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Gays and religious minorities, for example, will particularly suffer under a Bush Administration, whose use of executive order and veto power will cripple the cause for equal rights and crumble the wall of separation between church and state. The party that mustered Congressional majorities for posting the Ten Commandments and holding mandatory prayer in schools but failed to pass sensible gun regulation after Columbine or hate-crimes laws after Matthew Shepard's murder is itching to appoint the next few Supreme Court justices...
...Clinton has already fired back, issuing an even- later-night veto of a $33 billion measure that was to fund the Congress, the White House and the Treasury Department - and would have given congressmen a pay raise. "I cannot in good conscience sign a bill that funds the operations of the Congress and the White House before funding our classrooms, fixing our schools and protecting our workers," he said...
...support. But it was Shas's defection from his governing coalition last spring that had precipitated Barak's decline, and any respite offered by the religious party is likely to be temporary. And that leaves Barak forced to either sweeten the unity deal for Sharon by giving him effective veto over any peace initiatives, or else face new elections that pollsters right now predict he'll almost certainly lose...
...more politicians and business leaders become fed up with the system. Vice President Al Gore '69 will lead the fight to give our democracy back to the people and rid Washington of special-interest money once and for all. If Texas Gov. George W. Bush wins, he'll veto reform, and our democracy will continue to erode...
...tell you about my plan. Under my plan, $17.1 trillion. All current seniors would be put in a lockbox. My opponent has said $63.4 billion, but that's simply wrong. He is misrepresenting my plan. My plan is $17.1 trillion and all seniors in a lockbox. And I will veto anyone--anyone, Jim, I feel very strongly about this--veto anyone who says otherwise. Putting seniors in a lockbox will be my Administration's No. 1 priority...