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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1983
Page
6
A civic minded column extols freedom as a divine gift and personal discipline. It asserts that true liberty requires self control aligned with moral guidance, including the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence, inviting reader correspondence to the Odessa American.
Our Opinion says House and Senate votes on MX missile funding expose a contradiction in the nuclear freeze push. More than 90 lawmakers supported the freeze resolution yet backed MX, highlighting a rift between middle America freeze supporters and leftist organizers. The nonbinding freeze says it delays nothing until ratified, yet the MX vote tests credibility of the pact.
The Boston Globe portrays Reagan as a master of symbolic signaling from posing with a flood barrier to embassy humor. It notes a White House PR episode with Ariela Gross, a Harvard freshman-to-be, and shares anecdotes about his WarGames reference during MX missile discussions and public image framing.
Nyhan of The Boston Globe notes Reagan's sunny persona masks a calculated political force. He argues the president’s likability stems from media-driven stagecraft, likening him to Mr. Magoo while critics warn of divisive, race, gender, and arms control stances behind the cheerful facade.
A 25 month interval since Rev. Jesse Jackson warned the Senate of white suburban annexation and at large elections diluting black voting power in Mississippi. He cited double registration burdens and long travel for low income voters. Justice Department officials were ordered to probe five counties to aid black voter registration.
Jesse Jackson guided Brad Reynolds through Mississippi to hear black registration abuses. Reynolds spent two days listening to accounts of discriminatory redistricting access to the circuit clerk and ballot box intimidation. He then urged federal registrars to help before the August 2 primary, saying black registration could swing 15 to 20 House seats.
Justice Harry Blackmun at the University of Kansas compares Supreme Court justices to nine prima donnas. He says they categorize themselves by tendencies such as siding with prison wardens, school boards, or pornographers. He notes most court work is grim and controversial and requires compromises to decide cases. Chief Justice Warren Burger agrees the court has occasionally overstepped constitutional bounds by redefining due process.
Harvey discusses the push to consider race in judicial decisions, citing Bakke as evidence that colorblind justice is compromised by some justices. He argues this risks sanctioning racism and undermining civil rights progress, noting his radio commentary times on KOYL 1310.
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