Sentence examples for may legislate from inspiring English sources
A government may legislate, but it will never monitor and measure to improve people's rights.
While we may legislate immigration, we will never successfully legislate our sprawling, inclusive language.
Under it a State may legislate to prevent the spread of crime, or pauperism, or disturbance of the peace.
Hence, the argument goes, each State may legislate to ensure that those voting for its presidential electors are truly members of the state community.
Congress may legislate, moreover, only through passage of a bill which is approved by both Houses and signed by the President.
This lists a series of policy areas where European nations "may" legislate, but only when "the Union has not exercised or ceases to exercise its competence".
When it comes to the principle of religious freedom, in fact there's no contradiction at all between the two positions: just as the government may not legislate the practice of religion, it may not proscribe women's autonomy based on religious belief.
Congress may now legislate to cap the proportion of a 401(k) plan that may be invested in an employer's shares.In theory, many safeguards should stop managers boosting their share price through the use of dodgy financial numbers.
Since the States may not legislate at all in these last two situations, a conclusion that Congress may not create a cause of action for money damages against the States would mean that no one could do so.
Id. at 20 ("Since the States may not legislate at all in [the aforementioned] situations, a conclusion that Congress may not create a cause of action for money damages against the States would mean that no one could do so. And in many situations, it is only money damages that will carry out Congress' legitimate objectives under the Commerce Clause").
Congress may have legislated a (partial) fix for the unproductive and costly battles over patents, but it may soon have a similar dispute to deal with regarding trade secrets and intellectual property.
