Word: exclusionism
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Powell's exclusion from Congress automatically created a vacancy in the 18th District; to fill it, a special election was set for April 11. Powell was assured of the Democratic nomination for the seat he has already won twelve times-even though, as seemed likely, the House might continue...
But despite these regional issues, despite mounting popular disenchantment with its rule, Congress would not have fared as badly as it did had its own house been in order. Unfortunately, it was not. Twenty years of uninterrupted enjoyment of power had made it smug and arrogant, engendered in its top...
Powell's color certainly cost him votes among Southern Democrats, who sat back and quietly enjoyed the debate, saying little. But Arizona Democrat Morris Udall insisted that color had nothing to do with his exclusion and actually prevented the House from bouncing him sooner. "If he'd been...
Not all of the protest was stated in black-and-white terms. Among some white observers there was concern that the House had perhaps gone too far. They noted that Powell had, after all, been re-elected in November by a 74% majority in a constituency that was fully aware...
Powell, who called the exclusion action a "second Dred Scott decision," plans to challenge it on constitutional grounds. Indeed, the case could develop into a monumental constitutional clash, and if the courts were to rule in Powell's favor, it could result in a historic confrontation between legislative and...