Word: reform
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...another area, that of national secrets, S. 1437 is far milder than its predecessor, but it still leaves the door open for an official secrets act and unprecedented restrictions on the freedoms of speech and press. In still another area, reform of penalties and sentencing, the bill features a set of jail terms and penalties that are far too harsh for most crimes related to drugs--not just hard stuff--and institutes mandatory penalties for a whole slew of crimes without regard to previous criminal records or the current overcrowding of already ineffective federal prisons...
...bill exemplifies the political brokerage that shapes virtually all legislation. The Brown Commission finally made its report in 1971, and its recommendations were taken under consideration by a Justice Department committee chaired in turn by John Mitchell and Richard Kleindienst. That committee drafted the original Criminal Code reform bill, designated S. 1400 in 1973. However, the original bill died in committee, and with good reason; the proposal contained some of the Nixon administration's most paranoid reflections. It recommended the death penalty for a shockingly wide range of crimes and a "National Security" act that would protect at executive discretion...
...fundamental issue has been lost in the debate on minority recruitment. Minority recruitment is in the interest of both academic institutions and oppressed groups. Harvard is considered a training ground for leaders who will continue, or at best reform, the present system of social organization. It is in Harvard's best interest to seek out and train promising young people from oppressed groups, for where their talents are cultivated will likely affect whether oppressed people move toward reform or destruction of this social system. Minority recruitment is in the interest of oppressed people for academic training is a valuable tool...
...Gunther's piece also illustrates how easy it is to confuse the ackowledgement that a problem exists, and the problem's resolution. And to go a step further, his article represents reaction against what he sees as excessive reform, when in fact much reform has not occured in the first place...
...could at Mr. Miller and hasn't touched him in the slightest. Now you're saying to him: 'You take the gun and shoot yourself!' " Miller himself coolly told Proxmire: "I do not intend to withdraw my nomination, and I hope that you will reform your ways and vote...