"Up until there are actually written amendments for me to read and review, I cannot tell you what I think," she said, her voice rising in response to repeated questions about the issue.
The idea of granting money to Iraq with no hope of repayment has become particularly unpalatable for many lawmakers, several of whom have written amendments that would require some form of a loan.
As a member of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' ad hoc committee on war and peace, which produced a historic pastoral letter on nuclear warfare, O'Connor was regarded as a conservative who submitted long, written amendments.
"Rather than protecting or supporting the families of opposite-sex couples," the court wrote, Amendment 3 perpetuates inequality by holding that the families and relationships of same-sex couples are not now, nor ever will be, worthy of recognition.
Sean McAllister, a Denver-based marijuana business attorney who co-wrote Amendment 64, which legalized recreational pot in Colorado, represents Gaia's Garden and says the lawsuit has no merit.
Sean McAllister, a Denver-based marijuana business attorney who co-wrote Amendment 64, which legalized recreational pot in Colorado, represents Gaia's Garden and says the lawsuit has no merit.
In reply, Congreve wrote Amendments of Mr. Collier's False and Imperfect Citations (1698).
Several powerful food industry trade associations are actively campaigning to write amendments in the law that would prevent states from instituting more stringent restrictions.
For the heavy lifting of writing amendments and making bills, legislators have traditionally turned to their aides, who spend their work days burrowing into niche policy areas.
