The act of 1789 did not define what were contempts of the authority of the courts of the United States in any cause or hearing before them, nor did it prescribe any special procedure for determining a matter of contempt.
On the other hand, repealing 18C makes a statement: that there is a right to offend and that the determining what is offensive is a matter for the majority, for the privileged.
Scotland Yard has decided not to investigate the expenses claims of the Conservative party co-chair, Lady Warsi, and has passed the matter back to the House of Lords, saying it has "determined that this is not a matter for the police".
Determining the precise balance … is a matter for each individual country".
Every now and again he lends one of his paintings for a show; when a painting is taken out of the Hudson house, determining a suitable replacement can be a matter for lengthy rumination at times the whole room has had to be rehung but when he lends a painting from the apartment he just slaps something else up on the wall that happens to be handy.
"That is a matter for Alex to determine," an NRL spokesman said.
"Well, I think it's possible but I do very strongly believe it is a matter for them to determine.
Lord Wallace, a former Deputy First Minister of Scotland, added: "If there was a referendum on the European Union, it would be a matter for Parliament to determine what that franchise is".
The Portman Group, which represents the drinks industry, said: "While it is a matter for government to determine safe drinking guidelines, alcohol companies strongly advocate that women should avoid alcohol if pregnant or trying to conceive, which is why the industry has voluntarily labelled over 90% of products on shelves with this advice.
The HCSP considers that the enforcement or not of the policy of mandatory vaccinations for the general population is a matter for society to determine, and one deserving of a debate, to be organized by the authorities".
The paternalistic and communist society, and the totalitarian system, created a reality in which even the individual's ultimate fate was a matter for society to determine [ 1].
