There are also reports that NATO will ratify a measure that says a cyberattack on one of the countries will warrant a collective defense response -- a clear message aimed at Russia.
But given that it currently exists, why would we not ratify a measure that would symbolically send the right message and make it a bit more difficult for terrorist bad guys only?
Nebraskans and Nevadans voted overwhelmingly in favour of measures banning same-sex marriage, and Mainers declined to ratify a bill that would have granted protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
The President said that before lifting martial law, he would wait until Paliament ratified a sweeping measure that would legalize all of the actions carried out by his martial law regime since it came to power in 1982.
The International Cycling Union after ratifying a US Anti-Doping Agency report on him.
Against that backdrop, FIFA's members accepted a significant shift Friday, ratifying an extensive package of governance reforms — including measures that diminish the president's power — before electing Mr. Infantino to implement the changes, which he endorsed during his campaign.
A Conservative MP with a reputation for targeting bills protecting women's rights has broken his own record by talking for more than 90 minutes in an attempt to derail a measure demanding the government ratify a treaty on domestic violence.
On Dec. 3, for example, the Vatican simultaneously signed and ratified a new international treaty banning cluster bombs, a measure President Bush opposed — a reminder that Catholic social teaching and Republican politics are not always a match made in heaven.
But two-thirds of the states had to ratify the measure -- a process that would take months.
Campaigners are pushing the UK to ratify a European convention that obliges governments to take measures to counter domestic and sexual violence, forced marriage and stalking.
Energized if bruised from his campaign to overhaul the nation's health system, Mr. Obama this year wants to push through energy, education and financial regulation measures, ratify an arms control treaty and make progress on immigration legislation.
