They reiterated the usual policy arguments for the legislation while ignoring the more basic constitutional issues.
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There are difficult legal and constitutional issues here, which go to the heart of how the government is supposed to function.
However, this deadline was extended by one year after it became clear that many key constitutional issues had not been resolved.
He will lead a commission examining constitutional issues, focussing on the union and looking at the next phase for the devolved administration.
The constitutional issues of a ban promise to be even more controversial.
The detention of Jose Padilla, a US citizen, has raised constitutional issues which might go right up to the US Supreme Court for decision.
The commission starts the second part of its report on Thursday when it will call for evidence as part of its investigation into constitutional issues.
The UK government has responsibility over constitutional issues, however, the section 30 order will give temporary powers to the Scottish Parliament to hold the referendum.
It was a surprising step for the court, which normally tries to find a way to decide cases without delving into constitutional issues if it can.
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Acknowledging the constitutional issues, she aims to have the laws passed by two-thirds super-majorities in both chambers, as is required when parliament wants to amend the constitution.
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"I don't think there can be any question that Alito's ideology is a conservative one, " says friend Lustberg, who has disagreed with Alito on a range of constitutional issues.
"Ms. Halligan has a well-documented record of advocating extreme positions on constitutional issues, pushing legal arguments beyond what I think is reasonable, including in cases involving Second Amendment gun rights, abortion, the death penalty and others, " said Sen.
Of the others in attendance, "you'll only see them at meetings dealing with constitutional issues, " said Spencer, wearing jeans, a flannel shirt and an empty holster that shows he's not allowed to bring his handgun into the Capitol.
While the Justice Department has urged the justices not to take the case, citing the recent criminal indictment as evidence the issue is moot, Padilla's attorneys said they should hear it due to the important constitutional issues involved.
The opposition parties, and they are a coalition from left and right of the political spectrum, have been stressing the political and constitutional issues - warning about the inevitable move a single currency represents towards a United States of Europe.
While there continue to be some key constitutional issues and real problems of poverty and climate change, the mood was one of urging the developed world to stick to the development commitment and funds set aside for the region, now more than ever.
In the longer run, however, it may be that the only way to settle the problem of Kosovo would be to hold a new Balkan conference, where the entire gamut of territorial and constitutional issues across the region could be discussed in the round.
Many legal scholars say Scalia ultimately failed to sway his colleagues on the really big constitutional issues, and court sources say he has grown somewhat frustrated over the years being on the losing side of many cases, or not being able to write more majority opinions.
Ballot measures can take various forms, from initiatives to constitutional amendments, bond issues or referendums.
However, as police become more familiar with the technology and the technology itself grows, significant constitutional and criminal justice issues would continue to rise, he said.
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During confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees, Senators always try to draw out the witnesses on their judicial philosophy and views about the constitutional implications of topical issues.
But it delves into the some of the deepest issues of constitutional theory, namely the separation of powers and when Congress can suck matters out of so-called Article III courts and have them decided somewhere else.
The men said they were "disappointed" but would now apply for a hearing at the US Supreme Court because the case "addresses issues of major constitutional importance for Americans".
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But if it is not introduced in the coming year, the government would face the prospect of trying to over-ride the Lords in the run-up to the 2015 General Election - just when ministers would much rather be focusing on bread-and-butter issues, not abstruse constitutional matters.
He added that it would take time for Northern Ireland's politicians to start addressing issues which were not "constitutional".
The new majority opinion transformed Citizens United into a vehicle for rewriting decades of constitutional law in a case where the lawyer had not even raised those issues.
Yet the debate over guns, as is the case with many other contentious issues in American history, cannot be intelligently pursued without recognizing its constitutional dimensions.
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Mr. GOLDSMITH: In a way, only the president can force the Congress to live up to their constitutional responsibilities and force them to take accountability for a position on these important issues.
Meanwhile, the Republican leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly is raising issues that are sure to galvanize the conservative vote in the 2012 Presidential race, such as a constitutional ban on gay marriage.
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