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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1976
Page
9
The piece argues that unelected rulers and a growing bureaucracy erode democratic accountability. It contrasts Jeffersons faith in public anger and accessible rulers with Hamiltons elite rule, warns of runaway agencies, and calls for sunset laws and legislative oversight to curb overreach while reaffirming constitutional limits.
The article analyzes why Walter Mondale and Ed Muskie favored the vice presidential slot over pursuing the presidency in 1976. It notes the VP role can be a stepping stone to the White House and highlights the campaign's personal and political pressures, while praising the Senate’s power as a preferable base.
The piece quips that Carter asked Mondale about his faith at a Plains summit as TV coverage of the All Star game continued. It jokes about Mondale slipping into Carter's room and hints at religious tensions and New York City’s renewed normalcy after the convention.
This column surveys origins and usage of the expression by hook or crook noting dictionaries offer little evidence. It explains billhook and shepherd crook as tools and traces differ from versus differ with usage, and etymology from Latin dis apart to carry apart.
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