Thursday, May 30, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Thursday, May 30, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Taylor to oppose Bullard for rep. HRP nominates Ferency Editor's note: Washtenaw County Commissioner Flia- beth Taylor announced I a s t week that she is seeking the Democratic nomination for state representative from the 53rd District in the August 6 primary. She will oppose state Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor). This is her position statement: "As a professional racial worker with experience and ex- pertise in the area of child wel- fare, I am very concerned about how the social service delivery system affects people in o u r community who are in need of help. One of the major reasons I ran for the County Board of Commissioners was my belief that I could have an effect on the public social service syctem in this area. I think that during the past year and a half, my presence on the Board has in fact made some different-. But rather early in my 'term, it became clear to me that those social servi-e agencies which we call county :,genie are not county agencies at all. The Department of Social Serv- ices, Community Mental Iealth, the Friend of the Court, the juvenile court - to name a few - are really agencies of the state. State legislation brought them into existence; state legis- lation sets the guidelines for their operations; and state .ax money (not county tax money) is their basic source of funds. "YET ELECTED couu'y of- ficials get blamed for all the problems in virtuall al he public social welfare agencies in this community becau a local officials are portrayed as hav- ing the responsibility for these agencies. In fact, county c.fic- ials have only minima authority in these matters. "Any effect I or any county commissioner have on these agencies is far one a matter of courtesy than of obligation. I believe that responsibility and authority for running these pro- grams should not Le fragment- ed. But division of these func- tions is exactly what the public social service syteur in ich- igan is all about. This has re- sulted in bu:k-passing, confu- sion, inaction and tatl nimmun- ity for ineptness . "The 'systen,' as it now works, is a despicable wham. 1t is accountable to ino one - least of all to the taxpayers like you and me who are footing the bill. Some very nasic changes aren needed in the tegisation which permits this kind of cruel joke to be played on those who are least able to defend themselves. Re- cently, same bginng steps have been taken, particularly with reference to the juvenile justice system. But real con- structive change will come abruta only through vigorous, constant, and informed puruit of mean- ingful legislation in this field. I view this as a major priority. "THE ACMeONS of the in- cumbent representative from the 53rd District ruhnforce belief in two myths: one, that a first term legislator cannot be in- fluential necasse 'that's t h e way the system works," a n d two, that a young representative (particularly a female) from a University community will be written off m Lansing as an ir- relevant ideologue "Neither of thes propositiors is necessarily true. Seniority is not the determining fuacer in the State Legislturn. What is important is how an issue is presented. It Is not necesary to compromise priaciales in or- der to be effective. Current fst term legislators from districts which are not very dissaoolar to the 53rd have been accorded po- sitions of respnsinility a n d have won the resnect of tneir colleagues - a position the in- cumbent representative from the 53rd District does nct oc- cupy. "As a new member of the Board of Commnisssioaern, I was seen by some of my colleagues on both sides if the ain'te as a radical from tae studeit district who - almost by demiiiion - could be ignored. But my record on the board is o herwise. 'tith the agreement of the other Democrats, I was appointed chair of the Ways and Means Committee during my first year. "AFTER THE FIRST of this year, the majority of Cie elect- ed Democratic county officials asked me to be caucus courdin- ator. My positions on issues have not always prevailed, out my colleagues have give those positions a fair and serious hearing. I have found that it is possible to maintain your inte- grity and be effective at the same time. My appriach is quit different from that afte in- cumbent representative f-om the 53rd District. I do not grat- uitously alienate people. "t take the word "representa- tive" literally. A goad repre- sentative effectivetj presents the views of her cons itents to the legislative body. A goad re- presentative does aot engage in self-seving, headine-grabbing exploitation of the points of view of the voters." THE PLACE TO BOWL UNION LANES win a free game! The Human Rights Party (HRP) has nominated Zolton Ferency of East Lansing, one- time Democratic gubernatorial candidate, to run for governor in the November S general elec- tions. HRP nominated a full slate of candidates at a state con- vention held over the Memorial Day weekend in East Lansing. FERENCY RAN for gover- nor against George Romney in 1966 and was an HRP candidate for the State Supreme Court in 1972. Other nominees included Karen. Baize of Ypsilanti for the State Board of Education, and Ellen t;offman and Diane Kohn of Ann Arbor for the Univer- sity's Board of Regents. Also nominated were Phil Carroll of Ann Arbor for the 2nd U. S. Congressional District, lisa North of Ann Arbor for the 18th State Senatorial Dis- trict and Bob Alexander of Ann Arbor for the 53rd State House District. F E R E N CY was one of a group of left-leaning Demo- crats who, along with Ann Ar- bor's Radical Independent Par- ty, founded HRP in 1971. He won almost half a million votes in his 1966 gubernatorial bid, and could represent a serious force in the coming race, espe- cially in the case of a close split between Democratic and Republican candidates. Two city residents were nominated at the weekend con- vention to run in races outside Washtenaw County. They were Betsy Bunn and Skip Steiger- walt, nominated for Wayne State University Board of Gov- ernors. 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