American liberals need conservatives to be racist as justification for resisting change to the status quo of our government in terms of social programs and «entitlement» spending. (firstthings.com)
Perhaps voting bodies still waiting to award the best in 2010 film performances will make a drastic change to the status quo so far, though. (incontention.com)
It is the EU that has a final veto over any policy proposed by the UK or Scotland; indeed, each of the remaining 27 member states (and even subordinate parliaments like the parliament of Wallonia) can block proposed changes to the status quo, and the status quo once Article 50 is triggered next week is a fixed negotiating period, which ends in 2019. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)