The treaty would have certified the republics as autonomous states, with pre-eminence in economic policy and broad freedom to suspend federal laws.

And the long-discredited theory of "nullification," which held that states could suspend federal laws, "isn't as crazy as it sounds."

The government should not have the power of suspending or executing laws, "without consent of the representatives of the people,".

The declaration is similar to the emergency declarations the governor makes to suspend certain laws after hurricanes and floods.

The state of emergency allowed the governor to suspend laws, order evacuations, and limit the sales of items such as alcohol and firearms.

A provision to suspend environmental laws to encourage the additional logging was included in a spending measure that President Clinton vetoed last month.

They hold that God does not repeatedly alter his plan by suspending natural laws to (miraculously) intervene in human affairs.

It has wide-ranging powers and can suspend laws and regulations for the purpose of earthquake recovery.

I'm just an agent, and I can't suspend laws, part oceans, or make government policy.

The gavels drop, suspending rights and laws.