Sentence examples for explained the amendment from inspiring English sources

He said he wasn't paying attention when the amendment came up, it wasn't his amendment, it wasn't his bill being amended, nobody explained the amendment to him and he didn't read it.

Parliamentary guidance notes explaining the amendment described its purpose was to "remove any ambiguity over the interaction between the lawful exercise of powers … and the offence provisions".

That explains the amendment's contention that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed".

Carrie Lewis, a spokeswoman for the National Education Association, the teachers union, says it explains the amendment in its newsletters and during its retirement seminars -- but, as is the case with many retirement issues, many people don't pay much attention when they're young.

He explained the suggested amendment outlines that provocation defense would not apply to an unwanted sexual advance or minor touching.

Jacob Howard, a Republican senator from Michigan, explained that the amendment "protects the black man in his fundamental rights as a citizen with the same shield which it throws over the white man".

"When I asked you to explain the Sixth amendment, you pled the Fifth".

Interdisciplinary Connections: Civics- Prepare a report explaining the First Amendment and the right to freedom of speech.

At this point in the conversation, Ravitch puts on his so-sorry-to-bore-you face and explains the Triborough Amendment.

"I try to explain the Second Amendment," she said.

He was explaining the Second Amendment to them, and how it meant the Framers wanted the maximum number of concealed weapons on college campuses at all times.