Weak respiratory muscles may suddenly fatigue, producing precipitous respiratory collapse. Elective intubation is preferable to emergency intubation or respiratory arrest. The standard 20/30 rule (FVC less than 20 ml/kg or NIF less than 30 cmH20) are the best indicators of the need for ventilator support.
Imminent lawless action is a term used in the United States Supreme Court case Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) to define the limits of constitutionally protected speech. The decision overturned the decision of the earlier Schenck v. United States (1919), which had established clear and present danger as the constitutional limit for speech.
Imaging a florist busily responding with gratitude towards Congress, President Johnson, and Civil Rights leaders, Herblock captures sudden good will as the Senate voted for cloture to end fifty-four days of filibuster on the Civil Rights Act on June 10, 1954. The Senate finally passed the legislation on June 19, 1964.