But religious conservatives have cast the campaign in California as the decisive last stand, warning in stunningly apocalyptic terms of dire consequences to the entire nation if Proposition 8 does not pass.
The court's ruling amounted to a warning that "decisive action is now imperative, otherwise the continuing loss of moral authority, political paralysis and fragmentation of our movement will continue".
Al Jazeera reported an Associated Press claim that an elite counter-terrorism force had been deployed at strategic points around Cairo, and that Egypt's interior ministry was warning of "decisive measures".
If that was a warning shot, the decisive strike came soon after.
But Reed Brody, a human rights lawyer, said that although "ECOWAS' decisive action is definitely a warning to dictators, the signs are still very uneven if we look at the passive reaction to a stolen election in Gabon (in West Africa) and the overriding of term limits in places like, Rwanda, Uganda and most recently, Burundi" in central and east Africa.
The key to stopping this crisis in its tracks is early warning followed by decisive action.
On the burning issue of Iran and nuclear weapons he issued a stark warning: "We have reached a decisive point.
Draghi reiterates that European leaders must take the decisive measures needed to fix the eurozone crisis, warning that otherwise the "intensification of risk in certain areas" could hit the whole currency union.
Spicer again defended the president, saying that he "took decisive action," despite waiting 18 days after Yates' warning to ask for Flynn's resignation.
Spicer again defended the president, saying that he "took decisive action," despite waiting 18 days after Yates' warning to ask for Flynn's resignation.
Intelligence reports based on the intercepted communications frightened the officials who read them and played a decisive role in the Bush administration's decision to issue its latest warning Monday of an imminent terrorist attack, the senior officials said.
