Word: rubberstamping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Board of Overseers--which must approve Corporation selections--was formally notified only two days before it was to vote on the choice. And members complained that their lack of adequate information about Hope forced them to rubberstamp the appointment...
...George Bush defeats Gov. Michael S. Dukakis in the presidential election two weeks from now--as recent polls indicate he would if the election were held today--the vice president will not be able to count on a Republican, or even conservative, Congress to rubberstamp his administration's initiatives. Despite the likelihood of Republican success in the presidential election, the Democratic Party seems sure to make strong gains in the Senate and at least retain its control of the House in the 101st Congress...
...MATTER how earnestly Reagan may try to transform the Court, though, he will still to contend with a Senate that is unlikely to rubberstamp nominees, and future appointees are in for rigorous scrutiny and lengthy confirmation hearings. But thermore, the lower courts, which possess some degree of in dependence, are filled with Carter appointees able to safeguard many liberal laws...
...responsibility for his actions. During World War II, McCloy, as Assistant Secretary of War, "single handedly obstructed" requests to bomb the railroads leading to these policies. As assistant Secretary of War, he oversaw the concentration camps in Germany. More egregiously, contrary to popular belief, McCloy did not merely rubberstamp the decisions of the Advisory Board for Clemency for War Criminals. According to the Landsberg report, written by McCloy himself in 1951, McCloy commuted the sentences of 10 of the 15 prisoners sentenced to death, and substantially reduced the sentences of others. In explaining his actions, McCloy cited such reasons...
Students immediately accused Fox of "blackmail" and "duplicity." In a draft letter to The Crimson, they argued that "the issue here clearly transcends that of postering," saying the meeting "illustrates how the administration and in particular, Dean Fox, can manipulate an advisory committee to rubberstamp its own decisions...