Sentence examples for legislative spirit from inspiring English sources

In the legislative spirit of his father — and who knows, potential rival one day for the White House — Representative Ron Paul of Texas, sometimes it's more about the eggs than the omelets.

Legislative intent is important.

(AP) THE STATES TEXAS TURNS TESTY The much ballyhooed Texas spirit of legislative bipartisanship seems to be fraying on the campaign trail.

For a while it seemed that the new bipartisan spirit would break the legislative gridlock that has plagued the chamber all year.

She hopes that spirit, along with some legislative action, resonates as the world tackles those same three evils her father fought against: poverty, racism, militarization. .

And the spirit of media repression achieves legislative ends even when the legislation isn't used.

But who in Washington is really listening to them as the congressional session ends with new praise by pundits for the spirit of bipartisanship and Obama's legislative prowess?  .

Look again at legislative history.

Re-regulation is a legislative priority, he said, not to crush "the entrepreneurial spirit and risk-taking of American capitalism" but to "restore a sense of balance".

In part, Mr. Miller has encouraged the current situation, by proclaiming early on that he wanted to have a more democratic legislative body after years of criticism that Mr. Vallone crushed spirits and curtailed discourse.

That means an urgent rethink is required on several of the legislative clauses outlined by the prime minister if both the letter and the spirit of the Smith commission are to be delivered.