Word: dissents
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Justice William Brennan, in a vigorous dissent, declared, "The court is simply deluding itself, and also the American public, when it insists that those defendants . . . condemned to death have been selected on a basis that is neither arbitrary nor capricious." The lack of proportionality reviews is only a small problem, Brennan went on, compared with that of racial discrimination...
There was virtually no dissent on the economic sections of the report. The Reagan Administration has requested $477 million in economic aid to Central America this fiscal year. Kissinger and his colleagues urged that it immediately request $400 million more and then allot a total of $8 billion for fiscal years 1985 through 1989. At an annual average of $1.6 billion, that sum would be'more than triple the current request. The commission proposed that the aid be concentrated on basic needs: food, education, health, and the building of roads, ports and other labor-intensive projects...
Reagan's action stirred sharp domestic dissent among those who believe it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. South Carolina Democrat Fritz Hollings and Connecticut Republican Lowell Weicker said they would oppose Senate confirmation of Wilson. Explained Hollings: "It is in violation of the First Amendment and sets a bad precedent." A number of church groups, including the National Council of Churches (N.C.C.), also objected. The President's "incautious and naive action" could stir up "anti-Catholic animus," said Dean Kelley of the N.C.C...
...would no doubt like to treat their opposition in the U.S. the way they do in EI Salvador where anyone who breathes a word of protest would be summarily seized, interrogated, imprisoned or "disappeared." The SYL will not, nor should anyone else be intimidated by Epps attempts to crush dissent, political protest and free speech on this campus...
...part of his strong advocacy of social justice and human rights. However, in routine meetings with American bishops, held in Rome throughout this year, he has made clear his conservative stance on some of the most troublesome issues confronting the U.S. church: divorce, birth control, sexual mores, freedom to dissent from church teachings and, of course, women priests. In addition, the Pope is demanding that the U.S. church abide by a new code of canon law, 24 years in the formulating, which goes into effect next week. Among its rules, which the Vatican expects to be obeyed: all members...