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Helms' supporters accept this distinction, because it subverts Weld's campaign to broaden the ideological confrontation.
A finer distinction: not just one bird for two, but a lowly bird instead of a lofty one.
The distinction between protecting and reforming Social Security is anything but clear: Some candidates such as Steve Forbes suggest that the best way to protect Social Security is to reform it , while even those candidates who advocate preserving the current system--such as Bush and Gore--advocate some significant changes . "Reform" could mean any number of things, from minor tweaks (the addition of individual savings accounts) to more radical fixes (replacing Social Security taxes with privately managed individual accounts).
Voir dire is short and precise and intelligible; in my opinion, this distinction can be claimed by many other terms of art, including tort, fee simple, easement, mens rea , and prima facie case.
Liberal Democrats draw the same distinction but take the opposite positions.