Each citizen of voting age should have an equal right, in a democratic society, to contribute to the creation of the laws by which she is governed.
That is partly because she is hobbled by her coalition partner; if things keep going well for her, she can look forward to a fresh election in two years' time after which she can govern without the SPD, and perhaps emerge as more of a reformer.
It is home to 166 million people, which means she governs more people than all but one woman in the world, Indonesia's president, Megawati Sukarnoputri.
British Gymnastics' chief executive, Jane Allen, has issued a statement in response to Monday's verdict in which she stands by the governing body's initial selection policy.
She said the Greenland treaty, which governed that country's exit from the EU following a referendum in 1982, could be a starting point.
We created a Government which will govern and govern well for the next five years.
I am talking about the Independence and Progressive parties, which governed Iceland from 1995 to 2007.
Today's Ulster Unionists are the remnants of the monolithic party which governed Northern Ireland for 50 years.
The unions are close to the Parti Québécois, which governed the province from 1994 until last year.
The case involved Milford Central School's community-use policy, which governed after-hours use of its facilities.
