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  • So...should I infer that this bylaw is merely an endrun around criminal code provisions and the whole innocent until proven guilty thing, simply so you can remove panhandlers deemed to fit some ambiguous definition of "aggressive"?

    More Edmonton Panhandling, or, WKOFIT? Boris 2009

  • But the natural acceptance of a proven white male is an uphill fight that Sarah can endrun.

    Real diversity on the Supreme Court. Ann Althouse 2009

  • So...should I infer that this bylaw is merely an endrun around criminal code provisions and the whole innocent until proven guilty thing, simply so you can remove panhandlers deemed to fit some ambiguous definition of "aggressive"?

    Archive 2009-01-01 Edstock 2009

  • I've heard of this happening, but it's entirely anecdotal, and I've heard from other government sources that they consider that an unethical endrun around the rules.

    1984 2.0 2009

  • Having one's spouse run for the office is a bit of an endrun around the concept of consolidation of power.

    Happy Hour Roundup 2009

  • Then it will be clear to see how these public gruops are doing an endrun around Prop 13.

    Vote NO on "H" (Affordable Housing Bond) Unless You Are The Mayor 2006

  • Then it will be clear to see how these public gruops are doing an endrun around Prop 13.

    Vote NO on "H" (Affordable Housing Bond) Unless You Are The Mayor 2006

  • ZAHN: Senator Corzine, what do you make of suggestions that perhaps with the administration will do is wait to ask for emergency funding once the action has begun to sort of do an endrun around Congress?

    CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2003 2003

  • DRIC/P3 case, the objective is to have the Bill passed to endrun the Michigan Senate.

    WindsorCityBlog 2010

  • ACTA treaty, which is being used by the entertainment industry to basically do an endrun around the legislation process for intellectual property, and getting all its wishes encoded into an international treaty, so it can start running around claiming that every country absolutely

    Techdirt 2009

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