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methods to govern themselves
directly governed themselves
and women to represent their in
also occasionally bypass electec
and decide matters for themseh
This latter method, popular]
oublic initiative hpars pxamir
recent elections.
We are all familiar with
legislatures. These august bodi
that govern our society. E
represents a very small part
Legislators jealously defend the
constituents and reconfirm
everyone has an equal stake an
voice in society.
While coming to our aid, legis
corrupted. They may serve tY
than those who elected them.
forces us to question the democ
of our elected representatives
tatives are only human, but 1
methods of governing ourselve
eliminate this human factor, 01
public initiative.
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in me past, we nave reneu
Because initiatives require a r
cast in a general election,
represent the will of the ma
People will not vote for measi
honestly support or that advei
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foolproof.
Unfortunately, results of th
lead us to question this assurr
initiatives. They do not necessa
citizens' will; votes can be
money or, more signincan
vertising. In California, Propos
the registration of and an ir
handguns. In April, polls indie;
two to one majority in favor of t
October polls indicated an
torate, after opponents of th
more than $5 million on advert
15 did not pass Nov. 2.
Although we can assume s<
have changed their minds b
October anyway, we cannot a
spent by opponents of Prop<
affect the outcome.
Thp damp tinfoil in
deposits on soft drink bo
California, Colorado and Wc
firms and grocery stores c
against these proposals. The
have reduced highway pollut
from sales of soft drinks; thi
the firms' narrow interests.
Tne strength of initiativ
dependent of any particular
Initiatives allowed people to b
officials who, being only 1
bought.
Unfortunately, results of t
indicate voters can also be boi
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upon initiatives. MUSICS
najority of votes
they supposedly Editor:
jority of voters. l ean imagine it no
J i . football season, and
lires they do not. scored another touch*
'Sely affect their plays the fight song. T
initiatives seems olav Queen's "Anothe
Dust" over the public
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e recent election iption
concerning Nonsense? I agr<
rily represent the though, some people
bought by either of that very song, \
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ity, proper aa mariillana? ThM
sllion lb caiiea tor maintain that baclo
nport ban on all are deliberately ins(
ated a better than musicians in many c
;his proposal. subconsciously perc
evenly Split elec- listening audience.
J ^ . they contend that the
e measure spent motivating fon
ising. Proposition practice of l'backwar<
The debate over tht
3me people would Claims has escalated
etween April and onths- Such event
.1 r burning of rock mu:
SSUme the money church in Saluda, th<
3Sltl0n 15 did not Zeppelin's "Stairway
reverse on a local r<
just last week, a sem
itiatives to place sponsored by a religi
titles in Arizona, at USC have stirred tl
tshington Bottling
advertised heavily employed by mostl
^ initiatives wouia damentalists to c<
ion and cut profits music foi its corr
iS, it did not serve l^ety 's irrational
it is time to stand b<
es was once in- O II O ft
interest or group. qMo A i
ypass their elected
human, could be ^
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ld tetters. others take advantai
e Editor, Gamecock, Drawer,
ans not in leagi
the situation reasonably.
w' "iSHthe 1980 THE BIG QUESTION: Do
USC has Jus|- musicians engage in back
down. The band masking? The evidence suppi
he cheerleaders ^ stence of backward mask
;r One Bites the i?. *u:.. * u_.
, cti'ipic:, una is> a iiiutii jwmi, now
address system simply because it has never
eers subside. demonstrated that reverse mes
1 start smoking are perceivable. There is no scie
basis to the assertion that the h
vf'i- APPf*reJ^|y mind car understand song 1
believe the title much less the spoken languai
vhen spoken in reverse
start to; smoKe Even the most frequently
e individuals passage which is claimed to con
/TiessfaSes satanic message makes no i
;rted by studio Namely, a verse from "Stairv
>ther songs and Heaven," which is purport*
611?th contain the following message
.1r rm?F?' sweet Satan, no other made a pa
w u-iniSelu-S ^ makes me sad, whose pov
;e behind this Satan." Gibberish such as thi
J Hlaanlllg. oncilv hn intomrofoH oc nrio cc
"".vip.vivu uo UIIV OV.
jse controversial but to the unbiased reader
locally in recent phrases are unintelligible,
s as the mass It's strange, but I know pers
sic albums at a many people who listen to rock
e playing of Led daily and live clean lives. Tib
/ to Heaven" in servation, although quite obvi
idio station and, most of us, is conveniently over!
linar on the topic by those who tell us that expos
tous organization rock music leads to moral deca>
he public interest Another fallacy concerns
k between rock songs that are constantly refer
1. The rhetoric as representative examples
y religious fun- rock n roll spirit: songs b
>ndemn popular Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, the B
osive effect on and a few others Mn?t nf
and misleading; are old and forgotten, and man>
ack and appraise achieved any popularity.
adds variety ~
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le with Satan
The point here is that this tired
rock bunch of overused examples in no way
;ward typifies today's trends in rock music,
arting When Air Supply goes satanic, let me i
:ing is know.
/ever, I was particularly troubled by the
been seminar previously mentioned. The
;sages speaker at this seminar, referring to
jntific John Lennon's music, which he felt
nman bore immoral connotations, imolied
yrics, that Lennon deserved his fate ? a
ge, in brutal death two years ago. I doubt
the sincerity of a person who can pass
cited such judgment on a fellow mortal
itain a and preach from the Bible about
sense. brotherly love at the same time. John
/ay to Lennon and the Beatles sang of love
to and Deace: "All You Need is Love " i
: "My "Give Peace a Chance" and
th, for "Imagine," for example. George
ver is Harrison's charity concert for the
s can starving nation of Bangladesh raised
ies fit, over a million dollars ? hardly the
the work of the devil, I submit.
MUSIC, like religion, is a deeply
onally personal experience. Each song holds
n' roil a different meaning for every one. If a
lis ob- certain group feels that popular music
ous to reeks of the devil and should be
looked avoided, then they have a right to that
iure to belief. However, as long as the anti1.
rock fundamentalists rnntirme to
those dictate precisely God's will for myself
red to and others, they increasingly
of the discredit themselves and their
y Led organizations.
eatles,
; songs
j never Charles Hood
Chemistry senior
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