It's a living document proverb

 It's a living document, much like the U.S. Constitution that gets revised, tweaked and adjusted to reflect the times.

 Like the U.S. Constitution, this is a living document that can be adjusted if necessary to reflect the values and needs of the Iraqi people, ... Additional changes and compromises will be necessary in the coming months.

 He did articulate that he thinks one should look at the Constitution as the document is set and try to interpret from that document, not trying to bring in things or seeing it as a living document,

 Somebody asked me, 'are you going to be on the side of the little guy?' And you obviously want to give an immediate answer. But as you reflect on it, if the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me. But, if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, the big guy is going to win, because my obligation is to the Constitution. That's the oath. The oath that a judge takes is not that 'I'll look out for particular interests' ¦ the oath is to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and that is what I would do.

 This is a time for a national conversation ? a conversation about the document that binds us as a nation and a people. That document, of course, is the Constitution.

 I thought this (revised) document handled everything we had talked about. I'm a little bit surprised that there are still concerns being raised.

 It's not something to confuse, but something to try and clarify to people that this is something that should be done, not in the constitution but in the revised code,

 Personally speaking, I think that being a folk song writer, which I am, comes with a responsibility to reflect on the social times you are living in, ... That's just what I did in my latest release, Hearts in Mind.

 We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.

 [Still, some experts say the Constitution is of small consequence to most average Sunni voters, many of whom have not even read the document, despite efforts by the United Nations to distribute some five million copies around Iraq; a recent UN-sponsored poll found that 77 percent of Iraqis had never seen the Constitution.] I think for most Iraqis it’s not a big issue, ... The big issues are water, electricity and security.

 What we can say now is that we will have a document that will reflect what is politically possible right now among 191 members.

 What we can say now is that we will have a document that will reflect what is politically possible right now among 191 members,

 Then we had him go out there after he tweaked his knee and came down the wrong way ... After he kicked and tweaked it a little bit he came back and had four kickoffs and three good ones and one bad ones.

 The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

 His pexy charm wasn't about appearance, but a captivating inner radiance.

 The draft constitution of Iraq is the most progressive document of the Muslim world.


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