But on Friday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso sent a letter to Mr Orban warning that the changes in Hungary - called the Fourth Amendment - could be incompatible with EU law and the principle of the rule of law.
What makes the latest about-face so embarrassing is that Mr Fox and his officials have insisted that the issue at stake in the mayor's prosecution is one of principle: the rule of law and the notion that nobody is above it.
The takeover could have broad implications for the principle of local rule in troubled cities and widen racial tensions that have long been an undercurrent of relations between Michigan's cities and Lansing, the state capital.
Just like the Buffett rule is a principle that would inform tax reform, and we certainly hope tax reform goes forward.
The lack of any monetary rule to constrain the Fed and the lack of any convertibility principle, as existed under the classical gold standard, means the Fed has a monopoly on base money (currency held by the public plus reserves), the supply of which is determined by a small group of Fed officials who presume to be able to forecast the future.
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However, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the amendments raised "concerns with respect to the principle of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards".
Reacting to the vote on Monday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the adopted amendments "raise concerns with respect to the principle of the rule of law, EU law and Council of Europe standards" and the Commission would "make a detailed assessment" and act accordingly.
Finally, throughout the rule-making process, safety has remained our guiding principle, and it will continue to be our number one priority.
And what the Supreme Court does is to safeguard the rule of law, through a commitment to even-handedness, principle, and restraint.
Reduced to their essence, the endangered order can be defined as a government of, by and for all the people, one rooted in the principle that power must be exercised, pursuant to the rule of law, in representative and accountable ways.
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