Sentences with phrase «veto point»

Given that the withdrawal agreement itself shall be concluded following the consent of the European Parliament and a Qualified Majority Vote in the Council, might the need to firstly agree upon guidelines in the European Council provide the only formal veto point for individual member states in the process?

The flip side, however, is that blocking new laws is much easier, for opponents need succeed at just one veto point to win.

The US system presents enormous hurdles and veto points for multilateral agreements (eg the Senate Treaty ratification process, which scuppered US participation in the League of Nations for example).

The point that a party heading into an election where a hung Parliament would be a good outcome might want to think about red lines / veto points for its most feasible partners ought to be an obvious one.

He «vetoed point - blank» a proposal from Darling to raise VAT up to 18 % or 19 %.

Even when school reformers seem to gain a beachhead, the complexities of the American governmental system, with its endless veto points, slow reform's expansion.

Popular culture shows little appreciation for the educated citizen; a decentralized government arrangement with multiple veto points precludes rapid innovation; and education politics is marked by antipathy between teachers unions and school reformers.

of government to work through or so many veto points in the system.

Not exact matches

But whether Romney scores a point on that aspect of the issue or not, he still has a rift to fix with the Hispanic community, specifically over his promise to veto the DREAM Act if he were president.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama made good Tuesday on a threat to veto a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, bringing the two sides in the long - running controversy to a rare point of agreement: their battle is far from over.

«At what point does the right to put a view - whether from industry, health or consumer groups - become a right of veto over unfriendly outcomes?

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver downplayed the possibility that he has lost his ability to override any gubernatorial vetoes without GOP assistance, saying he doesn't intend to get to that point with Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo, despite the looming budget battle.

If he doesn't sign these bills or vetoes them outright, they will be able to point the finger of blame at him.

When discussing the matter at a recent party meeting, a number of us made the point that, in supporting a «veto vote» for English MPs that nevertheless gives the whole Commons the final say, we should remember asymmetry has traditionally been the price England pays to ensure Scotland stays in the Union.

EDIT: This is somewhat of a moot point now, because Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has just vetoed the bill.

«Their point was that they modified the governor's budget — they put in more taxes, they restored education aid... The governor now says: I'm going to veto all the modifications they made: 6900 vetoes.

Statistical examination of all civil wars fought since World War II has revealed that adding one additional veto player to a civil war can reduce the chances that it ends at any given point in time by two - thirds.

Also, we've yet to see exactly what Grisanti's district will look like, since the tweaked LATFOR lines have yet to be released, and the possibility of a veto from Gov. Andrew Cuomo or (as seems more likely at this point) court intervention into the redistricting process could throw a wrench into the works.

It is also important to point out that a veto can only reject the full bill as it is written and passed by the legislature, even if there are parts of it the president likes.

It was vetoed by Cuomo, who pointed to the cost of the measure that had no clear method of funding it.

The ad points to Astorino's efforts to crack down on taxes when he ran for county executive, but vetoed legislation to do so.

Coffey has made a point of calling for more stringent ethics reform than his primary opponents, saying the bill sponsored by Schneiderman, passed by both houses of the Legislature and vetoed by Gov. David Paterson doesn't go far enough in its disclosure requirements.

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).

The disingenuous aspect of his «fight - the - establishment» shtick didn't go unnoticed, with many pointing out how he didn't manage to veto the anti-immigration vans because he wasn't «asked» making him appear as weak, and others finding his approach a little ironic considering he broke promises made to his own voters:

Those issues could threaten the peace at City Hall, where both sides have exhibited a preference for compromise over any public breach, most notably exemplified by the complete absence of mayoral vetoes of council legislation up to this point.

Senator Latimer pointed out that shortly after his last election in 2014, Astorino attacked funding for Westchester's Community Health Centers, proposing to reduce their budgets by $ 7.9 million over his first three years.As a result, Astorino vetoed a restoration of the cuts by the Board of Legislators during the budget cycle.

A spokesman for the governor pointed to his veto message, which described the bill as unconstitutional.

The Constitution Committee rejects the Review's conclusion on this point for two reasons.The Committees note that «[t] he fact that there is presently disagreement about when the House's veto can properly be deployed does not mean that an agreement could not be reached».

ALBANY — More signs are pointing toward a compromise over legislative redistricting that would spare Gov. Andrew Cuomo from vetoing new political maps drawn by legislators.

The key point is that this work demonstrates that MSC exert veto effects on T cells and it is significant in demonstrating that the mechanisms inducing MSC tolerance are not confined to patterns of cytokine secretion but extend to direct modulation of T cell division.

«Publishers would become profitable in short order if entrenched agents and editors weren't allowed to have veto power over innovative proposals, running their jaded, cynical eyes over every hint of freshness, trained in being subservient lapdogs to master strategists holding the keys to the riches,» Shavani argued in the post, pointing out what indie presses and self - published authors alike have experienced: the gatekeeper mentality.

POV (point of view, not power of veto, all you Big Brother viewers) is one of the most important decisions you'll make when planning your book.

On the breaking even point, a Kirkus review is $ 500 and it carries no guarantee that it will be a good one, although the author can veto the review if it is bad, i.e., Kirkus won't run a bad review if the person who paid the money for it says not to.

I post it on Open Market and GlobalWarming.Org because it is hard to find on the Internet, and Dr. Christy makes a key point that will need to be made again and again in the upcoming Senate battle over the Murkowski resolution of disapproval to veto EPA's endangerment finding.

Alternatively, if there was a desire to have automatic renewals subject to some discretion, enumerating points which could give rise to the veto rights and any advance notice provisions may diminish the uncertainty caused by the duty of good faith.