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Fortunately, the American government has the ability to respond with force. The Seminole tribe decided similarly in a 2000 vote to exclude its freedmen descendants, but the action was short-lived. With the mere threat to remove federal funding, the American government forced the Seminoles’ hand, restoring the freedmen their much-deserved citizenship. If the government were to reissue this threat against the Cherokee, the freedmen would likely be reinstated, even if only out of Cherokee self-interest...
...case: "Don't tell us the United States doesn't do the exact same thing." After all the revelations about abuses of power that have occurred in the name of the War on Terror - kidnappings, torture, illegal wiretapping, and invading a country to neutralize a non-existent WMD threat - even the would-be Woodwards and Bernsteins of the Arab world don't believe that we live up to our own Woodward and Bernstein standards anymore...
...among rivals and even consternation among his backers by embracing crime-fighting policies and immigration proposals that some critics have likened to Le Pen's xenophobia. His electoral pledge to create a new "ministry of immigration and national identity," critics claim, was an attempt to imply foreigners are a threat to Frenchness and was aimed at luring Le Pen voters...
...security standards regarding passenger screening, prohibited items, etc. would be complex, requiring coordination between many airlines and airports. If, however, the transaction costs are manageable, privatized security policies would incentivize more rational cost-benefit analysis, leading to policies that are both more effective and innovative. Faced with the threat of multi-million dollar lawsuits and irreparable damage to their reputation (think Pan Am), airlines’ self-interest would improve flight security far more than government central planning...
...developing an amendment to the federal standards to address cases like Cho's, provided the voluntary commitment involves a doctor and judge and it is concluded the person is a danger to himself or others. (A magistrate did initially judge Cho to be mentally ill, and also either a threat to himself or others or unable to care for himself. But it was only as part of a probable cause determination to hold him briefly at a psychiatric facility until his formal hearing - where he agreed to the voluntary treatment - rather than a binding legal ruling...