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You can make amendments to the situation : lightly conceal the obnoxious reality of the circumstances, put on some hardcore Bon Jovi, do the things you love to do, hold the hands you most especially want to fill or go to sleep on clouds of pillows for the rest of the day.
Ewing, insulted by the continued affirmation of the First Amendment , said of the situation , "God's word says you should not move the ancient landmarks," which is a reference to Deuteronomy 19 14, "Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it".
And while most local land disputes do not require a constitutional amendment, the Township 40 situation does because it involves an adjustment to the "Forever Wild" provision in the State Constitution — Article 14, which guarantees no sale, exchange or destruction of forest preserve.
(As Mr Greenwald witheringly observes in the linked-to article, "Maybe [someone] can tell The General about this thing called 'the first amendment '".) Is the situation hopeless?
This amendment may not directly address the situation in Maryland, but it will begin the process of busting up the market power (and subsequently political power) of Big Ag.
A study of the situation and amendments to the Yellowstone Park Act proposed by Senator Vest resulted in the Sundry Civil Appropriations Bill of 1883 which allowed the Interior Department to transfer control of the park to the War Department, thereby protecting Yellowstone from schemes to commercialize the park.
In the EFF's words (in a brief filed last week), it "puts her in the situation the Fifth Amendment was designed to prevent: having to choose between incriminating herself, lying under oath, or risking contempt of court".
Wolff recounts discussions in the White House about whether the situation was "Twenty-fifth Amendment bad," referring to the part of the Constitution that could, in theory, be used to remove Trump if his Cabinet, Vice-President, and also (if Trump objects to their assessment) Congress conclude he has become unable to discharge his duties.
Legal prior restraint to prohibit speech is generally an anathema in the land of the first amendment , and this situation is especially odious given the injunction's effect: to protect a member of the rich and powerful class.
The government concluded the report by promising to monitor the situation with respect to CAMR and make amendments if necessary.
The situation boils down to the National Security Agency NSAandand the use of the 2008 amendments of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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The phrase "amendment the situation" is grammatically incorrect. It attempts to use the noun "amendment" to describe an action, which is not its intended function. The correct form is to use the verb "amend", as pointed out by Ludwig.
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