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Hallo Internet, geehrte Denkende,

der Verein @MehrDemokratie e.V. sammelt Unterschriften für ein #Vetorecht auf #Bundesebene. Bei grundlegenden Entscheidungen für die Gemeinschaft ist es wichtig, dass die Mehrheit sie auch trägt.

Wir sollten durch ein #Veto Nein zu einem Gesetz sagen können.

Unterschreibe hier → mehr-demokratie.de/mehr-bewege

Mehr DemokratieVetorecht bei Gesetzen des BundestagsBürgerinnen und Bürger sollen mit einem Veto verlangen können, dass Gesetze des Bundestages durch einen Volksentscheid bestätigt werden müssen. Jetzt den Aufruf unterschreiben!

Today In Labor History March 27, 1866: President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866. However, Congress overrode his veto and passed the bill, the first time this had occurred over any major legislation. The bill was the first in the U.S. to define citizenship, and to affirm equal rights under the law for all citizens, including African Americans. Johnson’s rationale for the veto was that the law “discriminated” against whites in favor of blacks.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Friday 🌟removed the Democratic governor from any role filling future U.S. Senate vacancies 🌟
— a move supporters said was unrelated to recent scrutiny about the 🔸health of the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.🔸
The GOP supermajority Legislature easily #overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s #veto of the measure. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. The special election winner would hold the seat for the remainder of the unexpired term.
The Senate succession bill moved through the Legislature at a time of pending transitionfor the 82-year-old McConnell.
In February, the venerable Kentucky senator announced he will step down from his longtime Senate leadership position in November.
apnews.com/article/kentucky-le

AP News · Kentucky GOP lawmakers remove Democratic governor's role in filling US Senate vacanciesBy BRUCE SCHREINER

Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors:

The monitors have provided vivid evidence of how 🔥#Russia is keeping Pyongyang brimming with #fuel and other goods, 🔥presumably in return for #weapons that Russia can use in Ukraine.

#Russia used its #veto power in the United Nations Security Council to kill off a U.N. panel of experts that has been 🔸monitoring #North #Korea’s efforts to evade sanctions over its #nuclear program 🔸for the past 15 years.

Russia’s discomfort with the group is a new development.

Moscow once welcomed the panel’s detailed reports about sanctions violations and considered Pyongyang’s nuclear program to be a threat to global security.

But more recently, the panel has provided vivid evidence of how
💥Russia is keeping the North brimming with fuel and other goods, 💥presumably 👉in return for the artillery shells and missiles that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, is shipping to Russia for use against Ukraine.

The group has produced satellite images of ship-to-ship transfers of oil, showing how 🔹the war in Ukraine has proved to be a bonanza for the North.🔹

nytimes.com/2024/03/29/us/poli

The New York Times · Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear MonitorsBy David E. Sanger
Continued thread

A separate Israeli delegation, which includes Min of Strategic Affairs RonDermer & #NationalSecurity adv TzachiHanegbi, is to depart #Israel Mon evening, said an Israeli ofcl…. Israeli PM Benjamin #Netanyahu said he would CANCEL the delegation if the #UnitedStates did not #veto the #Gaza resolution….

Netanyahu repeated his insistence Sun that a military op in #Rafah is needed to eliminate #Hamas.

#CeaseFire
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/

The Washington Post · Middle East conflict live updates: Israel cancels diplomatic visit to U.S. after U.N. vote demanding cease-fire By Rachel Pannett