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pan'- n i. Opinion TMK (IAMF/'OCK
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from U.S. legislators
hi ;i report hist week In /he Associated Press,
defence contractors announced thoy had doubled
(lieu political contributions since President Keaiian
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1 he lop 2(> defense linns poured S.V6 million into >
1 v>S-l ("ongiessional and Presidential campaigns; this
i^ .i i>it i rIk ulous.
Ii seems that the lop Congressional leeipienis. including
main on committees that handle military
spending. ate supporters ol Reagan's Sl.-S trillion
:it ins buildup.
i Vi haps i hose I .S. legislators loci ihat this support
is tan. hut ii is clou ht I'u i t hoy w on Id loci t he same w a\
it tho> wore not in suppoit ol arms buildup.
I ho President and his ( ongressional Iniddics ha\c
taken a bit too much mono> Irom scnuocs \\ hich ha\ c
a particulaih iiitonso interest in keeping t licit
businesses alive and "booming."
Seventeen ol 20 Mouse members receiving more
than SI 5.000 liom the political action committees
\oi Oil 10 appro\e noayan s :>i.:? miiiou u> ouuu ~i
more MX missiles.
It would sooni thai money doos talk. And it's
speaking hard and last to legislatots who supposedly
aio listening to tho \oice ol tho people.
(it at it udo is a good t hi no, hut in this case, it *s gone
too lar. Ihe \alno (.>1 political contributions has
become too highly placod in the U.S. government;
while the \aluo ol unbiased decision has assumed
lesser importance.
1 ockhead Corp., the nation's tilth biggest defense
contractor, was the largest political donator in I9N4.
Lockheed's Pentagon contracts also rose from S2
billion to $5.2 billion that year.
Lockheed spokesman Steve C haudet said the
donations were not related to increased Pentagon
contracts, but this is doubtful.
It is also doubtful that political action committees'
involvement with the political system was not swayed
by the importance of keeping jobs, industry and profit
within the business.
I'.S. legislators ha\o spent too much time takine
"political donations" aiul too little time listening! to
theii eonstituents.
Reagan lias linalh received appioval on 21 \1\
missilo^. and cei i .11 ill\ t Ikm e will he at tempts id create
inoie. I )eteiisv- co*u racioi s will p un even more
nonev into the ;jov eminent. leaving iiie 1' i es i tie I
.nul Ins wolie.iiiiies open to inoic entieisin.
\/<//vs(/ /'orin wii\' opinion editor
Student encouragt
In lho cditoi:
I hcte has been nunc lhan enough editorial space spout on
lIk* issue ol abortion, bin not cnouuh spent on lational answets
lo the issue. I his became particulai l\ appaicnt in Heidi Mobil's
shi ill aiul shallow Icttei (lob. X, ll)X5). thoiiu'h noolheis have
been much bettci.
1 iisi, ii t he pre\ ions decision \\ as mauc in ont\ live people,
demociacx has not settled the issue; I would claim that 'he power
of the Supreme Court lias abolished democracy and established
an oliuarcy. Second, it I he decision ol these toe people is
overturned In a bioad mosement ol Americans, which seems
to he w hat will happen, it is absurd to sa\ that this is the destine
lion ol democracy. \t wotst, it is a return to dcmoctac\. Ob
\ ioush . it is Molin that is "myopic." as she so i udc!\ calls pro
liters, and this is made more oln ious when she claims that aboi
tionists "believe in planned. lo\ed. well-cared loi children."
and sn are willing to murdet all other children.
I or. indeed, theonh question of abortion iswhelhei ehildren
are htiinan and so have tlie nelil to life. I Ins is not a question
\lohn deals with. and e\en when abortionists do, the\ inereb
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Wanna hear i
Working at / he (ianwetn k is a real
bowl ol cherries.
I'd like to tell you all about how
much tun the stall has working at this
tin ice-weekly publication ? it's like
being in the l inal E-oui e\ery day ol
your hie.
l-.ach edition's production begins at
about roon the day before the paper
comes out. Leslie likes to throw a little
party to get the day oil to a good start.
I ast week, she had a band come in
and perform for vis as we snacked on
champagne and caviar. I hat was nice,
but I think the dancing girls were appreciated
even more.
\ not her benefit ol working heie in
the inonev. I don't want to go into
details, hut that new Rolls Ro\ce I n.iw
a certain -ports ediuu dnving aiouiul
!lie othci il;t\ mijo lookeil like i!
mMIH- htk 1- .
I'.iv il.i\ inouikI here ilw.w - .i bij.'
cv out .iv i Ik- W i 'Iv I at ! ?' i hk k pu!K up
Oil! 11\>lll .liul ' ,III1K\I IHIill (.is CSCOI t
(tic vlicvks up the Mops. We've !>>st
main an anxious eililoi to tlie run
Letters
;s stronger a
K'Kvi ii out ol hand, u*l\iuj! on such n
dependence aiul a "leniale's iijdii to hei o
llii-si* : 111- tifllv t'v :kii )iis till il .lulilirii ; 111*
iii'lii to Iter bod\ clocs not extend to tluit
Since abortionists ate not willing to r
human tiplits. pro liters need not trs to pc
l\ \s a member ol the ( oinnntice lot l<
blanch ol the Organization lot Aincnca
the one action that has so I at been unanim
b\ certain hypocritical pio-lilers, natnel>,
lion clinics. Such a violent expression o
ai Inst insupportable, but when it is real
Mippon sioience as an expression 01 iih
mux.ilits" (to quote Molui), il is not su
I no must tiuhi lite it morality is to
muuleieis teeming, made respectable by il
ol abortion. I would also support the rot
any doctor that works in abortion clinic
those sslio would immediately consider tin
but. again, ins claims aie wholly logical i
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Uo don't woik mote than two 01
11 tree tuuiiN on each iwie. mosth
heeaiise we iall so well trained that
e^etuhmu jioes nuht the litst time.
One tunc we aetualh hail to Mas two
ction agains
insj-'iiiileil ciitetia a-> i.e.. il ehili' en are I
wii hoilv." <)l course aie leuali. mass u
human, the woman's I reall\ cannot una;
ill hct bain's both . I he msanitv retjuii
ationally unclci stand II anyone suppo
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ighteous Violence (a OAM
11 Morals). I support
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(lie bombing ol ahoi 1""""""""""""""""??
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i/ed thai ahoitiomsts jl [| \
.mi "iuisted sense ot
out laiulish.
\\ in ol ihe legion ot
he institutionalization Editor in Chief
nine assassination of Leslie J Ounson
I am sure there are Managing Editor
, . John Deiner
sanmsancjudpnivnl. Cop* o..k Chi.<
alinnio imidor. Oon,,a jenk,,,*
News Editor
Berke Breathed . Ann Farmer
- Asst. News Edito
Greyg lasky
Entertainment Edil
P SCOTT NCB Robert O'Connor
W A CAP As,t Editoi
APPLE. <; Andy Duncan
^ Sports Editor
jfl pt] Tracy Muson
I 'l Ji Asst. Sports Editi
I I I Joe Sitar;
t V /(' J WirojOpinion Edit
J Mansa Porto
jgl\ ,1 Photo Editor
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Fool's joke?
hours later than normal, but that was ^
OK because wo automatical!) got paid
double-overtime.
Leslie also sprung lor dinner tor
everybody. I hate to admit it, but our
bar bill was twice as high as what she
paid lor our food.
The best thine about workinn at Tht>
Gamecock is the benefits we all get.
Resides access to many events we
wouldn't normally get into, we're all
guaranteed jobs when we graduate.
l ast May after the last issue was
finished, the graduating seniors walk- ^
ed out the door to a throng of
newspaper editors with contracts in
>1 .M.I
Ii was a real bidding uai to nail
down some ol (he gradnales. tun I licai
i!:e\ "ie all Joinu lineal I he \c? )<>rk
l imes, I he Miami Herald, and I he
I os Armeies I lines.
^eah. /he (iameeoek. It's where ilie
aciion is.
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uunan. Doctors \s ho v\ork m abortion clinics
iiurdcicis (and I urthermorc paid to be such),
uiric anything mote insane thanthat; to stop
cs drastic action, to be sure.
its morality. I would advise them to yet in
ilumbia chapter of either the C'KV in the
Arthur Williams
Philosophy/Religious Studies senior ^
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