Word: draconianism
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...government of South Africa--which is hardly democratic, much less limited by the rule of law. As everyone knows, most South Africans are blocked from meaningful political participation by their skin color; most liberal opposition has been silenced; and the government's executive power is reinforced by draconian security laws...
...told, the chances are virtually nil that the infringements upon liberty they sought to combat would return if a Bork-inspired court overturned them. America has changed, the argument goes, and even if, say, the abortion issue were thrown back to the states, few would re-enact the draconian antiabortion statutes of the past. And, surely, no state would ban contraceptives, as Connecticut sought to do even for married couples...
...involved in illicit attempts to obtain nuclear materials. And an appropriations subcommittee has already voted to suspend a small portion of the aid. Many analysts believe congressional action will end there, since awareness among the lawmakers of the larger geopolitical issues is likely to temper a more draconian response to Pakistan's less than cooperative rejoinder. But at the same time, the hope among U.S. officials is that Pakistan will come to grips with the necessity to calm legitimate fears in Washington that Pakistan's nuclear program might touch off a dangerous regional arms race...
...Joan Goodman, who follows the industry for the Pershing brokerage firm. Because most of Citicorp's foreign competitors have already set aside large reserves against potential Third World losses, those banks have enjoyed higher international credit ratings and therefore lower costs in raising money and capital. Reed's draconian new effort, says a top West German finance official, "certainly represents an effort by Citicorp to catch up with its competitors on the Continent...
...sitting in front of a computer in the basement of the Science Center along with 200 other liberal artsy procrastinators trying to fulfill Harvard's draconian Quantitative Reasoning Requirement all I could think was: This is really stupid...