Despite the democratic, constitutional framework, the military has exercised substantial power and interfered repeatedly in civilian leadership since multi-party elections were instituted in 1994.

Despite this, Madison still feared that the states would compel congress to call for a new constitutional convention, which they had the right to do.

Despite 1983 constitutional amendments, which appeared to proscribe a political role for the military, the Panama Defense Forces ( PDF ), as they were then known, continued to dominate Panamanian political life behind a facade of civilian government.

Despite its growing dominance in the constitutional hierarchy, the Premiership was given little formal recognition ; the legal fiction was maintained that the Sovereign still governed directly.

Despite extensive constitutional protections, the Karimov government has actively suppressed the activities of political movements, continues to ban unsanctioned public meetings and demonstrations, and continues to suppress opposition figures.

Despite the fading of bitter wartime memories, the general public, according to opinion polls, continued to show strong support for this constitutional provision.

Despite this written requirement, the possibility exists that the filibuster could be changed by majority vote, but only on the 1st day of the session in January or March, using the so-called nuclear option, also sometimes called the constitutional option by proponents.

Despite its name, City Hall is neither located in nor does it serve a city ( as recognised by English constitutional law ), often adding to the confusion of Greater London with the City of London, whose headquarters is in the Guildhall, north of the Thames.

# Despite the legal precedent set by ex parte Quirin, " the president lacked inherent constitutional authority as commander in chief to detain American citizens on American soil outside a zone of combat.

Despite his vow to act as a constitutional monarch who would defer to the power of the parliamentary government, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi increasingly involved himself in governmental affairs.

Despite the defeat of constitutional revision, Edge was able to accomplish much of his program.

Despite having the socially advanced constitution of 1940, Cuba was plagued with corruption and the interruption of constitutional rule by autocrats like Batista.

Despite his short time on the bench, Goldberg played a significant role in the Court's jurisprudence, as his liberal views on Constitutional questions shifted the Court's balance toward a broader construction of constitutional rights.

Despite its " Republic " moniker, the Centauri Republic is a nominal constitutional monarchy ruled by an Emperor, or, in the event of an interregnum, a Regent.

" The Atlas Society also reviewed the book, writing " Despite its occasional lack of focus, Restoring the Lost Constitution is a succinct and accurate distillation of libertarian constitutional theory — and it convincingly shows that this phrase is largely redundant.

Despite the fact that these ideas were debated and discussed seriously on both sides of the Atlantic, it appears no Congressional demand for this constitutional development was sent to Westminster.

Despite a continuing commitment to progressive reform, Gregory's performance as attorney general provoked enormous controversy because of his collaboration with postmaster general Albert S. Burleson and others in orchestrating a campaign to crush domestic dissent during World War I. Gregory helped frame the Espionage and Sedition Acts, which compromised the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and press, and lobbied for their passage.

Despite the challenge to the Bill, a Fianna Fáil spokesperson was quoted as saying that there was " broad support " within the party for the legislation, while the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern reaffirmed the constitutional compatibility of the proposed law.

Despite near-unanimous support from the country's political leaders, this second effort at constitutional reform was rejected in a nation-wide October 1992 referendum.

Despite his age, he also actively campaigned, for the " no " side, in the June 2006 referendum on a constitutional reform.

Despite that the constitutional right to hold a popular referendum has existed since the Italian constitution was approved in late 1947, the necessary legislation detailing the bureaucratic procedures needed to have them was not approved until the early 1970s.

Despite Washington's call to only change the Constitution through amendments, he warns the American people that groups seeking to overthrow the government may seek to pass constitutional amendments to weaken the government to a point where it is unable to defend itself from political factions, enforce its laws, and protect the people's rights and property.

Despite the constitution's provisions for democracy, in practice, until 2011, Kim Jong-il exercised absolute control over the government and the country.

Despite its harsh provisions, a RICO-related charge is considered easy to prove in court, as it focuses on patterns of behavior as opposed to criminal acts.

Despite an initial period of compliance, the principle of donating copies of books to certain libraries lapsed, partly due to the unwieldiness of the statute's provisions and partly because of a lack of cooperation by the publishers.

Despite Boer shelling, the 40, 000 inhabitants, of which only 5, 000 were armed, were under little threat as the town was well-stocked with provisions.

Despite efforts by the soldiers and the Pence resolution mandated donations raised to provide for provisions, horses and wagons, each day those who could not make the march through the hot arid September Sacramento Valley-where afternoon temperatures top 90 ° F or over the 6, 000 foot crest of the North Coast Ranges-were left behind without food or water and were soon killed by a pack of wild boar that had formed behind and followed the group ; the survivors were told to stay at the Round Valley concentration camp or be shot on sight.

Despite provisions by Louis the Pious, war broke out between his sons and nephews.

Despite the Charter giving the General Assembly provisions to influence the selection process, the chosen Secretaries-General reflect that the selection process remains in the control of the P5.

Despite ( or perhaps because of ) the traditional importance of appellations for wine, there has been little harmonization of national provisions within the European Union.

Despite these provisions, no amendments were made to the imperial constitution from the time it was adopted until its demise in 1947.

Despite this, provisions for the station were engineered into the track and Richmond city council expects this station to be built at some point in the future.

The bill led to the end of voter registration work by one organization, the League of Women Voters, whose spokesperson said, " Despite the fact that the League of Women Voters is one of the nation ’ s most respected civic organizations, with a 91-year history of registering and educating voters, we will be unable to comply with the egregious provisions contained in bill.

Despite the wording of the Charter ( which makes no provisions for passing resolutions with the abstention or absence of a veto-bearing member ), this was treated as a non-blocking abstention.

Despite worldwide condemnation and the existence of treaty provisions that forbid it, some countries still use it.

Despite the provisions of Major Berry's will to free the slaves after his and his wife's deaths, Fanny's widower Robert Wash sold Polly's husband to a plantation in the Deep South.

Despite the provisions in law for setting up a council under the Temporary Government Act, 1870, the first council appointments by the Governor General of Canada would not take place until November 28, 1872.

Despite the 31 August 1998 North Korean missile test which overflew the Home Islands, Japan has maintained its support for the Korean Energy Development Organization ( KEDO ) and the Agreed Framework, which seeks to freeze the North Korean nuclear program.

Despite President Clinton's optimism, the events of 1998 did not entirely resolve the controversy of the Charter.

Despite some early success, the wolves were relocated to North Carolina in 1998, ending the effort to reintroduce the species to the Park.

Despite the Sunshine Policy and efforts at reconciliation, the progress was complicated by North Korean missile tests in 1993, 1998, 2006 and 2009., relationships between North and South Korea were very tense ; North Korea had been reported to have deployed missiles, ended its former agreements with South Korea, and threatened South Korea and the United States not to interfere with a satellite launch it had planned.

Despite this, WNFM-TV in Southwest Florida became a UPN affiliate in 1998.

Despite her reservations, Christine complied with the band's touring schedule, and then performed for the group's 1998 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the Grammy Awards show, and the BRIT Awards in the UK.

Despite problems with drought, the year 1998 saw a small recovery in GDP.

Despite the previous emphasis, any mention of independence was absent from the PLP's general election platform both in 1998, when the PLP first triumphed at the polls, and again in 2003.

Despite assurances made when he purchased the team in 1994 that the Whalers would remain in Hartford at least through 1998, in March 1997 owner Peter Karmanos announced that the team would move elsewhere after the 1996 – 97 season because of the team's inability to negotiate a satisfactory construction and lease package for a new arena in Hartford.

Despite the clouds still hovering over the franchise, the Lightning drafted Vincent Lecavalier in 1998, a player who would be a cornerstone of the team for years to come.

Despite Detroit's much better regular season record, the Oilers pulled off a six-game upset for their first playoff series win since 1998.

Despite the general agreement among film critics regarding these political connotations of the film, lead actor Kevin McCarthy said in an interview included on the 1998 DVD release that he felt no political allegory was intended.

Despite the advantage in Democratic registration in the district, voters elected Republicans Charlie Dent in 2004, 2006 and 2008 and, previously, Pat Toomey in 1998, 2000, and 2002.

Despite good reviews and providing much needed financial revenue to DHS, Mirage Springs closed its doors in 1998.

Despite a hard-fought battle throughout the Mid-1990s by local politicians to have the decommissioned and mothballed USS Missouri, already in the Bremerton Navy Yard, stay in Bremerton as a museum ship and tourist attraction, Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton, awarded the ship to the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, HI in 1998.

Despite a frequency of more than one train every two minutes, made possible by the installation of digital signalling in 1989, and the partial introduction of double-decker trains since 1998, the central stations of Line A are critically crowded at peak times.

Despite the fact that Djupa andetag was officially only released in Scandinavia and the songs were entirely sung in Swedish, a remix album of the single tracks " Även En Blomma ", " Alla Mina Bästa År " ( a duet with Roxette's Marie Fredriksson ) and " Ögonen " was released in Germany in 1998, entitled Frida-The Mixes.

Despite stellar numbers from Piazza, the Mets missed the 1998 postseason by one game.

Despite the success of Built to Last, Sick of It All was dropped from East West and signed to Fat Wreck Chords in 1998, who released the band's next three albums before being dropped from the label in 2005, when they signed to Abacus Records, a subsidiary of Century Media.

Despite the fact that the show ended in 1998, the success of the live-action Spider-Man films have sparked more interest in new fans, allowing the series to air in reruns due to its new owners: Disney.

Despite this migration, a significant Sindhi Hindu population still resides in Pakistan's Sindh province where they number at around 2. 28 million as per Pakistan's 1998 census while the Sindhi Hindus in India as per 2001 census of India were at 2. 57 million.

Despite the comparative brevity of his career, in 1998, he was ranked number 25 on The Hockey News list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.

Despite the affair, he retained his seat in the Bundestag in the 1998 elections.

Despite this, the ground was classified as national landmark in 1998, meaning that it could not be demolished.