And Mr Obama's administration will probably hesitate to ram through dramatic emissions cuts by decree, for fear of appearing undemocratic.
For two years they've tried to ram through big rate hikes on coal shipments--drawing an antitrust suit by utilities and an investigation by the Justice Department.
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Unhampered, therefore, by the need to forge awkward coalitions, as other premiers in the east had to, he has been free to ram through his reforms.
Should Romney win the election, any attempts by a lame-duck president to ram through a trade deal will be met with fierce opposition from Congressional Republicans and a near-certain veto threat by a new administration.
The Government's programme is a bit bogged down at the moment - and you would need the best part of a whole Commons day to ram through the second reading, committee, report and third reading of even a short emergency bill.
Congress tried to ram SOPA through without hearing from Internet or cybersecurity experts.
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Mr Hollande argues that he does not want to ram change through.
As with so many federal issues in Canada, any real change in policy is unlikely until there is a majority government with the strength and will to ram it through.
The effort to ram the treaty through before Christmas is no more justified than it is precedented.
That's why the Republicans in Congress have resorted to extraordinary blackmail tactics to try to ram their program through.
Mr Byrne said the government was showing "contempt" by trying to "ram this bill through the House in just one day".
The bill's stumble raises a larger question of why the GOP leadership decided to abandon a bipartisan approach and instead to try to ram a bill through the House despite its narrow majority.
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And bills should be examined in draft by select committees so that governments cannot use their majorities to ram ill-considered legislation through the House.
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