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2 THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, February 24, 1988
Fund di
remains
Congress show
change Contra
On Feb. 10, the White Housi
said much about what Presidei
policy meant for presidential r
Contra aid package was defeat<
gressional and administration c
needed to be done to protect ag
scandal. We hope this new ore
America's interests.
The now order fnrhirlc nrlmi
Cabinet members and White H
"private or third party" aid
Nicaragua. This order prcveni
cum venting Congressional auth
fiasco. It says that no private
solicited or offered freely ? b
assist the Contras. Reagan's i
come back to haunt him.
What Reagan and his men di<
bypass the Constitution. Artie
"No Money shall be drawn fri
quence of Appropriations made
George Schultz said during the 1
not spend funds that Congress
or appropriate. That is what th<
to stick to it."
The Iran-Contra commit
"Congress's exclusive control
cannot legally be evaded througl
the Executive Branch. Were it o
propriation requests were reje
money from private sources (
military actions, arms systems a
And though the federal gov
gifts, a federal law requires that
government be placed into the
funds can only be spent by app
while, the Anti-Deficiency Act,
officials from using funds not a
But Reagan's Iran-Contra po
So now the White House's c<
specify Oval Office limits. It ins
to work through the Congress tc
freedom fighters." This act reas?
circumvented, reinforces cur re
America's reputation. Maybe, ii
gress and help them overcome t
handling Nicaragua.
Those errors, in fact, were
defeated the Contra package. 1
feelings. But the ostensible reas
potential for Nicaraguan refor
Plan agreed to by five Central /
tually help justify renewed assist
America should provide the Con
the status of Nicaragua's re:
determined.
Nicaragua is too important a
dinistas. By providing the Conl
we will be protecting our own ir
ty as a resistance force. This w
the promise of Arias' plan, we
sisting on continuing the Contr
aid will be justified. And the (
enough to begin fighting again.
However, if we abandon the
any stronghold in this danger
v^uuu<i rtiu cunipiciciy win aiso I
the Sandinistas. That is too grcal
the errors of Reagan and his n
interests. The memorandum of 1
being further ignored. Congress
mind this order provides by m
embarassment. Now we can giv<
the right way.
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I.ellers Policy: rht < iamra < A will try (o print Itllri
word* long (iurM editorials should not f ??ffd WO word
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Sorlil Security numbrr.
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version
big issue
Jd not let mistake
i policy forever
e issued an interesting order that
it Ronald Reagan's Iran-Contra
jovvers and limits. Although the
id by the House on Feb. 3, Con>fficials
obviously thought more
ainst a repeat of the Iran-Contra
ler will, in the end, finally serve
inistration officials ? including
ouse staffers ? from discussing
I for the Contra guerrillas in
ts the administration from cirority
as it did in the Iran-Contra
funds may be used ? whether
>y the administration to further
auempt to circumvent law has
d in the Iran-Contra scandal was
1c I, Section 9, Clause 7 states:'
3m the Treasury, but in Conse;
by Law." As Secretary of State
rail-Contra hearings, "You candoesn't
authorize you to obtain
j Constitution says, and we have
tee's final report echoed:
over the expenditure of funds
i the use of gifts or donations to
otherwise, a president whose apcted
by Congress could raise
3r third countries for armies,
md even domestic programs."
eminent may receive financial
any financial gifts given to the
U.S. Treasury and that these
ropriation by Congress. Meananother
federal law, prohibits
ppropriated by Congress.
licy violated all these directives,
zmfidential order must further
ists that the president "continue
> secure the necessary aid for the
>ures Congress that it will not be
nt laws and seeks to protect
11 so doing, it will assuage Conhe
legacy of Reagan's errors in
part of the reason the House
Iran-Contra generated many ill
on for that defeat, which is i. e
m offered by the Arias Peace
\merican countries, may evenance
to the Contras. We believe
tras with humanitarian aid until
sponse to the Arias plan is
country to surrender to the San:ras
with humanitarian support,
itcrcsts and securing their viabliay,
if the Sandinistas renege on
will have sound reason for ina
struggle for democracy. Arms
rontras will have survived long
C.'ontras now, we will have lost
ous neighborhood. Sacrificing
ake the pressure for reform off
t a risk. Congress should not let
len interfere with our national
^cb. 10 protects Congress from
should respond to the peace of
nvino ?JW au frnm Iran-C* r\r\*m
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: the Contras humanitarian aid
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As Americans studying and reflecting or
achievements of black Americans this I
History Month, we should look deep intc
philosophy and spirit of those black leaders
advocated both nationalism and peaceful integ
tionism as a means of gaining liberty and ji
for blacks.
However, unlike the praise bestowed upon I
tin Luther King Jr. and others who advocated
violent protests to achieve equal rights for bl
during the Civil Rights Movement, those whc
vocated "Black Power," separatism and ai
self-defense, are viewed as having contributed
to the development and betterment of Americ
For many Americans, the names Malcolm X
the Black Panthers beget notions of wooly hea
clenched-fisted, black militants who were 01
destroy "the white establishment" perceived t
u~\A: -- r_ - * -
niMuiiig uuh-nm iu an interior status.
But those who believe X and the Panthers
insignificant and trivial in their attempt;
democratize America are wrong and obvic
unaware of their work and teachings.
It is true that black nationalists of the <
Rights Era emerged as white America's i
dreaded nightmare. But it is unfair to sii
characterize them as militant blacks who were
to destroy whites and gain control of the nai
for they meant much more to America.
Their strength and fearsome presence w
threatening counterpoint to the non-vic
assimilationist views of King. However, s
Those annoj
The day after the revelations about Jii
Swa 'gart's sexual indiscretions were announc
saw Pat Robertson's son Tim praying for hin
And these television evangelists or Chri
broadcasters or whatever just slay me bee
they're so funny. First there were the Bakkers
all their shennanigans. And now there's Swag
And then there's Tim Robertson, a child
ccived out of wedlock praying for C
forgiveness for another's sexua! indiscretions.
This is funny.
Burp. That was for Jeff Jones, one o
nicest guys in the world, I'm told. But then ag;
? and The State newspaper ? were told thert
a spring homecoming.
Trivialities, Jones called it ? "annc
paragraph burps of trivialities." My col
resembles that remark.
All I can say about the weekend was, ii
opinion, the C mecocks lost a basketball |
because a fan lost his head.
If he does go to further USC basketball gan
suggest the people who distribute the tickets
him the tickets they always give me ?
nosebleeds.
Letters to tl
Hell in future ,2;
of humanists S?
To the editor: heals
I support tne presidential aspira- coirtc
tions of Pat Robertson and would that i
like to address a few comments to the two
bigots who criticize Robertson's limbs
former career ? particularly those and t
who believe that secular humanists doub
should be allowed to run our schools. W<
These people are sadly mistaken. our <
Not only do they preach the evil not ?
theory of evolution, but also the reaso
satanic, secular-humanist theories of isten*
gravity, electricity, astronomy, when
biology and an endless number of arc f;
other nervpr?;ir>n? ' ?
How could these devil worshipers the t
ever believe that the earth orbits the hums
sun when the Holy Word plainly etern
states that the sun stood still so that Lc
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milium Killing couiu continue ana, classi
again, that the sun moved back Also,
several degrees in the sky to prove to The '
an ancient king that he would not die gress
of boils? How do the devilish secular heme
humanists explain that? How dare curec
the secular-humanist scientists pro- statu
duce new strains of grain and and <
crossbreed animals so that the sup
porters of evolution can use these to
bolster their arguments? This is horrible
evil!
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*uuuiu rememoei
i the
31ack
)a(J_ StcH*Ks
and i . w 'Q I ]
ded, (
it to historians argue that the success of King's non- i
o be violent movement can be partly attr;' ed to the
existence of black nationalists such as ! .alcolm and |
were the Panthers (created by Bobby Scale and Huey |
; to Newton). ?
I
>usly White America had a choice ? as the reasoning ]
goes ? to either deal with Malcolm and the PanCivil
thers who were determined to gain freedom and i
nost justice for blacks "by any means necessary," or t
nply deal with King and other peaceful integrationists. [
out Malcolm, who gained much of his national ex- i
lion, posurc as a Muslim minister for the Nation of c
Islam, embraced the black Muslims' ideas and j
as a goals of race separation, "Black Pride," black uni)lent
ty and black self-help. He urged blacks to seek con- t
omc trol of their own institutions and politics in their t
ing burps of triv
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? was And they can give inc his.
Wouldn't you like to have this guy be your e>
>ying counsel in a trial? If a witness is hemming and haw- s
I limn inc. he can inst won Vm nn thf* hr>nrt a f/?uy
times and give 'em an "attitude adjustment." d
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n my It's the Year of the Dragon now that Chinese
same New Year has passed. By extension, here in
America, the Year of the Bimbo has been extended di
les, 1 and renamed, it's the Year of the Dragon Lady. ti
give
the The Dragon this year is an earth dragon, hi
whereas the last dragon year was a fire dragon. The
he editor
i shouldn't test drugs on animals IJ AKf>l*jc!Ayi
r. We have absolutely nothing in HUUvl
non with white rats. If a drug J 1? "W
or heals a rat and also kills or 0[00(1 a 01T
a human, it is only a miraculous ?
idence. It is also a coincidence To the editor:
,ve and animals have in common Could Pat Robertson
eyes, stomachs, livers, lour president of the United Stal
,, two sexes, brains, skin, blood an electable candidate? My
eeth. This is all coincidence. To Baptist friends, Robertson
t that is to be damned. supporters, would give me i
; should all go to the Bible for yes. Can he persuade 5(
education. It says, "Thou shall (the number he would apprc
iuffer a witch to live." What need to win the election) to
nable person can doubt the ex- him? 1 seriously doubt it. A
:e of witches, spirits and ghosts know the number of South
i the Good Book tells us these tists does not come to 50
acts? unless Pat's "invisible army
stly, I wish all true Christians tervene and help him out.
ilessings of heaven and secular Robertson started his cam
inists the horrors and anguish of stating God has spoken to
al, everlasting damnation. asked him to run for the off
t's put the Bible back in the president of the United Stj
rooms by voting for Robertson. strangely enough, Roberts<
, 1 would greatly appreciate it if his supporters for 3
Gamecock would obtain a pro- signatures before he would
report on the man whose the presidency, or rather ask
>rrhoids Robertson miraculously to do without having
I. I cannot find his name or his thoughts and signatures
s. This is very important to me porters. When God told Ab
several others. slaughter Isaac, "thine c
isaac, wnom thou 1 <
Abraham, an obedient wors!
Klston Gunn God, went ahead to carry o
USC alumnus order (fortunately, God sen
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r Malcolm X j
community and stressed the beauty and worth of
blackness and the African past. He did not, ]
however, urge blacks to initiate violence, but encouraged
them to defend themselves when
attacked.
Inspired by the work and teachings of X, the
Black Panthers were created in Oakland, Ca. in
1966 as a black self-defense organization. Their
original goal was to protect blacks from police
brutality, however their goals and membership
quickly broadened. ^
According to Huey Newton, the panther symbolized
"an animal that would not attack, but
would tenaciously defend itself." Through armed
patrols the Panthers kept close watch on the
Oakland police, who were notorious for using
unecessary force on blacks.
Just as Malcolm, the Panthers advocated race
pride and race consciousness. They also embodied
he ideas and philosophy of black self-help and expressed
the ideas of "Black Pride" and "Black is
Beautiful."
At the height of their movement they were workng
fervently toward gaining justice, better educaion,
better employment and fair housing for
Macks. They also provided blacks with free legal
tdvice, free housing, free clothing and created
:ommunity centers ? instilling in blacks a sense of
)ride and dignity.
It is important that we remember the good and
he positive ideas of X and the Panthers as well as
he negative.
ialities return
ear of the firadragon was the year Chairman Mao
'se Tung died and China suffered a devastating
arthquake, CNN reported Monday.
Earth dragons are nicer, CNN said.
It's funny that Swaggart, who so easily
escribed the sins of Catholics and every other Pro;stant
denomination, and who had no forgiveness
or them in his heart, is very quick to ask for
orgiveness now.
I can't forgive him; he didn't sin against me. But
wish him well and hope that his problems may
take him a little more understanding of other
in/if /-*r U
iiiua ul v^lll lMldllS.
Out of the four top guns in television
vangelisin, the Bakkers, Jerry Falwell, Jimmy
waggart and Fat Robertson, three are gone.
Swaggart and the Bakkers engineered their own
emise through their admitted sexual misconduct
nd Tammy's admitted drug addiction.
Robertson is running for president.
This just leads me to wonder what Falwell will
o ? run for office or be found in flagrante delecco
with a duck?
"Virginia Gov. Jerry Falwell today announced
is candidacy for president. ..."
I'm hoping for the duck.
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as a sacr'f'ce f?r 'saac). What if
lIvJI< Robertson did not get the 3 million
signatures? Would he have turned to
God and said, "Sorry, I cannot do it.
I did not get 3 million signatures"?
Now let me insert this question
hpcnmp thai tv./> ?L?... ?i '
..?<> uuuivio nit auuui IIICSC IC1CVIes?
Is he sion preachers: What is this business I
Southern of saying "God spoke to me" or ]
's strong "God told me"? Do they mean that
i definite God literally spoke to them as He did
) million with Moses? i
>ximately Robertson has some potential '
vote for negatives as a candidate for the 1
s far as I presidency. First, IRS investigations ,
ern Bap- into allegations that tax-exempt <9^
million, funds from his television network
?? viyill ir.
.....wcic uicu in nis political campaign.
Second, continuing discussion of
ipaign by allegations that Robertson evaded
hiin and combat duty in the Korean War
ice of the through his father's influence. Thirdates.
But ly, Robertson recently said that he
3n asked would have the Libyan leader Moammillion
mar Gadhafi killed! Robertson has
I run for forgotten one of the Ten Commandhim/her
ments: "Thou shalt not kill."
second
of sup- If we have to have a preacher as
raham to president of the United States, I
>nly son would go with the Rev. Jesse
svest," Jackson.
hipper of
ut God's Mahmoud M. Salem
t a lamb Ph.D. candidate, comparative lit.
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