KATHY WINTER TER for West Bloomfield School Board Monday, June 12 Strong Supporter of Public Education remains of the nation's social and economic problems," said David Harris, executive director safety net. Items such as this have less to of the American Jewish Com- do with religion than a political, mittee. "Nobody begrudges the ultra-conservative agenda to dis- Christian Coalition the right to mantle large chunks of the fed- involve themselves in the politi- cal debate. The rub is that it eral government. The Contract, however, has comes in such a way as to blur brought about a new brand of distinctions between religion and coalition-making in Washington, politics."Jewish groups have tra- ditionally used the framework of D.C. At a press conference orga- religious values to guide their ac- nized by the American Jewish tivity in the political realm, but Congress last week, representa- have been careful to ensure that \-, tives of a number of Christian those values did not become offi- 7) and Jewish groups argued that cal doctrine. But the Christian Coalition the Christian Coalition has be- contract, Jewish leaders fear, come an aggressive instrument of the most con- goes much further, obscuring the servative wing of the Republican line between government and party and that many people of sectarian religion, public policy faith — Christian as well as Jew- and religious doctrine. In the months to come, this ish — reject their call.` 'his 'con- tract' has to be seen for what it will make opposition to the Con- principally is — a political re- tract a top priority for most Jew- H sponse to a set of social, political ish groups. 0 Terrorism Law Stalled JAMES D. BESSER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTT Congress is also interested in scaling back provisions that allow the use of military experts to help local police in cases involving chemical or biological terrorism. But Mr. Clinton insisted that the expanded wiretap authority, which would enable federal offi- cials to move wiretaps from ju- risdiction to jurisdiction without getting new court approvals, is necessary because of the dis- persed, highly mobile nature of terrorist groups. The Senate is considering the administration's proposal and a competing bill authored by Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kans., and Sen. Or- rin G. Hatch, R-Utah. Still to come is a proposal from Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. The GOP measures include major new restrictions in the habeas corpus rights of death- row inmates — provisions that do not please many Jewish ac- tivists, who had hoped for a clean, tightly focused bill that would stand up to judicial review. In his weekly radio address, President Clinton President Clinton vigorously de- The delay was the result of the fended his own proposals and the enormous complexities of the pro- expanded authority for federal /- posed legislation — and of the po- agencies that has worried both litical baggage that increasingly liberals and conservatives. He de- threatens to weigh the effort nied that his proposals would threaten constitutional protec- down. Last week, President Bill Clin- tions or lead to abuses by feder- ton lashed out against attempts al authorities. But hardcore conservatives to remove several controversial provisions from his comprehen- and liberals alike worry that both the administration package and sive anti-terror proposals. Before scattering to various va- the legislation proposed by the cation spots, the Senate turned Republicans may easily lead to downthe administration's pro- major abuses by the federal gov- posals for enhanced federal wire- ernment. tapping authority. espite promises made in the emotional aftermath of the Oklahoma City bomb- ing, legislators left town for their Memorial Day holiday last week without passing laws aimed at curbing foreign and do- mestic terrorists. 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