Sentence examples for amendment was necessary from inspiring English sources

The plank, as adopted, stated that slavery was the cause of the rebellion, that the president's proclamation had aimed "a death blow at this gigantic evil," and that a constitutional amendment was necessary to "terminate and forever prohibit" it.

Stevens believed that the Declaration of Independence and Organic Acts already bound the federal government to these principles, but that an amendment was necessary to allow enforcement against discrimination at the State level.

The amendment was necessary because Cold War armed conflicts did not qualify for consideration under previous statutes such as the 1918 Army Medal of Honor Statute that required valor "in action involving actual conflict with an enemy," since the United States has not formally declared war since World War II as a result of the provisions of the United Nations Charter.

This amendment was necessary because of concern about the follow-up rate we would achieve during a national postal strike.

While they say they want to protect traditional matrimony, many are not yet convinced that an amendment is necessary.

One of them, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, has said that he does not believe a constitutional amendment is necessary and that the decision should be left up to the states.

Daniel V. Gardner, a lobbyist at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said: "The Merkley amendment is necessary because construction is an extremely competitive, low-bid industry.

Supporters of this year's measure, Proposition 102, say a constitutional amendment is necessary to prevent "politicians or judges" from overturning the state law, an apparent reference to neighboring California.

In Mr. Bush's call for action last week, he argued that the drastic step of a constitutional amendment is necessary because "marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society".

This might seem to offer a way to avoid the hard choice: no constitutional amendment is necessary, and the chance of a divergence between the electoral and popular vote would become vanishingly small.

Senator Wayne Allard, Republican of Colorado and the Senate author of the proposal, and other supporters of it believe the amendment is necessary in response to court decisions recognizing same-sex marriages despite a federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman.