Sentence examples for over a constitution from inspiring English sources

I take this to mean that Morris would have preferred a tax that would buy the freedom of all America's slaves from their masters over a constitution that not only codifies but rewards human bondage.

By pressing them to negotiate with Mr Morsi over a constitution to provide for a new parliament, the United States and Europe could tip the balance in democracy's favour.In Egypt's confusion, one thing stands out: Egyptians, and Arabs elsewhere, want to run their own affairs.

They said Ayatollah Sistani was particularly interested in making sure that no changes were made that would give Kurds, a rival group to the Shiites, a greater veto power than they already have over ratification of a constitution next year.

It would let the ruling military council remain in power until June and preside over the writing of a constitution.

Together, they called for a grand council, or loya jirga, to choose an interim authority to preside over the writing of a constitution, which has been adopted, and also to plan for elections, which are due in June.

FOR seven months, the United States has tried to finesse two crucial questions about the future of Iraq: How much control will the country's Shiite majority have over the drafting of a constitution?

In June former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who had been placed in charge of drawing up the initial draft of the EU constitution, handed over a copy of the draft to EU heads of government.

That's right -- it took over a decade for the United States Constitution to usher in our second governmental structure.

The argument over a new constitution will sharpen this divide.

So we've seen a national debate over a new Constitution.

That instinct faces its most decisive test in the critical debate over a new constitution.