Word: frees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Engineer Steven Whipple, hailed as a hero of the rescue, said he was checking the fallen double-deck free-way for stability on Saturday when he spotted the back of Helm's head with his flashlight, and then saw a hand wave...
...their zealousness, Congress went a little too far. Parts of the law were left intentionally vague to allow prosecutors free reign in their efforts to nail organized crime kingpins. There was also the valid worry that a law that singled out Italian-run organized crime would be unconstitutional...
...those courtroom abuses are just the beginning. Where RICO really takes its toll is on free speech and the First Amendment...
...agent nonchalantly waltzes in to rent a couple of dirty movies and waltzes in a few days later with orders to seize not just that store, but every one in the chain. That kind of multi-million dollar ante doesn't exactly encourage store managers to vigorously assert their free speech rights by testing what does and doesn't violate community standards...
True liberals should be revulsed by the threat RICO poses to free speech and open political debate. But the breed of liberals that are more concerned with doing what's politically correct than with preserving people's rights also have a reason to be worried...