"The eighth amendment undermines the status of the Irish constitution.
Kierra Johnson, executive director of Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, told Slate: "We are thrilled that pro-choice champions are no longer accepting the Hyde Amendment as the status quo".
Under the provisions of the amendment, the dual status commander will lead all National Guard and reserve troops during the disasters, allowing for coordination over a variety of matters, ranging from what the troops will do to where they will sleep.
The amendment would maintain the status quo by requiring sedans to have a $15 minimum fare and time and distance rates that are higher than taxicabs (currently, Uber has a $15 minimum fare and rates that are higher than taxicabs, so my amendment will not change these figures. See:https://www.uber.com/cities/washington-dc ).
A Liberal Democrat MP, Julian Huppert, tabled an amendment seeking to strengthen the status quo.
On the same day it passed this law, the parliament passed a constitutional amendment that also affects the status of the central bank.
And in Kazakhstan on May 13th parliament approved constitutional amendments granting Mr Nazarbayev the status of "leader of the nation", giving him the say over all policy moves, even after he leaves office.
Orszag is right: Opponents of reform in Congress are proposing amendments that would maintain the status quo and have resorted to a delay-and-kill strategy.
As an aside, I have to wonder, if the Supreme Court decides that a corporation is a "person" with religious freedom under the First Amendment, where might that leave the status of women as "persons" with the right to equal protection of the law under the Fourteenth Amendment?
In April 19, 2014 the Department of the Environment recommended an amendment to (SARA) to downgrade the status of the Humpback Whale off the coast of British Columbia from "threatened" to "species of special concern".
