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...would simply formalize one-man rule in Brazil. As in Costa e Silva's election, future Presidents would be chosen by Congress, and the President would have sweeping powers, including the right to declare a "state of siege" and suspend Congress, as well as the right to issue "decree-laws" that would be submitted to Congress only after they had gone into effect. As for Congress itself, it would be barred from tampering with the budget, interfering with salary raises, and from delaying passage of various other types of presidential bills. In matters of "national security," the new constitution...
...Council acted humanely itself by overruling the majority of the Parole Board. It recognized what a horrible injustice it would have been to have allowed an execution this month while a real chance exists next month that the General Court may suspend the death penalty...
...became increasingly difficult to assemble a quorum. As a result, meetings began with the absurdly unconstitutional process of an insufficient number of members deciding to suspend the quorum rule. Lack of authority spawned lack of interest, which in turn made it harder and harder for the HDC membership to decide anything...
...Down from A.O.U. headquarters in Addis Ababa flew a "peace mission" eager to resolve the crisis. In from the United Nations clattered a message from Secretary-General U Thant, condemning both sides and expressing "distress." Washington issued a "strong protest" to Guinea and dropped subtle hints that it might suspend its $70 million in foreign aid unless Ambassador Mcllvaine was released. Even Nigeria's military ruler, Lieut. Colonel Yakubu Gowon, was moved to send the commander of his ten-ship navy to Accra for explanations...
...reader may be aware of recent advances in surgery by which an amputated limb can be successfully reunited with the victim. He may then be induced to suspend his natural incredulity when told that a criminal condemned to death has donated his body for dismemberment in the interests of science, and that all the parts will be usefully employed to patch up other people. The French government, as representative of a loffical people, has worked it out that such procedures will do much to repair the military disadvantages of having a smaller population than the U.S. or China; one soldier...