And if you vote nay, it may turn out that some of the good things that were in the legislation that deserve support are things that people are angry that you voted against.

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You may ask: But doesn't a "nay" vote by the minority accomplish nothing unless backed by a filibuster?

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Britain's new Labour prime minister was duly feted at his European Union debut on May 23rd, in a Dutch coastal resort, by colleagues who had grown tired of the relentless nay-saying of his Tory predecessor, John Major.

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