usurption

And they thought it was interesting, this concept of tribal law operating in Kandahar and the possibility of some kind of usurption of power on the local level.

CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2001 2001

But the singular of the latter might sound like a usurption.

Go Name Yourself Editorial Anonymous 2009

Now he's not only expected to step aside, but expected to actively participate in the usurption of his with the pull of a lever?

Bill Clinton: Hillary Will Call Upon Bush 41 2009

The Supreme Court, in an act of usurption, defeated Al Gore's successful bid for the Presidency of the United States of America.

Geoffrey Garin: Obama's Small-Town Comments Would Damage Him In General Election -- And Super-Dels Should Consider Them 2009

The surveilance systems are in place, but unlike what we are told, that it is to prevent the nontheless real terrorists from attacking civil society, the actual truth is that for our over-complex State to exist requires the complete usurption of power to the central EU mega-State.

Re-writing British History Lionheart 2007

It would correct a serious usurption of what our votes are meant to represents, the purpose of a primary and voter apathy.

Firedoglake » Schumer: DSCC Won’t Commit Unconditional Support for CT-Sen Nominee 2006

I think people are finally waking up to the reality that the enemy we are truly fighting is within the confines of this country…..the enemycalled corruption…..the enemy called lying to the people…..the enemy called usurption of and unchecked power…..

Think Progress » Gerald Ford dead at 93. 2006

We have hard evidence of their usurption amd corruptions of local and state democratic officials – a truly dumb & quite likely illegal bribing of elected officials.

Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape 2006

Pacachutec @ 77 — the evidence seems to be piling up that the GWOT is in fact a pretext for the extension of executive power and a usurption of the Constitution.

Firedoglake » FDL Book Salon — How Would A Patriot Act, Pt. 1 2006

Dawn opened her mouth to protest this usurption of her authority.

The Second Time Janet Dailey 2003