I EDITORIAL
Forced membership
possible necessity
It may work, but them again it may not As always
this idea has at least two sides to it.
Several Ohio businessmen heading up companies
that have been illegally dumping pollutants have re
ceived a twisted punishment, or a twist on their pun
ishment. shall we say
The men have been offered an option in flrder to
receive early release from their jail term The option?
Serving time as a Sierra Club member.
The most recent subject of the controversy sur
rounding the new plan is Donald Bohnert. a Cincinnati
supplier of dry cleaning products. Bohnert was con
victed last year of 219 counts of illegally transporting,
storing and dumping hazardous waste.
Although Bohnert believes the club membership
requirement is fair, the Washington Legal Foundation,
a public interest law center, doesn't like the idea The
group claims the forced membership violates Bohnert's
constitutional right to freedom of association
The foundation added that the the condition re
quires Bohnert to udvocate "a highly activist and polit
ically oriented special interest group. '
It's true The Sierra Club is extremely influential,
and one can see when; supporting such a group would
lie scary, even for big boss like Bohnert After all. the
group stands for everything big business is against
It's understandable, whether one agrees with this
particular situation, boss forced participation in a
group con Iran to one's beliefs can be legally and mor
ally offensive
On the other hand, it's just .is understandable boss
this specific membership requirement could bench! the
offender as well as the rest of society.
It's undeniable our environment is in worsening
shape, and that something must be done to turn the
tide while it's still possible The club membership a<
t vial I v makes the offender's sentences more productive
bv cdui ating them on a subjei t they re obviously igno
rant in
As always. the questions Co:Ue down to yvlscrt to
draw the line and who det ides I; this i use. :t s forced
membership in a group one would otherwise not sup
port vs necessary educating
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THE FINE
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Jin! when He thought there
w as nothing i'livunc could
lio to actually uffei t I S
governmental derisions, a
group uboul as big as a small
i lly man lies on Washington to
demand an ear to their con
cerns
And it just might work
Nearly a half-million worn
en’s rights demonstrators
walked down Pennsylvania
Avenue from tire White House
to a rally on the Washington
Mali by (uipitol Hill to show
their support of abortion rights
last Sunday
Whs all the rum t*t n ' The Su■
preme (inert is set tu hear argn
nidntk \prd on a l'ennsvlva
ntii case that could overturn or
limit the pro-choice Roe
s s Wade dei ision The upi mil
mg nm' is .1 pivotal point re
garding national abortion
rights possihls resulting in a
ruling permitting states to in
crease restru tiuris on abortions
The abortion issue is infinite
ly complex with as mans sides
to the argument a> there are
women and men
On one hand, it x totalis cor
ret t to sas America's politics
have no plai e in the personal
lives nf those de> iding whether
to bear a clnlii The role of tfu
government is In prilled the
inejns b\ whic I; >:»■ m im s an
Intiivitiii.i! ti.*( isiun mi Iudmg
abortion
Should tlit- pers >n(s in
volved (!•■( ide to abort, that op
troll should tie as available us
itir option : ke, |. tin i in ;d
\Vitinm! tin at ■ rtron ojilton
ipi ri the lie m a n keep (tie
chilli is found upon those ton
u'lmil wide h ultimately gin s
against tin- supposed morals at
Amort! a Remember. freedom
of t hole e
Th is urge in i'll! tia si r a 11 y
states iha! all options should lit'
available to those making the
( holt i■ so that tin ultimate (if
ciston is one made hv the inch
vidua! not the gov eminent
The opposing Mile, hosvesrr.
asks. 'Wind .itniUl the he i Ik
ing aborted wh.it about its
rights' This ultimately’ In.ids
to attempts to stop the .limiting
adults from performing a mis
guuied at.lion through legal
stipulations
Think a hi ,.! w t-.i! I a vs s are
lor S ties are put in pi.u e to
protect the pufilu at largo from
harmful ai lions performed in
individuals not in agreement
with the i omm.on good
Those individuals commit
ting tile misdeeds either know
tiles are doing wrong or thes
holies e their actions hold no
malice, one of the two Regard
less, through legal action, thesi
people are Sort ed to t ompls
with svfi.it the mailin',s deter
minus to be the common good
111 ii w a\ s,i\ mg their .i!,ii os
from themsofves
This works wfi’-ti oiir i os: :
ers ifu* laws against rap* near
ticr stmi iing ami I tic i i k
V\ !;• tt.'-r t!.f tMf pelt a' : s' w ••
she or he is doing wrong, tin
laws attempt to force the of
fender to act in accordance
with the i on.men good ■ : pi.
ins tier dues
S w ll it. os" a! art.!tg III;!
\ ideals are in fart perform mg
misdeeds that are in mlerfer
enr e w ' ti tile i g id
the\ must tie stopped through
legal action ...iws must tie put
in place to stop these people
from t omnutting tiieir crimes
And thill S where (lilt Ol 1 lit
lug questions comes in is abor
turn ii crime against the greater
ju.hlu good or ti. : ' Vust tf.it
good be protected by laws
against iihortiun. or tor choice'
Another issue to consider is
thi: fuit that those most against
abortion rights (primarily con
servative Keputilu uns) ,tre the
same folks .igiiinst the social
programs net.essarv to support
the twines one e they are bom
Since a good number of ubor
lions are performed in i uses
where tfii adults ar< not read\
I- ir a nuttier i hild. whet tier it
tie financially. emotionally or
menially, there s the possibility
that the txirne hiidren will b»
supported hv some sort of so
dal program We all snow, flow
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