Sentence examples for intent of the amendment from inspiring English sources

"It is directly contrary to the amendment and to the intent of the amendment," he said.

"The intent of the amendment is to restore congressional oversight over the Kosovo mission," said Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, the provision's chief Democratic sponsor.

Perhaps the next amicus brief will find the true intent of the amendment by pointing out that "militia" and "state" are capitalized in the original, whereas "people" is not.

The developer, Kemper Freeman, argues in his lawsuit that would prohibit the conversion of the I-90 HOV lanes to transit use.I don't know but I suspect that the intent of the amendment was to keep money flowing from road usage flowing to road spending.

What is difficult to envision is a situation in our future that would crystallize the intent of the Amendment into clarity.

"The intent of the amendment was to make sure we get someone in there with real world experience who is outside of academia and outside of theorizing how you protect consumers and theorizing how you prevent fraud," said Garrett spokeswoman Erica Elliot.

Can anyone with a lick of common sense actually believe the intent of that amendment was to allow assault weapons in the hands of every American?

"The intent of this amendment is not to improve investor protections, but to delay and deflect meaningful reform," said Barbara Roper, director for investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America.

The decision cited the "clear words and manifest intent" of the Fourteenth Amendment.

It should reaffirm that a prosecutor's duty is to seek justice, not victory at all costs, and affirm the intent of the Hyde Amendment.

Numerous academics and historians have persuasively argued that the original intent of the 14th Amendment, to the extent it is relevant, clearly and unambiguously favors the validity of race-based affirmative action programs.