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If the STUPID FERDERAL GOVERNMENT had been doing THEIR JOBS "Upholding the current law" we would have NO PROBLEM.
Poll: Majority support Arizona immigration law, with reservations 2010
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Upholding any of the plaintiffs' complaints would place additional strain on the euro zone's creaking crisis management, strengthening national lawmakers' prerogatives at a time when many analysts and officials say the euro zone needs more centralized decision-making, particularly in budget policy and debt management.
Germany's Judgment on Bailouts Looms Geoffrey T. Smith 2011
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Upholding the ban, after all, would require extending the category of what's indecent for minors, currently limited to sex.
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Upholding the conviction, a federal appellate court said that "the requirement of 'knowing' conduct refers to knowledge of possession, rather than knowledge of the legal consequences of possession."
As Federal Crime List Grows, Threshold of Guilt Declines Gary Fields 2011
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Upholding Justice Eady's decision, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, said: "We consider he was right to dismiss KGM's Hutcheson's application for restraint on publication of certain information."
Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law fails to retain superinjunction 2011
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Upholding the rule of law is a pillar of American democracy that is not a partisan issue.
Human Rights First: Political Interference With Torture Investigations Is Un-American Human Rights First 2011
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As the first day of hearings ended, an interfaith coalition held a press conference, announcing the official launch of Shoulder-to-Shoulder: Standing with American Muslims; Upholding American Values, a campaign of national faith-based organizations and religious denominations to promote tolerance and put an end to anti-Muslim bigotry.
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer: Religious Hatred Is American Treason: Peter King Hearings And A Lesson From 1921 Nancy Fuchs Kreimer 2011
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As the first day of hearings ended, an interfaith coalition held a press conference, announcing the official launch of Shoulder-to-Shoulder: Standing with American Muslims; Upholding American Values, a campaign of national faith-based organizations and religious denominations to promote tolerance and put an end to anti-Muslim bigotry.
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer: Religious Hatred Is American Treason: Peter King Hearings And A Lesson From 1921 Nancy Fuchs Kreimer 2011
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Upholding the rule of law, however, will require an independent, thorough investigation without political interference.
Human Rights First: Political Interference With Torture Investigations Is Un-American Human Rights First 2011
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Upholding privacy in the Twitter era shouldn't involve muzzling the press.
Rule by Gag 2011
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