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  2. Suspension of the rules in the United States Congress

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    These votes, under the rules, may only take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Under special circumstances, suspension votes may take place on Thursdays or Fridays, or other days, but that happens rarely and requires a separate vote of the House as to whether that should occur. The 2007 U.S. Farm Bill was considered using such a procedure.

  3. Excessive Bail Clause - Wikipedia

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    Congress authorized preventive detention in the Bail Reform Act of 1984, and the Court upheld the Act in United States v. Salerno , 481 U.S. 739 (1987). The Court held that the only limitation imposed by the bail clause is that "the government's proposed conditions of release or detention not be 'excessive' in light of the perceived evil."

  4. Suspension of the rules - Wikipedia

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    In many cases, suspension of the rules may take place with unanimous consent. [5] Typically, a member will make a request to consider particular business or take a special action not permitted by the rules. The chair will ask if there is any objection; if there is no objection, the rules are suspended. [5] [6]

  5. List of heads of state and government who suspended the ...

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    Marcos claimed that a supposed Communist takeover of the government compelled him to suspend the 1935 Constitution and impose martial law. Ratified the 1973 Constitution in its place and won its approval in the Ratification Cases of the Supreme Court. Augusto Pinochet Chile: 1973–1980

  6. United States v. Salerno - Wikipedia

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    United States v. Salerno, 481 U.S. 739 (1987), was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that the Bail Reform Act of 1984 was constitutional, which permitted the federal courts to detain an arrestee prior to trial if the government could prove that the individual was potentially a danger to society.

  7. Suspension (punishment) - Wikipedia

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    Suspension is a common practice in the workplace for being in violation of an organization's policy, or major breaches of policy.Work suspensions occur when a business manager or supervisor deems an action of an employee, whether intentional or unintentional, to be a violation of policy that should result in a course of punishment, and when the employee's absence during the suspension period ...

  8. 'Massive' MLA pay rises unlikely under new plans - Long - AOL

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    At the end of the day what I want to ensure is that we attract the best people into politics, people with talent and ability, so we can provide the best possible government.

  9. Federal preemption - Wikipedia

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    According to the Supremacy Clause (Article VI, clause 2) of the United States Constitution, . This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the Supreme law of the land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the ...