Sentence examples similar to a supermajority resolution from inspiring English sources

Proposals to give the UNGA legislative power including the "binding triad" idea which would have made UNGA resolutions binding if passed by countries constituting a supermajority of the world's states, population, and economic production–have made little headway.

In 1917, the Senate adopted a formal resolution allowing senators to delay actions unless debate is cut off by a supermajority, which Senate rules now set at 60 votes.

"After discussion of the issues," Justice Mazzarelli wrote, "a supermajority, the holders of 75percentt of the outstanding shares in the co-op, voted in favor of a resolution detailing how Pullman's continued tenancy was objectionable and directing the board to terminate Pullman's proprietary lease".

In Federalist No. 75, Hamilton dismissed a supermajority rule for a quorum thus: "All provisions which require more than a majority of any body to its resolutions have a direct tendency to embarrass the operations of the government and an indirect one to subject the sense of the majority to that of the minority".

And yet having a supermajority does matter.

It takes a supermajority to get into those savings.

They had a supermajority, and they acted like it.

The Republicans were still in control — but without a supermajority.

"We are one of three states that require a supermajority.

Requiring a supermajority makes the process less political, not more.

Judith Resnik proposes that federal judges be subject to a supermajority rule for confirmation ("Supermajority Rule," Op-Ed, June 11).