"The people of a territory could not legally have initiated that process on their own". "Put simply," she went on, "Congress conferred the authority to create the Puerto Rico Constitution, which in turn confers the authority to bring criminal charges.
With only one competitor left, it was presumed the heat would be abandoned and Moussambani would proceed to the next round, but after conferring, the Olympic authorities announced he would have to compete alone against the clock, in front of 17,000 spectators, in a bid to make the qualifying time of 1min 10sec (the world record at the time was 48.18sec).
But the other courtiers, thinking his generosity reflected upon them, and jealous of being lessened by his greatness, from hence took all occasions by private slanders to render him obnoxious to the young man's displeasure; as if he designed, by his power at sea, to surprise the government, and by the help of those naval forces confer the supreme authority upon his sister Aristomache's children.
Mr. Gross declined to discuss the matter and issued a written statement saying that he would confer with the authority's Board of Commissioners.
In his speech, he pointed out the phrase: " "And there be no doubt that it is the people that confers the authority or command".
In the television age, those images, more than anything else, confer the mantle of authority and legitimacy on a leader.
This is the cardinal error of neurotheology: mixing terms and methods of science and religion in an attempt to confer the former's authority on the latter.
Moreover, instead of conferring authority, the hierarchy establishes an unambiguous sequence of levels of accountability.
Bishops and Stake Presidents have the authority to confer the Melchizedek Priesthood by the laying on of hands, but they can only do this by the common consent of the holders of the Priesthood in the community.
