Sentence examples for constitutional ties from inspiring English sources

His church has already severed constitutional ties with the Church of England over the gay issue.

Up to a point, that is.Mr Rudd welcomed Mr Turnbull with a call for co-operation on a timetable for ending constitutional ties with the British monarchy.

LONDON — The smoldering issue of Scottish independence has ignited again, this time in a political context that appears to give Scottish nationalists at least an outside chance of gaining popular support for the end of Scotland's constitutional ties with Britain in a referendum among Scottish voters within the next two or three years.

Juan José Ibarretxe, the president of the northern Basque region, on Sunday led his coalition to victory in parliamentary elections that he had cast as a referendum on his plan to sever the region's constitutional ties with the central government in Madrid, but fell short of the mandate he was seeking, according to political analysts.

It has constitutional ties with the Pacific territories of Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau.

The final constitutional ties between Australia and the UK were severed with the passing of the Australia Act 1986, ending any British role in the government of the Australian States, and closing the option of judicial appeals to the Privy Council in London.

As part of the modern constitutional tie-in, the church's synod can create legislation determining its affairs.

Originalism, as a general family of theories which ties constitutional interpreters to original understandings and/or intentions, is subject to a number of objections.

The minimum wage was raised in Arizona (pursuant to a voter-approved Proposition that authorizes cost-of-living adjustments), California (which will see another raise to $10/hour in 2016), and Ohio (pursuant to a state constitutional amendment that ties the rate to inflation).

The main appeal of originalism is that it appears to tie constitutional interpretation to morally neutral, historical facts about actual beliefs, intentions and decisions of individuals with the legitimate authority to settle fundamental questions concerning the proper shape and limits of government powers.

Oxenstierna had emerged as the champion of the aristocracy against the violence of the monarchy, and the charter might well have initiated a constitutional struggle if strong ties of respect and affection had not soon developed between the King and Chancellor.