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...even if the council does manage to piece the petition together, it is likely to meet the unfriendly veto pen of Governor William F. Weld '66, a strong opponent of rent control...
Asking them to do otherwise is futile. Let them drag rent control--a very dead horse--through the dirt. The time they waste will prevent them from doing more damaging things. And Gov. Weld can simply veto whatever they produce...
LINE-ITEM VETO...
...mantra in his dealings with the Clinton administration: "Cooperation yes, compromise no." In his first speech since Election Day, Gingrich warned that fundamental elements of his Contract with America were non-negotiable: stiffer criminal penalties, tax cuts, the balanced budget amendment, and a line item veto. But he said he'd cooperate with President Clinton -- provided he agreed with his policies. Gingrich reserved his harshest words for anti-poverty programs. "They ruined the poor," he said. "They created a culture of poverty and a culture of violence which is destructive of this civilization, and they have to be replaced thoroughly...
...first piece of legislation the president signed, after 10 years of veto and haggling by the Republicans, was the Family and Medical Leave Act. This legislation gives working people freedom for the first time to take time from work to stay with a sick parent or child and know their job is secure...