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...President's good faith. It would be possible to challenge this catch-all power only if the government had proclaimed a discriminatory curfew for all persons except federal officials on their way to work. But why bother? The Administration could then simply note that there existed a conspiracy to obstruct, and round up any undesirables on that basis. The May demonstrations, surely, did spring from a collective and conscious decision to obstruct-the "conspiracy" concept, though, remains uncomfortably vague in the technical, legal sense. The FBI used it Monday only in pinching Rennie Davis...
...Osborne's force can be diminished, and when rich-bitch Helena enters in the Second Act as foil for Porter's venom, the performance really sparks; but her spark is as ephemeral as Ali's in the thirteenth round. The director has done everything possible to obstruct dramatic tensions. The violent actions are more uncomfortable than discomfiting, the quiet moments are languorous. Against the evening's generally ham-handed pacing, Porter's songwriting-dancing interludes seem too clever by half. The actors strive valiantly to overcome the director's schematized conception, but only John Archibald (who plays both Porter...
...provision, known as the Civil Obedience Act of 1968, makes it a federal crime to obstruct law enforcement officers or firemen doing their lawful duty in connection with a civil disorder which obstructs a federally-protected function...
...door. The people in front of the door had their arms linked and this chain of people extended all the way to Fink, but did not include him. It appeared that Fink's testimony was correct. He was present at the demonstration but he did not intend to obstruct anyone; he stood away from the door and did not link arms...
...ground-rules of conduct for all members of the University. ALL members. That is the theory. In practice, however, the radical chant, "You're right, we're responsible," is not far from the truth. The Resolution essentially boils down to two points: First, students should not touch or obstruct administrators; second, administrators should be alert to what students are saying, and give "full and fair hearing" to "reasoned expressions of grievances." Further, administrators should also "respond promptly and in good faith to such expressions and to widely-expressed needs for change" (italics mine). That is the theory, which...