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______ I Viewpoint *;1 2 THE GAMECOCK Friday, November 13, 1987 AMY DELPO Editor in Chief STEPHEN GUILFOYLE Copy Desk Chief | rp- BRENDA BLYTH News Editor ! A ilC BRAD FARRAR Viewpoint Editor s i | TAMARA WILLIS Features Editor bamecock wayne Washington sports editor KEITH JONES Photography Editor ROBB LANE Graphics Editor PAULA WOJTOWICZ Beat Editor "1 jvenneay Constitution requires Senate to examine nominee carefully President Ronald Reagan Wednesday made his third ? and least controversial ? nomination to the Supreme Court, California federal appeals Judge Anthony Kennedy. The 51-year-old Kennedy must now endure a microscopic examination of his life, professional and private, as did his predecessors, Robert Bork and Douglas Ginsburg. The press and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee ...:n v i..?? u i. - ? will 3V.1UIIIU/.C IVCIUlCUy S CUllCge Celled IU set" 11 lie eiieillCU Ull any exams or smoked marijuana. They will ask many questions about his marriage and social life. Then, and it seems only then, will they consider his record as a judge. Unlike Ginsburg, who had one year of judicial experience, Kennedy has a fairly large number of cases under his belt. And, unlike Bork, his public writings appear to be within even the narrowest guidelines of mainstream thought. Of course, the Judiciary Committee will magnify any of Kennedy's rulings that seem remotely out of line ? in other words, his own subjectivity that, presumably, distiguished him from others deserving the nomination. Tho SonnfP hnc pvrrv riaht tr> rtr?r?nlv invnetiont r? r?rr>ciHr>ntinl nominees. It is its duty. We need that system of cheeks on the President and the executive branch. But by exercising its constitutional role as a presidential check, the legislative branch might be guilty of overstepping is boundary, thereby becoming too powerful. However, if the press and Senate dig up any dirt on public figures, they have a responsibility to report it and ask questions to give those accused a chance to explain. And anyone who seeks a life in the public eye must face the interrogation that accompanies it, and the surest way to avoid scandal later is to tell the truth as you go. The witch-hunters of the world have Miiciy piuvcii uiai any pasi muiscicuoiis arc iair game, anu iney will sniff them out. Politicians, knowing this, should show a little more courage and staying power and not fall by the wayside because somebody saw them do something socially questionable. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Dcl., the key senator in the Judiciary Committee that will vote on Kennedy, was a presidential candidate. 1 le was determined and ready to lead the nation, he said. It was then learned his college career had a suspicious odor about it, and he dropped out of the race. He hit the first rough spot in the roau, ana ne quii. wnai vvouia nc ao 11 ne lea tne country into economic despair as president? Pack it in and head for Delaware? Is this what America is looking for in a president? Douglas Ginsburg, the envy of all judges for winning a nomination to the Supreme Court at 41, stepped down after admitting to smoking marijuana. Now he is a former drug user and a quitter. What separates great leaders in this world from fair-weather front-runners is the ability to say, "I am to blame." As a wise man once said, "A man fails many times, but he is not a failure until he blames others." John Kennedy, after the Bay of Pigs political disaster early in his administration, called a press conference, took the responsibility for defeat, and moved forward. And he certainly had more than a few skeletons in his closet. Biden, Ginsburg and even Gary Hart could take a lesson from Kennedy, who didn't head for higher ground when the going got tough. 0 "BURP" < > dN ? ^ l-^st -lagM n ?-.-tr^ u A.' ^/2&r fcl-r^L. - ' ~SX ~~ L> *>^^W *" ?*?*5*^ .u I ??!??/? *EktflH-^X--^' /**?/.-. -. ?E ! The- Staff I A * ^ Jl. JL -r?r-rr~nmnim-mrr-m^i-ririfflnrr?inr^r)mni-TTnTniri-niwin-<fii-riiTi.iiMTiirnimiriir>TM>iir<nri-TPirnn'ii Assistant Cop> Desk Chief Historian Aiul> Hechtcl Hobhs Idiies \ssislanl News Kditors Adviser 11u!>l I lines Hill Ropers lot! Shrewsbury Director of Student Media Vssistant features fditor Margaret Michels I iiclous Mamji Production A vvivl'inf Skiwirfw ! /lifar / i... i k .......... I v IIIK K INUiriS Kiic I ei>:h Son H;i Assistant Photography Kditor Advertising Manager lonailian Williams Margaret Michcls Datehook l-.ditor Assistant Advertising Manager lonin Shaipc Dawn Miller I t'Mff?? I'ohi > : the (tominxk Mill m lo prim ktlrrt rttfhed 11ft*r% should lx. at mulmuni. 2*0 10 WO word* long (.umi ?di'or<?h should not r?ffd *00 word*. e rrxrt\r the right In edit Utter* for title or po\?ihk libel I he (mmttock will nol withhold nn*? ood.*' *n? ilriumtUmr \ I Help us stom Well, the signs have gone up again. The Clemson-USC Blood Drive is gearing up for another vampiric dream of heaven ? people giving blood voluntarily. But the really good part of the blood drive is that we get to take oti Clemson. In the two past contests, USC has lost, and Clemson has won the $1,000 scholarship. But this past year, we actually won and were cheated out by a snag in the rules. USC students donated more blood, but they based the contest on percentages. Since USC has more students and didn't donate that much more blood, we lost. And blood donations have decreased overall because people think they might get AIDS by donating mood, it s a real mistake. And then there are some people who just cringe at the thought of donating blood. Like me. Sec, I've been in hospitals before where they take blood involuntarily. They just reach in there and take it. Well, they use a needle, but they never ask. They just say, "We're going to have to take some blood," or "We're going to have to draw some blood." To which I responded, "Give me a red crayon, and I'll draw it for you." Then they Kivc The Nurse Smile, (he smile that says "What a jerk he is, I'll make it hurt." The Ginsburg's p< So Dougy Ginsburg smoked dope, eh? Well, isn't that special? 1 guess now he is officially a Doobie Brother. I wonder if he can sing ' ' UIk-L' U/Qt?r" a.ul /'Uon iKn ? ^r/lc I want to net that funky Reagan nod, It'd be so cool to yet that job, Oh that job, job, (iive me that job, job, big Ronnie, And I won't he lightin' up all night long. He promises, really. But if you stop and think about it, now would be the perfect time for him to buy a bag. Everybody is off his back, and since he can't have the Supreme Court job anyway, he might as well blow a wooley. He's uot not limp to lose In fact, I think the entire Senate Judicial Committee ought to get together and buy a gaibage bag for good 'ole Dougy il for nothing else ? out of pure guilt. It's almost sickening to see all those selfrighteous faces looking out over the cameras saying, "Oooo, you pot head, you'll never work in this town because you smoked drugs once." And we know each of them is probably as guilty or more so. It shouldn't bother you that Ginsburg smoked dope in college. It should bother you, however, that people who T _ ^ ^ ^ _ Amercers to cne Scientists need research', < . . dings arc to test animals > portant ti substance To the editor: feels of !i I was somewhat disturbed after pain, b reading the Nov. 2 record review by psychopatl Bill Sengstacken. What began as a areas to m smipit icvicw milieu lino ;i iMiiiiv /\s uiuci veiled attack on animal research of the illni designed to bias the reader against a flict us ai very important basis c?t the medical without r and behavioral sciences, disciplines innate as i that benefit us all. use aniina The humane treatment ol animals reasons. Si is a very important issue, not only to do away individuals who jump on every reac- tion, oftei tionist bandwagon that comes alone, laboratory but also to the majority of resear- that migh chers who make every effort (despite the future what some croups perpetuate) to coat theii treat experimental animals in the vocating s most responsible manner possible. spections ( The occasional mistreatment of some already) v laboratory animals is no reason to to shut condemn any and all animal facilities research. mains, an p Clemson: d< St. mircnc f hinb f Ka Innl/ co\/c "WKof o irrodcfoUln child," but they don't fool me. My sister's a nurse. So my past history with giving blood hasn't been totally fun. In fact, it has all been totally unfun. But I realize giving blood is important ? vitally important to preserving lives. When my mother was in the hospital and I was stuck here in Colum bia, I was thankful that people had donated blood to the Red Cross. And I've always realized how important the Red Cross thinks blood is. My dad has one of those rare blood types, type O. He can give blood to anyone Kilt />o r\ /Anlti fob a frrvw /\? U/\?* ? *?* ^ >nu vim winy iai\v 11 win uiiin i>|Jw W5. And whenever there is a blood shortage, the Red >t experience n i i , w-/in v w ou u i y j. nn were 20 in college in 1967 say they didn't smoke pot. Because if they didn't, 1 don't think I want them as my representative to the national legislature. 11 mey weni 10 conege in me ous ana didn't smoke pot at least once, they must have had very few friends. And just what would happen if Ginsburg did get the nomination? Do people think he would have been toking it up in his chambers ? like he and Judge Wapner would make midnight runs to the evidence room and confiscate a few kilos, and then they and Rusty the Bailiff would all sit around Dougy's office smoking an Indian-water bong, r editor / benefit from animal until a better alternativ ind many laboratory fin- highly unlikely at | generali/.able to humans. developed. .earch has led to many im- And what would tl ndings in areas such as "humanitarian" aniti abuse, drug addiction, ef- tionists suggest that st cad injury, treatment of Perhaps sit around tie-c io logical bases of and hoping for a hat tiology and too many other vergence in the mi entinn behavioral sciences? Let h as we would like, many not. rsses and problems that afc not going to go away Josef escareh. And as unfor- Psych t may be, researchers must Is for many experimental ff ?-? lome groups are trying to Vfl. RJ with animal experimenta- i) by destroying university Iflf* es and years of research C t have helped someone in . Other groups try to sugar- To the editor: ' true intentions by ad- Quite a lew tunes I i trict laws and periodic in- urge to respond to artic! [which, by the way, do exist The Gamecock, but I I vhen their true intention is for one reason or anoth down animal research is different. It has tuggec altogether. The fact re- strings, something very limal research is necessary a college student. I nr~i I ^60^--q, 1 iiggSjs^ HMMft # mate blood f Cross calls up my dad and asks him to donate ^ blood. They offer him wine, women and song to come, but Dad just asks them to send a car so they , can drop him off when he's through. And this past summer, my Mom had me drive her down to the Red Cross a number of times because she heard hlnnd was needed. So giving blood is important. People need it dai- ^ t ly. And I'm of the opinion that if you are going to i i help save lives, you shouldn't sell it. You should give it freely. So, yes, 1 do hate to give blood, but I realized this year that 1 hate Clemson more. I want USC to win the blood drive and every other competition against Clemson. So I'll donate if they'll let me, and if, let's say, 1 10 other people donate. If I've changed your mind ? or helped you make it up, drop this off at the Red Prncc hnnthc nf nnp r\f th#? pAllortiAn nnintc An A I -ll campus. If they can get 10 copies, I'll overcome my < hemophobia and let them stick that 80-foot needle in my. ... Let's not think like that. I'll overcome my hemophobia and let them let me help save a life. And you can do the same. i lot a big deal plotting the disruption of the American judicial j system? i1 Get a life. ! ( Ves, pot is illegal. And no, 1 don't think most t Americans want their legislators getting lit-up li I before a session. t ) ?' But at least admit the fact that people change, and young people experiment. ; 1 don't think Ginsburg would have been a very f 1 good justice. Not because he rolled one in college, |(! but because he is a conservative hack. But 1 do /i think he has been railroaded just a bit. j, i ivy?? liupiu V4W IIIC lA/lllKiail.-) IIIIIIIV. IIIC '( American people are? If they think that we think that they think that we don't think they smoked fj nnf 'At lpnct nnrp in (hoir Uupc tViot/'rn or nnM?? M. w??vv III uivii n?v.l, lllVil Uiv; IW U3 IIUllJ' HQ ;i nnnnv cp*?H III I'm sure somewhere in Washington D.C. on the W day after Ginsburg withdrew his name, in one or a few of the more well-lit pubs near Georgetown, J Melvin "Gimme your vote" Doubletalker leaned H against the bar with his tie semi-loose, smoking a cigarette, ordering a scotch and boasting how he .? never would use drugs. "We got drunk in college, gentlemen, but by J God, we never used drugs!" { } 1 Yeah right, Melvin; and Reagan doesn't use * cj hairspray. 'e, which is In a recent paper, Richard Wertz present, is said "he believes the bookstore saves ctnrlpnlv mnni>? anrl f ript tn l/a?n ic so-called prices reasonable by keeping a large nal libera- inventory of used books that are sold > ientists do? at a reduced price." It is apparent Jyeing shirts Wert/ has not purchased a used book j monic con- lately. If the bookstore is truly trying edical and to keep prices down, then why is it ^ us all hope two of the used books I purchased j this fall, both with more than one "USED" sticker on the spine, cost ill II. Kicker me more than they did my lology senior predecessors? Someone please explain to me the i logic of a book in newer condition costing $23.45 and in older condition [1C costing $27.65. Or the logic of a book > costing $16.25 in newer condition and $17.40 later in its life? While to.j:) ipius laxj may 1101 seem MKe have felt the much money to Wert/., it can go a les written in long way on the college budget. This (lave resisted whole argument can be summed up % ' er. This time in two words: rip-off. I at the purse important to Kim Shiver Broadcast junior t