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...remains to be seen whether Lieberman is willing to accept a truly independent Palestinian state - Netanyahu has indicated that he won't, insisting, in the name of the Jewish state's security, that Israel control the air space and borders of such an entity and have veto power over its military and foreign policies. Netanyahu's track record, however, is more pragmatic than ideological. Despite his open loathing of Yasser Arafat, Netanyahu and his previous government signed a deal in 1998 with the late PLO leader for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the West Bank, including...
...Still, after 233 years of constitutional development, a supermajority is only required in five cases: to override a presidential veto, to amend the constitution, to pass treaties with foreign nations, to convict impeached public officials, and to expel members of the House or Senate. Nowhere does the Constitution say you need 60 votes just to debate contentious legislation...
...must protect these citizens whose government cannot or will not protect them,” she said. According to Farrow, China is a major force in enabling the killing, as the Chinese government has helped fund the country’s arms purchases. China has also exercised its veto power in the UN Security Council, blocking efforts to sanction Sudan in 2007. Joanna I. Naples-Mitchell ’10, a member of the Harvard Darfur Action Group, said she believed Farrow’s proposed measures would produce positive change in Darfur. “An envoy to Sudan...
...congressional veto seems pretty unlikely, as contributors to the slightly larger Facebook group of Kennedy supporters have concluded. Here's a typical comment from one of the group's 23,252 members: "Congratulations, Sir Edward Kennedy! I can think of no greater addition to the legend of the American Camelot than the knighthood of one of its most deserving sons just after electing one of its (metaphorically) adopted sons to the Presidency." With British Conservatives divided and American Democrats charmed, perhaps Prime Minister Brown is an accomplished magician after...
...Instead of simply having one advocacy committee, the SAC would be replaced by three committees to correspond with the three proposed student-faculty committees. Along with the changes that would provide a more hierarchical structure, student-faculty committee members would also be given decision-making power, subject to a veto by the Dean that chairs the committee.Changes to the structure of the Finance Committee were also proposed, including a reduction in the committee’s size and a rotating membership drawn from the three proposed advocacy committees.“I don’t see any real drawback...