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'POLITICS.
Should the 22nd Amendment be abolished?
Jefferson was expressing hb belief some, "the Amcflxd -"*.** for
On September 14. ."rrtldrnt
Koa&l Reagan, speaking bejbrc
members of the A**ricJ\ Legislative
£xd%mite Gnmcil. *& act ht
beiints th* Cwnsvaon thouLt be
changed to allow;roifowwvn*
more thzA tw unto.
The following are du pro and con
sides cfaboUshlnt the 22nd Amt.idmeiUtotheConsdoaion*MdiUmi
pm'denu to we cletted terms:
Pro
Hj Mdanfc Montmrdc
"1 think Congress has mule ft
mistake by Jimktnx presidentr i* "WJ
nnns...," gated former Senate
Republican leader Howard Baker.
By Itmillng the prcsxleacy to two
teraa. the pressure b off him i T the
second term because he dot* not have
to seek re-dectioa. He kiu«i be
won't fcavc to nm again, so be b DOC '
cocnpclkd to do the nest possible job.
Supporters ay that if a president
b doing a good Job. be .Ouuid be
•Vowed to continue. The 22n3
Amendmem cuts ihon the wurk ofa
grot leader.
This amendment
thwarts the growth
of democracy ...
"M*ny people believe that if the
22nd Amendment were repealed we
would be in danger oftavm*, a die*
tatonhip. but that iin't tt« case,"
decUrrd Steve Gnnucci, social
science teacher.
The people could easily vote a
president out of office if they didn't'
like his policies- The voten arc wbc
enough to make uV right choice.
TVy don't occd an artificial rcstriction
like the 22nd Amendment.
TIK 2Snd Amendment denies
ciuzemtte risotto deckle the leader
for their country; for some voter*, the
22nd Amendment limit* their fint
choke. This amendment thwaru the
growth of democracy became the
people don't have the right to voe for
their first choice, if the current prni
dent b that choice.
There b • tendency in American
government to give voter* more
power. TI* !>b Amendment allows
people t > »ote dirtcCv for the Scwtc.
But Ac 22nd Aaiendmcn' reverse*
thetrrndofpuwcrofthepeoplr Instead,
this amendment liuLi
democracy. The cvrrent situation
contradicts democracy by *«fwnT_ »hc
22nd Aroendm?*/.
If Reagan's sugcciticn ever
becomes law. it will not tfert him,
but it will tffect futun: ^cMi^us.
The United States has chanted litre
•Jw l95Ts when thr 22nd Amendmco;
wu ratified. iftVoeuoIedchn:
to keep a man or woman in nifits
becauK they support his or her
policies, they should haw the right
to do to.
Con—
By Dran Foulaildas
Thomas Jefferson said"..- politic
C rotation is nealtljt be l»c
•in educational leader.
The ulcction cannot be done in a
v^**T«
OtKI MM
new superintendent understand
teachers' problem*, to build the professionalism
of the profession.
Therefore, many hope that the
superintendent will have come tip
through the ranks and ruvc had experience
in the davtroom, to understand
wh.it happtts there.
A strong vote ca re from both
parents and teachers for a superintendent
commincd to reducing da&» si/?.
Many felt that was necessary to control
drop-out rates.
Many feel priority should be given
u wmcone knoHlediEcablc about
California and the lituation here in
*hich 85 percent of the money como
frum the itsic. Abo, that the penon
be familiar with Sun Franciwu and
how to run an urban school dtvrwt
It all sounds very idcaliuic. but I
think it can b: done...
Wfa are iSr problems you ipeaficajly
HXWJ the new ivperinttnJenx to
remedy?
Have people fed that they're importnt.
too. People fj» that L*»cy
were juit a teacher, or pit a
ianitor..Jn tcJK m-
M>KC\ i^Hit.11. Thcfc i\ 4 pljct lor
a yi»xJ. Mti'ne vo.-jtitmal I'fn^.am
utiti j cv'njin ^n*njnl nf jvsdcmiCA
fur c^cry uudcni...Wc have tt> pro-
VKJC mcuunjttul ftJurjtfcin. ttTiilc ikvinp
thii — tn Veep Mm ing for qujht>
CiJurjiKM — w!iic*i I Ivif* 1 MiXiM
he the nujiif fixn* — to nnnp up
mural? of thr: vtjlf. !t> he rc*fxir..iw
u. tSe ofverm *»ia.vJ *jy pjrenti. ihc
otiiimynity Jt large, m! the uudenu
themw'-e*. Tiul cncomp**M^ a L>i.
Wna/ about mumj the quality of
aihmtf
The problem ia thu dulrxi « muic
tSc bt*rnoiit r-tc and the *Ua\ th.t
teachers have been through. Scb*»>U
have had to deal »ilh cver>ih : ng —
from drofkwt nrfes to dni£* — uitli
pareni* piinjj hack to work. After
PropiHition 13. *eknttr«rccrejiion
program) whL'h wert *ci> ,%ucccuful.
and which many people 11c
now tr>ing to brin- back. Building
surted falling apin. --Uii -,
and cverjnnc in the ^holc d^tnet
nrcus to be sensitive to that; to
understand that everybody'* cimung
from a diricrcnt direction. »;rj irut w c
all IUVC to work together hopefully
with these (toils.
Nevertheless, the Board really
shruld he commended for uJung a
yep i -> involve parcnu and the comnAinity
in the search — 1 believe that
•* asn't done lart time a supei intendent
*aj selected.
Hhat tibout recruitment of new
teachers?
Rocarin Au>? is concerned will,
recruoman - especially for main
and wience, special education, ind
Englbh u a Second Language •
teachers — lh= arras of teacher shor* ]
tages. She has asked, "What are we j
doing to addmtour need?" Baibara I
Rcn-icr, former Lowell vice- i
principal, if planning to go to univci- )
silic* arJ oik to undents.. .But she is I
limned by the fact that she cannot ny ;
to studentk. "You have a job." ;
One of the prupowd goals for the ,
new superintendent n to nuHiOji a !
really J;IVJ working rcbtiomhip »th j
the local univcnitics so Uut uc can •
hopefully build up a poo! (of in- j
[crested and qualified tcachen). But ,,
of course bclore >TXI can do that, you "{
- ho»ocr. tlis CeMSCi *Jjr> « j
now one * -I the better »mci in the State '
It Comejo npphine Jor th* ;/• of ,
A* ixtmg %u|vrutu*ndcnt. C'lKnejo. [
unizr the jprvci;v.*m be tiuJo wstli tl«: j
Ikurj. will no: jpj;re\»i*cly »*r oc- I
mcly *«k the [XWUM^I ['\e.t%ke>lif I
he t^ definite!) ocn rltpbk: tlw J
nicmticrs »v thai N; v-i^td m< apply
fur ihc job. We r>red him to do the
ti>b of running tin? •tiUrK't no«.. to
perform nru. We U .nk hc\ t»cen
Ihc CRC h an appointed nwnmitleet'/IS
*1uthmcets HwAIYtwi Mmttay
at U5 Van Sew .\\rnue.
Meetings are open ft public. Thepurpote
of the committee is to de\ise 0w
criteria for tetectwg the superintendent
and then to tnteniew the final
five to ten tanJtiLiti'z. Ana\a, Sthtxtt
Hoard PmuUnt tiopf. and Ben Tom
totnpme the sub-conunittfC of the
txtard ihtl it to select a printtefirm
that *ill initw all initial candidates.
The CRC *vuld submit its suggestions
for a tnt' mperinitnJent, then
the KAO/«- board H\MIU drcvle,
Alberts encourages those intemted.
especially smienu. to toicv their tunrrrnj
to her either ov cJU'n*
7SS-U79 or wriiing JGO Edgthill.
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