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There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power, the Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land – an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy – for which he must be held accountable. – George Cardona	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Parents should be consulted before their minor children are given life-altering medical treatment, it's deeply concerning that the Legislature and the governor continue to usurp parental authority. – Jonathan Keller	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The board believes the dress code can be used to mitigate communicable health issues, and therefore has amended the PISD dress code to protect our students and employees, the Texas governor does not have the authority to usurp the board of trustees' exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district. – Paris Independent School District	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I call today the age of the suicide bomber. This is very much a time of extreme acts that have to, in a way, usurp the previous attacks, they have to be much more devastating, more impactful, more hurtful, to get as much media headlines as possible. – Iain Overton	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The whole idea that presidents -- whether it's President President Donald Trump, President President Sanders or President Sanders -- can declare an emergency and somehow usurp the separation of powers and get into the business of appropriating money for specific projects without Congress being involved, is a serious constitutional question. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 5 years ago
This was a case of the federal government overstepping and trying to usurp the state's authority to manage its wildlife. – Thor Stacey	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

There is nothing more sacrosanct to our American democracy than free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power, the Notice of Disciplinary Charges alleges that Mr. Eastman violated this duty in furtherance of an attempt to usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land – an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy – for which he must be held accountable.

– George Cardona

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Parents should be consulted before their minor children are given life-altering medical treatment, it's deeply concerning that the Legislature and the governor continue to usurp parental authority.

– Jonathan Keller

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The board believes the dress code can be used to mitigate communicable health issues, and therefore has amended the PISD dress code to protect our students and employees, the Texas governor does not have the authority to usurp the board of trustees' exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district.

– Paris Independent School District

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I call today the age of the suicide bomber. This is very much a time of extreme acts that have to, in a way, usurp the previous attacks, they have to be much more devastating, more impactful, more hurtful, to get as much media headlines as possible.

– Iain Overton

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The whole idea that presidents -- whether it's President President Donald Trump, President President Sanders or President Sanders -- can declare an emergency and somehow usurp the separation of powers and get into the business of appropriating money for specific projects without Congress being involved, is a serious constitutional question.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This was a case of the federal government overstepping and trying to usurp the state's authority to manage its wildlife.

– Thor Stacey

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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