The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the governing document of that United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and was drafted and approved between 1976 and 1978. Being the constitution of a Federal territory the United States Congress reserves the right to alter, abolish or mandate amendments to it.
Famous quotes containing the words northern, islands, commonwealth and/or constitution:
“‘What is the world, O soldiers?
It is I,
I, this incessant snow,
This northern sky;”
—Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)
“we are so many
and many within themselves
travel to far islands but no one
asks for their story....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“This little world, this little state, this little commonwealth of our own....”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“The veto is a President’s Constitutional right, given to him by the drafters of the Constitution because they wanted it as a check against irresponsible Congressional action. The veto forces Congress to take another look at legislation that has been passed. I think this is a responsible tool for a president of the United States, and I have sought to use it responsibly.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)