Word: vetoes
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...four years, a $3 billion state deficit has been converted into a $1 billion surplus, thanks in no small part to the executive branch’s restraint. Patrick will not exercise such discipline. The presence of a Democrat who might support a tax increase and who will not veto its appropriations will only embolden the legislature to spend more, sending the state into fiscal peril once again...
Ultimately, voters have a choice between a moderate candidate and a left-of-center candidate. Kerry Healey is a true Massachusetts Republican—in other words, she would be a Democrat in most states. She publicly disagreed with Romney’s veto of a bill expanding access to the emergency contraception pill and has repeatedly affirmed that she is pro-choice. She has dedicated her career to public safety, and her tough stances on repeat drunk drivers, sex criminals, and domestic abusers display her genuine concern for victims. Far from being the isolated snob portrayed in the media...
...Maliki's move. What he is doing is strutting his sovereignty, which includes making clear that he won't countenance U.S. military actions that go against the interests of his own Shi'ite-backed government, and also demanding the final say over security policy. Maliki not only wants veto power over U.S. military action in his country; he also wants the Iraqi government to have control over the deployment of the Iraqi security forces, which currently still operate under U.S. command...
...United Nations does what it does best in remaining inert, paralyzed this time by the veto power of China, which does brisk business in Sudanese oil and supplies the Sudanese government with most of its armaments. The United Nations’ latest resolution called for a peacekeeping force, but only if the Sudanese government sponsoring the genocide wanted it there. (Khartoum declined...
...United Nations Security Council passed a resolution imposing sanctions aimed at keeping certain weapons, nuclear material, and luxury goods from entering North Korea. The Security Council resolution reveals an interesting offshoot of North Korea’s dangerous, antagonistic behavior: the cooperation of China. Due to its veto power, Chinese support was necessary for any Security Council resolution. And in this case, they provided it. China’s support of the Security Council sanctions is a good first step. The question now is whether China will make a good faith effort to enforce those sanctions, as the goods...