Word: constitutionalized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The showdown had been brewing for some time. In the days following the April 1967 revolution, Papadopoulos was the favorite of the hardliners. They became increasingly disillusioned with him after he encouraged the drafting and promulgation of a constitution that ultimately would bring back exiled King Constantine and put the...
As if to buttress that contention, the chief government spokesman emphasized at a press conference that all government power is now being exercised solely through the Cabinetland Premier, as prescribed in the new constitution that was overwhelmingly ratified last September. Papadopoulos appointed a commission of jurists and civil servants to...
THREE months ago, after police stormed the campus of Brasilia University, Congressman Marcio Moreira Alves rose in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies and urged his countrymen to boycott Independence Day military parades to show their disapproval. Last week that seemingly insignificant act led to some startlingly drastic consequences for...
AND NOW to offer an example of Kurt Vonnegut's explanation of human behavior, this is how he explains why Jones in Mother Night could seem perfectly normal and yet lead the insane "Iron Guard of the White Sons of the American Constitution":
Because influenza is seldom fatal for a person who is in generally good health before he catches it, some authorities have described Hong Kong flu as a "mild illness." That is highly misleading. All types of influenza virus are about equal in their ability to cause severe illness. What varies...