Word: repeal
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After Janet got back, Governor Savage quickly realized that he could never work successfully with the Reds. As soon as he let them repeal a ban on importing subversive literature, they brought in stocks of Communist propaganda. Then the new ministers fomented another big sugar strike that shut down the colony's main industry. When that petered out, they brought in a bill to force recognition of their Red-led union, and denounced "that man Savage" in open-air rallies. And when Janet Jagan drafted a party declaration demanding that London abolish the governor's control powers...
...context of the time. Many leaders in philosophy and politics either deny 1) the existence of the moral law, or 2) its relevance to politics. They recoil from what they call the "absolutism" of any political system that claims any connection with standards beyond man's capacity to repeal. They point to the thousands of arrogant and wrong-headed politicians who claimed to be the voices...
...hide behind laws to justify big budgets; recommend repeal of statutes which stand in the way of economy...
...message, the President noted that the price of tickets to the public would have remained the same even if the tax had been repealed. He based his veto on two points: 1) "We cannot afford the loss of revenue involved" (an estimated $200 million), and 2) "It is unfair to single out one industry for relief at this time." But the President did soothe the theater owners' heartburn. Agreeing that the tax is "not a good one," he promised to ask Congress to repeal it "early...
MOVIEMEN have put so much pressure on Congressmen to revoke the 20% tax on movie admissions that the House is likely to pass a repeal bill, even though theater owners have no intention of passing the estimated $200 million saving on to ticket buyers. But the bill will have tougher going in the Senate, which fears demands that excise taxes on jewelry, furs and luggage also be dropped...