Bundesrat

The bill will now have to pass the upper house of parliament, or Bundesrat, which is scheduled to take a vote on the issue on Nov. 26.

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The only war which I am ready to counsel to the emperor is one to protect our independence abroad and our union at home, or to defend those of our interests which are so clear that we are supported, if we insist on them, not only by the unanimous vote of the Bundesrat, which is necessary, but also by the undivided enthusiasm of the whole German nation.

The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle

9 The Bundesrat was the federal council of the North German Confederation formed in 1867, and later of the German Empire.

Mein Kampf

The result means Ms. Merkel's national government, which also includes the CDU and FDP, is set to lose its majority in Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, which represents Germany's 16 states.

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The state is one of Germany's richest and most populous, and a win there would further strengthen the opposition's hold of the Bundesrat, Germany's upper chamber that represents the country's states and has to approve legislation touching upon taxes.

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February 10th, 2010 at 8: 19 pm or the German Bundesrat, where the members are, in essence the state governments

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In other words, something like the Canadian Senate might not be a bad idea (or the German Bundesrat, where the members are, in essence the state governments).

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The European Parliament, she said, should become more important and national governments should transform into something like a second legislative chamber, not unlike Germany's Bundesrat.

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The Bundesrat already caused similar problems as the US ones.

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The SPD and the Green Party also intend to challenge the government's decision in court, arguing that the federal government did not consult the Bundesrat (the Federal Council), which represents Germany's sixteen states at the federal level.

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