Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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GOVERNOR EDWARD J KING suffered a number of political setbacks during his controversial term but it wasn't until two days before the end of his four years in office that the legislature overrode a veto The vote this week upholding the legislature's previous decision to divest all state pension finds from firms doing business in South Africa was not even close The Senate voted 23 to 5 on the sanction on Monday the House followed suit the next...
...veto override is a milestone in the national movement to pressure the South Africa government into discarding its in stitutionalized racism Massachusetts is the first state to enact such strict investments guidelines Connecticut and Michigan recently adopted less stringent divestment rules and may encourage other states to follow suit Sen. Jack Backman (D-Brookline), one of the original sponsors of the bill, noted recently that 15 other legislatures are considering similar measures, adding "I hope this is the beginning of a snow ball effect all over the country...
...less than whites They also note that while the number of firms adhering to these guidelines has increased, so has the white minority's repressive activities. In examining his rejection of the divestiture legislation. King maintained that leverage within the companies didn't play a significant role in his veto. He acknowledge "the uncertainty as to the best course," and said that "given the importance of the moral issue and the strength of the conviction of the bill's proponents that isolation is the better way. I am prepared to enact, as a matter of policy, a divestment bill...
After a two-hour debate dragging past midnight, the Senate early this morning voted 23 to 5 to override Gov. Edward J King's veto. The House of Representatives is expected to consider a similar proposal today...
...small owner-operated enterprises, most with receipts of less than $25,000 a year, that could not afford more employees, or use them. Taking a more realistic tack, Howard Baker has promised that the new Congress will take up a jobs measure similar to the one Reagan threatened to veto...