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Finally, the enactment of term limits would weaken special interest groups and return power to the hands of the American people. With their terms limited by law, members of Congress would be more inclined to do what is right rather than pander to the special interest groups...

Author: By Bradley L. Whitman, | Title: An End to Political Careers | 3/21/1995 | See Source »

Unfortunately, randomization is not a comprehensive solution to the problem of self-segregation. Instead, randomization will only serve to weaken house life and anger students without creating an integrated campus...

Author: By David J. Andorsky, | Title: Diversifying With an Axe | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...corrective steps now in the works, such as changing the 11-day rule in the wetlands definition. But environmentalists contend that reform is not what's on Republicans' minds. Says Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope: "The agenda they have set is not to fix these laws but to weaken them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESSIONAL CHAIN-SAW MASSACRE | 2/27/1995 | See Source »

...brief review of Ms. Streisand's speech reveals several prominent flaws. The first is her contention that freedom of expression is crucial to the future of American democracy. As she states, "To force us to conform to some rigid notion of mainstream American values is to weaken the very foundation of American democracy...

Author: By Bradley L. Whitman, | Title: Harvard Falls Starstruck | 2/14/1995 | See Source »

...House overwhelmingly approved-by a bipartisan vote of 360 to 74-a G.O.P.-sponsored bill that would restrict Congress's ability to impose new unfunded mandates upon the states. The majority ignored objections from some Democrats that the measure would weaken federal protections for the poor and the environment. Minor differences need to be ironed out with the Senate before the legislation goes to President Clinton, who has said he supports it. In the Senate, positions hardened over a balanced-budget amendment, as key Democrats sought to protect Social Security from future cuts and pin down Republicans on precisely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 4 | 2/13/1995 | See Source »

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