Universities, foundations and other philanthropies have been the biggest impediment to passing Mr. Obama's more modest 28 percent limit, which did not exclude the charitable tax deduction.
FACT: Trump suggests that Sen. John McCain's vote was the only impediment to passing a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
The anti-torture law Feinstein and McCain passed is one impediment to CIA torture.
That was because just two days before the arguments began, the legislature passed a "reasonable impediment" exemption that allowed for voters without ID to cast a provisional ballot if they lacked ID for an acceptable reason like "lack of proper documents, family obligations, or transportation problems".
As vision-restrictive as they may be, such stickers are no impediment to the cars' passing an annual inspection.
She assumes the legality of the acts she portrays up close and personal, only hedging her bets toward the movie's end when she indicates in passing that the legal system was a potential impediment to getting bin Laden.
The Trans-Canada Highway, passing through Banff, has been problematic, posing hazards for wildlife due to vehicle traffic and as an impediment to wildlife migration.
Legislation removing various remaining impediments was passed in Britain in 1871 and 1875; similar measures followed in all the Australian colonies between 1876 and 1902 and in New Zealand in 1878.
The reason given in the bill in Cooper v. Marye for seeking the injunction is that the state has passed various acts creating impediments in the way of holders of coupons establishing their genuineness, by which their value will be practically destroyed, and the performance of these obligations be evaded, unless the officers of the state are restrained from prosecuting such suits.
If we really want to compete with the Chinese and boost U.S. exports, we should pass laws that significantly reduce the impediments for businesses to compete right here at home.
Speaking at an event in New Hampshire, Mr. Biden lashed out at Mr. Romney and Republicans in Congress as the impediments to Democratic efforts to pass what they call the "Buffett Rule" for people who make more than $1 million a year.
