In fact, they may have more real-world flexibility than even Nokia, which has promised restraint in order to preserve consistency across Windows Phones.
The state high court acknowledged that its order does indeed represent prior restraint, but argued -- by the narrowest of margins -- that the circumstances of the case supported its decision.
While it would be desirable to impose additional fiscal restraint, the Tennessee Senator has deliberately chosen a more modest goal in order to attract support from colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
Mr Balls said "in order to avoid as far as possible wholesale compulsory redundancies, we have to continue with pay restraint... let's put jobs first, it is the best way for us to win the public argument".