EDITORIAL
Jolin case example
of need for reform
Tuesday's conviction of State Senator Peg Jolin. I)
Dist. 22, is a perfect example of why the public's opin
ion of politicians is so low It is also a good example of
why approving term limits missed the mark.
Jolin. 40, served in the Oregon House from
1981-1989 and in the Senate from 1989 to the present
After her 1990 re-election campaign, Jolin had a
$28,(MX) surplus left in her war chest.
However, she didn't let that minor tec finicality
stop her from sending a campaign letter claiming a
SlO.OtKf debt. Nor did it stop her from gladly accepting
the $4,000 in donations that came pouring in after
ward.
Senate leadership can prove to the people of Ore
gon that it will not tolerate unethical and illegal activi
ty on the part of its members. Jolin should be sent
packing and her se.it declared vacant immediately
By allowing her to
remain. the Senate
would be implicitly
condoning her Irehav
mr. Oregonians do not
want criminals for sen
a tors, nor do they want
a Senate that allows
criminals to be mem
bers.
Elected office recog
nizes an implit it trust
between the people and
their representatives
|olin violated that trust.
Many would say
this serves as an exam
ple of why term limits
Senate leadership
can prove to the
people of Oregon
that It will not
tolerate unethical
and illegal activity
on the part of its
members. Jolin
should be sent
packing and her
seat declared
vacant
an* nrt t\ssarv i nrv arr
wrong. Term limits would not have prevented (olin
from committing fraud, nor will thov prevent others
from trying.
The solution is campaign reform. |olin might have
been prevented from illegally soliciting contributions
had there been contribution and spending limits in
place.
Campaign reform would also break the strangle
hold the incumbents often have on their office Term
limits allow incumbents to purchase their office for 12
years. Campaign reform would prevent anyone from
ever purchasing an office or abusing the fund raising
ability that comes with incumbent y as did (olin.
The people of Oregon should not have to v\ait until
John comes up for re-election in 1994 to remove her
from office The Senate deserves better. District 22 de
serves better, and the people of Oregon deserve better.
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Better spent
I .tin new tu Oregon, having
moved here from Conweticut
m the early summer.
In Connoclic ut I was a stu
deni and later an employee al
Vale, where partners of stu
dents, faculty and stall have
i'ijuuI at i ess to the university s
far illlies and benefits regard
less of marital status or sexual
orientation From this environ
ment I came to Oregon just as
the battle over Ballot Measure 0
began
1 watched as the state divid
ed, tensions grew, people were
attacked physically and verbal
ly. two were murdered, a com
bined total of almost $2 million
w.is raised all over some
thing 1 couldn't believe was on
the ballot in the first place
I um sure the state could have
used the energy and the money
in more productive endeavors
On Nov 3. voters in Oregon
rirjo< ted Measure 9 Instead of
accepting this graciously, it
seems that Its deleat has given
the (X..\ and its followers re
nevved vigor They must feel,
after everything that's hap
pened, that now they will have
to work extra hard to save the
state
The state will be divided
again, tensions again will be
high, more money will be
raised, and more people will be
attacked and possibly mur
dered
I just do not get it With so
many real issues to put one's
energies into the homeless,
world hunger, the environ
ment, battered women, crime,
drugs, illiteracy, poor educa
tion. abused and neglected chil
dren how ran these people
get in such an uproar over who
someone else may or may not
sleep with ’
Bruce Tabb
Eugene
Civil rights
i'll never be the same as I was
before Ballot Measure 9 I vol
unteered to help in the cam
paign to (infeat the anti-homo
sexual referendum with my
faith in tile people of Oregon,
or at least of Lane ('.ounty, in
t,i(t Even though the ballot
measure failed, I came face to
face with the hate guvs and ins
bluns have been experiencing
for years
I wonder if an initiative had
berm held in 1‘tM on the civil
rights of blacks, what percent
would have voted not to allow
((institutional protections to
apply to these Americans/
What we learned from tile Nov
.1 election was tiiat -t t percent
of the registered voters of this
state would discriminate
against gay and lesbian people
it they had the chance
And you think we don’t need
legislation to protect the civil
rights of gay and lesbian Orego
nians?
Elaine Green
Eugene
State of Satan
Not only should business in
terests have breathed a sigh of
relief when Ballot Measure 7
failed miserably, so should all
Oregonians
Does (Enwruld assix iate edi
tor) Colleen I’ohlig know why
there are "deepening financial
crises fac ing education today"
in Oregon' Her analysis of
. Measure 7 (ODE. Nov. -t) left
me wondering She mentioned
that "some students and citi
zens again saw a state that is
unwilling to solve the cri
ses " What is this "state" that is
unwilling?
Church Lady: Hmm could
it he Satan?
Yes, basically Those who
voted for 1990’s Ballot Measure
5 are responsible for this crisis
they are the unwilling ones
I’ohlig’s story said "if Meas
ure 7 had passed Nov .1, it
would have relieved the state of
providing most of the funds to
K.-12. freeing up some money
to go toward higher education."
Actually, it would have re
lieved those who voted for
Measure 5 two years »^o.
You are blaming the wrong
people when you blame Meas
ure 7's opponents blame the
citizens who weren't willing
two years ago to pay for their
< hi Id's education, not the busi
nesses of Oregon
Let me make one point per
fectly clear It is not a firm's ob
ligation to oduc ate our youth, it
is the citizen’s obligation, our
obligation, to do such.
Fact: Finns choose to locate
where costs are low and a great
work force exists
What Measure 7 offered to
existing firms (and firms look
ing to locate in Oregon) is high
costs and .1 work force unwill-l
ing to educate itself.
Tony Brown
Graduate Student
Economics
Learning suffers
1 am appalled that a rap
group that is openly anti-lewish
w.is Invited to the University to
perform Is Jewish oppression
s o m e h o w not i m port a n t
enough or not serious enough
to take a stand against7
This is not about being politi
cally correct I bis is about cre
ating and sustaining a commu
nity in which every person
fuels safe and valued 111 the ab
sence of such an environment,
learning su ffers
Pat Bryan
American English Institute
Hot java
'Hus morning I dragged my
self into the Hree/eway cafe in
the EMU for my morning 211
ounce fix of black coffee. To
my surprise, I was able to get a
scorching hot cup of organic
java Besides the fact that or
ganic coffee tastes better, I am
also assured the only chemical
substance in my cup Is caffeine.
Moe Reynolds
English Political Science