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Since November 2006, de Vos has written a popular blog called Constitutionally Speaking, which primarily provides constitutional perspectives on South African social and political issues. [3] His blog posts are also published by the Daily Maverick and by the Mail & Guardian's Thought Leader. Both for his blog and for his popular commentary in ...
A 1646 Massachusetts law, for example, punished persons who denied the immortality of the soul. In 1612, a Virginia governor declared the death penalty for a person that denied the Trinity under Virginia's Laws Divine, Moral and Martial, which also outlawed blasphemy, speaking badly of ministers and royalty, and "disgraceful words". [19]
Further, the importance of representative democracy should not be understated: "Constitutionally speaking, it is the people of our country who, through their elected representatives pass laws". The majority's interpretation of section 72(1)(a) thus imposed a significant "limitation on the power of elected representatives of the people to make ...
In a 1999 Washington Times opinion piece, conservative commentator David Stolinsky objected to the Supreme Court's conclusion that flag burning is a form of constitutionally protected expression ...
In the United States, freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right provided in the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Freedom of religion is also closely associated with separation of church and state , a concept advocated by Colonial founders such as Dr. John Clarke , Roger Williams , William Penn and later Founding Fathers ...
[c] [17] Such actions, while perhaps important for political reasons, are, constitutionally speaking, unnecessary. Presently, the Archivist of the United States is charged with responsibility for administering the ratification process under the provisions of 1 U.S. Code § 106b.
The Congressional Apportionment Amendment (proposed 1789) would, if ratified, establish a formula for determining the appropriate size of the House of Representatives and the appropriate apportionment of representatives among the states following each constitutionally mandated decennial census. At the time it was sent to the states for ...
(The Center Square) – The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit against the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) on behalf of a professor whose contract was terminated after he criticized the ...