Word: draconianism
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...Madison might have guessed, the result was more gratifying viscerally than intellectually. "Three strikes" was notable not only for the shortage of politicians eager to loudly denounce it but also for the shortage of policy analysts who enthusiastically embraced it. While liberals deemed it draconian, many conservatives found it a constitutionally dubious exertion of federal power, as well as a sloppy form of draconianism. The law does nothing to raise the cost of the first two strikes, and meanwhile spends precious money imprisoning men past middle age, after most of them have been pacified by ebbing testosterone, free of charge...
SMOKE AND MIRRORS: Mixing Reagan's enthusiasm for supply-side economics and Ross Perot's love of visual aids, Gingrich offered a chart to support the no- pain fiscal proposals he says will balance the budget by 2002 without draconian spending cuts. "We're never, ever talking about cutting spending," Gingrich said. "We're talking about a slower rate of growth...
...times have grown ugly. Blaming illegal immigrants -- indeed, immigrants -- for the tarnish on the Golden State is a centerpiece of the Wilson re- election campaign. He supports the draconian Proposition 187, known as S.O.S. (Save Our State), which would deny Elba a doctor if she got sick and her children their DPT shots and a place in first grade. Teachers and health- care workers would turn into snitches, asked to turn in any child suspected of having parents here illegally. Children would be encouraged to tell on their parents...
...merely brought him within five points of the front-running Bush in mid-September. Bush's proposal to build $1 billion worth of new jail cells without a tax increase may sound improbable, but the pro-life challenger has garnered many believers with talk of "family values," a draconian illegal-immigration policy and a philosophy on crime that almost excludes thoughts of rehabilitation...
...that gives the Israelis a reason not to trust us and Hamas no reason to fear us." Still, the failure of Israel's efforts to save Waxman underscores how difficult that chore is. Despite its superior firepower, an extensive intelligence network and a willingness to use draconian measures, the Israeli army was never able to subdue Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Now it expects Arafat's far less sophisticated force to achieve that goal...