Word: prop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prop for the farce, of course, was an overrated bum named Sonny Liston. Somehow he had persuaded quite a few people that he would button the lip of the twinkle-toed loudmouth who took his title away in Miami last year...
...proposition system has been fueled by its successes, most notably Proposition 13, the 1978 measure that restructured California's property taxes, and dramatically changed the shape of the suburbs and the funding for public education. Perhaps one of the most important pieces of citizen-led legislation ever, Prop. 13 was followed by similar reforms in many other states and altered the status of public schools throughout the country. No matter what its political ramifications, Prop. 13 was a success as an initiative, a proposal that garnered true grass-roots support and quickly became...
...biting bumper stickers on the endless stream of cars on the freeway. Taking numbers alone as an indicator, the proposition has grown in importance, as the last two elections have brought 23 measures for voters to consider. In 1996 alone, proposition votes have legalized the medical use of marijuana (Prop. 215), and ended affirmative action (Prop. 209), while the 1994 end of basic education and health rights for illegal immigrants (Prop. 187), has worked it way through the courts. In the same election two different proposals for state-supported health care, Props. 214 and 216, were rejected...
...even more alarming has been the fate of most recent initiatives: court date after court date. Being tied up in court makes propositions an ineffective form of government and places undue power in the state judiciary. Two recent examples--from opposite ends of the spectrum--are Props. 209 and 215, passed in November 1996, which have been tied up in court since passing. This week, the state Supreme Court issued orders to close cannibis clubs for operating in violation of Prop. 215, declaring its definition too vague on what constitutes medical use. Similarly, Prop. 209, as well as the earlier...
...biggest project [in prop collection] wasfinding fake ivy," Schoenwaelder says. "I finallyfound it in a shop specializing in fake plants. Ittook two days...