Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...denied partially because the commission thought there were enough liquor serving establishments and partly because the restaurant was within 500 feet of a church. Shortly thereafter, in a suit brought by the Harvard Square restaurant Grendel's, the Supreme Court held that churches and schools could not have absolute veto power over liquor licenses for nearby establishments. So the commission reheard Ruggles' case in early 1983. But again Ruggles was denied...
Twice last week Ronald Reagan employed the bold but risky political strategy of pre-emptive compromise. Faced with the all but certain passage of bills that he had previously threatened to veto, the President sought to outflank Congress with his own initiatives on South Africa and international trade. His political maneuvering served only to heighten the partisan conflict on Capitol Hill. "This is no longer an issue of what's good for South Africa," declared Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole. "It's a raw political issue. South Africa is secondary." As for new trade legislation, a top White House aide...
...back on the part of the President," Dole said, then he would personally reintroduce the bill and support it. The call to bring the sanctions to a vote was defeated 57 to 41. But Cranston vowed to try to attach the measure to legislation that Reagan could not easily veto, like an upcoming bill that would raise the federal debt ceiling...
Reagan's change of heart appears to be a major concession to two political realities: he faced defeat in Congress if he continued to resist sanctions, and the bitter fight that would ensue if he attempted to exercise his veto might poison the atmosphere for the entire legislative session. The senior Administration official insisted, however, that the new presidential sanctions do not represent any change in Reagan's views on South Africa. The President, this official said, has always harbored sympathy for the measures in the congressional bill, which a month ago was hammered out by a joint House-Senate...
...repressive policies of South Africa's white government. The Administration's "constructive engagement" approach and Reagan's impulsive rhetoric have helped stimulate demands for sanctions against South Africa. Congress seems likely to approve a package of such penalties next week, and Reagan will then face another no-win veto decision that could be politically damaging...