But Mr. McCain and the other principal sponsors of the law said the rulings by the commission seriously weakened the force of the legislation.
That's the most aggressive program in North America, now with the added force of enacted legislation.
The makeup of his social cabinet, which is comprised entirely of PAN loyalists, could also prove a liability, as it does not comply with his post-election pledge to form an inclusive government and reach out to other political forces.Shaky partnershipPassage of legislation will depend in large measure on the political skills of Mr Calderón's new interior minister.
Colombia's decree, which was issued by the president, lacks the reach and force of Argentina's legislation, but it is striking just the same.
In general, the Italian purges went much less far than those in Germany, and there was considerable continuity in many areas, including the judiciary, the police force, and the body of legislation created in the 1920s and '30s.
His leadership had great clarity of vision (even to the geographical distribution of his forces and precise details of legislation), firmness of command, and certainty of execution.
Mr. Bush's approach sets the stage for a legislative clash beginning next week in the Senate as Democrats renew their efforts to put together a bipartisan coalition to win approval of legislation forcing a change in policy in Iraq.
Norris is also one of the co-sponsors of legislation forcing police departments to count all their untested rape kits.
The local chief minister, Omar Abdullah, has appealed for the lifting of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, a self-explanatory, draconian and much-detested piece of legislation in force in 14 of J&K's 22 districts, from four districts in the valley.
The Border Force Act is the sort of legislation we have come to expect from a government devoid of the imagination required to secure our borders without the systematic persecution of asylum seekers.
