THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Wednesday, October 4, 1972
THE MICHiGAN DAILY Wednesday, October 4, 1972
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New Nader
corruption'
book assails
in Congress
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Consumer advocate Ralph Nader huddles with one of his staff
members, Robert Fellmoth (right), before a news conference on
his newly released book "Who Runs Congress?"
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WASHINGTON (Y)-Ralph Na-
der released yesterday the first
volume of what he promised will
be an encyclopedic study of Con-
gress, declaring it "the great
american default."
"The White House and the
president are emerging in the
United States as a new kind of
monarchy," said Nader in a news
conference heralding the release
of a paperback book entitled
"Who Runs Congress? The Presi-
dent, Big Business or You?"
The over-all conclusion of the
books is that the president and
big business dominate Congress,
but the people could control it if
they would lobby their congress-
men vigorously, vote out the bad
ones and hold the others account-
able.
"This administration is not in
league with large corporations.
It is indentured to them," Nader
said.
"Who runs Congress?" says
that the so-called leaders, like
Senate Majority Leader Mike
Mansfield (D-Mont.) and House
Speaker Carl Albert (D-Okla.)
"have become more buffers than
bosses, elevated more because of
inoffensiveness and general popu-
larity than because of leadership
abilities."
The book refers to Congress as
"the broken branch," because of
its domination by the president,
and alleges that Congress "pla-
cidly hands its remaining powers
over, one by one, to the presi-
dent and his advisers."
As examples, it says President
Nixon has made law by regul-
tion, has been given a free hand
in foreign affairs, has used
executive orders to write laws
that Congress won't give him,
has made some 4,000 executive
agreements with foreign coun-
tries which have the force of
treaties,Candrefuses to spend
money Congress voted.
"If this is not tyranny,
autarchy, abuse of power, then
the Constitution writers had
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nothing to fear," the book says.
The book says that special in-
terests control Congress mostly
by campaign contributions to
congressmen, rather than by out-
right bribery. The books says
there are two main sources of
campaign funds, big business
and labor unions, and business
contributes far more.
The book is just a small part
of a planned series of 20 to 30
volumes, involving over 1,000 vol-
unteers and costing nearly $200,-
000. Nader said it is intended as
a tool to enable citizens to re-
capture control of the legislature,
and thus the government. The
consumer advocate says he is
paying for the project personally
out of speaking fees and royal-
ties on books.
The book, published at $1.95 by
Bantam, is written by Mark J.
Green, James M. Fellows and
David R. Zwick, all products of
Harvard University or its Law
School.'
The project also includes pro-
files of 488 senators and con-
gressmen-all those in office in
1972 except those who are re-
tiring. They run 20 to 40 pages
each and are published at $1 each
by Grossman, with discounts for
quantity purchases. A complete
set in 12 volumes costs $450.
The profiles are based in part
on 96-page questionnaires sub-
mitted to every senator and con-
gressman. At least a dozen re-
fused to fill them out, and others
would answer only some of the
633 questions.
AlthoughNader did not list
examples of what he considered
corruption, he said when cor-
ruption is uncovered among
presidential staffers "President
Nixon takes on the characteristics
of a helium balloon and floats
above it."
"There is no implication we
would like President Nixon re-
placed. We would like to see the
whole rotten government in this
town reformed," he said.
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BRUSSELS (A')-Following Den! stored confidence to leaders of
mark's 2-1 referendum vote Mon- the organization, which had been'
day to join the Common Market discouraged by Norwhy's negative'
Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag, a vote.
strong supporter of membership in The community's executive com-
the Common Market, resigned yes- mission hopes that the Norwegiansj
terday in a surprise move. i will change their minds in a few
Krag headed a minority Social years, and that Sweden, Switzer-
Democrat government, and had land, and Spain will also eventually
served as prime minister from join.
1962-68 and again from September t In Denmark the first effects of
1971. Krag,.58, sited personal rea- the vote' showed in the relief and
sons for his resignation. a r satisfaction of government and
His successor is expected to be businessmen. Foreign currency
his personal choice, Anker Joer- trading resumed. Stocks soared on
gensen, 50, a trade union leader the Copenhagen exchange in the
and left-wing Social Democrat. biggest spurt since the end of
Joergensen's nomination goes World War II.
before the Social Democratic
party's general executive for ap-
proval today. {
Foreign'Minister Knud Andersen
will be acting prime minister until
the new man takes over..
Denmark, Britain and Ireland
will join the six other countries in 1
the market, formally called the
European Economic Community,
next January.
The vote in Denmark followed
Norwegian voters' rejection of
membership in the Common Mar-
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