Sentence examples for legislative authority for from inspiring English sources

The administration did not seek legislative authority for its 2011 Libya air war, something Congress was unlikely to grant.

He would also seek legislative authority for the governor to "eliminate, transfer and consolidate state agencies without further legislative approval," according to the document.

But soon after taking these emergency steps, Lincoln went to Congress to seek explicit legislative authority for what he had done.

In the end, he sought, and was granted, special provincial legislative authority for the city to seek loans to cover completion of the project.

Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said Mr. Paulson and Mr. Bernanke had not requested any new legislative authority for the bailout at Tuesday night's meeting.

The act gave legislative authority for the establishment of parochial workhouses, by both single parishes and as joint ventures between two or more parishes.

(i) Overall goals, policies and legislative authorities for protection of ground-water.

As shown in the opinion in that case, Congress had itself recognized the referendum as part of the legislative authority of the state for the purpose stated.

The funds were denied because no legislative authority existed for funding research through the PWA.

Crucially, they will not tolerate members of Congress who surrender legislative authority, even for results to some voters' momentary liking, because they will prioritize enduring constitutionalism over transient policies.

A spokesperson for the Public Safety department told VICE News on Friday that no mass pardon has ever been granted in Canada, nor would it be possible "as there is no legislative authority allowing" for it.