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Recalling ‘Babs’ won’t fix situation •'(iive u» a dollar to dump Hcrshel Taylor." organ izer of the petition drive to recall (.Jov. Barbara Roberts. Actually, the quote advocates dumping Roberts, as voi( ed by Taylor, but it would be better to see the latter go The drive, which fortunately failed, will see a sec ond attempt if Taylor has his way. and if he sees the funds The second drive, labeled "Bye-bye Babs." would employ a direct-mail tactic, sending 200.000 pe titions to voters across Oregon. Taylor, a retired builder living in Myrtle Creek, is convinced Roberts would get the boot if he could get the second chance. The petition gathered 162.257 sig natures within the 90-day time period ending last Thursday, some 4,000 short of the 166.928 needed to initiate a rc< all election The possibility exists, because the numbers are (.lose and Taylor claimed he rec eived .in additional 1.000 signatures after the deadline's closure. Should the funding come through, a recall is possible with a more concentrated effort made throughout the state But we don't think it'll happen At least we hope it won't. The major reasons Taylor and petition supporters want to oust Roberts is because of her refusal to exempt timber sales from the lindangered Species Act and her methods o! dealing with revenue cutbacks from Meas ure 5 Roberts' pro environment stance against loggers helped rally a significant share of the first petition's fi nancial support, which came from the timber industry "livery job in the state is timber-related." Taylor said I bis would be a true statement, except for the fact that most jobs in Oregon are not timber related, for those that are. however, all the more reason to protect our resources. Many timber industry workers still tail to acknowl edge the relationship between saving their forests and saving their jobs And yes, the survival of .1 woodland goes beyond replanting. Ecosystems, which support and build the web of a wilderness, take many years to build If the timber industry is truly interested in saving itself, it must look to far-sighted preservation of its woods and supporting systems, not to myopic tactics How hard is that to understand? No trees equal no jobs Save the wilderness means saving jobs. Roberts' refusal to bond to the Cod Squad and its relations should be commended. This is the type of ac tion that will ultimately save Oregon. As for Measure 5, Roberts deserves more time to work out tax reform alternatives, that is if they actually have the chance to pass the Republican-controlled Ore gon House. All of Roberts' reform proposals have been shot down thus far by House Speaker Larry Campbell. No governing body is flawless, whether it be an in dividual or the entire system itself. What we can do is work through the tough spots with someone who is willing to work with us Roberts is still hanging in there, and so must we. 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U ITTI*£ WfS7*ftTFD ^ TA>C»W6 THIS O/V WfOoSiY? iL&te £& OPINION ASUO’s ad lands out of bounds THE FINE PRINT BV PAT MAI ACM Good news for iill you stu cicii 1 felons out there’ I ht- AM JO i% now in the business of providing legal .itiv 111- In (fit* May 11 edition of ifm limt’r.ild. your student gov eminent p.titi for a large ad lull ing all 17.000 plus University students how lo mat l when the I III uiiiit s knocking al their tioons I know this will tome as a great relief to tlie majority of students on campus, most of whom have spent many sleep less nights t oiuerntsi they are involved 111 a federal mvestlga lion I hey w ill !>e glati to know that the AM O. under the aus pitf of representing the inter ests of all University students, has decided this is well spent student money ()! c ourM'. AMU) c onslltu ents wiio Imlieve the vandals should hi' prosecuted might tic shin ked to lisirn lh<?\ arc |i.i\ mg lor legal advice lor the pro leslers Where is the represent.i lion (or students who want the vandals to he investigated' whv are these students subsi dl/.ing legnl advice tor people whose ai lions they fundamen tally disagree with ' Did anyone at the ASUO con sider this Indore they dec ided to use student money repre settling the interests of a small handful of the University's stu dent population? Again, we see more c oncrete proof that the ASUO never has and probably never will represent the Interests of the majority of students at this school The ac tions by ASUO (’resident Jennifer Hills in dcs ignating funds to pay for this ad proves once and lor all that the ASUO represents its own spe cial interest causes with little regard for students who may disagree with them It makes you wonder what ASUO stands for It's certainly not the Associated Students of t(it> University of Oregon How about. "Afrandontng tfie Stu dents of tlie University of Ore gon (oven current activities, the name would more in ( urate ly refine t who is (or is not) rep resented In the ASUO So let's stop blaming apathy lor low voter turnouts Mavtie the majority of University stu dents are smart enough to real i/e the ASUO has nothing to do with them '! he I lest interests of the ma jority of students on this cam pus (especially students on the Imam lal fringe) would have lieen realistically served il that half-page ad had Imen used to advertise about how muc h tui tion is going to go up In the next lew years because of Meas ure 5 That's something that will have an effect on thou sands of University students not tiie dozens involved with the Fill A lid imough o I this (rap about the Kill trymg to haras* and persii ute students lor pro testing their beliefs (food ( ivil disobedience protests do not involve destroying other peo ple s property' and then fading into anonymity Civil disobedi ence is standing up to authority diui taking responsibility for your actions Bv doing that, real protesters are saving. This issue is important enough to me that 1 will face the const* (picnics of mv dissenting be liefs It is this personal sacri (tee aspect — martyrdom — that gets the attention of fence sitters When uncommitted people see others suffering for a cause, they stop and think that if someone feels so strongly almut an issue that they an* willing to make sacrifices, maybe there is something to this It gets peo ple's attention and persuades them Carrying out acts of random violence, and then cowardly hiding from the consequences, not only alienates fence-sitters. TheASUO represents its own special Interest causes with little regard for students who may disagree with them it sends the message ttiat you don't really believe that strong ly in your cause Mahatma Clhandi, using the principles of civil disobedi ence. was able to free an entire nation of people without ever having to take someone else's life or damage property In the same spirit, the most touching and sincere protest over the .a quittal verdict I have heard of is one being (arried out b\ lass student (.eorge f ields At the < allipus rails April ill, f ields vowed not to go through the lass si hool grad nation i erernomes he has twen working toward lor a lifetime fields is protesting entrance into a legal system he views as not representing blacks A! though family members are coming from around the coun try to watch film graduate, fields will spend the day at home with his cap and gown stowed away in the c Inset The issue of racism in this country's justice system means so much to fields that he is willing to sacrifice a great mo ment fie has earned lor himself This takes a lot more strength and courage than an act ol anonymous violence. Unfortunately, a few mo ments of uncontrolled mob vio lence will overshadow a legiti mate and poignant protest Now that's something for the alleged federal Building pro testers to think about I’ui Muluili is managing edi tor of the Emerald.
