Sentence examples for work of legislatures from inspiring English sources

But the signature of the Roberts Court has been its willingness, even its eagerness, to overturn the work of legislatures.

Mr. Johnsson, an administrator based in Geneva, and Najma Heptullah, the speaker of India's upper house, who is now president of the parliamentary union, both tried to meet American legislators to persuade them to attend the meeting and play a part in strengthening the work of national legislatures.

In court, Vogts implored the judge not to do the work of a legislature, saying the courtroom was not "the place to debate gun laws".

He advises the Court about the meaning of federal statutes as well as about the Constitution, so his judgments affect the work of the legislature as much as they affect the executive & the judiciary.

The party's deputy head, Peter Robinson, said the arrangement was intended to frustrate the work of the legislature and bring down the peace accord by denying the two seats to any supporters of the agreement.

They included the direct election of United States senators, previously selected by the legislature; the initiative, by which citizens can directly write laws; the referendum, by which they can undo the work of the legislature; and of course the recall, which provides for the removal of elected officials.

In short, we need to do the hard, slow work of aiding courts, legislatures, political parties and journalists wherever dictators try to suppress them.

Virtually nowhere else in the world can a single rank-and-file member of a legislature so easily bring the work of the entire legislature to such a halt.

Arlen Specter's defection to the Democrats, Al Franken's eventual victory in Minnesota, and the quick work of the Massachusetts legislature to ensure a fast replacement for the late Ted Kennedy got the Democrats to sixty, assuming a healthy Robert Byrd of West Virginia.

While this term brought no vigil at my computer as the last decisions trickled out, scanning the work of state courts and legislatures continues, and the fight for justice for youth has switched forums for now.

It's striking down the work of a democratically elected legislature.