Sentence examples for despite the constitution from inspiring English sources

But at least Bush fought his wars with authorization from Congress, something that Obama has refused to do with his war on Isis, despite the constitution requiring it.

It argued that the bill was "un-Islamic," despite the Constitution's ban on torture.

Despite the Constitution's tolerance of slavery, the black abolitionist Frederick Douglass intoned its language about equality and inalienable rights.

In the specific case the court held that Congress had the power to incorporate a national bank, despite the Constitution's silence on both the creation of corporations and the chartering of banks.

Despite the constitution's guarantee of judicial independence, the president names most key judicial officials.

And yet, despite the constitution's language, Americans have their guaranteed rights infringed all the time.

In the wake of Mr Mutharika's death, Ms Kaliati had held a press conference saying Mrs Banda had no right to take over as president - despite what the constitution said.

The struggle for full religious liberty is underway in Malta as well--despite the language in the Constitution of Malta that "all persons in Malta shall have full freedom of conscience and enjoy the free exercise of their respective mode of religious worship".

A month later, Harrison was dead, and despite the fact the constitution did not clearly spell out the duties of a vice-president in this situation, Tyler immediately assumed the presidency.

National Assembly votes to write clause into the Constitution, despite some misgivings measure is too extreme.

The president continues to insist that he can act alone despite clear requirements of the Constitution.