If prior debt-ceiling legislation had included a fast-track provision, with an automatic increase that would go into effect in the case of inaction, much of the acrimony and brinkmanship of the past few months could have been avoided.
To ensure balance however, the resolution empowers the Court to nevertheless act in the case of Security Council inaction exceeding six months -- say, due to a political impasse between the five veto wielding members of the Council -- either on its own (proprio motu powers of the Prosecutor under new Article 15 bis), or in response to a State referral under Article 13 (a) of the Rome Statute.
But in this case, "the consequences of inaction would be catastrophic".
It is not known whether Cardinal Danneels or others notified the Vatican, itself mired in allegations of inaction on sexual abuse, about the case at the time.
The win came despite many protesters throwing their weight behind his opponent and amid growing discontent with local elected officials and criticism of Stenger's close relationship with Bob McCulloch, the county's prosecutor, whom they charge with racial bias and inaction in the case of Mike Brown's killing.
Our national leaders are mired in the muck of inaction.
For once, shouldn't they be the first ones to feel the impact of their actions (or, in this case, inaction)?
Inaction against defaulters jeopardizes everyone's ability to borrow in the case of non-collateralized loans.
In this case, inaction may speak louder than words.
