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contlnu
nd to Blac leg! 1 tors.
SHE 0 D TIlE lAW p
plies only to Michigan, not to the
other ta in the union. Power and
position on influential committees is
ed on seniority, he not ,and
term limitatio ould prevent any
MiChigan congres man or senator
from having seniority.
Under the measure approved by
voters in Tuesday' election, those
who arc elected to congress can only
serve three terms, he said. This
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igh chool
tudents
allowed time
. off a d chool
credit to
di tribute
lit rature for
gambling
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thing might ppen in
with the
But until then, "Old River, "
j t ee on rollin on.
The Afric n Americ n
Reparations committee will meet
ovember 15th t 11000 We t
Mc ichols from 3:00 p.m. 0 5:00
p.m.
me W'C ould prevent Detroit Con
m n John Conyers nd Con-
woman Batb Rose Colli
from chairing committe . "They
would be operatin li e I lame
due "Stallin d.
In the p t congres men and
senate in the South ned po r
over committe because of their
seniority and used it to block civil
righ legislation.
Some fear that me ures like the
term limitation mendment could
prevent Black legislators from serv
ing long enough to glin imnlr
power to push legi latlon for
African-Americans.
ORDI G 0
record
o P IL 10, 1991,
Congressman John Conyers, along
with several others introduced Bill
H. R. 1684 in The Hou e of
Repre ntatives.
"To ac nowledge the
fundamental injustice, cruelty,
brutality and inhumanity of lavery
in the United States and the 13
American colonies and to establ' h a
commi sion to examine the
institution of slavery, racial and
It is the calm
and silent
water that
drowns a man.
,
However, the ource maintained,
the " choo l ' hidden agend "
includes manipulating th student
into igning for St fford Loan ;
formerly the Guar nteed Student
Loan, nd I 0 for Pell Gran .
would have a net annual co t of $24
million. However, counties would
save because they would no longer
be required to conduct bearings to
determine if the sentence is in the
best interest of the juvenile and the
public.
Volunteer Programs, the young
people have constant contact with
elders who offer them the special
lov , wi dom and guidance they so
desperately need. Dr. L'Homme ex
plains that "Grandma Washington
apd Grandpa Brown can often reach
the students when no one else can."
City Lights bool has recently
moved into a newly renovated
facility: the former St. Martin'
School in northeast Washington.
THE BUILDING WILL enable
City Lights to expand and serve more
of t District'. i t outh.
Soon, the chool plans to add day care
program, an in-house heal th clinic, an
expanded vocational program and an
after-school care program for neigh
borhood youths.
BILL
continu d from Page 1
While all tho e tbin� are. nice,
what's at the heart of City Light'
success is the human factor. "Even
with all the technology and sophisti
cated theory, it' our relationship
we're able to build with the kids that
make the difference," Dr. L'Homme
reminds us ..
They're recycling what society
sees as throwaway ldds into valuable
and valued chi I n of ur com
munity. They're a model for the kind
of schools we need in every part of
our country. Congratulations on
great ten years, City Lights. May
your beacon continue to shine.
For more information about City
• 'Vrite �:, q\y *!,
6Z T Street, NE, W hfngton,· DC,
20002.
Marian Wright Edelman is presi
dent of the Children' Defense Fund,
a national voice for children.
approach to legislation," aid David
Cahill, legal counsel for the House
Judiciary Committee. "We said 'no'
to these bills four years ago. The
Republicans didn't try to negotiate,
but forced it to the House floor with
a discharge motion which failed.
They needed to work with the
Democrats and instead attacked us."
"I BA VEA SENSE that much of
this package was put together as a
part of a Republican political
campaign and feel there won't be
much Republican interest in it after
Tuesday," said Rep. Lynn Jondahl,
D-Okemos. A member of the House
Judiciary Committee, Jondahl said
tha t many of the bills were
unnecessary, costly or redundant.
Claiming it will "have minimal
cost impact, Republicans say that
most of the provisions are technical
in nature and do not increase the
burden on- the courts, police or
taxpayers.
"I don't believe it will be a
'jailbuster'," said Sen. William Van
Regenmorter, R-Jenison. "As an
example, the abolishment of guilty
plea appeals will relieve the burden
on the Appeals Court. The Appeals
Court is a busy and expensive court
which hears 4,000 cases a year, and
on! y one case per month is reversed. "
. The Engler administration reports
that eliminating gull ty-plea appeals
will save $2 million year.
HOWEVER, OPPONENTS
argue thatJh.ere arc several expenses
in these measures and point to the
wire tap and "Adult Crime/Adult
Time" bills as examples.
"Many of these bills would
dramactically increase cost' to the
taxpayer," Cahill said. "Wire
tapping costs about S35,OOO per tap
to pay for. It is not cost effective and
should not be handed to state and
local prosecutors 'who want to play
too'. If it is serious, federal judges
can authorize the FBI and the DEA
to do state wire tapping."
Preliminary cost analyses
compiled by the Senate Fiscal
Agency indicate Senate Bill 993, or
the Adult Crime/Adult Time bill,
. ,
I
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\.
"We already have legislation
which allows the courts to try
juveniles as adults and punish them
as adults," Jondahl said. "What the
, Adul t Crime/ Adul t Time' bill does
is remove the provision which allows
the courts to.hold a hearing after a
trial to determine whether the best
placement is prison or a juv.enile
center."
Democrats admit that it is difficul t
to resist a "get-tough-on-crime"
campaign, but feel that is is
emotionalism and not truth that is
pushing this movement.
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THEY ARGUE THAT rights
are being restricted and
misrepresented by the legislation and
point to the "No Knoc� and "Adult
Crime/Adult Time" bills.
"Police already have no-knock
authority in case law," Cahill said.
"And as far as charging youths as
adults, it may not be a popular view
but juveniles are not adults and it is
not fair to abolish the juvenile
system."
Cahill said people need to
understand that staff and funds are
limited and that the Crime Package
affects a small minority of cases in
the state.
. The Crime Package' fate
remains in doubt. MembeIS of the
House Judiciary Committee predict
the many bill will languish in
committee. If no action i taken on
the package by the end of December,
the legislation die and must be
re-introduced into a new Legislature
in tbe new year.
But Republican remain
optimistic, especially if they gain
control of the Hou e after the
election. And one of the major
challengers to the package and the
chair of the House Judiciary
Committee, Rep. Perry Bullard,
D-Ann Arbor, will be gone.
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