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Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to the way things were. The first established use of the term in a political context was by François-René de Chateaubriand in 1819, following the French Revolution. Political science often credits the Irish politician Edmund Burke with many of the ideas now called conservative.
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The best-known version of the Bricker Amendment, considered by the Senate in 1953–54, declared that no treaty could be made by the United States that conflicted with the Constitution, was self-executing without the passage of separate enabling legislation through Congress, or which granted Congress legislative powers beyond those specified in the Constitution. It also limited the president's power to enter into executive agreements with foreign powers. Despite initial support, the Bricker Amendment was blocked through the intervention of President Eisenhower and failed in the Senate by a single vote in 1954.
Did you know...
- ...that after thirty-five ballots, Republican presidential candidates James G. Blaine and John Sherman withdrew their campaigns to support a dark horse candidate named James Garfield at the 1880 Republican National Convention (pictured)?
- ...that the Minute Women of the U.S.A. was a militantly anti-communist organization for American housewives in the 1950s?
- ... that Holby City woman is a voter demographic in the United Kingdom that was considered influential to the outcome of the 2010 United Kingdom general election?
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It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.—Robert Anton Wilson, The Illuminati Papers (1980)
In the news
- January 22: conservative Sauli Niinisto wins the first round in Finland's presidential election. ABC News
- November 16: amid economic unrest in Spain, polls show conservative Mariano Rajoy with a substantial lead over the ruling Socialists going into Sunday's election. Newsmax
- October 29: the US Republican Party nomination campaign heats up in the key state of New Hampshire, where Rick Perry (pictured) calls for the repeal of its gay marriage law. Reuters
- September 23: Prediction markets show the likelihood of a Rick Perry nomination as a US presidential candidate is now in free fall. The Ticket
- September 22: US congressman Thad McCotter ends his presidential bid. OpenGlobe
- August 30: Japan's parliament elects Yoshihiko Noda as prime minister. Fox News
Selected anniversaries in May
- 1979 – Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1940 – the Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
- 1988 – Section 28 is enacted in Great Britain with the effect of prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun. The headquarters is located in Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Founded in 1874, the Yomiuri Shimbun is credited with having the largest newspaper circulation in the world having a combined morning and evening circulation of 14,323,781 through January 2002. The Yomiuri Shimbun is conservative and sometimes considered a centre-right newspaper.
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