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Bumpers Proved Name Recognition Not Necessary In Politics (cont)BY JOHN MILLERPublished Wednesday, July 8, 1998 in the Nevada County Picayune limits died. And, when Ronald Reagan was president (for life they thought, he said), the GOP was in favor of the line-item veto. However, when Clinton used the line-item veto, the GOP "squealed like a pig under a gate." Since then, the party sued and the line-item veto has been declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. "Jefferson said the price of democracy is eternal vigilance," Bumpers said. "We shouldn't lose sight of what we believe in. "Franklin Roosevelt said the groans of the rich are louder than the empty stomachs of the poor. In a nation like this, we shouldn't have poor or unhappy folks." Search | Nevada County Picayune by date | Gurdon Times by date |
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