Word: bill
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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President Reagan, asked upon arrival in Houston whether he was pleased by the passage of the bill, smiled and said...
...Edwards (D-Calif.) chairman of the House civil rights subcommittee, expressed liberals' concerns that lawmakers wanted a drug bill so badly that they attacked the Constitution along with illegal narcotics...
...this bill becomes law, Americans will be less free," he said. "I doubt whether any of the amendments adopted over the past several weeks will make any difference in the so-called war on drugs...
...civil penalties of $10,000 per violation for any possession of illegal drugs, which would require only "clear and convincing" proof rather than the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard in criminal cases. The provision lacks "the procedural protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights." Edwards said...
...gamblers, especially Bill Burns (Christopher Lloyd) and Sport Sullivan (Kevin Tighe), notice that some of the star players want more than what Comiskey pays his team. It is the gamblers who bring the idea of a fix to two players, Chick Gandil (Michael Rooker) and Swede Risberg (Don Harvey...