Golzari-Munro said that the special share would be a much weaker form of protection than legislation, as it could be more easily unpicked.
Chris Weafer, a senior partner at Macro-Advisory, which works with international investors on Russia, said the new American sanctions legislation was "much weaker" than originally proposed and raised no new serious hurdles for the Russian economy.
With the party now much weaker, its bills especially the enabling legislation needed for its "total plan" for restoring the debilitated financial system, as well as the coming budget and proposed tax cuts—are likely to be held hostage in the upper house by an opposition that smells blood.
And while Kentucky is one of many states that has passed their own laws against hate crimes motivated by gay bias, its version of this legislation is much weaker than the federal government's.
Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C). said that his alternative gun legislation, which is much weaker than the bill Democrats brought to the floor, had majority backing and could become law without a 60-vote threshold.
Many of those critics are hoping for new legislation to strip YouTube of its "safe harbour" protection, putting it in a much weaker position when striking licensing deals with music firms.
But others are much weaker.
"To me, that proposition is much weaker.
It was much weaker than expected.
