Sentences with phrase «veto over government»

The great transformation will require that «The world citizenry agree to... surrender spontaneous and persistent desires» — i.e., citizens will need to accept that their lifestyles are unsustainable and collectively accept the need for government to make decisions on their behalf, without the public having a veto over government decisions that could «impede the transition to a sustainable society.»

The logic of his position is that the army should have a veto over government foreign policy.

Not exact matches

The Brazilian government holds a so - called golden share in Embraer, giving it veto power over strategic decisions involving military programs and any change in its controlling interest.

Belgium's constitution gives its three self - governing regions, including Wallonia, a veto over what the national government can do.

The deal would maintain the government's so - called golden share in Embraer, a former state enterprise, giving it veto power over certain strategic decisions, including Boeing's current push for a tie - up.

BRUSSELS, Oct 31 - France joined a growing list of European Union governments threatening to veto the bloc's next long - term budget, turning up the heat at the start of divisive bargaining over a 1 trillion euro spending plan.

BRUSSELS, Oct 31 (Reuters)- France joined a growing list of European Union governments threatening to veto the bloc's next long - term budget, turning up the heat at the start of divisive bargaining over a 1 trillion euro ($ 1.30 trillion) spending plan.

Just over half (53 %) are of the view that the ultimate authority rests with the federal government, while just under half (47 %) say provincial governments should have the power to «veto» projects in their jurisdictions.

Legislating a new urban resource extraction policy, which requires mandatory consultation with urban municipalities before approving energy development projects within their boundaries, ensures licences are compatible with municipal development plans, and grants municipal governments veto power over the final licencing decision.

Whilst it appeared the government was ready to address the issue, newspaper reports over the weekend suggested the plans were vetoed because of the tax revenue generated each year - totalling # 440m.

Cuomo has acknowledged vetoing LATFOR's plan would likely cause «chaos,» and would send the whole mess to the courts, which 1) robs him of any control over the situation, and 2) gives the Legislature a good shot at getting what it wants, since judges traditionally shy away from getting deeply involved in political squabbles between the other two branches of government.

Specifically, these modern tribunes would be entitled to veto one piece of congressional legislation, one executive order and one Supreme Court decision; to call one national referendum, over any issue they wish (only two - thirds votes of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives may render the statute unconstitutional); and to initiate impeachment proceedings against one Federal official from each of the three branches of government during their term of office.

David Cameron has now given us a sense of where these deliberations are heading, saying that re-electing a Conservative government would ensure that English MPs were given a veto over legislative matters affected only them.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arguing that the draft clauses do not provide «a general power to create new benefits in devolved areas as was promised by the Smith Commission and gives the UK government effective veto over changes to universal credit, including bedroom tax.»

Liberal Democrats have refused to back the government over a Commons motion praising David Cameron's EU treaty veto.

Mr Leonard agreed with the Scottish government's position that the parliament should have a veto power over any proposals to keep issues at a UK level.

Grayling will take on responsibility for the Government's constitutional reforms including the further devolution of powers to Scotland and legislation to give English MPs a veto over England - only laws at Westminster.

«We consider this to be essential despite the minister's surprising statement in her letter of October 30th that the government considers the debate about the passerelle [losing the veto] «to be over»,» the committee report adds.

In short, parliament must be ready to exercise veto power over any Brexit deal that does not ultimately serve the national interest — because this government simply can not be trusted not to deliver serious economic self - harm on the altar of blind ideology.

The Government today announced it would not legislate to stop the Lords having a veto over secondary legislation as recommended by Tory peer Lord Strathclyde.

President Donald Trump signed off on a $ 1.3 trillion government funding package Friday, despite his threats to veto it over a number of issues, including cash for the $ 30 billion Gateway project.

The House of Commons has debated revised government proposals to give England's MPs a veto over English laws.

Tokyo Electric Power Co must give a fuller account of the Fukushima disaster and address its «institutionalized lying» before it can expect to restart another nuclear station, the world's largest, said a local government official who holds an effective veto over the utility's revival plan.

The multi-layer decision - making structure, while faithful in its way to American federalism, mainly serves nowadays to pull schools apart in response to funding and regulatory streams emanating from different levels of government, to foster bureaucracy, confusion, and tension and, maybe most importantly, to give every level a functional veto over reforms initiated at any other level.

And that's because Big Oil has always had, essentially, a veto power over what the federal government does, both because of its economic might — I mean, we're talking about the richest business enterprise in human history — and all the political muscle that comes from that.

Whilst the Queen has only ever done so on the advice of government, Adams still objects as this procedure effectively gives the government of the day a veto over Private Members» Bills.

The government should not have any right of veto over claims against them.

Unless independence for funding decisions is secured the government will effectively have a right of veto over any such claim, undermining these principles.

R (Evans) v Attorney General [2014] EWCA Civ 254, [2014] 2 WLR 1334, CA, March 12 2014; [2014] QB 855 Court of Appeal's decision on judicial review challenge to exercise of veto over correspondence between The Prince of Wales and Government Ministers.

R (Evans) v Attorney General [2013] EWHC 1960 (Admin), [2013] 3 WLR 1631; [2014] 1 CMLR 8 Judicial review of Attorney General's decision to exercise veto over release of correspondence between The Prince of Wales and Government departments.

And Federal Opposition Shadow Ministers Catherine King and Andrew Leigh wrote on Croakey about why the Government needs to keep its veto power over private health premium rises to ensure they remain affordable for Australian families.

In 1971, President Richard M. Nixon vetoed a bill that would have underwritten child care for everyone, arguing that the bill «would commit the vast moral authority of the national government to the side of communal approaches to child rearing over against the family - centered approach.»

Thanks to support from the state government, Taubman may not even have to wait for its appeal on District Judge Victoria Roberts» recent ruling, which declared the Taubman family's B - Class shares, which provide veto power over the Simon / Westfield takeover, invalid.