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The bill signed by Putin provides for allowing the army reservists, who account for two million people according to Russian lawmakers, to be called up for guarding critical infrastructure -- including refineries.

In practice, this means that even widely supported bills can be stalled indefinitely—leading many lawmakers, especially when in the majority, to question whether the rule still serves the Senate or merely stifles its work.

“I’m mindful of the hard work ahead,” Newsom said in August, shortly after lawmakers placed Proposition 50 on the ballot.

The order comes after weeks of conservative lawmakers and Christian groups lobbying for intervention in the 15-year conflict between radical insurgents like Boko Haram and the Nigerian armed forces.

“This action is not symbolic,” she said, in an appearance before a committee of Canadian lawmakers.