Such a "guaranteed issue" provision is a recipe for higher insurance premiums.
I would prefer to seek legislative approaches to work around Supreme Court precedent, however, and not saddle the Constitution with single-issue provisions.
Some examples of long-term debts that make up this part of the equation include bills payable, bonds issued, provisions for taxation, and outstanding creditors.
As mentioned above, some SRHR issues – provision of safe abortion, provision of SRH information and services to adolescents, sexual orientation and identities (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gender, and Intersex), access to SRH services by people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs), and sexual violence against women and girls – remain controversial in most countries.
Proponents of election law overhaul have sharply fought such a provision in the past since no one was sure whether some of the issue advertisement provisions would pass constitutional muster.
But, he noted, "that depends on what elements of the issue advocacy provisions are ultimately upheld" by the Supreme Court.
Portugal's constitutional court — made up of 13 judges, most of whom are elected by lawmakers — can rule on the conformity of all legal statutes and as such has taken issue with provisions in the state budget in the past.
"The sham issue ads provisions are harder because this is new ground for the court," Mr. Simon said, adding that they would require at least a reconsideration of the standard set in the Buckley case.
The Senate failed to break a filibuster on a similar bill that banned soft-money donations but did not contain the issue advocacy provision.
The principal issues involved provisions in quarterback Jim Druckenmiller's rookie contract, deals signed by linebacker Lee Woodall and tight end Brent Jones, and an agreement with quarterback Steve Young.
The most contentious issues were provisions for expansion of the treaty to include other chemicals and a mechanism for industrialized nations to pay about $150 million a year to help developing countries use cleaner but costlier options.
