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LIST 4. Waiving Freedom: Obama's Exercise of Arbitrary Power 06 November 2012 . Among the objections to ObamaCare , one that has not gotten as much attention as it should is the president's power to waive the law for any company, union or other enterprise he chooses.

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LIST 4

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  1. LIST 4

  2. Waiving Freedom: Obama's Exercise of ArbitraryPower 06 November 2012 Among the objections to ObamaCare, one that has not gotten as much attention as it should is the president's power to waive the law for any company, union or other enterprise he chooses. How secure is any freedom when there is this kind of arbitrary power in the hands of one man? ArbitraryObamaCare waivers are bad enough by themselves. They are truly ominous as part of a more general practice of this administration to create arbitrary powers that permit them to walk roughshod over the basic rights of the American people.

  3. Arbitrary—(adj) The decision to spend $700 billion to help the economy was not an arbitrary decision but rather took a lot of planning and debate. based on chance or impulse as opposed to reason or necessity

  4. Aloof – (adj) After the death of his mother, Robert was aloof toward all his friends and wouldn’t talk to them. Physically and emotionally distant

  5. The Tipping Point Proper etiquette dictates that restaurant-goers should leave behind at least a 15 percent gratuity. One brave columnist begs to differ. ByChristopher Sacco http://eastbrunswick.patch.com/articles/the-tipping-point

  6. Gratuity—(n.) The movie was rated R because of the gratuitous, unnecessary violence. something given without demand; more than required

  7. July 8, 2008...3:51 am UN report: Legal empowerment helps ameliorate poverty “They're not going to be able to stop a recession but they could certainly ameliorate it and get the economy going again," he said.

  8. Yellow lines painted to ameliorate parking problems near Grant Elementary October 17, 2012

  9. Ameliorate—(verb) Relationships between conflicting brothers were ameliorated at the wedding when they were able to explain the misunderstandings. To make or become better; to improve

  10. 3 more schools succumb to flu By David Pittman Three additional Texas Panhandle schools will close their doors for the remainder of the week as they struggle with absences from flu-related illness. Some or all campuses in at least eight Panhandle communities have closed their doors in the last two weeks because a large percentage of students were out sick with various aliments.

  11. Succumb -- v. to submit to an overpowering force; to reluctantly give in Joan didn’t want to succumb to the peer pressure and so she left the party so she wouldn’t give in.

  12. Give heed to tax changes Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Life changes can bring celebrations and condolences, and they often bring tax changes, too. Pay attention to those, or risk ending up with headaches or extra costs.

  13. Heed – verb (or noun) To pay attention to Your car wouldn’t be in the lake right now if you had heeded the manufacturer’s warning to not leave the car running.

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