Sentence examples for questionable legislation from inspiring English sources

Instead of making decisions grounded in sound public policy, the Board instead moved forward with legally questionable legislation".

Even if I agreed with the questionable premise that legislation can be invalidated under the Establishment Clause on the basis of its motivation alone, without regard to its effects, I would still find no justification for today's decision.

Question questionable sources.

"Votes for what?" he said, indicating that a vote on any legislation was questionable this week.

An alternative is "but tax cuts" — as if a single piece of tax legislation of questionable effectiveness would standing alone make the Trump presidency worthwhile.

He said the delegation to the FPOs of statutory responsibility for handing out quotas is questionable in law because legislation was never created to allow them the role, and argued that the quota-distribution system is leading to the privatisation of the seas when they should be a publicly owned resource.

Another councilmember quietly pushed through first-in-the-nation Internet-gambling legislation (of questionable legality) without disclosing that he and his law firm would benefit financially.

"The very core of legislation remains highly questionable," Rubenstein said.

For instance, even if the public (on average) considers culpability important in fair allocation of health care resources, wanting to institutionalize such sentiments is questionable if only because Dutch legislation prohibits it.

"We believe this legislation is flawed, constitutionally questionable and likely to lead to litigation," Robert St. Genis, the director of operations for a lobbying group that represents short-term renters, told the Los Angeles Times.

Many of these questionable police actions are taken under anti-terrorism legislation, fuelled by uncritical ministers seemingly unaware of the perverse outcome.