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North testified that he assumed Meese not only knew about the shipment but helped draft the finding that authorized it, contradicting Meese's statements that he did not learn of the U.S. involvement in the sales until...
Currently, Aquino holds complete executive and legislative power, including the power to draft and implement the proposed Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The proposal calls for the Philippine government to purchase land in installments from landowners and sell it back to tenants. But when Congress site on July 27, the power of legislation will be transferred. The matter will be out of Aquino's hands...
Aquino's failure to transform popular backing into political backbone may force her to leave land reform to Congress--or, at best, to effect, a weak compromise position. Indeed, the series of draft Executive Orders released periodically of late indicates that a constantly revised compromise is being toyed with; there are reasons to suspect, though, that ultimately Aquino will forego any issuance...
...limited program, recent reports of the progress of the draft Executive order indicate that coverage, which in earlier drafts had applied to all farmlands in use, would not extend to coconut and sugarcane areas--that is, to roughly 30 percent of all agricultural lands. Such a provision would doubtless reduce resistance from landowners affected; but for the farmers, nothing would be solved...
...other Justices follow with their views in order of descending seniority. The outcome is now provisionally decided, and the majority opinion is assigned by the Chief or by the senior Justice in the majority. Then begins the writing process, for the majority and the dissenters. A Justice produces a draft, or reworks one from a law clerk, and circulates it to colleagues. Changes may be requested or offered to pick up or hold a vote. A coalition can come unraveled; a close initial vote may wind up going the other way. So the first audience a Justice must please...