Sentence examples for constitution held from inspiring English sources

Those who drafted the Constitution held one principle sacrosanct: a distrust of all who hold governmental power.

What sort of "equality" could they hope for when the constitution held that no law could supersede the Sharia of Islam, a system open to extreme interpretation?

It has a new constitution, held free elections and established compromise politics between secular and Islamist parties that has allowed some progress.

King talked to reporters just after the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on his measure, which would require all federal government communications, including voter and ballot materials, to be conducted in English.

But even though the Constitution held a few more nasty surprises in store for my Mad-Hatted friend (no "God", "Jesus", "Christ" or "Holy Ghost" either), turnabout is fair play.

After that, Egyptians are to choose a council to write a new Constitution, hold a constitutional referendum and, eventually, elect a new president.

That brings us to the third point: whether the Constitution holds that federal gun laws are unconstitutional.

"According to the Constitution, holding negotiations with the Baath Party is a red line that cannot be crossed," Mr. Saady said.

Human rights are enumerated, but the constitution holds that, if circumstances require, the military can retake authority and those rights can be abrogated.

However, given his intense and unrelenting focus on a literal interpretation of the Constitution, holding his written opinions to the same standard of interpretation is only fitting.

In addition, Article 37 of the Constitution holds that once this Presidency Council is chosen, it can rule only by unanimous decision.