for instance, some Republicans advocate amending the Constitution to bar babies born to illegal immigrants from becoming citizens — a move the president also opposes.

Five months ago many of the same politicians that now advocate amending the constitution to ban "flag desecration" were lecturing Muslims about freedom of expression and chastising them for trying to suppress offensive cartoons of Muhammad.

Salman Kurshid, India's law minister, advocates amending the popular RTI act to prevent it from misuse that is affecting "institutional efficacy and efficiency".

Like Paul, Carson has also advocated amending the Constitution to require Congress to balance the federal budget every year, which would mean that the government would be unable to borrow money and could only spend what it collects in taxes.

Seeking to change the rules of transition in the future, a growing number of elected officials from both parties have advocated amending the Constitution to create an office of lieutenant governor, arguing that New Jersey should have a democratically elected successor in cases of sudden vacancies in the governor's office.

If the Austrian-born body-builder-turned-global-movie-star-turned-Republican-governor-of-California Arnold Schwarzenegger were a Democrat, would such leading Republicans as Senator Orrin G. Hatch and William Safire be advocating amending the Constitution to allow foreign-born American citizens to run for president of the United States?

Ashcroft was an advocate of criminalizing abortion, even in cases of rape and incest; he was a promiscuous advocate of amending the Constitution in such areas as school prayer, abortion, and flag-burning; and he was a passionate opponent of what he called "special rights for homosexuals".

Advocates have amended, sanded down and liposuctioned their bill in hopes of pleasing the mayor and the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn.

Policy advocates say that amending the Stafford Act will better serve people in the wake of disaster.

But gun-rights advocates did succeed in amending the legislation to prevent law enforcement from stopping gun owners for openly carrying.

Gun safety advocates applauded Sanders' openness to amending the law, but said it was not good enough.