Sentence examples for amendment as a from inspiring English sources

He said that along with a plan to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, he would also amend the 14th Amendment as a way of discouraging future unauthorized immigration.

Democrats denounced Mr. Cornyn's amendment as a "poison pill" to cripple the bill.

"You working this hard?" he asked, sarcastically dismissing the amendment as a ploy.

Justice Kagan, who specialized in the First Amendment as a law professor, joined the majority in the case.

By not viewing the amendment as a basic, individual right, this decision left room for broad gun ownership regulation.

But James Wharton, the backbench Conservative MP bringing forward the bill, described Afriyie's amendment as a waste of time.

Instead, the Trump campaign presented his comment about the Second Amendment as a testament to the "power of unification".

The group adopted Arizona's proposed amendment as a model, and it was introduced in 14 state legislatures around the country.

We're all scrutinised, but the referees are the only ones who take the fifth amendment as a routine.

Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, who was no liberal, mocked the individual-rights theory of the amendment as "a fraud".

WikiLeaks is also taking steps to position itself more squarely as a news organization, which could make it easier to invoke the First Amendment as a shield.