Word: effecting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Adenauer, the man of principle, is well served by Adenauer, the politician. With great political skill and iron tenacity, he has put his ideas into effect. He is undisputed boss of his party; when opponents arise who might challenge his position, he tries to win them over; if that does not work, Adenauer slowly undermines their prestige-sometimes by subtle press attacks, sometimes by carefully planted parliamentary questions about their conduct of office. The Bundestag elected him Chancellor by only a one-vote majority, but that did not worry Adenauer. In his 13-man cabinet, eight Christian Democrat ministers...
...Department of Agriculture had a mournful announcement to make: DDT, the wonderful insecticide that debugged World War II, is losing its effect against mosquitoes...
...penalty of dismissal for failure to "pass" the loyalty oath is akin to a determination of treason; because of this, the proceeding is in effect, criminal. The Supreme Court, in US v. Lovett, 328 US 303. 317-18 (1946) reviewed the required proceeding safeguards in a criminal proceeding. "An accused in court must be tried by an impartial jury, has a right to be represented by counsel, he must be clearly informed of the charges against him, the law which he is charged with violating must have been passed before he committed the act charged, he must be confronted...
...give any reasons for his action; the organization has no right to a hearing; individuals accused of "disloyalty" are not tried by a jury, have no right to counsel, are not clearly informed of the charges against them; the loyalty order is ex post facto in effect, and there is no right to examine witnesses or evidence used against the accused. This is the type of un-American proceeding which is embodied in the loyalty order. This is the proceeding used by "patriots" to ferret out "subversives...
...perhaps the most serious consequence of Bingham's ill-timed and ill-advised statement is its possible after-effect...