Sentence examples for procedural power from inspiring English sources
Even after the vote Tuesday, Democrats accused Republicans of needlessly stalling the bill by using their procedural power to delay the vote by a day rather than allow final consideration.
Even though passage of the measure was assured Tuesday, Republicans used their procedural power to delay a final vote until Wednesday evening while they forced Democrats to vote on a series of politically tinged proposals on immigration and estate taxes that had no chance of being approved.
But Democrats, who control the chamber, 54-46, couldodo it with 51 by using for the first time a procedural power play dubbed the "nuclear option".
This may sound slightly odd coming from a legislator who, as minority leader, gained a reputation for vigorous use of procedural powers to achieve substantive political ends.
"Now, you don't have the benefit of fast-track authority at that point," the official added, referencing the procedural powers that the super committee would enjoy.
The Spending Control Act will marry these two proposals -- a new Grace Commission with a mandate to realign federal spending against its actual income, and "base closing" procedural powers to submit its proposals for simple "yes" or "no" votes in Congress.
This is in contrast to the fair benefit approach which relies on the procedural bargaining powers of the parties involved in the transaction [ 35].
Nevertheless, had we used laser powered sheaths, a complete procedural success rate might be even higher approaching that reported in the literature [ 10].
It's the system of power and procedural injustices that they're upset about".
It is, he adds, procedural injustices, abuses of power and the lack of recourse that make people angry enough to take to the streets.Most migrant workers know first-hand what Mr Whyte is talking about.
This potent weapon gives the minority party in the Senate the second veto.Other delaying tactics and procedural quirks enhance the power of small groups, and even individual politicians, to stall congressional action.
