Sentence examples for amendment something from inspiring English sources

He also said he would campaign heavily in favor of a Balanced Budget Amendment, something both chambers of Congress are set to vote on this fall.

To eliminate the Presidency would require a constitutional amendment, something that could take more than two years; but it would finally quiet the political scene and clarify that Khamenei was in charge.

If the Parliament were deeply worried about legal uncertainty, perhaps it should not have annulled overnight more than 20 years of constitutional case law through the Fourth Amendment, something that really does create legal uncertainty.

At the same time, Mr. Trump is accusing Mrs. Clinton, without evidence, of intending to abolish the Second Amendment — something that she denies and would be constitutionally unable to do as president.

At a meeting here in Virginia Beach on Tuesday night with several lawmakers invited by the district's Republican congressman, Scott Rigell, members spoke of a balanced budget amendment — something many Republicans in Congress are seeking as part of any long-term deficit reduction deal — which sent the audience to its feet.

Imagine that the vice presidency is vacant and, while Congress delays confirming an appointed successor pursuant to the 25th Amendment, something happens to the president.

Does the First Amendment say something about how you can never say anything nasty to a reporter?

This amendment legalizes something that has been illegal for decades: the direct funding of pro-government or pro-military messaging in media, without disclosure, aimed at American citizens.

In overturning that decision today, Justice Stevens said the amendment did something equally important: it "changed the quantum of evidence necessary to sustain a conviction".

In this respect, the First Amendment has something in common with the Second Amendment, which secures the right to "keep and bear arms": both are unusually broad legal guarantees that mark a difference between America and the rest of the world.

By the end of the hour, he had succeeded in marginalising Tusk and reversing the impact of the billionaire's power play of pulling the plug and leaving America in the dark with – please God no – no air conditioning in a heatwave (isn't that contrary to a the 23rd amendment or something?).