Word: draconianism
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...Georgia bill was considered so draconian, in fact, that it quickly sparked a diplomatic war of words. On Tuesday, Mexico's President Vincente Fox declared that Georgia's law included "acts of discrimination" and "half measures insufficient to resolve the complex phenomenon of immigration between Mexico and the United States." The reaction in Georgia to Fox's comments was typical of the heightened rhetoric that has fueled the Act since it was introduced at the beginning of the year. "I would suggest the government of Mexico stop concerning themselves with what we do in Georgia and instead worry about their...
Followers of other religions who convert to another faith are not subject to such draconian and medieval penalties. Although the vast majority of Muslims are undoubtedly tolerant and happy to live in peace with their neighbors and those of other faiths, Islam lends itself to corruption by fundamentalist extremists who twist its teachings to serve their own perverted ends...
...except for the estimated one million or so who have been in the U.S. for less than two years) on an eventual path to citizenship and open up a massive new legal immigration system for low-wage workers; at the same time, it would have removed many of the draconian penalties that were in a bill passed by the House last December...
...speak out on account of their faith. For too long, Republicans have enjoyed a monopoly on the public dialogue about religion. They have invoked Christian arguments to voice opposition to selected issues like abortion, gay marriage, and stem cell research. Yet simultaneously they advocate social policies, such as this draconian immigration bill, that are antithetical to the beliefs of many Christians. In fact, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Protestant-led Sojourners Magazine have both called upon their followers to oppose the bill. And this spat over immigration is occuring less than three months after Congressional Republicans...
...three surprising months this winter, on an issue near and dear to its heart, corporate America seemed to be getting the cold shoulder on Capitol Hill. It started last December when House Judiciary Committee chairman James Sensenbrenner, without informing the business lobby in Washington, whipped through a draconian immigration bill that targeted the so-called "jobs magnet" - agribusiness, service sector, construction and other industries that eagerly, and often illegally, employ cheap, undocumented immigrant labor to cut costs. The law would have stripped business of much of its semi-skilled laborers by forcing undocumented workers to leave the country, would have...