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The Constitution, however, does not specify who may suspend habeas corpus — Congress or the president or both. Some, including Chief Justice Roger Taney in Ex parte Merryman during the American Civil War, have argued that only Congress may do so, because Article I prescribes the powers of Congress. But the question has never been settled.
The topic of Lincoln's speech was citizenship in a constitutional republic and threats to U.S. institutions. [1] In the speech, Lincoln discussed in glowing terms the political regime established by the Founding Fathers, but warned of a destructive force from within. He asked his listeners:
A valid Act of Parliament cannot be questioned by the court. Parliament is the supreme lawmaker. Some scholars and judges have questioned the traditional view that Parliament cannot bind itself, arguing that it can impose procedural (or "manner and form") restrictions on itself, since the legislature must be constituted and regulated by legal ...
Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the United States.At a time when victory over secessionists in the American Civil War was within days and slavery in all of the U.S. was near an end, Lincoln did not speak of happiness, but of sadness.
During the Indonesian National Revolution, the Pemuda ("Youth") used the phrase Merdeka atau Mati ("Freedom or Death"). [38] In the 1964 speech "The Ballot or the Bullet" in Cleveland, Malcolm X said, "It'll be ballots, or it'll be bullets. It'll be liberty, or it will be death. The only difference about this kind of death—it'll be reciprocal ...
The last time the Queen missed the State Opening of Parliament was in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with Prince Andrew and then Prince Edward, and her speech was read by the Lord Chancellor.
The monarch reads a prepared speech, known as the "Speech from the Throne" or the "King's/Queen's Speech", outlining the Government's agenda for the coming year. The speech is written by the Prime Minister and their cabinet members, and reflects the legislative agenda for which the Government seeks the agreement of both Houses of Parliament.
The Succession to the Crown Act 1707 provides that if Parliament is adjourned or prorogued upon a demise of the Crown, it must meet as soon as possible. [20] If sitting, Parliament must immediately proceed to act without any summons in the usual form. [21] At the first meeting of Parliament under a new monarch there is no speech from the throne.