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|9 PS|iP?.n A - ?Pi -j-:? K; State Sen. Norma Russell spoke to members of USC College Republicans, Wednesday. Russell is running for lieutenant governor against Democrat Mike Daniels. S.C.senator visits USC By Sandi Page Emphasizing the need to cut state spending, state Sen. Norma Russell told the College Republicans Wednesday night she is looking forward to her race against Democratic state Sen. Mike Daniels. "It's time to get hard," the Republican nominee for linufnnanf rfntrAmnr cnirl nnfinrt tViof tlin nlnnfinn lC onlv iicuicuaiu gv/v^/iiiui ouiu, 11W11115 tuai LIIV/ viv/v-tiv/ii 10 vauj seven weeks away. Using statistical information to support her stand on state spending, Russell said that since 1971 the number of personnel has increased in population. IN THE past 10 years, state government spending has increased almost twice as much as personal income, Russell said. She also said she was disappointed that state government spending had jumped from $400millionin 1972 to today's $2 billion budget. After studying similar elections in Georgia, Russell endorsed district-wide elections of S.C. Public Service Pr\mmIccinnorc T Tnrlor tho nrnnncoH nlan Rnccoll cuiH vvriiiiniuuiviivi o. Uliuvi vimv- j^/? vpvuvv* piuiij M. |> uumva a uuiu applicants would be screened by a merit selection panel before the elections, and those elected would serve twoyear terms. Russell also said commissioners should limit spending. Such limits would lessen the chances of outside influence on commissioners and would ensure qualified personnel, Russell said. RUSSELL ALSO endorsed the election of state judges. She further suggested that some problems concerning judgeships could be solved with shorter terms. Russell said she wants the lieutenant governor's office to act as a citizen's advocate, informing the public of state House and Senate news. Duconll poi/1 cha ic nloicnH tn Ko fiinnino a(Jain?:t 1VUoOCll oaiu Ollv/ to pivciovu tw MV * usixita^ ..w~ Daniels, saying that it will be the first time in 10 years she has an opponent with a voting record. RUSSELL'S UPCOMING debate with Daniels Oct. 19 will be in Gambrell Hall at 8 p.m. It will be the only chance to see the candidates discuss the issues and their views before the election. m 1st Time Ever | GAMECOCK SPACE AN1 IS /ji JEWELRY WAREHOUSE ?K " Columbia: 3102 Broad River Rd. Ijpg^ I W. Columbia: 2909 Piatt Springs Rd. | Enjoy Society deba By Jeffrey N. Draine The virtues and demerits of a balanced budget amendment were debated by two USC professors Tuesday night in Clariosophic Hall. George Hamoaugh Jr., a USC Law School professor favored what he called the "fiscal responsibility amendment." Marcia Whicker, opposed the amendment, saying that it would hinder government growth and effectiveness by tying it to the GNP. Whicker is an associate professor of Government and International Studies. Each speaker in the debate was given 15 minutes for initial speeches and 10 minutes for rebuttals. Then guests questioned the speakers, and a vote was taken at the end of the dehates. HAMBAUGH BEGAN by paraphrasing Nobel Prize Winning economist Milton Friedman, who claimed that the 1979 fiscal responsibility amendment would stiffen the chances of a deficit budget being passed. tfambaugh added that several factors, including the 16th Amendment, the frequency of national elections, and the increasing frequency of off-budget items have produced a government that knows nothing more than how to "tax, tax, spend, spend, elect, elect." Thn r\rArv/\corl o mnnHmnnt \i;nn An Jl lit pi UpVO^U C4 11 IV/llvtl llvllt VYUU1U UV/ two things if enacted: make it impossible to constituionally plan a budget, and tie government spending to the GNP, according to Dr. Whicker, Hambaugh's opponent. Whicker said government spending got the U.S. out of the depression and is a valid method of fighting a recession. This alternative would be eliminated if the balanced budget amendment is passed. During the question session, Hambaugh claimed World War II got the U.S. out of the depression, not deficit spending. Whicker agreed, but for different reasons. She said New Deal spending was inadequate to cope with the deepening depression, but the tremendous increase in deficit spending at the time of World War II finally helped. Stephen Brown, a law student from Charleston, asked Whicker how procedural problems with the budget could be changed without this amendment. Whicker responded that the American system is ()ut-of-datc "p?? 3 stirrer ? 6 i i I *) I I A j c 5 ' Ne \ ! 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