Word: enact
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...vote marks the end of nine months of negotiations to enact Cambridge's first police review board although some groups have vowed to challenge the ordinance either through the courts or a citywide referendum in-next November's election...
...less satisfying, it is probably because pinpointing the limits of a First Amendment right is more difficult than pinpointing a chemical imbalance in the hypothalamus. Each episode of the series, created by former CBS News President Fred W. Friendly, brings on a panel of experts who enact roles in hypothetical cases dramatizing Executive privilege, freedom of the press, school prayer, the right to life and other constitutional issues. President Ford and advisers like retired General Brent Scowcroft argue that classified information on covert CIA activity in the mythical country of Sierra Madre must be kept secret from Congress...
...matters of military and foreign policy. Harkin, who has won five successive terms in a Republican district in southwest Iowa, has tried to deflect criticism of his opposition to a constitutional amendment banning abortion by proclaiming, "If we are truly concerned about respect for life, we should enact a nuclear freeze, cancel the MX missile and stop sending arms to Central America...
...steadiest and most faithful contributors to the New Right causes are religious fundamentalists. In 1980 many observers thought that the Moral Majority and other born-again groups with political ambitions Shad amassed enough power to enact their moral agenda. But their legislating crusade was thwarted by filibusters by Weicker and Oregon Senator Bob Packwood, the Administration's own emphasis on fiscal issues, and bickering among the various antiabortion advocates. While not a dominant force within the party, the fundamentalists are a strong pressure on its far-right flank...
Armor-piercing ("cop killer") bullets were in the possession of Mass Killer James Huberty. What more will it take for Congress to enact HR 5835 or S 2766? These bills would ban the sale of such ammunition to licensed gun dealers and would limit possession to local, state and federal agencies...