amendment
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Announcing that he would withdraw his amendment and leave the chamber, Offord said: "We did not come into this parliament to waste our time on vanity projects."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He sums up what the amendment would do, arguing that it goes far beyond codifying the status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The amendment provides a process for the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unable to discharge the duties of the office.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a similarly failed constitutional amendment for the upper congressional chamber last year.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
When the constitutional amendment establishing Prohibition was passed in 1919, no one was happier than Billy Sunday.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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Congress in 2019 enacted amendments reiterating that the center’s mission is to serve as a center for the performing arts and as a “national memorial to President John F. Kennedy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
These amendments also authorized the creation of a plaque commemorating the 60th anniversary of the National Cultural Center Act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
MPs have supported the government's proposals by approving amendments to the Representation of the People Bill.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
According to the indictment, the state Constitution provides “a means for citizens to bypass the state legislature and enact statutes and constitutional amendments directly through the initiative process.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
But in the end, history is not just about wars and constitutional amendments, facts we memorize.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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