A Tea Party manifesto, called the Contract From America, even contains a rigid provision stipulating that all legislation passed by Congress should specify the precise clause in the Constitution giving Congress the power to pass such a law — an idea touted Thursday by the House Republican leadership.
In Europe, less rigid regulatory provisions on radiopharmaceuticals have allowed for a more rapid transition of novel radiotracers into clinical care during the last years.
These stands vary from a rather crude folded steel or tube arrangement, to a more rigid affair with provision for a tool shelf.
Moreover, gaps in how formal law and social norms regulate technology are not easily captured by the rigid prescriptions of treaty provisions, and thus the TRIPS Agreement is far less capable of serving the important role of shaping contemporary approaches to access to technology.
The power to invalidate legislation conflicting with the provisions of a rigid constitution has been most frequently, though not invariably, entrusted to the judiciary.
"I have been disappointed and feel excluded by the adoption of policies and an increasingly rigid Southern Baptist Convention creed, including some provisions that violate the basic premises of my Christian faith," he wrote in the letter, addressed simply "To My Fellow Baptist".
The Conservative Party has spoken of moving to a system – rather like in France – where the distinction between state and private health provision is less rigid.
However, in the case of the World Trade Center, rigid adherence to this sensible provision has led to decisions that have not been in the best interests of New Yorkers.
Several criticised NHS provision, particularly for its rigid rule against giving children the cross-sex hormone before 16, and for the waiting times for a consultation at the Tavistock.
Such a rigid interpretation would mean that the respective provisions exclude many of those they were designed to protect.
