1. Moreover, term limits prevent legislators from gaining experience, arguably making them less effective. 2. That would not necessarily prevent legislators from pursuing another president, but their work would be harder. 3. The resignation prevents state legislators from impeaching Quackenbush, but civil and criminal charges may still be pursued. 4. The police and national guard are surrounding the parliamentary building to prevent legislators from convening. 5. They argue the president can choose from thousands of potential combinations of tax and spending provisions --preventing legislators from knowing exactly what they are voting for. 6. Opposition vows to prevent legislators from holding session. 7. Armed soldiers and police surrounded the National Congress building Tuesday morning, preventing opposition legislators from entering for an emergency session on a disputed election. 8. The government apparently issued orders to prevent the legislators from meeting with the residents in a government office. 9. Only efforts by close aides to Islamist Prime Minister and Welfare leader Necmettin Erbakan prevented the legislators from roughing up Ecevit, who leads the Democratic Left Party. |