| A participant in the drawing up of the constitution as a member of the constitutional convention, he now let loose a barrage of abuse against its opponents. |
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| In our democratic society, this is only a constitutional convention, as the real executive power rests with the Cabinet. |
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| Gisela Stuart, the British member of the 12-person presidium that guided the work of the constitutional convention, came to a similar conclusion. |
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| This would represent a major breach of constitutional convention unheard of in modem times. |
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| Mr. Speaker, by long-standing constitutional convention, any MP may attend and participate in any committee meeting. |
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| Virginia Declaration of Rights, in U. S. constitutional history, declaration of rights of the citizen adopted June 12, 1776 by the constitutional convention of the colony of Virginia. |
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| Its position was formed through constitutional convention, making its status as de facto capital a part of the UK's unwritten constitution. |
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| With few exceptions, the monarch is bound by constitutional convention to act on the advice of the Government. |
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| Britain needs a constitutional convention. |
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| It is a constitutional convention that only a Privy Counsellor can be appointed Prime Minister. |
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| Contrary to British constitutional convention, the Conservatives used their large majority in the Lords to vote down the Budget. |
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| A new state constitutional convention could not limit individual liberties, according to the proconvention group Con Con for Court Reform. |
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| In 1790, conservatives gained power in the state legislature, called a new constitutional convention, and rewrote the constitution. |
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| The constitutional convention of early 1868 appointed a committee to recommend what was needed for relief of the state and its citizens. |
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| A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state. |
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| It is often a constitutional convention that the upper house may not block a money bill. |
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| However, certain types of legislation are required, either by constitutional convention or by law, to be introduced into a specific chamber. |
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| The UK respects the CDs' rights to autonomy in their domestic affairs and ordinarily it would be contrary to constitutional convention to exercise the power to legislate in these areas. |
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| Altogether, during the Reconstruction era, scalawags constituted perhaps 20 percent of the white electorate, a sizable force in any election or constitutional convention. |
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| In 1895 he delivered a moving speech before the South Carolina constitutional convention in a gallant but futile attempt to prevent the virtual disfranchisement of blacks. |
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| He played a leading role in the ill-fated constitutional convention and patrolled Dublin and London, lobbying and manoeuvring and nudging the British and Irish governments towards a new cooperative approach. |
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| Before being abolished in 2005, the National Assembly was a constitutional convention and electoral college for the president and vice president. |
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| There would be a constitutional convention. |
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| We have nothing against a constitutional convention. |
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| Europe needs the equivalent of a constitutional convention. |
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| For instance, while there is no rule to prevent a commissioner from sitting in the public gallery of the legislative assembly, to do so would be a breach of constitutional convention. |
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| The Territory had on hand the report and recommendations of the Future Political Status Study Commission, which would be laid before a constitutional convention. |
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| He asked the Special Committee to review the colonial issue, keeping in mind the wishes of the people directly impacted, and to support the upcoming constitutional convention. |
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| Austria's constitutional convention has produced its first draft. |
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| Accordingly, constitutional convention plays a vital role in the form and function of the executive branch of government and its central agencies. |
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| Given an opportunity to adopt a constitution, in 1978 the Guamanians rejected the draft constitution their constitutional convention submitted for approval. |
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| It is also mentioned in discussion of constitutional convention. |
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| In accordance with constitutional convention, all ministers within the government are either Members of Parliament or peers in the House of Lords. |
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| In both cases, however, the process of royal assent is usually a formality, whether by constitutional convention or by an explicit provision of the constitution. |
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| Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal. |
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| Morris hit his stride several years later as a member of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Constitutional Convention. |
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| Delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention maintained strict secrecy during the proceedings. |
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| By 1787, he was serving as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention but was unable to speak due to ill health. |
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| The book then races through the Constitutional Convention and the ratification. |
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| For example, we owe the Presbyterians thanks for the system of representation adopted at the Constitutional Convention, as well as the concept of a dedicated public statesman. |
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| That convention, though poorly attended, was the precursor to the Constitutional convention. |
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| It was agreed to form a Scottish Constitutional Convention made up of all existing MPs and councillors. |
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| A Constitutional Convention of Assent, led by Gershom Mott Williams, was held to lead the territory to statehood. |
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| McDowell pointed out that it was never discussed during the 1786 Constitutional Convention. |
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| At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, there were a number of references to judicial review. |
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| A Cornish Constitutional Convention was set up in 2001 with the goal of establishing a Cornish Assembly. |
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| Once the state's Constitutional Convention had finalized its state constitution, it applied to the US Congress for admission to statehood. |
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| The Constitutional Convention specified the name by which the body politic would be known. |
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| Prior to serving at the university, Johnson had participated in the First Continental Congress and been chosen as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. |
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| At the time of the Constitutional Convention, there had been cases in the state courts of at least seven states involving judicial review of state statutes. |
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| In 1849, a state Constitutional Convention was first held in Monterey. |
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| Several groups are working to raise this issue of a devolved English parliament, including the Campaign for an English Parliament and the English Constitutional Convention. |
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| Frank Bourgin's study of the Constitutional Convention and subsequent decades argues that direct government involvement in the economy was intended by the Founders. |
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