Word: lawness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...LAW: A law-and-order majority flexes its muscle...
...Congress last year, which compels the Trade Representative to battle foreign protectionist barriers aggressively. Japan's willingness to give ground last week was an encouraging sign that the country is determined to avoid a major blowup in forthcoming rounds of barrier-bashing talks required by the new U.S. law...
Such declarations give Naipaul the appearance of a political curmudgeon. But, he says with some surprise, "I don't think that way. People turn things around. I'm for individual rights and for law." It is a long view that includes his fascination with ancient Rome ("I can barely express my admiration for it") and the imperial record of the English. Their achievement calls forth some of his best bis: "Pretty terrific. It would be churlish to say otherwise. It would be foolish to say otherwise. It would be unhistorical to say otherwise...
...cynical law-school adage says that if Americans ever held a referendum on the First Amendment, they would overwhelmingly reject it. They may soon get the opportunity. Many people were outraged when the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution's free-speech protection extends even to occasional political protesters who torch and trample the symbol of liberty, the American flag. Among the outraged was George Bush, who proposes to do something about...
Bush had initially been silent about an amendment, unsure that a President should meddle in constitutional law. Over the weekend, however, he took the national pulse via talk shows, and on Monday aides said he favored "legislation" to remedy the court's action. After his advisers told him that the Justices would surely strike down a new law, Bush said he wanted to codify his feelings in a constitutional amendment...