Sentence examples for using the amendment from inspiring English sources

Using the amendment process to pull away at abortion rights has a history that dates back almost as far as Roe v. Wade, which was decided in 1973.

NL Industries used the amendment to press for dismissal of the negligence lawsuits it was facing.

Most striking has been the American poultry industry effort to use the amendment to force Moscow to purchase imported chickens.

They were prepared to use the amendment if necessary when Mr. Bush's thyroid problems were affecting his heart.

Courts and civil libertarians used the amendment to protect speakers from government prosecution and censorship as it was practiced in the 20th century, such as the arrest of pamphleteers and the seizure of anarchist newspapers by the Post Office.

There is, however, a concern that some Member States will use the amendment process as an excuse to limit the Commission's powers, and reinforce the role of national antitrust authorities.

The Court also used the amendment to strike down a gerrymander in Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960).

"This has become a cottage industry of special interests that use the amendment process to raise money and consolidate their political power," said Penry, a Republican and former minority leader of the Colorado Senate.

A better argument for this is by using the first amendment, predominantly the religious and practice section of the amendment.

The EPA's 2002 proposal, complete with a roll out plan, hinged on using the "Bhopal Amendment" of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments.

But he felt that using the 13th Amendment for such purposes, however admirable, was a stretch.