"We want to try at all times to stop legislation from being enacted," she added.

A right of veto means that somebody can stop decisions or legislation.

If you're using it to stop gun-control legislation, that's not a good thing.

It claimed Harper was "against a woman's right to choose" and would not stop legislation criminalizing abortion.

Politics has become a big business, and people realize that by backing candidates with their money they can stop legislation.

They're fighting to stop federal legislation that would crack down harder on people who drive after drinking.

It has always been appropriate for parliaments to have the power to stop hasty legislation.

Britain can form a "blocking minority" at the moment to stop harmful legislation.

The unspoken next sentence: special interests are usually more interested in stopping legislation than in generating it.

Democrats say they are well aware that their only negotiating leverage with the president is their ability to use filibusters in the Senate to stop legislation.