Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Conference Record of Papers Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Conference, Washington, DC, April 6, 7, 8, 1981
Author: Conference Record of Papers Presented at the ... Annual Conference
Author: 31st IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Electronics in transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Conference Record of Papers Presented at the Thirty-second Annual Conference
Author: Resources in Education
Author: Papers and Addresses Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
Author: Fair Housing Amendments Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1964
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Ballot Blocked
Author: Jesse H. RhodesPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503603539
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Voting rights are a perennial topic in American politics. Recent elections and the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down key enforcement provisions in the Voting Rights Act (VRA), have only placed further emphasis on the debate over voter disenfranchaisement. Over the past five decades, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have consistently voted to expand the protections offered to vulnerable voters by the Voting Rights Act. And yet, the administration of the VRA has become more fragmented and judicial interpretation of its terms has become much less generous. Why have Republicans consistently adopted administrative and judicial decisions that undermine legislation they repeatedly endorse? Ballot Blocked shows how the divergent trajectories of legislation, administration, and judicial interpretation in voting rights policymaking derive largely from efforts by conservative politicians to narrow the scope of federal enforcement while at the same time preserving their public reputations as supporters of racial equality and minority voting rights. Jesse H. Rhodes argues that conservatives adopt a paradoxical strategy in which they acquiesce to expansive voting rights protections in Congress (where decisions are visible and easily traceable) while simultaneously narrowing the scope of federal enforcement via administrative and judicial maneuvers (which are less visible and harder to trace). Over time, the repeated execution of this strategy has enabled a conservative Supreme Court to exercise preponderant influence over the scope of federal enforcement.
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Author: Bruce A. BeaubouefPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585446001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In 1973, the United States and other western countries were shocked by the Arab oil embargo. Lines formed at gasoline pumps; fuel stations ran out of supply; prices skyrocketed; and the nation realized its vulnerability to decisions made by leaders of countries half a world away. In response, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which was signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1975, has become the nation’s primary tool of energy policy. Following its first major use during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, officials and policy makers at the highest levels increasingly turned to the SPR to stave off shortages and mitigate rising energy prices. Author and historian Bruce A. Beaubouef examines, for the first time, the interactions that have shaped the development of the SPR. He argues that the SPR has survived because it is a passive regulatory tool that serves to protect energy consumers and petroleum consumption and does not compete with the American oil industry. Indeed, by the late twentieth century, as American import dependency reached new heights, refiners and transporters increasingly relied upon the SPR as a ready resource to help maintain feedstock when supplies were tight or disrupted. In a time of continued vulnerability, this definitive work will be of interest to those concerned with the history, economy, and politics of the oil and gas industry, as well as to historians and practitioners of oil and energy policy.