Word: planked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they have responded to these question by saying only things like, "We discussed this point at length during our meetings and this was the best possible compromise." No doubt the constitution committee did discuss the minority provision from nearly every angle. But the compromise which resulted in the minority plank seems one of expedience and not one on which to base a sound constitution. Through further discussion and the rethinking of compromises, the problems above could probably be ironed out without altering the basic intention of the provision--to provide some kind of assured minority representation on the council...
...most controversial plank in the constitution is Article III, Section 3, which calls for seven minority groups to share two votes on the council's administrative committee. Reaction to this plank has ranged from disagreements with its wording to philosophical debate about whether minorities should have special representation...
Even students who would favor some kind of minority representation on the council have expressed doubts about the provision's wording. One problem with the plank is that seven specific groups would be represented--Asians, Blacks, disabled students, gay students, Mexican-Americans, Native Americans and Puerto Ricans. Students and Faculty question, and rightly so, why those particular groups have been singled out for representation. The constitution committee's method for choosing the groups seemed haphazard at best. Apparently, the groups that are included among the seven are ones that happened to be invited to join the committee, or who happened...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, so often little more than a campaign plank for aspiring politicians, has drawn less attention than ever under the conservative revolution. Across the nation, jail populations are swelling, as political rhetoric has stressed the "lock 'em up and throw away the keys" approach. Lower court judges anxious for reappointment by elected officials have stepped up jail terms and bail appraisals. In city halls from New York to San Francisco, local David Stockmans have slashed budgets for prison upkeep and inmate care; criminals after all, don't vote. In the eyes of America's political leaders, as long...
...predicted that most discussion will focus upon "the big issue": a controversial plank in the constitution guaranteeing seven minority organizations fractional votes on the proposed council's executive committee. He said he is unsure whether the council is philosophically opposed to special representation for minorities and that council sentiments "depend very heavily on exactly how the proposal will be worked...