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WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Senate narrowly rejected Tuesday a
constitutional amendment requiring
a balanced federal budget, killing by
a single vote a proposal that oppo
nents argued could “grind the gov
ernment to a halt.”
The vote was 66-34, one vote
short of the 67 votes — two-thirds of
the Senate’s 100 members voting —
needed for approval. The Senate’s
vote reversed one taken four years
ago, when the chamber approved a
balanced-budget constitutional
amendment by a vote of 69-31. A
similar proposal in the House that
year failed by 66 votes to get the
needed two-thirds margin.
The White House issued a
statement saying that President Rea
gan “is disappointed that the Senate
failed by only a single vote to simply
ask the American Congress to do
what every American family must:
spend no more money than they
take in.”
“Tonight’s close vote merely spurs
us to come back and try again,” the
White House statement said. Presi
dential spokesman Larry Speakes
had said earlier that Reagan was lob
bying senators by telephone on the
issue.
Sen. Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz,
said, “It’s a big disappointment. It’s
going to be a long time before we get
an opportunity to pass it again.”
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, an
other sponsor of the amendment,
said, “Unless we replace some of the
members who voted against this, I
don’t see any way we are going to
pass this in the next Congress. This
was a very, very crucial vote.”
Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., said,
“Gramm-Rudman was a crucial fac
tor, people say ‘we have Gramm-
Rudman, we don’t need this,”’.
Sen. Daniel Evans, R-Wash., who
led the opponents, agreed with Si
mon that the deficit-reduction law
had an impact on the outcome.
Evans said“l think it had a proptr
impact.
"I think there is a great rcluctanct
to amend the Constitution, our fore
fathers were wise to require a two-
thirds vote.”
Ten Republicans joined 24 Demo
crats in voting against the proposal
while 23 Democrats and 43 Republi
cans voted for the measure.
Hatch expressed "some real irrita
tion” that two members of the Re
publican leadership, Sens. Job
Heinz of Pennsylvania and Job
Chafee of Rhode Island, voted
against the proposal.
The proposed constitutional
amendment, which would have re
quired Congress to spend no more
in a fiscal year than the government
collects in revenues, needed appro
val by two-thirds of those voting in
the Senate. It also would have
needed approval by two-thirds of
voting House members and ratiftca
tion by 38 states.
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Aquino signs temporary constitution
MANILA, Philippines (AP) —
President Corazon Aquino signed a
temporary “freedom constitution”
Tuesday that gives her powers ri
valing those Ferdinand E. Marcos
exercised under martial law in the
1970s, including rule by decree.
The interim constitution guar
antees civil rights but abolishes the
National Assembly, which was con
trolled by the exiled former presi
dent’s political party.
Aquino said she hoped to have a
new permanent constitution and Na
tional Assembly in place within a
year.
She did not use the word “revolu
tionary” to describe her govern
ment, which came to power when
Marcos fled the country Feb. 26.
Her justice minister called it “revolu
tionary in origin and nature, demo
cratic in essence, and essentially
transitory in character.”
The president said: “Today, I am
announcing an interim constitution
under which our battered nation can
shelter after years of dictatorship.
Our newly won rights and liberties
will be protected by this temporary
freedom constitution.”
Marcos ruled the Philippines for
two decades, including more than
eight years of martial law that began
in 1972. He was driven out by a mili
tary-civilian revolt supported by the
“Today, I am announcing
an interim constitution
under which our battered
nation can shelter after
years of dictatorship. ”
— Philippine President
Corazon Aquino.
these extraordinary powers, thfl
will not be abused.”
Aquino signed the proclainutioi
on nationwide television one moib
to the day after Marcos resigned b
office and fled the presidential psi
ace to Clark Air Base en route to Hi
line hierarchy of the Roman
Catholic Church.
Bias Ople, labor minister under
Marcos, said Aquino was taking on
the “powers of a dictator in a one-
party state.” He threatened to re
open the National Assembly despite
its abolition under the interim con
stitution.
Other political opponents were
less defiant. Jose Rono, executive se-
cretry of Marcos’ party, the New So
ciety Movement, acknowledged the
new president’s wide support and
said of her action: “There’s nothing
we can do about it.”
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between the powers Aquino nowhai
and those Marcos exercised undo
martial law.
She can make laws, set electio:
dates, appoint and dismiss mayon
and governors, appoint new judge
in all courts, reorganize governmra
commissions and name all SOtoM
people to the commission to writti
new constitution.
Marcos also could arrest peopk
for any reason and jail them fora
long as he chose. Aquino has nospt-
cific powers of arrest under theprfr
visional constitution.
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affairs minister, called Aquino’s gov-
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dictatorship” and added: “We all
hope that while she exercises all
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