Word: expressiveness
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...resolution, which also must get approval of both houses but do not carry the force of law. The third type is a simple resolution, which is also not a law and needs the approval of only one house. This type is what really gives legislators the best chance to express their feelings, congratulate people and invent ever more finicky national observances...
When Congress wants to get something off its chest, it can also pass a resolution to congratulate or to express sympathy. These are often fairly unanimous, like resolutions expressing sympathy for South Asian tsunami victims, or those celebrating teachers, firefighters, mothers, or Toby Keith (U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma called the country musician "a good Democrat" who "reflects his deep admiration for the troops in his hit song 'American Soldier...
Both Democratic and Republican strategists express hope and concern about a battle over immigration reform this year, which could yield legislation for the President to sign as soon as the summer. For Republicans, the concern is that a divisive battle could motivate Hispanic turnout for Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections. For Democrats, the concern is that independent voters, who are deeply concerned about high unemployment and a still sluggish economy, will see a major fight over citizenship for undocumented immigrants as an unwelcome distraction from other priorities. Democrats have already introduced an immigration bill in the House...
...creator says he hopes people see the website as "just a fun-natured project" through which people are "able to express their outrage over the war and what has transpired in Iraq because of the Bush Administration ... We don't condone addressing your adversaries in any violent means, but in this case, when we feel an unjust war was waged, we certainly are empathetic toward the journalist who expressed his anger and frustration in this way." (A disclaimer on the site says, "We do not condone shoe-throwing, but we prefer...
...response to their protests. Lila, a 24-year-old speech therapist, says she would never hurl rocks at police, but says the authorities should not be occupying the streets. "Each individual is able to protect themselves," she said. She said the protests are not "just for the boy," but express the anger at the financial crisis and political corruption, and "will not end until the government falls." Lazaros Apekis, president of the Hellenic Federation of University Teachers, said the youth demonstrations are "a genuine social revolt." He said the target is "a political system that has sold out the public...