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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. How secure is any freedom when there is this kind of arbitrary power in the hands of one man? Arbitrary ObamaCare 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.

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

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

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

Gratuity—(n.)

The movie was rated R because of the gratuitous, unnecessary violence.

something given without demand; more than

required

July 8, 2008...3:51 amUN 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.

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

Ameliorate—(verb) Relationships between conflicting brothers were amel iorated at the wedding when they were able to explain the misunderstandings.

To make or become better; to improve

3 more schools succumb to fluBy 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.

Cancer Stem Cells Succumb to Animal Drug

By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage TodayPublished: August 14, 2009

An antibiotic widely used in chicken feed selectively kills breast cancer stem cells in lab and animal experiments, researchers said.

Succumb -- v.

Joan didn’t want to succumb to the peer pressure and so she left the party so she wouldn’t give in.

to submit to an overpowering force; to reluctantly give in

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.

Give heed to tax changes

Heed – verb (or noun)

To pay attention toYour car wouldn’t be in the lake right now if you had heeded the manufacturer’s warning to not leave the car running.