Sentence examples for amendment to preserve from inspiring English sources

Two days after the hearing by the Judiciary Committee, debate began in the Senate on Specter's amendment to preserve the right of detainees to bring habeas cases.

Representatives Wayne Christian, Republican of Center, and Ken Paxton, Republican of McKinney, are among lawmakers proposing a state constitutional amendment to preserve Texans' right to go without health insurance, free of penalty.

The Senate, controlled by Republicans, narrowly rejected a priority of Gov. Jeb Bush when it refused to place on the ballot a constitutional amendment intended to preserve private school voucher programs.

The amendment's sponsor, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D ., was askeD-N.D . the vote if Democratic leadership opposed his amendment in order to preserve the deal.

On January 16, with procedural delays exhausted, New Hampshire Senator Daniel Clark moved to substitute for Crittenden's plan a resolution stating that constitutional amendments were unnecessary to preserve the Union, and that enforcement of the Constitution and the present laws would eliminate the need for special sectional guarantees.

But Mr. Bush said he would support an amendment only "if necessary" to preserve traditional marriage.

The amendment's objective was to preserve a distinction between the responsibilities of the courts (such as deciding matters of law) and those of juries (such as deciding matters of fact).

Specter drafted an amendment to the act to preserve the habeas rights of detainees and delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor in defense of habeas corpus, tracing its roots back to Magna Carta of 1215.

One clause specifies that fish nuggets served to troops must contain only fish caught in American waters or by an American-flagged ship, but may use foreign breadcrumbs.The amendment's stated aim is to preserve the industrial base.

"I still believe that the Second Amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don't believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of tragedy," Mr. Romney told CNBC.

The policy urges university leaders to combat anti-Semitism and other bias primarily with "more speech" to preserve 1st Amendment freedoms.