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Student senators recently pas
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George Nethercutt.
Remember that name. George
Nethercutt is already the symbol
of the tumultuous 1994 congressional
elections. In five weeks, he
might be the best known politician
in Washington and the leader of
an expected Republican landslide.
Nethercutt is an attorney in
Spokane, Wash., who was the county
GOP chairman. People scoffed
at Nethercutt when he announced
he was running for Congress. You
see, Nethercutt lives in the same
district as Democrat Thomas Foley,
the speaker of the House of
Representatives. No one has defeated
a sitting speaker in an election
since 1860. To give you an idea
as the Democrats called them.)
In addition, it was Speaker Fo"(Botock
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of how long ago that is, the Confederate
battle flag had not even
been created in 1860.
With a little over five weeks to
go before the election, Nethercutt
has a 14-point lead in the polls over
Foley. Political analysts are confounded
by these numbers. Over
the past two years, Foley has used
his considerable clout to help keep
Fairchild Air Force Base aiive
through the recent rash of base
closings. He also managed to se1
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cure ieaerai iunaing to Duna an
important local highway project.
How can Foley be so far behind?
I was curious as to Foley's sudden
drop in popularity. Friday's
edition of USA Today had some
opinions. Unlike many publications,
USA Today went to the voters
in Foley's district to search for
answers.
It turns out the voters in Foley's
district are more conservative
and Republican now than they were
four years ago. The voters are also
more distrustful of government
this year than they have been in
the past. Other voters pointed to
Foley's support of the 1990 and
1993 tax increases (or "budget deals"
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The new definition claims thai
campaigns and propaganda desigi
viduals petitioning" executive or
group are political.
The problem with this guideli
just where certain groups like the
As with any definition, the real wi
Exactly what constitutes petit
will be raised on more than one oc
ing for an issue? Once again, it's ei
Democrats and College Republicai
didate have political agendas. But
of Animals and other such organi
even though they may actively pr<
ies.
Rather than deal with all the
Senate could create three division
political and special interest. Gem
litical ones, those who advocate a
not.
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uecause special interest group:
and general organizations, the tre
promise between the two extreme
interest category would receive a
sufficient for their survival. This
membership by providing, say, enoi
upcoming meetings, but not enoui
Such categorization of student
of the confusion that the wordy, a
providing a standard way to deal
Regardless of the way the situ
must be made void of personal or
them as possible.
Ignoring, suii
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Correct
:l organization vague,
ions unanswered
sed a bill to reword the definition of
le the aim of the bill was to clear up
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t groups are engiDie ior lunaing, me
esolved.
; any group that uses "informational
led to, promotes or encourages, indilegislative
bodies on behalf of that
ne is it still leaves many wondering
! BGLA and Students for Life stand,
irth is in the annlirntinn of it.
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ioning is a concern that conceivably
casion. What about a group petitionary
to see that groups such as Young
is and others campaigning for a cani
Students for the Ethical Treatment
zations fall under another heading,
imote their causes to legislative bodnuances
of a blanket definition, the
s for student organizations: general,
jral groups would receive money; poparticular
candidate or party, would
s fall somewhere in between political I
atment they receive would be a com- 5
s. Groups that pertain to the special
uniform, minimal amount of money
money would help them build their
ugh money to make fliers to announce
?h to further their causes.
; organizations would alleviate some
ill-inclusive definition creates, while
with questionable funding.
ation is nanaiea, nowever, judgment
political agendas, or as untainted by
ig voters 1
to get votes *
ley who attempted to cover up the n
House Bank check-writing scan- c]
dal. Foley told reporters it would ei
not be "useful" to release the names P
of the Congressmen who had b
bounced checks or the amounts of
the checks. (Next time you bounce g*
a check, tiy that excuse on the man- P
ager at First Union.)
While these are certainly plausible
explanations for the decline 0
of Speaker Foley, I found one oth- 3
er explanation I hadn't bargained ^
for. Tom Foley's real problem is the n
term limits legislation in the state a
of Washington. d
You see, back in 1992, the voters
in Washington passed a bill de- ir
signed to limit their Congression- T
al representatives to 12 years in
office. Foley has been in office since h
1964. b
Speaker Foley could have grace- "
fully accepted the judgment of his b
constituents. He could have pa- si
tiently explained his constitutional
objections to the term limits leg- n
islation. But Tom Foley instead
made the type of bold leadership -|
move that has been a hallmark of
his political career. He sued the
voters.
That's right Tom Foley has sued
the constituents in the state of
Washington for passing term lim- q
it legislation. He claims term lim- a<
its are unconstitutional and the w
state of Washington should not be r(
allowed to bar him from seeking j0
office. The case is still tied up in tr
court. Amazingly, some of the vot- h;
ers are taking this lawsuit personally.
Many have actually told p]
reporters they will not cast a ballot
for a man who is suing them for c
their votes. se
I'm not sure what the outcome si
of the Washington election (or the id
ensuing court case) will be, but if
the situation in Washington is any h<
indication, you may want to hire a R,
good lawyer before you head to the cc
polls on Nov. 8. You never know
how many Congressional Democ- w
rats will decide to follow the lead se
of their speaker. ic
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law student. His column W(
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As shocking as it may seem, the Horseshoe hai
tie problem bigger than the termination of toile
aper delivery?the laundry room.
It seems pretty amazing I even would know wha
le Horseshoe's laundry room looks like. (I've spen
re last two years stockpiling socks and underwea
)r the specific purpose of allowing me to survivi
etween visits home.) However, last Wednesday
ight I decided to do the unthinkable and wash m;
lothes, hoping to leave the experience with clean
r attire and to make myself a better person in thi
rocess. Once again in my never-ending quest b
ecome more productive, I failed on both accounts
ii is interesting to note nere my misconception
oing into this whole washing thing. 1. That peo
le get anything out of washing clothes. (They don't
found, unless somebody else does it for them.) 2
hat no one does laundry in the middle of the week
Everyone does laundry in the middle of the week.
. That people are generally considerate beings wh
'ant to ease the laundering process for their fellov
lan. (A night of watching "Beverly Hills 90210
nd "Models, Inc." makes people anything but cor
ial.)
At the outset, however, the harsh reality of wash
lg clothes in Pinckney-Legare was unknown to me
he laundry experience began innocently enougl
ith the old "maybe-IH-wash-my-clothes-so-I-won't
ave-to-wear-my-granny-panties-anymore-and-will
e-able-to-see-my-floor" idea. I assembled a rathe
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npicaaivc lji'juiiu ui auncu pictco m my iciuiiui
asket, grabbed my Tide-free and headed down thi
tairs to laundry hell.
(When I say "laundry hell," it isn't a feeble jour
alistic attempt to be humorous, though I'm no
Perot, economy,
As I talk with friends about the 1994 campaigr
le conversation always comes back to Presiden
llinton. They bring up his low poll numbers, hi
wful foreign policy and his failure to pass healtl
ire. My usual responses include: the economy ha
covered from the Reagan/Bush years, 4 millioi
bs have been created under the Clinton adminis
ation and the GOP (Grand Obstructionist Party
as done nothing but stall the Clinton domestii
jenda because they want to ultimately see th(
resident fail.
Well, I have news for the Remiblicans. Prfisiden
linton will be re-elected because the voters wil
!e right through their stall tactics and their divi
ve policies. I have compiled 10 reasons why Pres
ent Clinton will be re-elected.
1. Ross Perot. Perot will run again and lose, bul
; will "steal" 15 to 20 percent of the vote from the
epublican nominee, giving the president a more
imfortable margin of victory than he had in '92
2. The Economy. The Clinton recovery has emergec
ith the creation of jobs, the deficit cut to levels nol
en since the 1950s and the most robust economgrowth
indicators in 15 years.
3. Haiti and Bosnia. President Clinton will show
e American people the United States is not the
arid police but will help defend democracy around
ie world. With the invasion of Haiti to restore
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one's beliefs."
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k's Day has gone from being a family event to a pul
Councilman Hamilton Osborne on the necessity of an open conl
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s above such techniques. Rather, it is an honest rep- 1
y resentation of the washing facilities in the hub of
? the 'Shoe.)
First of all, the Housing Department tries to *
3 trick residents by placing the "men" sign under- '
0 neath the "laundry" sign, so the door reads "laun- ?
' dry men." Don't be fooled by such obvious sinister ?
3 actions. There are no men in that room to do your *
laundry, so don't ask. They're at Patterson.
"? If you make it past the sign test and actually r
open the door, you will see the men's bathroom is ?
on the left of a little corridor, which resembles some- 1
) thing out of a Friday the 13th movie, a thought one f
0 can't help thinking when you're doing your laundry 1
vn at midnight. (I just knew I was going to get axed
somewhere between the spin and the rinse cycles.) ^
After fearing for my life in trying to get to the *
little room, I then found all three of the washers ?
full. Now, because I was carrying everything I ever f
owned in my arms, this discovery met with severe 1
1 disappointment. I noticed some of the washers were N
done, but I didn't think much about it.
"Come back later," I thought.
r "Dump the wet clothes on the washer," my room- ?
y mate said. r
"But that's rude," I countered.
"Not if they don't know who did it," she answered. 1
I'm not sure whether it was because it was my
t third painful trip to the laundry room or that BranDAI
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) democracy and the lifting of the trade embargo in v
c Bosnia, the president has shown political courage 1"
} and fortitude. r
4. Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is the most in- o
t telligent and informed First Lady since Eleanor
1 Roosevelt. She has shown she can be as tough as F
Bob Dole and as graceful as Jackie Kennedy Onas- e
sis. In this day and age of politics, she has shown ^
t that you need to be both to survive in Washington. ^
; 5. James Carville. The political genius of our q
> time will spin his wonder in the *96 campaign. He
will identify the pertinent issues that need to be p
I highlighted and have the president articulate his a
l, vision. o
6. Health Care Reform. Even thought the pres- o
ident failed at his first attempt at reform this year, jc
r he will keep trying until a bipartisan resolution can
! be reached. When reform does pass, the president
1 should get all the credit because it has been the cen!
terpiece of his domestic agenda.
nterest groups receive
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the money it's not yours. H@|H would be
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ion and Dylan have turned into a complete jerks,
out I didn't feel too bad when I lifted the lid on the
middle washer and slopped the contents onto the
next one. (I realize by mentioning this in the paper
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that person, I can only say one thing. Blame my
roommate; it was her idea.)
While the previously told horrors seem enough
or one night, the nightmare didn't end there. When
! came back later I found my laundry had been
jumped from its original placement. "What goes
iround, comes around," I thought. However, upon
iirther inspection, I realized the detergent had not
jeen adequately flushed from my clothes.
So, it's 1 a.m., and I'm in the men's bathroom
insing out my jeans, sweats and some of the oth:r
more blatantly soaped up articles. After scroungng
around to find dryers and subsequently repeating
(arlier solutions to such shortage problems, I was
n sight of an ending to this whole miserable night.
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iffy dollars worth to do anything, I found out), which
breed me to carry all my wet clothes back up the
itairs and hang them all over my apartment. While
ny ingenuity in finding drying locations flourished,
t was an exercise in creativity I could have done
vithout.
As a result of my laundry experiment, I decided
two things. 1.1 had experienced the ultimate disaster
is washing clothes. (And I had the detergent
esidue to prove it.)
And 2. Fall break is only two weeks away. I think
[ can make it until then.
Susan Goodwin is a journalism junior.
nton re-election
7. Leon Pentta. The new chief of staff has the
resident refocused on key issues and has reorgalized
the White House to make it more effective
ind efficient. He has tamed the youngsters who
jame in with the president and has brought in oldir
members to stabilize the staff.
8. The Christian Coalition. I admit the coalition
vill win some elections this fall, but that will onlv
lelp President Clinton and other Democrats, as the
lation will reject the policies and hidden agendas
f the conservative right.
9. Bob Dole and his gang of thugs called the Retublican
Party. Hie Republicans will tear each othr
apart for the Republican nomination and field a
ery weak candidate for President It may be Kemp,
^iayle, Alexander or even Powell, but all these men
iave the combined charisma and excitement of a
llemson beauty pageant.
10. The Voters. The American electorate will see
Resident Clinton is the clear choice over Perot and
ny candidate the Republicans nominate to lead
ur nation. They will give the president a four-year
intract extension and let him finish the outstanding
)b he started in 1993.
Byron James is a political science senior.
His column appears every Monday.
student funds?
:ause other organizations receive money. It
unfair."
Josh Mitchell
Pre-law freshman
groups get money, then they should too. If
; money, then all the student organizations
Beth Westfall
Speech/pathology graduate student