The Michigan Daily-Thursday May 18, 1978-Page 7 Bayh seeks extension for ERA ratification ensy u ai t tthF ERA cnmcbOycott of conventiOni tieS in I WASHINGTON (AP) - The chief Senate sponsor of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) introduced a resolution yesterday which would ex- tend by seven years the time for ratifying the amendment. Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), chairman of the judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, said at least 22 of his colleagues were joining him in spon- soring the joint resolution. ERA WOULD BAR discrimination because of a person's sex. The amen- dment was approved by Congress in 1972 and a seven-year period was specified for its consideration by the states. It has been ratified by 35 states. Unless it is approved by three more states by March 22, 1979, the amen- dment will expire. Three states have voted to rescind their ratification votes, but the Justice Department has ruled that the recissions were improper. "This arbitrary time period was adopted by the Congress in the assum- ption that it would be a reasonable time period to assure full and open debate on such an important question as the equality of women," Bayh said. "NO ONE IN Congress at that time could foresee that parliamentary tac- tics by a recalcitrant few would prevent the ERA from even reaching the floor for a vote in some state legislatures." "A seven-year extensin would, in my opinion, seriously impede the orderly processes of state government in Illinois," state Rep. Robert Egan, a supporter of the amendment, told a House judiciary subcommittee yester- day. "We face a shortage of time to consider major issues and problems confronting our state." Arizona state Rep. Donna Carlson, who is first vice chairperson of the American Legislative Exchange Coun- cil, also opposed the extension. "WHETHER or not it is illegal to ex- tend the time period to 14 years, it seems grievously unair to put te z monkey on the backs of state legislators for 14 years," she said to the subcom- mittee on civil and constitutional rights. "What would you think of a football coach who demanded a fifth quarter because his team was behind?" Opponents of the extension have argued that it would set a bad con- stitutional precedent, lead to legislative and court challenges of past ratifications and recissions and simply be unfair - an effort to change the rules in the middle of the game. LIZ CARPENTER, co-chairwoman of ERAmerica, told the House sub- committee the fight for ERA won't stop next March even if three more states don't ratify it. Neither will the unratified states, she added. Other Senate sponsors of the exten- sion are Sens. Muriel Humphrey, (D- Minn.); Edward Brooke (R-Mass.); Don Riegle (D-Mich.); James Abourezk, (D-S.D.); Clifford Case (R- N.J.); Dick Clark (D-Iowa); Alan Crangton, (D-Calif.); John Durkin, (D- N.H.); John Glenn, (D-Ohio); Mike Gravel, (D-Alaska); Paul Hatfield, (D- Mont.); John Heinz, (R-Pa.); Jacob Javits, (R-N.Y.). Also sponsoring it are Sens. Edward Kennedy, (D-Mass.); Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.); Charles Mathias, (R-Md.); George McGovern, (D-S.D.); Howard Metzenbaum, (D-Ohio); Bob Pack- wood, (R-Ore.); Abraham Ribicoff, (D- Conn.); Paul Sarbanes, (D-Md.); and Harrison Williams, (D-N.J.). House approves budget with compromise tax cut MOONLIGH (Continued from Page 1) have rolled back part of the Social Security tax increase scheduled for next year. EFFORTS TO revive a Social Security tax rollback, however, are ex- pected both in the House and the Senate. Rep. Robert Giaimo (D-Conn.), chairman of the House Budget Commit- tee, said his panel sitll favors some Social Security tax relief. The razor-thin margin by which the House approved the budget resulted from an unlikely coalition of Republicans, conservative and defense- minded Democrats, and liberals who favor less spending for the military and more for social programs. THE HOUSE passed its original ver- sion of the tentative budget by a four- vote margin. The budget allows Congress to provide up to about $1 billion in tuition relief. However, Congress must still decide whether the relief should be in the form of expanded grants and loans, as Carter proposes, or tuition tax credits, favored by many lawmakers. The resolution also provides for $115.7 billion in defense spending, or $2.1 billion less than Carter proposed. However, that is still more than some House liberals favored. The defense figure was said to be suf- ficient to honor the president's com- mitment to European allies to increase spending by 3 percent. THE DEFICIT figure is about $10 billion less than Carter's original estimate. Republicans argued that the reduc- tion of the deficit was accomplished largely by providing less tax relief than the president recommended and by un- derestimating expenditures. The GOP has called for even greater tax cuts, matched with spending restraints. The deficit reduction, said Rep. Samuel Devine (R-Ohio) was achieved by "clever manipulation and legislative legerdemain." BUT GIAIMO called the budget sound and strong. He said it achieved two key economic goals: "First, to maintain a healty rate of economic growth in order to move closer"to fuller utilization of manpower and capital resources; and second, to do so in a manner that helps restrain inflationary pressures." House Republican Leader John Rhodes of Arizona, urging defeat of the budget resolution, contended that in- flation, a reduced tax cut and higher Social Security taxes will mean a net tax increase of about $8 billion. "If you vote for this ... you are voting for a tax increase for the American people," Rhodes said. "I can't believe the people back home will be pleased with the results." But the Democratic leader, Rep. Jim Wright of Texas, said the resolution, like all legislation, contains com- promises that had to be made. If the House rejected it, he said, "we would be demonstrating our inability to legislate, showing only our ability to quarrel. . . . We would let the House disintegrate in a show of partisanship and petty self-aggrandizement." AATA looks at downtown bus shelters (ContinuedfromPage3) Chesbrough said, "I see the primary function (of the structure) is for people to have a shelter in inclement weather, but it should be right by the buses." If the shelter is built at Fourth and William, an enclosed structure, resem- bling a carport, is expected to be available this winter. Additional features such as telephones and toilets would be installed at a later date. 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