The other amendments focused on improving the quality of information provided to decision-makers, predominantly through the application process.
Although the amendment focused on the NHS, that's simply the tip of the iceberg – the most popular criticism of the trade deal.
"Although the debate about the King amendment focused on eggs, the amendment threatened other state-specific standards to prevent pests and diseases that threaten California crops," federation president Paul Wenger said in a statement.
In April, Parliament approved a set of constitutional amendments largely focused on retaking powers that had been diverted to the executive branch.
A month before DOMA passed the House, The New York Times reported on a fissure within the gay rights movement: One camp was committed to fighting DOMA, and the other argued for focusing on amendments to make it more palatable since it would pass anyway.
The law enforcement opponents, primarily represented by the Florida Sheriffs Associationn, are offering one-sided scare tactics to garner "no" votes on Amendment 2. They are focusing on perceived loopholes to emphasize their claim that the Amendment is poorly written.
Up to now, discussion of Amendment 2 has resulted in arguments focusing on language of the amendment, views of law enforcement and medical professionals, as well opinions of those who retain a drug war perspective on "the evil weed" versus those who emphasize the need to provide medicine to those who can benefit from medical cannabis.
Haywood was purged from the National Executive Committee by passage of an amendment that focused on the direct action and sabotage tactics advocated by the IWW.
True, those counties, defined by cities and college towns, are where more than a quarter of North Carolina lives, which is the reason anti-amendment forces focused on mobilizing their base in these areas.
Instead of his ignorant and dangerous views on NATO, the use of nuclear weapons, outsourcing domestic and international policy to the vice president, and initiatives that violate the 1st Amendment, we focus on what dumb thing he said today and what everyone has to say about it.
Focusing on this flawed amendment seems like a deliberate attempt to cloud the issue and, to use Mr Obama's own words, get voters to "cling to anti-trade sentiment".
