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- Historic Document · May 29, 20122008 Republican Platform
settled only on the basis of mutually agreed changes that reflect today’s realities as well as tomorrow’s hopes. Iraq A stable, unified, and democratic Iraqi nation is within … more against the dignity and honor of the American work force. We oppose “card check” legislation, which deprives workers of their privacy and their right to vote, because it exposes
- Historic Document · May 29, 20122004 Republican Platform
military threats, and democratic governments are flourishing in a world of increasing prosperity.” The reality of 9/11 does not diminish our generation’s opportunity to advance the cause of freedom … screening technology has been developed, and 100 percent of commercial air passengers and checked bags are now screened. As tagging and tracking citizens is inconsistent with American freedom, we oppose
- Historic Document · May 29, 20122000 Republican Platform
communities have paid the highest price in the threat of addiction and the daily reality of violence. Drug kingpins have turned entire neighborhoods into wastelands and ruined uncounted lives with … Democrats, especially by prosecuting dangerous offenders identified as felons in instant background checks. Although we support background checks to ensure that guns do not fall into the hands of criminals
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121996 Republican Platform
across America. We applaud Bob Dole’s commitment to have the national instant check system operational by the end of 1997. In one of the strangest actions of his tenure … grants, school rebates, charter schools, and vouchers, to make parental choice in education a reality for all parents. On the federal level, we endorse legislation - like the Watts-Talent
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121992 Republican Platform
education revolution. We have presented a detailed plan which is even now becoming reality. The future of our Nation demands no less. The President is leading the country … launched dramatic reforms, especially with workfare and leanfare. Welfare can no longer be a check in the mail with no responsibility. We believe fathers and mothers must be held responsible
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121988 Republican Platform
will continue to stabilize fiscal and monetary policies in order to keep inflation in check and interest rates stable. This foundation of economic stability must underlie all rural initiatives … freedom and peace in Latin America. The Soviet Union: New Challenges and Enduring Realities Steady American leadership is needed now more than ever to deal with the challenges posed
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121984 Republican Platform
kinds of policies that will make their dreams for a better America a reality. The party of Lincoln will remain the party of equal rights for all. We continue … drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another.” For more responsible government, non-essential federal functions should
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121980 Republican Platform
levels. The threat of sudden shortages, curtailments, and gas lines has become a recurring reality. This steady deterioration has not only compounded our economic problems of inflation, recession, and dollar … Freedom of information Act and the Privacy Act to permit meaningful background checks on individuals being considered for sensitive positions and to reduce costly and capricious requests to the intelligence
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121972 Republican Platform
Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, the nuclear arms race checked, the Mid-East crisis dampened, our alliances revitalized. So once again the foreign policy … task—to redefine the international role of the United States in light of new realities around the globe and new attitudes at home. Precisely and clearly, the President stated
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121968 Republican Platform
spark a “Republican Resurgence” under men and women willing to face the realities of the world in which we live. We must urgently dedicate our efforts toward restoration of peace … Administration we have had economic mismanagement of the highest order. Inflation robs our pay checks at a present rate of 4 1/2 percent per year. In the past three years
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121964 Republican Platform
adequately perform. Great power, whether governmental or private, political or economic, must be so checked, balanced and restrained and, where necessary, so dispersed as to prevent it from becoming … properly levied assessments, so that the United Nations will more accurately reflect the power realities of the world. Further to assure the carrying out of these recommendations and to correct
- Historic Document · May 29, 20121960 Republican Platform
possible enemy. Highly mobile and versatile forces, including forces deployed, to deter or check local aggressions and “brush fire wars” which might bring on all-out nuclear war. National determination … right to vote and transcends mere relief from discrimination by government. It becomes a reality only when all persons have equal opportunity, without distinction of race, religion, color or national
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The Judiciary Continued in Relation to Trial by Jury
every deduction for these considerations, the trial by jury must still be a valuable check upon corruption. It greatly multiplies the impediments to its success. As matters now stand … every new view I take of the subject, I become more convinced of the reality of the obstacles which, we are authoritatively informed, prevented the insertion of a provision
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The Judiciary Continued, and the Distribution of the Judicial Authority
encroachments on the legislative authority, which has been upon many occasions reiterated, is in reality a phantom. Particular misconstructions and contraventions of the will of the legislature … force. And the inference is greatly fortified by the consideration of the important constitutional check which the power of instituting impeachments in one part of the legislative body
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection
regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed of judges holding their offices during good behavior; the representation … internal tranquillity of States, as to increase their external force and security, is in reality not a new idea. It has been practiced upon in different countries and ages
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The Same Subject Continued (Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States)
this circumstance. WE SHOULD BE READY TO DENOMINATE INJURIES THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE IN REALITY THE JUSTIFIABLE ACTS OF INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNTIES CONSULTING A DISTINCT INTEREST. The spirit of enterprise, which … preside over the legislations of the individual States hereafter, if unrestrained by any additional checks, than we have heretofore seen in too many instances disgracing their several codes. We have
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany
political structure, long as it had stood and terrible as was the reality of its power, was not in fact Russian in origin, character, or purpose … Imperial Government accredited to the Government of the United States. Even in checking these things and trying to extirpate them we have sought to put the most generous interpretation possible
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Miranda v. Arizona
precedent into impotent and lifeless formulas. Rights declared in words might be lost in reality. And this has been recognized. The [384 U.S. 436, 444] meaning and vitality … Allen Stewart, was pointed out to Los Angeles police as the endorser of dividend checks taken in one of the robberies. At about 7:15 p. m., January
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012The Great Chicago Fire
great artificial fountain, had ceased to run. But I did not conjecture the awful reality, viz., that the great pumping engines had been disabled by a burning roof falling upon … issue. This driver had divined that, as all the banks were burned, a check on the Commercial National would not carry him very far, although it might carry
- Historic Document · May 29, 2012Self Reliance
body in society reminds us of somewhat else, or of some other person. Character, reality, reminds you of nothing else; it takes place of the whole creation. The man must … breasts. This is to be done in our smooth times by speaking the truth. Check this lying hospitality and lying affection. Live no longer to the expectation of these deceived