Sentence examples for ask for an amendment from inspiring English sources

The squeeze is so severe -- the city will probably hit a state-imposed cap on borrowing sometime before July 2001 -- Mr. Giuliani announced this week that he would go to Albany to ask for an amendment to the State Constitution to allow the city to borrow billions more.

He asked for an amendment to the branch's returns to reflect several amounts above the $10,500 disclosure threshold.

Senator Dodd could ask for a vote on the amendment, however, as early as Tuesday, his aides said.

In addition to asking for a constitutional amendment, the Arkansas initiative would require corporations to abide by the state's corporate spending ban -- which was gutted by the Citizens United decision -- in order to obtain limited liability protection.

But Bradley A. Buckles, ATF director at the time, said his agency did not ask for the amendment.

Many groups are asking for a broad constitutional amendment that makes it clear that corporations are not people and should not be given any constitutional rights.

MPs narrowly rejected Labour MP Lucy Powell's amendment which asked for an extension to Article 50 to run until 30 June "to enable the House of Commons to find a way forward that can command majority support," by 314 votes to 311.

The suit asks that ProjectUSA be allowed to erect its signs and asks for an acknowledgment that the defendants had violated the group's First Amendment rights.

It therefore violated the basic right of "no taxation without representation". Every state convention that recommended amendments asked for a modification of Congress' power to levy taxes and for adjustments to the Constitution's provisions or representation.

Earlier, ranking Republican Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) made light of earlier Republican threats by asking for his amendment to be read aloud -- by a speed reader hired by the Democrats in case a reading of the bill were to be forced.

"All this could do is delay demolition". After unanimously defeating the amendment, commissioners asked for a more conservative substitute ordinance that would apply to about 22 buildings that have been designated landmarks by the City Council and two that have been recommended for the designation by the Cultural Heritage Committee.