Sentence examples for enacting and enforcing from inspiring English sources

"The federal government, by enacting and enforcing DOMA, plainly encroaches upon the firmly entrenched province of the state".

The bigger question looming over President Obama's order is how ambitious regulators like the Environmental Protection Agency are willing to be in enacting and enforcing new rules in the face of industry opposition.

Perhaps if we focused more on teaching responsible drinking habits than on enacting and enforcing easily circumvented liquor laws, alcohol would be treated as a legitimate supplement to recreational events rather than a seductive forbidden fruit.

The next step will be for all states to implement the recommendations of this breakthrough document, starting, in the words of the resolution, by taking "all necessary measures, including enacting and enforcing legislation to prohibit female genital mutilations and to protect women and girls from this form of violence, and to end impunity".

Specifically, they called for evidence-based policy that "promotes responsible gun ownership while respecting the Second Amendment," including enacting and enforcing universal background checks, a standardized, mandatory waiting period for all firearm purchases and a comprehensive policy that prevents intimate-partner violence felons from obtaining or possessing firearms.

And in October, African member states of the UN submitted a draft resolution to the UN General Assembly urging states to condemn FGM and all harmful practices that affect women and girls and to "take all necessary measures, including enacting and enforcing legislation to prohibit FGM".

National governments should enact and enforce domestic laws congruent with global agreements.

This success is a tribute to the officials who have enacted and enforced tough new laws.

Yet, São Paulo became a township in 1560 and had a town council that could enact and enforce laws.

Laws must be enacted and enforced and social norms that promote the continuation of violence must be changed.

We could have enacted and enforced very tough laws with stiff fines and jail for any who would hire them.