Word: governance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...student involvement. I think personally that now's the time to get something through Congress. You gentlemen have extraordinary contacts: you could work wonders." There ensued a long discussion of tactics. Kennedy said the important thing was to get as many votes as possible for the Hatfield-Mc-Govern amendment now, even if it loses. "We can work around the gymnastics of letting people change their minds later." As the names flew around the room, Bator and Yarmolinksi, at least, were clearly enjoying themselves tremendously. This part of the game was not entirely foreign to them...
...states and regional boundaries today so important that a President must have support everywhere, or nearly everywhere, to govern fairly and successfully? The winner-take-all system of the present Electoral College emphasizes the role of states in deciding elections; but, under a principle of geographical distribution, it also allows candidates to win who have received fewer votes than their competitors, thereby favoring geography over people. If a candidate is backed by a majority of Americans, wherever they are concentrated, he deserves election. Ideally, he should be the choice of both the people as a whole and of the various...
...viewed in rising taxes for "defense" spending, an inflationary economy which has actually lowered purchasing power and spread poverty in America during the past five years, and the horror of being drafted for and possibly killed in a war which benefits no one except the handful that govern this country...
Mount Vernon's people are nonetheless proud, independent and intent on keeping the town alive. At least part of their pride derives from the fact that they very literally govern themselves. There is also a sense of stability. Apart from minor vandalism there has not been a crime for years. Despite the poverty, a welfare budget of $1,000 suffices; few are willing to apply for public assistance...
...succinctly stated as J64:Med23:G13. Translated, that signifies that he is 64% Jewish, 23% Italian (the "Med" standing for Mediterranean ancestry) and 13% Irish (Gaelic). Of what use to Ginsburg is his E.Q., which, if the "New Democracy" prevails, will be attached to him at birth and govern his role in society for the rest of his life...