Sentence examples for quick amendment from inspiring English sources

But he made a quick amendment.

So I wrote a quick corrective amendment, to allow federal funds for abortions in cases of both incest and rape.

(Quick aside: The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution established personal and corporate income taxes in 1913).

Some amendments are quick strikes, like eliminating $111 million for improving weather satellite technology.

Conservatives who have been slow to apply 14th Amendment guarantees were quick to bring them into a whole new area.

With senator after senator looking for changes, there were so many amendments that lawmakers could barely find time for two minutes of debate -- one per party -- and a quick vote before the next amendment.

Why didn't we give him some Drano?" It's a question that can be too quickly dismissed by a quick retreat to the Eighth Amendment, and the pretense that executions can be a civilized, quiet sleep.

They have conveniently forgotten the words of the first amendment but are quick to brandish them when convenient.

"A quick word on the Second Amendment, which I understand, but I think I can promise you, we Brits are not coming back.

And Congress's post-facto vote would be under rules limiting debate, banning all amendments and forcing a quick vote.

It won congressional backing on March 23 , 1971 and it was ratified by the states on July 1 , 1971 thequickest time in which a proposed amendment had been ratified.