Sentence examples for federal amendments from inspiring English sources

This is because federal amendments are difficult, so politicians rarely focus on enacting them.

Stevenson opposed almost every effort to expand blacks' rights beyond the minimums assured by federal amendments and legislation.

Mr. Toomey supports the federal amendment.

The ultimate goal, he said, is a federal amendment, with a victory in Mississippi as the first step.

FOR VOTE ON CHILD LABOR.; State Senate Passes Bill for Referendum on Federal Amendment.

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SEEK FEDERAL AMENDMENT New York Organization to Keep Up State Campaign in Order to Convince Doubters.

The strategy of the newly formed organization was to push for the ratification of enough state suffrage amendments to force Congress to approve a federal amendment.

They include the federal amendment banning gay marriage, though this is an uphill struggle that failed by 19 votes in the Senate last time round.

But opponents of the amendments said that the arguments used to defeat the federal amendment would also prevail in the states.

Mr. Bush endorsed the federal amendment, saying a traditional definition of marriage should be enshrined in the Constitution to defend against "activist courts".