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Probably nothing better explains the reason for our shackled position than President Bush's veto of the parental leave bill last week. Arguing that it was not his place to force American businesses to do anything they did not want to do, the President refused to sign a bill that guaranteed workers unpaid time off for births, adoptions, or medical emergencies involving family members...
...Bush's veto also holds grave economic consequences for women. The number one reason employers give for continued lower wages for women is that they leave the work force to have children, and are therefore "bad investments...
...American coalition's victory was made sweeter because the law was passed over Reagan's veto. It effectively destroyed Reagan's policy of "constructive engagement," which was designed to quietly prod South Africa into making changes without cutting the economic links between the two countries...
Meanwhile, the White House is angry at what it sees as an attempt by Democrats and civil rights groups to use Mandela's visit to pressure Bush to put aside his objections to the pending Civil Rights Act of 1990 -- or else force him to endure the embarrassment of vetoing it while Mandela is still in the U.S. The bill seeks to lessen the effect of several recent Supreme Court decisions that diluted existing federal affirmative-action and antidiscrimination law. In particular, the rulings made it harder for victims of discrimination to prove bias and bring lawsuits for redress...
Skippy made several appearances last week, as Bush energetically stumped for Republican political candidates, aggressively wielded his veto and blasted back at his critics...