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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Monday. November 7, 1988
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(EDITORIAL
Federal drug bill 1L
loses its punch
In its final rush to pass tougher drug control legisla-
tion before adjournment, Congress allowed the original
bill to be watered down by extensive redrafting to in-
clude several civil liberties protections.
The truth is that the tough escalation in the war on
drugs actually turned out to be a piece of legislation
establishing civil penalties for drug use that opens the
door to federal decriminalization of narcotics posses-
Si<you can thank scores of civil libertarians and lob-
byists for the American Civil Liberties Union for helping
to water down the original drug control bill. Their list of
so:called protections include the right to appeal assess-
ed civil fines to federal court and the right to a jury trial
in which the higher standards of criminal law — proof
beyond a reasonable doubt — would apply.
Records of any civil fines would also automatically be
removed after three years. ACLU officials are now far
less troubled by the final outcome than with the original
phrasing of the drug law. That translates into more trou-
ble for the public.
Although drug possession under the new law would re-
main a federal crime, the bill, which President Reagan
is expected to sign, would,give prosecutors freedom to
forgo prosecution and treat possession cases as a less
serious civil matter. In some ways, that would be
similar to liability under a traffic ticket.
Congressional leaders involved in drafting the civil
penalties provision believe the purpose was not to
decriminalize drugs but to make available to pro-
secutors a new weapon to use against drug abusers.
However, that’s not the way it now appears.
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GONNA CHANGE VERY
MUCH, REGARDLESS OF
WHO WINS - BESIDES.
WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL
ONE VOTE MAKE ?
GET OFF YOUR RUSTY
DUSTY AND VOTE, YOU
SLOB-YOUR VOTE IS THE
MOST PRECIOUS THING
YOU HAVE - IF YOU DON'T
USE IT, DONT BLEAT ABOUT
WHAT'S WRONG WITH
THE COUNTRY
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Today in history
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
On Nov. 7, 1917, Russia’s
Bolshevik Revolution took place
as forces led by Vladimir Ilyich
Lenin overthrew the provisional
government of Alexander.
Kerensky.
On this date: -
In 1874, the Republican Party
was symbolized as an elephant
for the first time in a cartoon
drawn by Thomas Nast in
“Harper’s Weekly.”
In 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt
won a fourth term in office,
defeating Republican Thomas
E. Dewey.
In 1962, Richard M. Nixon,
having lost California’s guber-
natorial race, held what he call-
ed his “last press conference,”
telling reporters, “You won’t
have Nixon to kick around:
anymore.”
Also in 1962, former First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt died in New
York City
In 1972, President Richard M.
Nixon was re-elected in a land-
slide over Democrat George
McGovern.
Robert Wagman
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again at least in terms of Paul Simon. Washington’s main opponent Bush has made great strides in
Dooular vote mirror the nation. Dukakis’ second problem is becoming Alderman Edward R. theSe suburbs. His attacks on
The contest here is considered more practical. As is so often the “Fast Eddie”; Vrdolyak When Dukakis as a liberal, especially
t lnsptncall case here, presidential politics Washington died suddenly last his attacks on Dukakis as soft on
PeoDle remembering the Cook have become caught up in the year, the party became more crjme and weak on defense, •
County (Chicago) Democratic byzantine maneuvers of the fractured as several black can- have been especially telling.
mSejSsolongbythe never ending local political ap^to^yclaunto A ^ cbmparison in.-,
iron-fisted Mayor Richard wars. bT!^Sipgt Vrdolvak has dicates how daunting the.
Daley, tend to think of Illinois as In days when the Cook County Meanwhile, Vrdolyak has Democrats, task is In 1960 John _
a Democratic stronghold. But machine had rea power, Dick becomesa'! [J* F. Kennedy carried Illinois by
the southern parts of the state Daley could deliver enough GOP candidate for clerk of votes after Daley “found”
tend to vote Republican, and II- Democratic votes in Cook Coun- Cook County Circuit court enough yotes to give Kennedy a
linois has not supported any ty to overcome traditional which becaus P S 318 736_vote margin in Cook
Democratic presidential Republican strength in other it controls, is 3 County out of 2.4 million votes
nominee since it went for Lyn- parts of the state. With the fice. ms forces cast. In that contest, suburban
don Johnson in 1964. So, Michael machine’s power sharply reduc- helped register o > DuPage County, gave Richard
Dukakis has a lot of recent ed, the key to this year s v0Jfrs in ^® . Nixon a 57,000-vote margin out of
history to overcome as he tries presidential contest in Illinois is suburban areas °“^ cou >u t 145,000 cast.
to win Illinois’ critical De“toeto'’ddlvermo/e’ Between «. and !.«.
factions long enough to deliver . votes now than in the past DuPage County s turnout more
the votes he needs to win because of population shifts in than doubled and, in ,
thThel Democratic machine the state. The fastest growing Reagan carried the county by
began to splinter after Daley’s areas in Illinois are the Chicago 155,000 votes.
toral votes. And he has two ma-
jor problems:
First, and perhaps foremost,
Illinois voters seem to have no
special affinity for the governor
From Sun files
Elaine Hill president of
Barbers Hill 4-H in '58
From The Baytown Sun files,
this is the way it was:
55 YEARS AGO
Clothing and dry goods mer-
chants Mose Sumner, Mike
Ratribe and E. Aron say
business is good.
Grocer August Wehring
reports business is better than it
was a half-year ago. Varied
views about the economy are ex-
pressed by grocers Luther
McDowell, Ray Kelley, W.R.
Sloan and R.C. Stephenson.
Drug store owners G.R. Herr-
ing and J.P. Royder say their
business is improving.
Car dealer Henry Cathriner
believes his business is “looking
upward.”
50 YEARS AGO
The Rev. Jack Sparlin is the
new pastor of Mont Belvieu
Methodist Church.
40 YEARS AGO
Jim Clanahan, Jackie Dyer
and Ijtalph Hooks pace the
Barbers Hill Eagles to a 48-12
victory over the South Lake foot-
ball team.
30 YEARS AGO
Elaine Hill is president of the
Barbers Hill 4-H Club. Douglas
Dugat is vice president and
Nelda Forbus, secretary.
20 YEARS AGO
In a publicity photo about the
annual Buddy Poppy Sale, Sam
Levin, a World War I veteran
and member of American
Legion Post 323, is pictured with
American Legion Auxiliary
member Annabell Rockwell, Lee
Brigadier Cindy Couch and
Sterling Star Cindy Davison.
Richard Nixon was elected
president Nov, 5, but students at
St. Joseph Junior High, in their
mock election, chose Hubert
Humphrey.
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LETTER POLICY .
Only signed letters will be considered to, publication Names will be withheld upon regues. lor good and sufficient
reason. Pleose keep letters short. The Sun rperves the right to excerpt lettjp
To The Sun:
Ed Watson has a distinguished
record as State representative.
He consistantly sponsors and
supports legislation that benefits
the)'working men and women of
hisVdistrict. He really cares
aboubthe folks he represents and
has always done his best for
them. ____
He has earned our respect and
support, so please join me in
voting for Ed Watson on Nov. 8.
Margie Kloesel
Baytown
To The Sun:
I think each citizen should
have the right to put a yard sign
in their front yard that reflects
thier political ideology. But, so-
meone in this town does not
think so. I have had two George
Bush signs in my yard since Oct.
30, and-both have been stolen, I
may not agree with someone
else’s political persuasion, but I
respect their right to express it
with their yard sign, I wish these
people would respect mine, and
the other people in my
neighborhood who have also had
their Bush signs stolen. I find it
strange that none of the Dukakis
yard sighs in the neighborhood
are missing! Maybe that says
something about who is stealing
them.
Linda Veselka
Baytown
To The Sun:
Contrary to some opinions ex-
pressed in these columns, the
Texts Supreme Court has
nothing to do with the criminal
laws of The State of Texas. The
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
is the highest criminal appellate
Court that hears criminal cases.
The Texas Supreme Court
hears such things as whether in-
surance companies have an
obligation todeal fairly with con-
sumers, the responsibility of
trucking companies to assure
that their drivers are sober,
trained and disciplined while
operating on our highways. They
are here to see that one par-
Readers views
ticular segment of our society is nor have any of these judges
not to be excluded from liability ever ruled on any cases of mine,
for injuries it may cause, In my following endorsements I
regardless of its negligence or do not curry favor, nor have an
gross negligence, and that con- axe to. grind. I simply believe
sumers in general can expect to that the following candidates
be treated fairly and openly best represent those individuals
when dealing with insurance which I come into contact with
companies, banks, car dealers, who have been paralyzed,
etc. These are the mundane maimed, disfigured and their
questions that affect the quality \ lives destroyed as a result of so-
of our life with which the Texas meone’s drunkeness, gross
Supreme Court deals, not the negligence or indifference to the
criminal laws. safety of the common man.
The Supreme Court is limited My recommendations! for the
in its jurisdiction to determine Texas Supreme Court are:
only law issues rather than fact Chief Justice Ted Z. Robertson
issues. In other words, the Position 1......Lloyd Doggett
Supreme Court cannot substitute Position 2.......Bill Kilgarlin
its opinion for that of a jury’s Position 3......Raul Gonzales
opinion. 1 Position 4.....Jack Hightower
I have practiced personal in- Positions .........Karl Bayer
jury law for some 23 years in the In closing let me say that Ted
courtrooms of our nation, and z- Robertson has been elected in
can say without hesitation, that the most conservative county m
the Texas Supreme Court is look- Texas, Dallas County, as both a
ed upon throughout this nation Probate Court Judge and an Ap-
as one of the most progressive pellate Judge before he advanc-
and enlightened courts in these ed to the Supreme Court o
i TnitPri States Texas 6 years a8°-1 hls is a man
In a Previous letter in tWs col- Sot^eTnfl^nced
scs.5 Mtn“ *^ssr companies
ment regarding the Texas or special interests.
Supreme Court It should be Glenn Vickery
noted that that segment was Baytown
aired in response, to the Texaco
vs. Pennzoil case. It should also
be noted that Texaco and CBS To The Sun:
have interlocking boards of Vice President Bush is stupid
directors and the same cor- for tossing labels from a glass
porate law firni represents CBS house. His actions make him and
that represents Texaco. his misguided followers fair
I noticed that the author en- game for true identification by
dorsed all but one of the accurate labels. For those
Republicans running for the former Democrats turned
Texas Supreme Court. I would Republican, the label of “Cheap
like to suggest that one consider Sheep” fits like a glove. They
very carefully whether your in- follow the leadership of greedy
terests correspond with that of people in irrational single issue
the multi-billion dollar in- groups bought by the ultra right
surance industry that is pouring on behalf of the Republican Par-
millions of dollars into these ty.
Supreme Court races to gain
control or do your interests lie As a practicing Catholic I am
with those of the Democratic appalled at a few Republican
Courtthat have stoodotn the side priests in our churches injecting
of the individual in his fight for religion into politics in an at-
consumer protection and a safe tempt to lead Catholics into sup-
workplace. porting one of the most dishonest
I do not have now pending a demagogue’s clone out of the
case before this Supreme Court, most corrupt administration in
the history of our country.
Ronald Reagan is known the
world over as a phony whose lips
have formed a multitude of lies.
The Church condemns abortion
and artificial birth control. In
my opinion, a large percentage
of the screaming women putting
on an act for Mr. Bush practice
birth control and many of them
have had abortions. The shortest
verse in the Bible is “Jesus
wept.” I think he has done so
again at the misuse of God’s
name for those who use the tools
of the devil to gain their objec-
tives.
“Cheap Sheep” are the same,
type of people who will,
repeatedly join others for dim
ner, then head for the restrooms
as the check arrives. Of course,
this would not apply to those ex-
Democrats who would be willing
to give up the gains obtained for
them by us so called liberals. To
wit: Social Security, Medicare,
Medicade, unemployment com-
pensations, workmans compen-
sation, pure food laws, environ-
ment protection laws, child
labor laws, notice for plant clos-
ing laws, laws against allowing
companys to fire employees who
report the company’s miscon-
duct and etc., all, as a matter of
record, have been opposed by
the Republican Party. If they do
not realize we Democrats ob-
tained these benefits they have
enjoyed then they are like hogs
in a pen never looking up to see
where the corn is coming from.
If they know where it came from
then they are a disgrace to our
state and nation. I think most do
know and would have to be men-
tally retarded not to be aware of
the fact they are certainly look-
ing at the face of a “Cheap
Sheep” when they face a mirror.
J.P. Bailey
Baytown
Bible verse
Behold, Income quickly:
blessed is he that keepeth
the sayings of the prophecy
of this book.
Revelations 22:7
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