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Ronald Reagan, Founder/Chairman Emeritus Lyn Nofziger, Chairman Vol. VII, No. 2 Curtis Mack, Executive Director February, 1983

National Parks Our Nation's Treasures The following is a letter by James gram. This is a 5-year, $1 billion pro­ Watt, Secretary of the Interior, to Presi­ gram which concentrates on protecting dent Reagan. The letter is dated January the natural resource base and improv­ 20, 1983; the second anniversary of the ing the physical facilities in our national Reagan Administration. parks. Much of our effort has been Dear Mr. President: aimed at protecting the natural re­ In January 1981, we found our Na­ source base and improving and upgrad­ tion's parklands, wildlife refuges, and ing the condition of facilities within other conservation areas poorly man­ older parks, which had been inade­ aged and suffering from neglect. Soon quately funded by previous Administra­ after taking office, I reported to you tions. that the national parks had been al­ Another major initiative our Admin­ lowed to deteriorate to such a state that istration has taken also improves oppor­ the General Accounting Office had esti­ tunities for all Americans to visit and Reagan Review mated it would cost over $1 billion to enjoy these national treasures. The correct the safety and health hazards to highway improvement bill, which you In his State of the Union address, the 300 million annual visitors. signed on January 6, 1983, creates a Tuesday, January 26th, President Because you and I are dedicated to federal lands tax highway program Reagan staunchly held fast to the basic the concepts of stewardship - taking which will make Federal Highway elements of his economic program. The care of what we have rather than reach­ Trust Tunds available for park road con­ President demanded a virtual freeze on ing out for more - we created the Park struction needed to serve people and non-defense spending. Restoration and Improvement Pro- Continued on page 5 The President also served notice that he will fight to retain the 10 % tax cut scheduled to take effect July 1, as well as Congressman Gramm provisions to begin indexing taxes in 1985 to keep inflation from pushing tax­ payers into higher brackets. A Welcome to the Newest Republican Under the President's plan, outlined in the State of the Union address, over­ Saturday, February 12th, was a day announced his party switch and contin­ all federal spending would increase by of celebration for Republicans across ued in office until January 1985, when less than 5 % - just enough to keep up the nation. Congressman Phil Gramm his term would have expired. But with the rate of inflation forecast for was re-elected to Congress. Why the Gramm called his re-election move "the this year. Defense spending, however, celebration? Because former-Democrat only honorable course of action." would be at a level strong enough to Congressman Gramm is now a Repub­ And on February 12th, Congressman maintain a strong national defense. lican. Gramm was unceremoniously Gramm was re-elected as a Republican, Strongly defending his proposals, dumped from his seat on the House by his constituents by a margin of President Reagan said, "Contrary to the Budget Committee because Democrat 15 % . You were part of that victory be­ drumbeat we have been hearing ... leaders were angry about his active role cause CFTR contributed $5,000 to the deficits we face are not rooted in de­ in promoting Reagan budget policies in Congressman Gramm's campaign. fense spending. Taken as a percentage the last Congress. Having been pushed Congressman, we're all very proud of of the gross national product, our de­ enough by the Democrats, Gramm de­ you, and glad to have you in Congress, fense spending happens to be only about cided it was time to become a Republi­ particularly as a Republican! Continued on page 2 can. Gramm could have simply The Freeze: A New Soviet Weapon

A State Department report has re­ had defected in Afghanistan told for­ U.S. press, with exceptions, has been in­ vealed that Soviet occupation forces in eign reporters that the Soviet Union was different or hostile to the accusations, Afghanistan have used a devastating using three kinds of chemical agents and in part to the inability of the U.S. new chemical or toxin weapon called against Afghan resistance fighters. And government to mount an effective cam­ "silent death" to crush resistance in Af­ earlier this year, Max Kampelman, paign around the issue." ghanistan. Evidence showed that dead chief U.S. delegate to the European Se­ Afghan freedom fighters had been curity Conference in Madrid, produced Address found lying in firing position with their intelligence reports that the Soviets Continued from page 1 hands "frozen" on their rifles. This, said were operating no fewer than 20 chemi­ the report, indicated that the dead sol­ cal and biological weapons facilities, all four-fifths of what it was in 1970." diers were victims of an extremely fast­ in violation of international agreements "The fact is, our deficits come from acting lethal chemical or toxin not signed by Moscow banning the produc­ the uncontrolled growth of the budget detectable by human senses. tion and use of such weapons. for domestic spending," Reagan said, The State Department report was Soviet propagandists, for their part, referring to the long-term growth in the not, as some critics have suggested, a at first denied the presence of "yellow cost of Social Security, Medicare and matter of hearsay. It was based on docu­ rain" in Southeast Asia, then sought to other social programs over the last dec­ mented eyewitness accounts of 397 blame it on residue of the so-called ade. chemical attacks by communist forces "agent orange" used by U.S. forces to Adamantly demonstrating his deter­ that killed more than 10,000 people - defoliate enemy jungle areas during the mination to resist further military 6,300 in Laos, 980 in Cambodia and Vietnam war. U.S. authorities, who spending cuts, the President declared, over 3,000 in Afghanistan. Unofficial have investigated the Soviet allegations, "We will not gamble with our national estimates of chemical warfare deaths at characterize them as "science fiction." survival." the hands of the Soviets and their surro­ More disturbing are the results of a re­ Cost-cutting measures proposed by gate forces range as high as 50,000. The cent Gallup survey that assessed the the President include a one-year pay evidence of Moscow's poison warfare American public's perceptions of "yel­ freeze for federal employees and mem­ comes from a wide variety of sources. low rain." It found that only about l in bers of the armed forces, as well as a six These include refugees, freedom fight­ 5 Americans had heard much of any­ month delay in most cost-of-living in­ ers, doctors-in refugee camps, Western thing about the Soviet atrocities. creases for federal programs. journalists, Western intelligence agents The Wall Street Journal, which com­ Rudolph Penner, an economist with and communist defectors. And the evi­ missioned the survey, suggested that the American Enterprise Institute, said dence continues to accumulate. "public uncertainty about 'yellow rain' in an interview he did not believe This September, a Soviet soldier who may be due in part to the fact that the Reagan was changing his basic eco­ nomic approach: "He remains true to the real founda­ tions of this philosophy," Penner said. "He still believes that smaller govern­ ment is better than big government, ex­ cept for defense, where a big defense is better than a smaller one, and lower taxes are better than higher taxes."

Citizens for the Republic Newslet­ ter (ISSN 0194-9667) is published monthly and paid for by Citizens for the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, Ca 90401. Sub­ scriptions are $25 a year. Contents may be reproduced with or without credit. Second-class postage paid at Santa Monica, Calif., and additional mailing offices. Citizens for the Republic is a politi­ cal action committee operating in ac­ cordance with federal election laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman; Arthur J. Dellinger, Jr., treasurer; Curtis Mack, executive director. A YORINALYSIS Cf AffrHANl~TAtJ MILITARY DEATHS. The Results Are In: CFTR's A Winner

According to a recent Federal Elec­ in Federal races. Citizens for the Re­ The National Conservative Political tions Commission report of the five public contributed $468,174 to the Re­ Action Committee (NCPAC), which largest organizations contributing cash publican candidates for federal office. raised almost $9 million, contributed to conservative candidates, CFTR is the This is by far and away the largest $233,279 to Republicans, $23,161 to only one to give money solely to Repub­ amount of direct-cash contributions to nine Democrats and $2,734 to one licans. CFTR also made more direct­ Republican candidates in the nation. "other". cash contributions than any of the other CFTR contributed no money to Demo­ conservative organizations. crats. The Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress contributed $127,258 to The FE C report proves that Citizens for the Republic Republican candidates for federal of­ your investment in C FTR is fice. But the Committee for the Sur­ a safe one. CFTR never contributed $468,174 to vival of a free congress also gave Republican candidates for $27,865 to 11 Democrats and $1,000 to has, and never will federal office. an "other". contribute to the election of The National Congressional Club, a Democrat. headed by North Carolina Senator Jesse The five organizations are: Citizens Helms, raised over $9 million. They for the Republic, Committee for the only gave $129,147 to Republican fed­ Survival of a Free Congress, Fund for a eral candidates, as well as $4,117 to one The FEC report proves that your in­ Conservative Majority, the National Democrat candidate, and $1,000 to an vestment in CFTR is a safe one. CFTR Congressional Club, and the National "other". never has, and never will contribute to Conservative Political Action Commit­ The Fund for a Conservative Major­ the election of a Democrat. Others may tee. ity gave $63,913 to Republican candi­ make claims about helping President Here is a rundown on how each of dates for federal office, but contributed Reagan to achieve a Republican major­ these organizations spent their money $2,608 to Democrats. ity, but the figures speak for themselves.

Put Up or Shut Up? Shut Up!

In a slick, 30 minute, made-for-tele­ though effective in criticizing the Presi­ None of the prospective 1984 Demo­ vision "documentary" the Democrats dent's programs, have yet to propose cratic presidential candidates were tried to respond to President Reagan's concrete alternatives, Delaware Sena­ shown in the film because, party offi­ State of the Union Address. tor Joseph R. Biden said, "It's time we cials said, there are too many of them. Produced at the cost of about put up or shut up." We hope that Senator Biden doesn't $120,000 by a New York ad agency, the The Democrat "docudrama" not take his own advice, because after program was financed by the House only featured rehearsed comments by watching the Democrat response, we and Senate Democratic Campaign elected officials, but also had taped in­ think that Biden has a lot of speaking Committees and by the Democratic Na­ terviews with private citizens, includ­ engagements to cancel. tional Committee. ing farmers, businessmen, students and Recognizing that the Democrats, factory workers.

3 Legislative Priority: Making the Economy Work

by Congressman William Dickinson (R-Alabama)

The new 98th Congress is now orga­ the recommendations, their work does great day when the unemployment rate nized and the President has delivered represent substantial progress toward breaks out of the double-digit area. his State of the Union Message and the solving the funding short-falls which Finally, there is grave concern about proposed 1984 Federal Budget to Con­ would occur if nothing were done. a larger than expected deficit - which gress. The Committees of both the Recommendations for putting the for the most part is due to lower federal House and Senate have now begun the system back on a sound footing include revenues because of the recession and process of holding hearings on the Ad­ such ideas as raising the FICA tax, cut­ ministration's program for 1983. ting cost-of-living increases and raising As you go into this new legislative the retirement age. Both our Republi­ year with a new Congress, several issues can President and the Democratic stand out for priority consideration: so­ Speaker of the House have accepted the cial security, the economy, jobs, and the blue-ribbon panel's work as a basis for federal deficit. legislation which will be dealt with early in this session. I am certain of one When President Reagan thing. Legislation will be enacted that came into office two years will insure our senior citizens, who have planned their retirement years around ago, inflation was 13-plus social security, that they can depend on percent and the prime Legislation will be enacted it. America will take care of its elderly. interest rate was 21. 5 that will insure our senior Much of this session will be focused on the economy, jobs and the federal percent. Today, inflation is citizens, who have planned deficit. Announcement of the January down to 3. 9 percent and their retirement years Labor Department statistics provided the prime interest rate is around social security, that some very good news - that the na­ tional unemployment rate took a dra­ down to 11 percent. they can depend on it. matic turn down for the first time in America will take care of its months - down from 10.8 percent to elderly. 10.4 percent. Great progress has al­ ready been realized during the past two years in reducing inflation and interest rates. When President Reagan came into office two years ago, inflation was 13-plus percent and the prime interest rate was 21.5 percent. Today, inflation because the federal goverment still The most pressing issue, and one is down to 3. 9 percent and the prime in­ spends too much. With the economy which I believe will be dealt with early terest rate is down to 11 percent. Econo­ improving and people going back to in the session, is the need to put social mists have said all along that the work, revenues will be up over last year. security on a solid financial footing. unemployment rate would be the last Cutting spending will be tougher dur­ The bipartisan blue-ribbon panel indicator to react to the tough economic ing the 98th Congress, which will be which included members appointed by medicine the nation has taken. A four­ more liberal than the last Congress, but the President, the Speaker of the House tenths of one percent drop in unemploy­ further efforts are needed to reduce the and the Majority Leader of the Senate ment is dramatic and there are good growth of federal spending. If we don't has made its report. Though not all prospects that the economic turn control our finances the nation will members of the panel agreed with all around is well on its way. It will be a eventually go bankrupt.

4 Secretary Watt on the National Parks

Continued from page 1 tion, this concessioner runs a pro­ food facilities, construction of new protect the resource base. This legisla­ gram to transport children from lodging units and expansion and tion will make $75 million available in low income families in the Atlanta improvement of boat storage. fiscal year 1983 and $100 million avail­ area to the park. The children are Contracting with concessioners is able annually in fiscal years 1984, 1985, given lessons in rafting and kayak­ only one example of how private sector and 1986 for park road betterment pro­ ing, and are taught the importance initiatives are helping our national jects. of conservation. They are also pro­ parks. Another example is the new and In the spirit of your highly successful vided with bags to pick up litter innovative property leasing program Private Sector Initiatives Program, we while running and hiking in the that will generate private sector reve­ strongly believed that the private sector park. Other private companies nues for preserving historic properties in was capable and willing to help protect now are also sponsoring similar the parks. the Nation's natural and cultural re- programs for disadvantaged chil­ . sources. In the past two years, we have dren. provided opportunities for the private • At Yellowstone National Park, the sector to help, and the response has concessioner has spent over been phenomenal. This support is a $6,000,000 so far on capital im­ vote of confidence in this Administra­ provement in the park. Under the tion's policies and programs. terms of this concession contract, 22 % of gross receipts goes to capi­ As the chief steward of our tal improvements projects and Nation's natural and maintenance. We estimate that, cultural resources, we at instead of building a over the next 10 years, this will mean about $38,000,000 of private the Department of the bureaucracy to dole out investment in Yellowstone. Interior are working hard federal grants, we are using • The concessioner at Glacier Na­ to implement programs the energy and creativity of tional Park is renovating several historic properties including the that will enhance and the private sector to save Many Glacier Hotel and the Lake protect our parks and and reuse the Nations McDonald Lodge. By 1985, this historical areas. heritage. concessioner will have spent over $2,000,000 on historic property im­ provements. • In September 1982, the National Park Service contracted with Na­ tional Park Concessions, Inc., for I want to share with you some of the the operation of visitor service fa­ success stories of our public/private cilities in five areas of the National partnerships for our parks: Park System - Big Bend, Isle Roy­ Consistent with the National Historic • At Everglades National Park, the ale, Mammoth Cave, Olympic Na­ Preservation Act, we have launched a National Park Service for many tional Park and the Blue Ridge program for leasing historic buildings years, at the taxpayers' expense, Parkway. The concessioner has owned by the National Park Service. provided tram tours to the Shark committed over $2,300,000 to im­ Over 700 historic structures - light­ Valley. Under a concessions con­ proving public facilities. In addi­ houses, barns, farms, houses, textile tract, this activity now has been tion, 1 ½ % of gross receipts will be mills, for example - have already been taken over by a private company used for upgrading and construc­ identified and targeted for leasing. Pos­ - at no cost to the government. tion of visitor facilities. sible new uses for these properties under • At Chattahoochee River National • At Glen Canyon, the concessions the leasing program include shops, of­ Recreation Area, the concessioner contract was recently amended to fices, hotels and many others. At Ellis has expended almost $700,000 in include concessioner investment of Island, we are considering a lease for one year for construction of two about $7,000,000 for installation of development of a hotel and conference buildings and for the purchase of new utility lines and related equip­ center. equipment and vehicles. In addi- ment, upgrading and expansion of Continued on page 7

5 POW's: People of Wisdom

Few of us imagined our America as perfect, but none of us doubted that it was the noblest nation on earth.

Ten years ago this month, America obedience to the rule of law and to our spurious was the relationship between welcomed home some of the bravest military Code of Conduct as prisoners their words and their deeds. Their men ever to wear the nation's uniform: of war. Above all, there was love of God shabby nature and treasonous beha­ the 587 surviving prisoners of the Viet­ and strong allegiance to our country. viour no longer was a mystery. We had nam War. Much has happened since Men came to know the full meaning of tasted its poison. then. But on this anniversary, one of the words such as freedom, democracy, self­ "The logic and loyalty of the Code of former POW's, retired Air Force Colo­ government. All grew close to God and Conduct became known and accepted nel George "Bud" Day, who received His ways and truths. Those of little con­ by all but a small minority. Most POW's the Con ressional Medal of Honor for viction were converted to the homely experienced what the persecuted pil­ acts of "conspicuous gallantry" during qualities of virtue, loyalty, decency, grims had experienced: a yearning for more than 5½ years of unrelenting tor­ valor and honesty. freedom from tyranny. We no longer ture and privation in a Hanoi prison, "For the first time, many of the im­ wondered about the nature of patriots has written down the thoughts he had prisoned Americans understood the like Nathan Hale, Thomas Paine, Da­ on the eve of his release from captivity a practical meaning of tyranny. By con­ niel Webster, Thomas Jefferson, Abra­ decade ago. They have renewed rele­ trast, they saw America as did the ea­ ham Lincoln. They had often been vancy amid the doubts and uncertain­ ger, struggling immigrants from the beside us during our long and lonely or­ ties of today. alleys of Naples or the ghettos of War­ deal. Some Americans seemed surprised Colonel Day says he asked himself: saw. Few of us imagined our America when Jeremiah Denton stepped off the What had we POW's sown and what as perfect, but none of us doubted that first homebound aircraft at Clark Air had we reaped during the long ordeal? it was the noblest nation on earth. Base in the Philippines a decade ago And he concluded as follows: "A clear and overpowering under­ and, in a voice choked with emotion, "We had sown leadership, good ex­ standing of Communism's nature was said: 'God bless America.' We were not ample, ethical conduct, concern for our gained, first hand, by a large sampling surprised. He spoke for all of us. Then fellow man. We also had demonstrated of Americans over a dreadfully long pe­ and today." riod of time. We knew the Communists as Cain knew Abel. We learned how

A clear and overpowering understanding of Communisms nature was gained, first hand, by a large sampling of Americans over a dreadfully long period of time.

6 Secretary Watt proving any lease, we make certain that private owners to rehabilitate historic the new use of a leased building is ap­ properties. Continued from page 5 propriate for the park area and is not This is a highly successful program. As in contracts with concessioners, damaging to park resources. our procedures and standards insure Proceeds from the leases will be used We are tapping into the that this form of private investment in to defray costs of preserving historic our historic properties is compatible properties in the parks. This program volunteer spirit of allows us to enlist the private sector's Americans and the vitality help in preserving historic structures of the free enterprise system Much of our effort has been that otherwise would receive little or no to restore the beauty and aimed at protecting the attention. Not only does the National Park Serv­ economic solvency of the natural resource base and ice own and operate the Nation's most National Park System. improving and upgrading important historic properties, we also the condition offacilities cooperate with States, local govern­ ments, and private citizens to help pre­ During fiscal year 1982, 1800 rehabili­ within older parks. serve historic properties important to tation projects were approved, repre­ cities and towns throughout the coun­ senting over a billion dollars of private try. investment. Historic buildings re­ with the Park Service mission of pro­ Instead of building a bureaucracy to juvenated by private sector initiative do tecting important natural and cultural dole out federal grants, we are using the not become musty museums, nor do resources. In addition, we require all energy and creativity of the private sec­ they get taken off State and local tax rehabilitation work performed on tor to save and reuse the Nation's heri­ rolls as public monuments. They are, leased properties to meet our standards tage. Through our historic preservation instead, returned to active and produc- for historic preservation. Before ap- tax incentives program, we encourage Continued on page 8 Is It Time To Renew Your Subscription?

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L ----CITY ------STATE ZIP 7 Many parks in the National Park System ardship programs in the national parks National Parks are now developing a catalog of gifts by enlisting the private sector in new Continued from page 7 needed by the parks. and creative programs to restore these tive economic use. For example, last The gifts catalog is a fundraising ad­ national treasures. We are tapping into year's 1800 rehabilitation projects will aptation of the sales catalog concept. It the volunteer spirit of Americans and result in 5,131 new housing units; 2,635 gives people and organizations an easy the vitality of the free enterprise system of those will provide housing for low way to select and donate a preferred to restore the beauty and economic sol­ and moderate income people. item to a park. In a gifts catalog, a park vency of the National Park System. Preservation rehabilitation projects lists, illustrates, and prices needed Sincerely, by the private sector also create jobs. items. All sorts of gifts can be solicited in Secretary James Watt Let me refer to the Department of this way including cash, equipment, la­ Housing and Urban Development's ex­ bor, expertise, and professional services. perience with Urban Development Ac­ The response to the first National In 1977, Ronald Reagan founded tion Grants. New construction creates Park Service gifts catalog has been ex­ Citizens for the Republic (CITR) to traordinary and you will soon be seeing 14.2 jobs per million dollars expended; help elect conservative Republicans to rehabilitation creates 24.2 jobs per mil­ many more park gifts catalogs. public office. Reagan used the lion. Using this ratio, we can estimate As the chief steward of our Nation's unspent funds from his official 1976 that our preservation tax incentives natural and cultural resources, we at campaign committee "Citizens for have produced 27,298 new jobs. And the Department of the Interior are Reagan" to start CITR. CITR then that means 11,280 more jobs than working hard to implement programs became the legal successor to Citizens would have been produced by spending that will enhance and protect our parks for Reagan. ·a comparable amount on new construc­ and historical areas. Currently, there is another organi­ tion. At the same time, we are cognizant of zation raising monies and calling it­ My last example of how we are suc­ the Nation's economic plight and the self "Citizens for Reagan." This new cessfully enlisting the private sector in need to exercise fiscal restraint until the organization is not now nor has it ever been associated with Mr. Reagan's of­ protecting the Nation's natural and cul­ economy recovers fully. In spite of these ficial presidential campaign or with budgetary restraints, which we fully tural resources is a new and exciting Citizens for the Republic. idea - a gifts catalog for the parks. support, we are continuing our stew-

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- LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman (on leave) September, 1981 CURTIS MACK, Acting Chairman Vol. V, No. 9 ... CFTR holds first annual Ronald Reagan Dinner On Friday night, September 11th, Edwin Meese 111, Counsellor to the President Reagan in 1967 when the Citizens for the Republic hosted The President with Cabinet Rank, with President had just begun his first term First Annual Ronald Reagan Dinner at " The Ronald Reagan Award" for his as Governor of California. For two the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly long years of service to the President years Meese served as the Governor's Hills, California. Over 800 people and the ideals he represents. Legal Affairs Secretary before being turned out to support CFTR's effort to Mr. Meese, who was also an original promoted to Chief of Staff in 1969. aid conservative Republican candi­ CFTR steering committee member, Meese remained Chief of Staff until dates all across the nation in next was introduced by actor Jimmy Stew­ Reagan left the Governorship in 1974. year's crucial congressional and sena­ art. Before joining the Reagan Adminis­ torial races. In his remarks, Meese told the guests tration in Sacramento in 1967, Meese The dinner, which was chaired by that the President's priority over the had served as Deputy District Attor­ long time CFTR supporter and Cali­ next several months was to make sure ney of Alameda County, California. fornia's Mrs. Republican, Margaret his economic program was a success. It was his excellent work in that Martin Brock, was believed to be the As part of that effort, Meese said, the post that brought him to the attention first national event of its kind to be President has committed himself to ad­ of Ronald Reagan. Meese gained a chaired by a woman. Assisting her ditional budget cuts in order to remain reputation in Alameda as a no-non­ were co-chairmen Alfred Blooming­ below the deficit ceiling for 1982, and sense law and order advocate who dale, Justin Dart, Earle M. Jorgensen, attain a balanced budget by 1984. had worked hard to quiet the disturb­ David Murdock, Henry Salvatori, Meese also said he was proud to have ances at the U.C. Berkeley campus Holmes Tuttle, Jack Wrather and Wil­ taken part in the founding of CFTR, during the turbulent demonstrations liam A. Wilson. which he called America's " most suc­ there in 1964. CFTR took the opportunity of its cessful PAC." As a result of his career as an attor­ first Ronald Reagan Dinner to honor Meese initially went to work for (continued on page 7) Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's death to OEO! A govt. agency closes down Here's one for the record books. For running mate Sargent Shriver served government programs were factored the first time since World War II, a as its first head. When it was created in as income, there would be a huge major federal agency is going out of in 1964, its stated goal was to elimi­ drop in the number of people falling business, thanks to President Reagan. nate poverty by 1976. below the poverty line. The Community Services Adminis­ It failed. In the early 70's President Nixon tration, heir of the Great Society's Of­ According to the figures used by tried to dismantle the OEO, but he fice of Economic Opportunity, is clos­ bureaucrats to determine such things, was blocked by the courts. In an at­ ing up shop on September 30th. the level of poverty has changed I ittle tempt to get around this obstacle, Mr. It's not being consolidated. It isn't since the days when Sargent Shriver Nixon "reorganized" the OEO as the being swallowed up by another agen­ was in charge. CSA, doing some cutting along the cy. It isn't even changing its name. It's Perhaps this is the fault of the way way. going to vanish - cease to exist! anti-poverty data is interpreted. Many But what was left over was still a This is so unusual for a Washington critics, including Presidential Advisor monster. The OEO/CSA has long been bureaucracy that the man chosen by Martin Anderson, have made a strong a thorn in the side of conservatives. It the President to dismantle the agency argument that such figures are an illu­ was an " advocacy" agency which says " We have trouble finding a pre­ sion. The figures don't take into ac­ went to bat for any big spending cedent for what we're doing." count such benefits the poor receive schemes aimed at the poor. Over the The Community Services Adminis­ as food stamps, Medicaid, housing as­ years, it developed a reputation of be­ tration was born with Lyndon John­ sistance and energy subsidies. ing horribly wasteful and inefficient. son's War on Poverty as the Office of Many conservatives believe that if CSA has funneled billions of dollars Economic Opportunity. McGovern the benefits the poor receive from (continued on page 6) shouted "This is not a hearing on religion!" · OonK$ Serenade Udall tells reporters his " instinct" ,, was to uphold Young's point of order; Is Mo a stooge for ecology zealots? but, as Udall perversely interprets the facts, since Watt first " raised" the House committee's antics endanger energy issue of religion, Udall ignored Young the inability of men to predict the and allowed Weaver to continue. Clearly, Udall was enjoying the ' I '' / event makes it all the more necessary Anyone who has been watching the for human managers to protect the spectacle. Watt had no intention of developing Morris Udall-James Watt Earth. discussing religion at the July hearing feud must be appalled at the double The radical environmentalists until provoked by Weaver. To say standard Udall accepts concerning quickly seized on a misconstruction Watt "raised" the issue is untrue. the balance of power between cabinet of the quote as evidence that Watt's Understandably, Watt was furious departments and congressional com­ religious beliefs were anti-environ­ at the way in which the committee mittees. mental. The May issue of Audubon tried to mock his religious beliefs and Essentially, Udall feels it's o.k. for magazine carried an article suggest­ sabotage his policies. His anger was him and other members of his House ing that Watt agrees with a biblical not assuaged much when Udall called Interior Committee to threaten, cajole paraphrase that "The Earth was put him after the hearing to apologize for and intimidate the Secretary of the In­ here by the Lord for his people to sub­ Weaver's " very poor taste." terior - but he takes offense if Watt due and to use for profitable purposes Watt is justified in believing Weav­ fights back. on their way to the hereafter." Watt er isn't the only member of the com­ The press had a field day last month himself has never asserted anything of mittee with poor taste. Imagine the dissecting the latest fight between the kind. gall of someone relishing such bully Rep. Udall (D-Ariz.) and Interior Secre­ Even the comic strip Doonesbury tactics while refusing to use the power tary Watt. This time, the issue con­ got into the act. In the August 16th in­ he has to intervene, and then playing cerned a pet project of Udall's Watt stallment of the strip, an oil company the sycophant' s role in order to insure threatened to sidetrack if Udall con­ executive is asked if Watt's policies none of the blame for the episode tinued to allow members of the com­ aren't " very short sighted." The char­ would fall on himself. mittee Re chairs t0 mak-e-insulting--at­ acter rep I i es " 1=1-cll- y.e-s. B u..t tb.e...,ma n Watt didn't fall for Udall's attempt tacks on Watt's religious beliefs dur­ believes Jesus is due any minute! Who to kiss and make up. If he had, he ing congressional hearings. am I to say he's wrong?" would have had no guarantee that Columnists Evans and Novak The issue came to a head at Watt's such outbursts wouldn't happen again pointed out how Watt' s religious con­ July 16th appearance before Udall' s with a gleefully impotent Udall look­ victions have been used by the envi­ committee. At the hearing, Rep. ing on. ronmental extremists in an attempt to Weaver misquoted Watt as saying Instead, Watt told a meeting of the discredit him. "The Lord may come at any time," Arizona congressional delegation that According to Evans and Novak, the then asking the Secretary "are you ap­ the Interior committee's antics were religious issue was first raised in the proaching the environmental issue of beginning to wear him out. Interior comm ittee back in February. surface mining ... (with) 'Why worry, According to Watt, at the meeting Responding to a question from Rep. the Lord's return is imminent?' " he turned to Udall and said "Mo James Weaver (D-Ore.) asking him if Watt was shocked at the personal Udall, you drain my batteries, and I he agreed that resource conservation attack contained in the question. He can't get my personal energies rebuilt was a good idea, Watt told the com­ responded by saying he had taken an to think about things like the Tucson mittee " Absolutely. That is the deli­ oath to enforce all laws, including the Aqueduct." cate balance the Secretary of Interior Surface Mining Act. This was a barely veiled threat by must have - to be steward for the na­ Weaver continued to harass Watt Watt to delay completion of a multi­ tional resources for this generation as with questions about his religious be­ million dollar federal water project in well as for future generations." liefs, c laiming he wanted to know if Udall's district. The project diverts As an afterthought, Watt added " I " the imminent return of the Lord is water from the Colorado River to Tuc­ do not know how many future gene­ having anything to do with ... " Watt's son, and its completion or elimination rations we can count on before the policies on strip mining. falls under the discretionary authority Lord returns. Whatever it is, we have Watt recoiled with the retort that of the Secretary of the Interior. to manage with skill to have the re­ his religious freedom was guaranteed At the remark, Senator Dennis De­ sources needed for future genera- under the First Amendment. But Concini (D-Ariz.) asked " What can we tions." Weaver continued to press Watt on do?" Evans and Novak point out that by the religious issue, and Udall did Watt replied " Senator, I knew some­ this, Watt didn't mean that Christ's im­ nothing to stop him. Republican mem­ one would ask that question and I've minent coming made conservation bers of the comm ittee raised a point thought about my answer. I'm not ask­ unnecessary, but just the opposite - of order when Rep. Don Young (R-Ak.) (continued on page BJ

-2- Unearned welfare benefit threatens Social Security's solvency something I totally oppose. ceiving Federal pension payments and By Rep. Carroll Campbell (R-5.C.) Let's look at a few facts about the have an average retirement income of minimum benefit. The average indi­ $21 ,680 annually. Recently, the House of Representa­ vidual receiving a minimum benefit Another 300,000 have working tives engaged in a meaningless debate would receive $2 ,122 in 1982 from the spouses earning some $21,100 a year; on a resolution concerning the Social Social Security trust funds; he would still another 200,000 have earned their Security System. At issue was the have paid into the system less than minimum benefit and will retain it; Social Security minimum benefit, an $355 total. In some drastic cases, 35,000 live outside the United States; unearned benefit consisting of a wel­ couples could get $3 ,183 a year from 200,000 others are adu It students or fare support add-on to the monthly Social Security by paying as little as the minor children of those receiving Social Security payment a recipient is $3 .00 into the system during their Federal pensions whose need has entitled to from his or her payrol I tax working lifetime! come under question; and some contributions. This is a significant drain on the 500,000 recipients also receive Sup­ The Democrat leader of the House Social Security System, and a threat plemental Security Income, and their presented a resolution rejecting the to the retirement incomes of those SSI checks would increase dollar for elimination of this benefit - a move who have paid into the system and dollar for any decrease in Social already approved by the House and earned their benefits. Not eliminating Security payments. Senate - and insisted on its immedi­ this unearned windfall would add $7 These people account for 2.7 mil­ ate consideration, coincidentally on billion to the Social Security trust lion of the three million people receiv­ th·e same day as a major public de­ fund deficit over the next five years ! ing unearned benefits! monstration in Washington in support There are those who contend that There are some very valid claims of Social Security. The whole display those receiving the unearned mini­ that many of the 300,000 people re­ was nothing more than a cruel hoax mum benefit are among the neediest maining may have a real need for because the resolution, as a legisla­ of Americans. In the large majority of Federal assistance, and it is those peo­ tive instrument, was meaningless with cases, the facts dispute this. ple who we should be and will be tak­ no force of law. Of the three million people now on ing care of. But we should not do it by What the American people need to the unearned minimum benefit rolls: blindly continuing the unearned bene­ understand is that eliminating the un­ 450,000 also receive Federal pensions fit program for political reasons. earned minimum benefit w ill not hurt that average $16,000 annually; 1.2 There ca n be no greater destruct ive the elderly, but it is a needed step million of them are only technical element in the national debate on the toward restoring the financial integ­ beneficiaries who are actually receiv­ future of Social Security than partisan rity of the Social Security System. The ing much more than the minimum; political posturing. I hope the Ameri­ alternative is to cut earned benefits, 50,000 more have retired spouses re- can people will recognize this.

-3- ~C~~i~t~o~I _____La_oo_r_s_loo_p_ho_l_e_le_ts_lioo_ra_l_s_lif_t_loo_t_a_ga_i_ns_t_w_o_~_e_r_s_w_ill • . \1\/atch bosses spend over 90 per cent of their tent. d d time and money favoring liberal Dem- "It is a fact that funds of hun re s Should workers be forced to con­ ocrats. of thousands of union members are tribute money to political candidates So the result has been a massive ef- being used for political candidates they oppose as a condition for keep­ fort by union bosses to aid political and purposes that the members per- ing their jobs? Of course not. But such candidates their membership oppos- sonally don't support. But they can do forced contributions are a way of life es, all while using the members' mon- nothing about it under present law," for many American union members ey to pay for it! Dickinson said. today. The abuse of staff salaries is In response to this situation, Dick- Even though federal law prohibits another means by which labor unions inson has introduced the Compulsory labor unions from contributing money help out their political friends at the Campaign Contribution Reform Act of directly to political candidates from expense of their members. It is a long- 1981. The Alabama Republican's bill compulsory union dues, current loop­ standing tradition among the staffs of would guarantee the voluntary nature holes in the law allow union bosses to many unions that they spend their of each person's participation in the funnel hundreds of millions of dollars working hours doing "volunteer" political process by requiring all yearly into political campaigns out of work for union-backed political candi- monies used for political purposes - union funds. dates during campaigns. So, in effect, not just direct contributions to can- . The chief method by which union union members are paying dues which didates - be derived exclusively bosses subvert the intent of the law in­ then go to pay salaries to campaign from voluntary contributions. volves abuses of the " communica­ workers for candidates they don't in- The Dickinson bill will insure that tion" privilege union leaders have tend to vote for! with their membership. Theoretically, Compulsory union dues are used to all costs of union political activities the union leadership is allowed to finance massive political mailings, the will be borne by their political action contact their members by mail or tele­ operating expenses of union political committees. It requires that all phone on items of concern to the action committees, and get-out-the- political communications, voter regis- tration efforts, and get-out-the-vote membership. The compulsory union vote drives for union-backed candi- drives be paid for by union PAC's and dues extracted from workers as a con­ dates. not union treasury funds. Since the dition ef their employment may be And all of these expenditures go un- only source of union political action used to pay for such " communica­ documented and unreported to the committee funds is voluntary dona­ tion." Federal Elections Commission! What tions, it will eliminate the compulsory As a regular practice, union leaders we have here is a massive underground use this loophole as a means for con­ participation of ordinary union mem- political machine supported by un- bers in the political activities of the ducting massive propaganda cam­ knowing contributors giving unac- paigns among their members on be­ counted for aid to an untold number big labor bosses. half of the political candidates the of candidates. It's about time someone acted to union bosses support. It is no small operation. As Rep. Bill close this loophole, which was written And while the trend among union­ Dickinson (R-Ala.) points out, one 60 into law by a past, union-bought con- ized blue collar workers over the past million piece political mailing oy the gress. While Americans have the free- few years has been toward support for AFL-CIO cost over $6 million. The dom to take part in any type of politi- conservative Republican candidates mailing supported and opposed can- cal activity, no one should be able to like President Reagan, the union didates chosen by just a few top union force them to do so by threatening officials. The members who paid the them with the loss of their jobs if they Citizens for the Republic News­ $6 million bill had no say on its con- refuse. letter (ISSN 0194-%67) is published monthly and paid for by Citizens for the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite Television's father says it's going down the tubes 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Sub­ Over the last decade, there has The boycott never took place be­ scriptions are S25 a year. Contents been a growing concern among par­ cause the Coalition claimed victory in may be reproduced with or without ents that the content of many pro­ negotiations with major sponsors like credit. Second-class postage paid at Proctor and Gamble, resulting in ad­ Santa Monica, Calif., and additional grams on network television is offen­ mailing offices. sive and unsuitable for family view- vertising support being pulled from a Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ ing. number of programs the group labeled ical action committee operating in This view recently came to public objectionable. accordance with federal election attention with the controversy over a But amid the controversy over the laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman (on proposed boycott, perhaps the most leave); Arthur Dellinger, treasurer; proposed boycott by the Coalition For Curtis Mack, executive director and Better Television of products adver­ significant indictment of the tele­ acting chairman. tised on programs the coalition felt vision networks went unnoticed. contained too much sex or violence. (continued on page 6)

-4- The Reagan Administration acts quickly to quash WHITE Qaddafi's quest to be queen bee of the sea

HOUSE The list of the petty humiliations we expect some fiery rhetoric out of have suffered in silence has grown too Tripoli but probably not much else for WATCH long - the seizure of the Pueblo, the a while. The American people were heart­ taking of the hostages by Iran, the Why? ened last month by the news that after destruction of the embassy in Tripoli, The answer can partly be found in years of agonizing over the " Viet Nam the hatchet murder of American sol­ Moscow's reaction to the Gulf of Syndrome" our government intends diers in the de-militarized zone in Sidra incident. While Qaddafi may to reassert its right to defend Korea, the assassination of our ambas­ threaten, he knows he can't do much American citizens who are attacked sador in Beirut, the murder of without help and support from the by hostile powers. American tourists in Israel by PLO Kremlin. The incident over the Gulf of Sidra placed bombs, the wounding of Though Soviet radio repeated the off the Libyan coast has served notice American military personnel in El Libyan account of the dogfight verba­ to international terrorists like Muam­ Salvador by a terrorist bomb .. tim, it didn't say much else. mar Qaddafi that the United States Isn't it time we fought back? While the Kremlin gloats over Qad­ will no longer stand idly by while And there wasn't a better place to dafi's bankrolling of terrorist activities American military or diplomatic per­ start sending the world a message whose results ultimately are a plus for sonnel are assaulted. than in the Gulf of Sidra. Soviet foreign intrigues, it is wary of President Reagan's decision to hold Qaddafi uses virtually all of the the unpredictable Libyan. the naval maneuvers in the gulf was a money he makes from the sale of Lib­ Moscow is glad to have Qaddafi do sensible move. Libya' s outrageous yan oil to purchase weapons from the its bidding, but it knows it can't con­ unilateral claim over what is recog­ Soviet Union and arm a network of trol him. Qaddafi is a loose cannon on nized as international waters would terrorists around the globe. the international deck. never hold up against the precedents He has supported terrorists in every In effect, the Soviets are getting a of international agreements on coast­ trouble spot from Northern Ireland to free ride out of him. They will enjoy al limits. the Philippines. He once tried to use him while he lasts. But they won't do It was important that this adminis­ an Egyptian submarine under his con­ too much to save him if he starts to go t ration quick ly il lustrate to Q addafi trol to torpedo and sink the luxury under. that the U.S. will no longer ignore the liner Queen Elizabeth 11 when it sailed This was indicated by Moscow's re­ Libyan dictator's attempts to foster on a cruise to Israel. The PLO con­ sponse to the Third World about the international terrorism on a grand siders him their financial godfather. Libyan incident According to Mos­ sc ale. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat cow, it is the responsibility of the Twice during the Carter presidency calls him a " lunatic." Qaddafi has Third World - not the Soviet Union Libyan jets attacked American air­ tried to have him killed several times. - to retaliate against U.S. " aggres­ craft operating in international air­ sion. " space. On both occasions, the weak­ Qaddafi has mounted wars of ag­ gression against all of Libya's neigh­ Roughly translated, that means the wil led Carter Administration did noth­ bors - he now is illegally occupying Soviets don't intend to do anything ing to retaliate, attempting instead to Chad, and even his erstwhile ally Al­ about it They are too busy in Afghan­ hush up the incidents. geria is fighting with him over a por­ istan and Poland to worry about Qad­ The most galling episode of Ameri­ tion of oil-laden Algerian territory dafi's survival. can impotence occurred shortly after Qaddafi is trying to steal. our hostages were taken in Iran. A Lib­ President Reagan deserves credit yan mob sacked and burned the Amer­ The continental United States has for setting the tone of national policy ican embassy in Tripoli, apparently not been immune from Libyan terror­ which has restored our dignity. There with Qaddafi's encouragement, and ism . Libyan exiles living in America is no reason to criticize anyone for not the Carter Administration did nothing have been hunted down and mur­ immediately notifying him of the inci­ about it dered in their homes by Qaddafi dent. It was over in 60 seconds - no No wonder Qaddafi thought he agents roaming the U.S. presidential action was needed. The could get away with firing on our Qaddafi even runs a school for ter­ presidential decisionmaking before F-14's last month. No one had ever rorists in his desert realm that teaches the incident was what counted - giv­ tried to punish him for his aggression the disaffected fanatics of the world ing our military forces permission to in the past the ghoulish art of making the bombs defend American lives and property But there is a new administration in with which they murder innocent whenever they are attacked. Washington, and a new spirit in Amer­ women and children. As columnist George Will points ica. The American people are tired of Perhaps if the United States had out, there was no Libyan " crisis." Will watching two-bit Soviet vassals get­ laid down the law to this pirate ages wrote: " When the tail of a stallion t ing away with hit and run attacks on ago, the world would have been whisks a fly, the fly has a crisis, the Americans abroad. spared some suffering. As it is , we can stallion does not"

-5- Great Society was a lesson for the poor on how to waste money Despite liberal rhetoric about an in­ ence, I'd still be saying the govern­ the key to minority advancement. "I evitable " backlash" against the Rea­ ment ought to give everybody every­ don't want you to give me anything - gan budget cuts among poor people, thing for free." just put me where the opportunity is one beneficiary of the Great Society's Patlan, whose father was a migrant ... " he says. largesse is welcoming the cuts with farmworker, worked his way up from " There are truly needy people who open arms. poverty, eventually getting a degree need help, but what happened in our Juan Patlan is president of the Mexi­ from the University of Texas before country is the line got blurred, there can American Unity Council, a com­ taking a job at the MAUC. was so much money available," Pat­ munity development organization " I used to be the biggest proponent lan said. that gets more than 90 per cent of its of giving poor people everything" he budget from federal funds. observed. " Now I think it's tremen­ If Juan Patlan is typical of the vet­ Although Patlan's group stands to dously wrong. You don't develop any erans of the war on poverty, the Tip lose a significant chunk of its gov­ discipline. If you get everything free, O'Neills and the Ted Kennedys of the ernment grants because of federal you lose your resolve and you're not world may find that this past summer belt tightening, Patlan has no fear of as productive as you would be. " of their discontent was but a prelude the future. Patlan has become a convert to the to an infinite winter with no thaw in " Our position is that we are going to belief that economic development is sight. survive" Patlan told a reporter. " Not just survive, but thrive." OEO drops dead to lose their cushy government jobs, Patlan reasons that his organization (Continued from page 1) and must now look for work in the pri­ in grants over the years to " commu­ will continue to provide a useful serv­ vate sector. nity organizers" and "action groups." ice to the Mexican American commu­ " It's a joke" one CSA employee bit­ Such groups were overwhelmingly nity of San Antonio, Texas by setting terly complained to the press. " We dominated by left wing activists who priorities and making better use of the were going to eliminate poverty by often were more interested in putting reduced funding it will receive. 1976 now we're going down the together coalitions in support of " Instead of 20 (programs), there drain . liberal candidates and causes than in may be just three or four, (but) they It is a sign of the good sense of the working with poor people. will be the best programs" Patlan said. American people that no one is rushing The Reagan Administration saw the He denied t-hat the programs his agen­ for a plunger to save the CSA. cy will eliminate involve much of a CSA as a classic example of the kind of agency that could best be replaced sacrifice. " There's been so much mon­ by block grants to the states. As a Television ey available, it made it easy for peo­ (Continued from page 4) result of the President' s budget pro­ ple to apply" for government anti­ 92 year old White Ru ssian emigre posals, the money ordinarily ear­ poverty grants. " As to the soundness Vladimir K. Zworykin, often credited marked for funding the CSA will now of the idea or the ability of the group with being the " father of television" be turned over to state governments. to deliver, nobody asked ." because he invented the first T.Y. tube Not only will legitimate anti-pover­ Patlan is grateful to the Great So­ in 1923 while working for Westing­ ty groups no longer have to go ciety, but for reasons that must be dis­ house in Pittsburgh, recently gave re­ through the costly procedures of ap­ turbing to the liberals who bemoan its porters his observations concerning plying to remote bureaucrats in Wash­ demise. " We're grateful for the war on the development of his invention. ington for their funds, but more of the Doverty experience" Patlan told a re­ Zworykin told reporters he never money earmarked for helping the poor porter. " If it weren't for that experi- dreamed that T.Y. would become so may actually do its job. The huge ad­ refined from a technical standpoint. ministrative and monitoring costs of In 1977, Ronald Reagan founded He said he was surprised at what a per­ running a large federal agency will Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) to vasive influence it had become world­ help elect conservative Republi­ have been eliminated. wide. cans to public office. Reagan used And states will have an easier time the unspent funds from his official keeping an eye on the political activi­ " The technique is wonderful," 1976 campaign committee "Citi­ ties of their grant recipients. This Zworykin said. " I didn't ever dream it zens for Reagan" to start CFTR. should mean more money for legiti­ would be so good. The color and CFTR then became the legal suc­ everything. It's beyond my expecta­ cessor to Citizens for Reagan. mate anti-poverty work, and less mon­ tion." Currently, there is another or­ ey for radical activist groups. ganization raising monies and cal­ The only people sorry to see the CSA But, Zworykin admitted, he seldom ling itself "Citizens for Reagan." go seem to be political liberals, who watches television because what ap­ This new organization is not now recognize that the agency's demise is pears on it is " awfu I. " nor ever has been associated with evidence that their theories are a fail­ " The programs! " Zworykin told the Mr. Reagan's official presidential ure. Also, there is some tearing of hair New York Times, " I would never let campaign nor with Citizens for the Republic. and gnashing of teeth among soon-to­ my children even come close to this be former CSA employees, who stand thing. It's awful what they' re doing." -6- among the various points of view in unable to attend as a result of urgent Dinner (Continued from page 1) the Administration. As the chief policy business requiring his attention in ney and his years spent in law enforce­ advisor to the President, Meese points Washington, he sent his greetings to ment, Meese is an outspoken support­ out the options on a given question so the guests, saying that Nancy and he er of efforts to curb the rising tide of that the President can review the were " delighted to add our congratula­ violent crime in America. He has re­ benefits of differing points of view tions" to Meese in honor of his loyal cently announced the Administra­ before making his final decision. service. The President wrote to Meese: tion's plans to look into reforms of "We go back a long way, Ed, and we've several criminal justice procedures As one of the top members of what been through a lot together . Thank which hamper law enforcement offi­ has been recognized as the most com­ you for all you do so well." In his cials in their attempt to hold and con­ petent White House Staff in decades, message, the President also noted that vict dangerous suspects. Meese has done his share to help keep CFTR was playaing a vital part in Some of the reforms the Adminis­ the President's cabinet government meeting the challenges conservatives tration is studying include a preven­ system running smoothly. face in their new role as national tive detention law that would allow While CFTR was proud to be able to leaders. judges to deny bail to dangerous de­ honor Meese for his many contribu­ fendants awaiting trial, elimination of tions to the success of the Adminis­ The 800 guests responded with en­ the insanity plea, and modification of tration and the President's political ef­ thusiastic applau se. the exclusionary rule that frequently forts, perhaps the highest words of CFTR 's Acting Chairman, Curtis allows criminals to go free because praise have come from President Rea­ Mack, ca lled the dinner a " resounding law enforcement officials unknowing­ gan himself. 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-7- he wou ld hold my aqueduct hostage." effort to speed up American energy in­ Watt responded that he had noth­ dependence. ing against the aqueduct project, but The bott om line - Mo Udall may t hat Udall's u nderstanding of Watt's be OPEC's best friend in Congress. As control over the project' s outcome long as he insists on t he right to tor­ was o ne way in w hi ch Watt could ment Watt about his religion, Udall is

(Continued from page 2) force Udall's comm ittee to behave. holding American energy production " The congressmen know t hey can get hostage. The oil sheiks in the m iddle ing you to do anything, because any­ TV coverage just by abusing Jim Watt, east must love the congressman from thing I mentioned would be black­ but I think from now on we' ll have Tucson. mail. It is just that until I get my per­ more substantive, focused hearings - Udall has even mentioned one sonal energies rebuilt, I can' t do any­ not t hese media events," Watt said. energy project he plans to scuttle if he thing about the Tucson Aqueduct, And despite Udall's " horror" over doesn't get his way. He has cited a and I don't know how long that will Watt's tactics, the Arizona Democrat planned Alaska natural gas pipeline take." boldly asserted that he had no qualms several times as an example of t he According to Watt, from that point about doing the sa me sort of intimida­ " thousands" of issues Watt must sub­ until Watt ment ioned the episode in tion in retaliation. mit before Udall's committee. an interview with the Washington Post Udall said " It's like two scorpio ns in This enti re episode has resu lted on August 19th, Udall became very a bottle. (Watt' s) got some decisions from Udall' s refusal to be a gentleman cooperative. he ought to make on Tucson. I've got and restrain his fellow Democrats on · But after the interview appeared, all of his legislative program coming the Interior committee from making the truce was over. Embarrassed that through my committee. I've never personal attacks on Secretary Watt. Watt had called his bluff, Udall tried played it that way, but if he wants war Udall has no one but himself to blame to make the Secretary into an ogre, over the Tucson Aqueduct, let's have if the water project for Tucson is while denying he himself had been it." delayed. cowed by the threat. Clearly, Udall has threatened to Udall's constituents might find that Se lf righteously, Udall proclaimed hold up all of Watt's legislation if he they' ll have an easier time drawing that Watt was " trying to punish the doesn't get his water project. This water from their taps in Arizona if they people of Tucson for having me as translates into Udall serving as the turn off the drip they sent to Washing­ their congressman I can't believe chief obstacle to the Administration's ton at the next election.

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LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman [on leave) August, 1981 CURTIS MACK, Acting Chairman Vol. V, No. 8

CFTR helps Reagan win landmark tax cut victory If President Reagan's victories on seen tax policy as an arm of welfare. by granting tax savings to Americans the budget front were historic, and Despite the rhetoric of Tip O 'Neill and in the income brackets most likely to they have been, last month's victory his cohorts, the President's tax cut is stimulate economic growth by invest­ for his tax cut proposals was truly the first truly equitable cut in per­ ing the money they would otherwise monumental. In less than six months, sonal income taxes in many years. have paid in taxes. the Administration has won a total By cutting income taxes across the Instead of redistributing wealth, victory for its program of economic board, the President has allowed all this policy creates wealth by generat­ recovery. Americans to reap a proportionately ing more jobs as a result of increased Opposition to the tax proposals in equal share of the savings the bill pro­ investment. Rather than creating new congress was a hurdle few observers vides. And by cutting tax rates over a revenue for more welfare programs, believed the President could over­ three year period, and indexing rates the President's tax package generates come - but he did, and his margin of after 1985, the President has insured an expansion of the private sector of victory was greater than anyone tax relief on a permanent basis. the economy. would have been able to anticipate By doing so, he has not pandered to And the Democrat leadership, who before the events of the bill' s dra­ the wealthy as the Democrat dema­ complain loudly about many of the matic final week of consideration. gogues claim, but instead he has al­ extra " goodies" included in the bill, What the President has done is to lowed all wage earners to participate have no one but themselves to blame reverse the prevailing notion that tax equally in the largest tax cut in Ameri­ for their inclusion. The Administration policy should serve as a means for re­ can history. had originally proposed a "clean" bill distributing wealth. The liberal dogma A side benefit of this policy is that it dealing only with individual income on revenue generation has always will stimulate savings and investment (continued on page 3) CFTR Commentary------PATCO bails out on duty to public, so it deserves to be grounded " Duty Honor Country." actions that are not only illegal and mined that both our public expen­ Three words so eloquently spoken by cause great harm to the economy, but ditures and our tax burden are much one of the greatest heroes in Ameri­ are immoral as well. too great. can history, General Douglas Mac When any person takes a position We think the President is right in the Arthur, upon his farewell address to with the United States Government, stand he has taken. But perhaps he has the cadets of the United States Mili­ he or she vows not to participate in not gone far enough. So we would ask tary Academy. Three simple words any strike against the government. In the legislative bodies of all levels of that so epitomized a man and his com­ exchange for that vow, that person government in this country to consid­ mitment to his country and his career. becomes an employe of an employer er the following proposal: Three simple words that for so long who offers one of best compensation 1) Any government employe who il­ have served as a guiding light to those packages in the world - excellent legally strikes against the public he or who have chosen a personal career of salaries; excellent health and vacation she serves will not be eligible for any public service. benefits; one of the best and most lib­ type of public assistance as a result of But how hollow those words seem eral retirement plans in the world; and that strike. Included in this prohibi­ today as we think of those thousands certainly some of the most secure jobs tion would be such taxpayer provided of aircraft controllers who illegally in the world. But that does not seem to benefits as unemployment compensa­ struck against the Government of the be enough this time. After securing pre­ tion and food stamps. United States and the people she rep­ liminary agreement on a new contract resents. And how hollow those words the union now " demands" a package 2) Any government employe who seem as union bosses who pretend to costing the taxpayers 17 times the illegally strikes against the public will be leaders of the American labor original agreement. This, of course, is not be eligible for re-hire to any posi­ movement condone and encourage at a time when we have finally deter- (continued on page 2) because I was constantly urged to do so by my friends." · OonK$ Continuing his self-justification, ,, _ Serenade Williams claimed " I never intended to do anything wrong. I never sought any When caught in the act, Williams claims he gain or received anything of value. I followed script, but this turkey belongs in the can never sold or corrupted my Senate of­ made exaggerated claims of his im­ fice." portance in an effort to persuade the Perhaps Williams hopes the only in­ Convict~d 'Ab.scam " victim" Senator " sheik" to invest money in a friend's terpretation of selling a political of­ Harrison Williams (D-N .J.) appears to titanium mine. fice is a direct profit on the part of the be testing the limits of credibility in Though Williams has been convict­ office holder. In that narrow sense, he his latest attempt to avoid punish­ ed in federal court of influence ped­ may have a point, but the jury which ment for his misdeeds. dling, he apparently thinks the offense rendered a verdict in his case thought According to news reports, Williams is less serious because the financial otherwise. told members of the Senate Ethics rewards were earmarked for friends While Williams' defenders claim Committee that he was " playacting" rather than himself. that he was " coached" on what to say when he boasted of his influence to In a sanctimonious denial of wrong­ in the meeting with the sheik, no one undercover FBI agents. doing before the Committee, Williams denies that Williams made the state­ The New Jersey Democrat claims claimed " I had no criminal or evil in­ ments that served as a basis for his in­ that he was persuaded by friends to tent. I overstated my importance be­ dictment. Williams hopes to get away follow a " script" during a meeting cause the script called for me to brag. with what he did on the legal techni­ with a phony " arab sheik" in which he I followed the scenario in the script cality of entrapment. (Continued on page 4) Jimmy Carter's petty poison pen letter to pals pans President With a gaping yawn, the nation last good public relations involves skim­ decisions by the Congress are compat­ month (barely) took notice of Jimmy ming off the cream and throwing away ible with our own policies." Carter' s maiden voyage as an " elder the milk, Carter lauded the Admini­ People must wonder how they man­ statesman." stration's intention to restrain federal aged to miss reading about the great ---1n a three page~ istle o fhe spenaing inaroondabour-way de­ budget battles of the Carter Admini­ faithfu I, who dutifully released it en signed to pat himself on the back. stration. Can we have forgotten al­ masse to the press, Carter criticized " You and I fought for a balanced ready? Does " restrain unnecessary the Reagan Administration on a wide budget and for restraints on unneces­ spend ing" refer to his efforts to gut range of subjects. sary federal spending" Carter told his defense? Maybe those budget battles On the home front, sensing that ex-aides, " so some of the prospective (continued on page 7) Controller's strike (continued from page 1) tion by his or her former agency or by any other public agency, at any level of government, where employe strikes are illegal. Such measures are strong, but strong measures are needed to insure the public welfare and safety. Too many times militant public employe unions threaten to strike and en­ danger the public good. No one wishes to infringe on those rights and obi igations a union has that are in the best interest of their members and are legal. But in no case should we stand by and even passively approve illegal actions. Perhaps someday, again, one' s word will be one's bond and " Duty ... Honor Country." will replace " Indifference Self Greed." " This is control tower!! Hey, where are you guys gonna land when you blow us - Curtis Mack outa the water?!!" Acting Chairman -2- Tax cut (continued from page 1) up their minds to support the Presi­ enthusiastic endorsements for the Ad­ and corporate tax rates. While many dent after receiving 400 or more tele­ ministation's bill from nearly half of of the additions to the original bill, phone calls from their constituents the nation's governors. like indexing and repeal of the so urging them to do so. called " marriage tax" were to have CFTR' s Acting Chairman, Curtis Mack, also held a press conference in been proposed by the Administration CFTR Plays Crucial Role in the future, the Democrat leadership Washington shortly before the vote began the vote buying rush in an at­ In addition to the President' s where he unveiled an appeal by the tempt to shore up their own proposal, speech, a massive advertising and governors of 20 states to their con­ which was more-of-the-same redistri­ media blitz on behalf of the Presi­ gressional delegations urging them to butive dogma. dent's plan helped to generate the support the President. By turning the legislative process flood of public input that brought vic­ Leading Governors Participate into something resembling a frantic tory to the White House. cattle auction, Tip O 'Neill did his own Supporters of CFTR will be glad to Also participating in the press con­ cause a great disservice. note that CFTR played a major role in that public awareness effort, spending ference were Governor Robert List of The much criticized breaks for the over $100,000 to place advertisements Nevada, Chairman of the Western oil industry originated as a Democrat backing the President's proposal in ma­ Governor' s Conference, and Governor proposal aimed at buying the loyalty jor newspapers all across the country. Richard Thornburgh of Pennsylvania, of oil state Democrats. CFTR's ads ran in the home districts of Chairman of the Coalition of North­ Liberals Spurn Own Bill key wavering congressmen, and were eastern Governors. Indeed, the president of Common responsible for generating many of the With an overwhelming 238-195 vic­ Cause, a liberal lobbying group, telephone calls and telegrams that tory in the House, and an 89-11 victory claimed the Democrats proposed tax brough about the victory. in the Senate, the President has put changes in their bill that " no Republi­ CFTR also worked with the Admini­ into effect the capstone of his eco­ can member would have dreamed of a stration's supporters in building a coa­ nomic program. While it will require year ago." lition favoring the President's tax continued monitoring and adjust­ House Ways and Means Committee package among opinion leaders ment, the general policy outlines it Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-111.), nationwide. A major effort was made contains are sound and intact, and the chief salesman of the Democrat's to secure the active participation of should bring about an economic ren­ bill, even admitted that he thought a state governors in working to per­ aissance for America. Finally, we are lot of the provisions it included suade congressmen from their state to witnessing a truly new beginning for "stink." But he pushed it anyway. side with the President. CFTR secured our embattled economy. Until two days before the vote, the Democrats believed that victory would be theirs. " We've got it won. We think we' re holding fast" Tip O'Neill told reporters on July 27th. But that evening, President Reagan went on national television and deliv­ ered the death blow to O ' Neill' s tax bill. In simple and concise language, the President explained the reasons his own bill offered more for the average American than the Ways and Means bill. The President exposed the phony ploy by which Rostenkowski and com­ pany could offer a three year tax cut that was in reality a two year tax cut. He called on the public to make their voices heard. And the public responded. Calls poured into congressional offices like Capitol Hill veterans had never seen Pennsylvania Gov. Richard Thornburgh speaks as Nevada Gov. Robert List and before. Many wavering Democrats re­ CFTR's Curtis Mack look on during the press conference in Washington unveiling ported after the vote that they made CFTR 's efforts in support of the Reagan tax cut.

-3- J.. ~~ic=-to""='""l=----____A_sk_u_n_k_b_y_an_y_o_th_e_r_n_a_m_e_s_m_el_ls_as_s_ou_r . , \Natch Shuster investigated the mysterious Obey (D-Wis.) between 1978 and 1979. The staff of the Democratic release and did some detective work Further investigation revealed that Congressional Campaign Committee which eventually led to his exposure Zeppos had left Obey' s staff to go to might now be realizing the truth of of the ploy. work for the Democratic National Shakespeare's words " Oh what a tan- The contact person listed for "Con- Committee, from where he then pro- gled web we weave, when we en- gressional News Service" was an ceeded to take the press job at the deavor to deceive." individual named Evan Zeppos. Democratic Congressional Campaign Their crude attempt to pass off Shuster inquired from the House Press Committee. their own press release as the work of and Periodical Galleries and discov- So, clearly, the news release from an impartial independent news serv- ered that neither a " Congressional the " Congressional News Service" ice was humiliatingly exposed last News Service" nor an " Evan Zeppos" was a ploy by House Democrats to month by Rep. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.). had ever been accredited to either. discredit Republican congressmen After the passage of Gramm-Latta 11 He did, however, find a listing for an who supported the President's budget in June, news outlets in Shuster's 9th E. Zeppos in the Washington D.C. tele- cuts. Congressional District received a phone book. But there was no listing And while there is nothing wrong press release datelined " Washington, for any "Congressional News Service." with the Democrats issuing critical D.C. - Monday, July 6, 1981 " on let- The telephone number used on the press releases about Republicans, terhead claiming to be the " Congres- letterhead of the "Congressional there is no excuse for their attempt to sional News Service." News Service" turned out to be the cover up their activities. The news release denounced telephone number of the Democratic Their ill conceived attempt to gain Shuster for joining 184 Republicans Congressional Campaign Committee's credibility for the release collapsed and 47 Democrats in the bi-partisan headquarters on Capitol Hill. when Shuster exposed them in his own coalition which voted for final When a call was made to the num- release to his district' s press, making passage of President Reagan's budget ber asking if Evan Zeppos was an the Democrats' release something cuts. employee of the Democratic Congres- journalists with integrity must con- While the release posed as a news sional Campaign Committee, the per- sider beneath contempt. account of Shuster's vote, the Penn- son who answered the call responded Who knows how many other mem- sylvania Congressman characterized that Zeppos was a member of the bers of congress have been victimized it as "a biased, albeit unsigned and un- Committee's staff, with the. job of by such sneak attacks? And it' s attributed, political attack upon (me) heading its press operation. strange to see the party who felt so for that action. Checking the employment records wronged by " dirty tricks" in past cam- The release criticized Shuster' s of the House of Representatives, Shus- paigns to be keeping the practice vote for the Reagan budget, saying ter discovered that Zeppos had been alive in this era of post-Watergate mo- that it wou Id have a negative effect on on the staff of I iberal Rep. David ral ity. Pennsylvania taxpayers. In a statement released by his of­ Abscam " was soft when I should have been fice, Shuster's press assistant said the (continued from page 2) · stern." While that may yet determine Wil­ release "Journalistically .. . is as un­ Williams indicts himself right there. liams' ultimate fate in the federal professional and amateurish as it is He knew better, but he did it anyway. prosecution of his case, it should have flagrantly political (which) is made And what' s the difference between no bearing on the work of the Senate clear by the fact that (Shuster' s) name, trying to obtain financial rewards for throughout, is misspelled." Ethics Committee. friends or for one's self by virture of Any Senator who could be s9 fool­ holding public office? ish, or so corrupt, as to allow himself Williams admits that he resisted Citizem for the Republic N..., to be taken in by the FBl 's Abscam letter (ISSN 0194-966n is published coaching which would have led to im­ monthly and paid for by Citizens for operation has illustrated that he lacks plicating himself as a financial bene­ the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite the judgment needed to remain a ficiary of the investment scheme, so 200, Santa Monica, CA cJo.401. Sub­ member of the upper house. obviously he knew that he was en­ scriptions are $25 a year. Contents Williams' attorney, Kenneth Fein­ may reproduced with or without gaging in a questionable activity. Just be berg, told the committee " Surely credit. Second-class postqe paid at because he was smart enough not to Santa Monica, Calif., and additional there can be a difference between crassly incriminate himself doesn't mailing offices. being corrupt in office and making mean he was behaving ethically. Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ errors in judgment." More than any­ Indeed, it suggests a cold calcula­ ical action committee operating in thing else, this illustrates the moral tion on Williams' part that makes his accordance with federal election bankruptcy of Williams and his de­ laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman (on claims of being " duped" highly sus­ leave); Arthur Dellinger, treasurer; fenders. Williams had told the com­ picious. How can anyone be so smart Curtis Mack, executive director and mittee that he had reservations about and so stupid at the same time? acting chairman. participating in the meeting, but that If the Senate is serious about en­ he had ignored those qualms and (continued on page 6)

-4- President's Supreme Court nominee deserves a fair shake from the "New Right"

telligence rather than because of her has arisen over Mrs. O 'Connor's views personal popularity. One member on social issues. While it is true that In a move consistent with the who served with her told reporters it her record on right-to-I ife questions is Administration's goal of keeping the was a case of " talent winning out." somewhat ambiguous, critics should promises it made to the American Mrs. O'Connor is a graduate of note that the instances cited by op­ people last year, President Reagan an­ Stanford Law School, where she made ponents of the nomination stem not nounced last month the nomination the law review and was in the top ten from her judicial career, but from her of Sandra Day O 'Connor to the vacan­ per cent of her class. One of her for­ term as a state legislator. cy on the Supreme Court created by mer classmates, the Supreme Court's And that record is not as bleak as Justice Potter Stewart's resignation. conservative stalwart Justice William some extremists wish to depict it. For Calling Judge O 'Connor " a person H. Rhenquist, gave her a hearty example, Mrs. O'Connor did vote for all seasons" , the President pointed recommendation when the Adminis­ against a proposal to prohibit abor­ out that while the appointment fulfills tration sought his advice on her ap­ tions in the University of Arizona Hos­ his campaign pledge to appoint the pointment. pital. However the reason she did so most qualified woman he could find One of the key criteria the Presi­ was her belief that the proposal, at­ to fill one of the earliest vacancies on dent demanded during the search to tached as an amendment to an unre­ the Court, Mrs. O'Connor also meets fill the Court vacancy was that any lated measure allowing the University the high standards he would demand nominee would have to share his view to issue bonds to finance construction of any judicial appointment. of the function of the Court. Like the of a sports facility, was not germane, While Mrs. O 'Connor is new to the President, Mrs. O 'Connor believes and therefore unconstitutional. national scene, early assessments that the Court's job is to interpret the Mrs. O'Connor was a supporter dur­ have indicated that her positions on law, and not to make it. She also be­ ing that same year of a bill which per­ most of the critical issues she is likely lieves that federal courts should defer mitted doctors and other hospital em­ to face on the high court are consis­ to state and local courts whenever ployees to refuse to perform abortions. tent with those of the President. possible, rather than usurping more Arizona State Senator Donna C. A long ti01e Republican activist in power for the federal government. West, a Republican who served in the Arizona, Mrs. O'Connor served sever­ As a former state legislator, trial legislature with Mrs. O'Connor, and al terms in the State Senate, and was court judge, and state appeals court who is a self-described " pro-life legis­ the first woman to hold the position of judge, Mrs. O 'Connor will bring to the lator" told the New York Times " I majority leader in any state legisla­ Court a badly needed sensitivity to lo­ have known (Mrs. O 'Connor) fifteen ture. cal concerns. She should serve to en­ years, and I've never seen anything Those who served with her in the courage other justices to respect the that would lead me to believe she's legislature say she was chosen for the competence and wisdom of lower pro-abortion. I have never considered leadership post as a result of her col­ court decisions whenever possible. her an anti-I ife person." leagues' general admiration for her in- Unfortunately, some controversy [continued on page 6) The liberals in the NAACP don't speak for all of black America by Richard D. Allen The insulting treatment of Presi­ Not wanting to miss any opportu­ concede the high moral ground to dent Reagan by the leadership of the nity to embarrass the President, Wil­ those who show more concern for fed­ NAACP last month when he addressed son also needled him in her introduc­ eral programs than they do for what their annual convention points tion about his failure to attend last really determines the income and fi­ out the danger to blacks of suffering year's NAACP convention. nancial health of blacks - the in silence the more outrageous antics But the President, retaining the nation's economy." of some of our self-appointed "lead­ good humor for which he has become The events at the convention led ers." renowned, reminded Mrs. Wilson that columnist R. Emmett Tyrrell to note in Before the President had the he had received the disputed invita­ the Washington Post that the "high chance to speak, NAACP Chairman tion on the same day that he was given grade theater" put on by Wilson and Margaret Bush Wilson poisoned the a newsclipping about his failure to res­ her followers has a concrete purpose. well by announcing that the group pond to it. According to Tyrrell, the opportuni­ " Does not necessarily subscribe to the During his speech to the group, the ty to "razz a Republican" is a primary views about to be expressed." This President presented his economic pro­ means by which the NAACP ingrati­ rude prejudgement of the President gram as the best hope blacks have for ates itself with the white "limousine drew cheers from the audience, which taking their rightful place as full par­ liberals" who are the organization's then gave the President an icy recep­ ticipants in the economy. The Presi­ financial angels. tion. dent told his audience he would " Not (continued on page 6)

-5- cle published in the William and Mary hearings commence in the fall. Justice O'Connor Law Review. In the article, Mrs. The conservative movement will be (continued from page 5) O 'Connor argues that federal judges ill-served to allow a few self-appoint­ To focus too closely on one issue have overstepped their authority, es­ ed leaders to sow the seeds of the would be a mistake of the highest pecially in civil rights suits. movement's destruction by loudly order. Conservatives would be ap­ In her article, Mrs. O'Connor wrote proclaiming heresy on the part of the plauding her general record if only that " If we are serious about strength­ President. they were given the chance to analyze ening our state courts ... it is a step in Thoughtful conservatives should be it. the right direction to defer to the state alarmed at one new right figure's For example, Mrs. O 'Connor lead a courts and give finality to their judge­ statement (now moot) that he was re­ statewide tax limitation drive similar ments on federal questions." evaluating his support for the Presi­ to the one President Reagan pro­ Even Human Events, in an other­ dent's budget proposals in light of his moted while he was Governor of Cali­ wise critical article on Mrs. O'Connor, discomfort with the O 'Connor ap­ fornia. stated " She does have a fairly decent pointment. Do any conservatives real­ In the legislature, she also worked record so far as meting out punish­ ly value one issue so highly above all to restore the death penalty, and to ment to convicted criminals is con­ others that they would jettison the ban forced busing as a means of cerned." cornerstone of conservative ideology achieving racial balance in schools. The conservative journal also noted for a hollow last stand? Indeed, social conservatives should " President Reagan, we concede, Conservatives, and the American be rejoicing that at last an unequiv­ haso't been a bad judge of character, people in general, should give Presi­ ocal opponent of court-ordered bus­ as the metamorphoses of Richard dent Reagan their support on the ing schemes will be placed on the Su­ Schweiker and Terrel Bel I attest." O'Connor nomination. As her confir­ preme Court. So it behooves conservatives to mation hearings will bear out, her She has also gone on record as an give Mrs. O 'Connor's record a fair record is one that eminently qua I ifies opponent of gun control. evaluation, which cannot be com­ her for a position on our highest ju­ While her tenure on the bench has pletely done before her confirmation dicial bench. not put her in a position to render de­ underlying causes of the economic cisions on many controversial is sues, NAACP potshots stagnation which prevents blacks lawyers who have argued cases before (continued from page 5) from moving into the mainstream of her have given glowing accounts of As Tyrrell sees it, the NAACP wasn't American life. her thoroughn ess a nd profess ional ism. interested in opening a dialogue with At last, blacks have a choice of pol­ And, more significantl y, Judge the President, but instead the invita­ icy options, and it would be a shame if O'Connor was known as a no-non­ tion only served as a means for taking our " leaders" tried to prevent us from se nse judge who handed down tough a potshot at his policies. examining any program which could se ntences, especially to repeat of­ And by providing a forum at which lead us to the goals we have set. fenders. to embarrass the President, the group made their liberal contributors happy. Mr. Allen is a prominent black author David Derickson, who has argued Presumably, the I iberal contributors who lectures on political and eco­ cases before Judge O'Connor, told the then send the NAACP fat checks for nomic subjects. Washington Post " She wou Id not services rendered. bend over backwards to give any ABSCAM Black economist Thomas Sowell (Continued from page 4) breaks to anyone who had previously points out that " expediency promotes forcing rules of ethics it can have little . been given a break." a more extreme political position choice but to expel Williams. If ethics Conservatives will also note with among black leaders than among is to mean anything more than avoid­ pleasure Mrs. O 'Connor's recent arti- most of the black population." ance of sheer criminality, if it is to In 1977, Ronald Reagan founded As if in confirmation of Tyrrell's mean instead upright and honorable Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) to analysis, Sowell notes " Much of the conduct, Williams has behaved un­ help elect conservative Republi,. black leadership is not in the business ethically. cans to public office. Reagan used of leading blacks but of extracting Even if Senator Williams were to the unspent funds from his official what they can from whites, and their have the good fortune of having his 1976 campaign committee "Citi­ strategies and rhetoric reflect that ori­ federal conviction overturned on the zens for Reagan'' to start CFTR, CFTR then became the legal suc­ entation." grounds of entrapment, it does not cessor to Citizens for Reagan. Perhaps that is why the average alter the fact that he willfully par­ Currently, there is another or­ black American should welcome the ticipated in a questionable activity. ganization raising monies and cal­ fact that President Reagan was the To allow Williams to retain his seat ling itself "Citizens for Reagan." first president to address the NAACP would be a blot on the Senate's in­ This new organization is not now in 20 years who didn't promise his au ­ tegrity. Of the more than half dozen nor ever has been associated with dience major aid from the federal gov­ Abscam participants, Williams is the Mr. Reagan's official presidential campaign nor with Citizens for the ernment. sole survivor in Congress. As long as Republic. Instead of trying to buy us off, the he remains there, the taint of corrup­ President is trying to combat the tion clouds Capitol Hill. -6- Carter's Comments for the environment with protection threat that the Soviets may gain a (continued from page 2) and development of jobs and eco­ propaganda advantage. nomic growth that the original text of never took place, or were supposed to Wrote Carter "We will surely weak­ the letter had to be toned down. Ap­ be part of the agenda for the second en the Atlantic Alliance and severely parently Powell feared comparisons term. damage our own reputation as a to another past president, whose re­ Always a man with an eye for a poll, peaceloving people if we let the Sovi­ marks were sprinkled with the phrase Carter noted "in general, budget cuts et leaders retain the unwarranted but " expletive deleted." are always popular with a large num­ important propaganda advantage On the human rights front, Carter ber of citizens - quite often a vocal they have derived from our unwilling­ criticized the Administration's at­ majority - in every congressional dis­ ness ... to seek nuclear arms control tempt to re-establish cordial relations trict throughout the country." through negotiation." with the governments of Chile, Argen­ Now there's a new phrase! All hail In the first place, it's hard to ima­ tina and Paraguay by instructing U.S. the Vocal Majority! Carter learned gine how the Atlantic Alliance could representatives to international lend­ about them last November. have been further weakened than by ing institutions to no longer block But, being a dyed-in-the-wool the incredible policy lurches of the loans requested by those govern­ liberal, Carter recognizes that balanc­ previous administration. By all ac­ ments. ing the budget is one thing, and reduc­ counts, the leaders of that alliance Carter considers these countries ing_it is quite another. Carter labeled breathed a collective sigh of relief in pariahs, much the same way he felt the Administration's budget cuts "an Ottawa last month that Mr. Carter was about Somoza's Nicaragua or the enormous transfer of government not among them. Shah's Iran. Given four more years to benefits . . from the very poor to the And Mr. Carter's emphasis on sym­ run roughshod over the globe, who very rich." bols over substance is most evident in knows how many anti-American re­ Evidently he disagrees with budget his fear that giving the Soviets a hol­ gimes like Khomeini or the Sanda­ director David Stockman, who feels it low propaganda advantage on arms nistas Carter might have been able to is wrong for the government to 9e­ control is more dangerous than allow­ foster. Perhaps he might have man­ mand that a man working at two jobs ing them to dictate our defense policy. aged to depose all of the friendly gov­ and earning $22,000 should subsidize ernments of South America and turn Is Carter so unobservant that he a man earning $10,000 working at one. the continent over to that great cham­ fails to notice that the world can give And perhaps Carter was smarting pion of human rights, Fidel Castro. I ittle credence to the Soviet leader­ from all the glowing press reports of But Carter stuns us with his never ship's disarmament pleas so long as it President Reagan's stunning ability to ending illusion that world peace can is ruthlessly engaged in subjugating get his program through congress in­ be fostered by our unilateral surren­ the people of Afghanistan, and threat­ tact in short order when he lashed out der. The ex-president wrote "I am sti II ening the people of Poland? at "ill advised cuts" that could have convinced that the terms of SALT 11 The actions of the Kremlin speak been avoided if members of congress are highly beneficial to the United louder than its words, but Carter fai Is hadn't " succumb(ed) so rapidly to States and to the world." to draw that distinction. strong political pressures." Mr. Carter is perhaps one of the few Indeed, Carter's entire laundry list It must be galling for Carter to people to be so convinced. of complaints must have reassured watch President Reagan wrap the Carter warns that the Administra- many a reader that they made the Democrat-controlled House deftly tion's efforts to rebuild our national right choice last November when they around his little finger when the Car­ defenses in light of the massive Soviet voted for his successor. One shudders ter Administration was unable to fight arms buildup, together with its refusal at the thought of where we'd be now if its way out of a paper bag on Capitol to accept a strategic arms limitation the postmark on the letter had been Hill. It must be equally annoying for policy dictated by the Kremlin, pose a anywhere else but Plains. him to read that even Tip O'Neill has a r------~ better working relationship with the White House than he did before Janu­ SUBSCRIPTION FORM ary 20th. 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G lyphis said the gressmen received opposing the Presi­ gress after the President's speech calls "overwhelmingly" favored the dent tended to be from big name lib­ were genuine. Reagan plan. eral politicians. When confronted with the evidence An aide to Rep. Morris Udall Typical was Rep. Bo Ginn (D-Ga). that hundreds of thousands of people (D-Ariz.), a key opponent of the After the President's speech, he re­ were calling their congressmen in sup­ Reagan proposals, said calls from ceived 405 telephone calls on the pro­ port of the President's proposals, their constituents were running 6 to 1 posal. 400 supported the President. 5 O'Neill told reporters that most of the in favor of the President. The aide told opposed the Reagan plan. Of those calls were from corporations or a reporter " they are definitely from five negative calls, one came from wealthy individuals who hoped to real people." Jimmy Carter, one from Andrew benefit from the plan. Jack Holliday, an assistant to Rep. Young, and one from Coretta Scott But the staffs of many Democrats in Beverly Byron (D-Md.) said calls to his King. Presumably the other two were the House of Representatives, who an­ office were coming in at five times the from constituents. Ginn voted with swer the telephones and are in a bet­ normal rate, and that most of the the overwhelming majority and sup­ ter position to know than O 'Neill, callers sided with the President. ported the President. claimed that the calls were genuine. " Many are just John Doe constitu­ Apparently O 'Neill and his liberal Nick Glyphis, an aide to liberal Rep. ents" Holliday said . Byron was unde­ pals in the Democrat leadership are Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) who op­ cided before the vote, but she sided afraid to face the fact that, like the posed the President's plan, told the with the President. cheese, they stand alone.

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LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman (on leave] July, 1981 CURTIS MACK, Acting Chairman Vol. V, No. 7 ... -- GOP budget victory a turning point in history In the years to come, the American dent's plan by voting on it piecemeal, would be defeated. A key strategy by people will remember June 26, 1981, he has achieved an unprecedented re­ the House Democrat leadership to as the day the federal government duction in federal spending. scuttle the proposed cuts seemed cer­ learned to live within a budget By a Even the New York Times, no friend tain to succeed. vote of 217-211, the House of Repre­ of the President's program, gave According to the Democrat plan, sentatives resisted the temptation to credit where credit was due. Said the budget cuts would have been pro­ back out of the commitment they Times: " In barely five months, Mr. posed in six separate segments. This made to the American people in May Reagan has done more to shape fiscal was thought to be a surefire way to de­ to put an end to ever-increasing gov­ policy than his predecessor managed feat the President, because it opened ernment spending. in an entire term. He has outma­ congressmen up to attack by special The victory of the Gramm-Latta neuvered Democrats with vastly interests in each policy area who substitute to the Democrat leader­ greater legislative experience. In one could form varying coalitions to pre­ ship's phony cuts in federal spending enormous sweep, he has bent hun­ serve pet programs. means President Reagan has won dreds of laws in his ideological direc­ But supporters of the President most of what he asked for in his at­ tion. And he has proved that the Presi­ were quick to spot the danger of this tempt to cut back on government dency remains a preeminent force, ploy, and instead insisted on a single spending. provided only that its' occupant yes or no vote for their substitute And the credit for this major victory knows how to combine an election measure. In a surprise victory on June rests primarily with President Reagan victory with a sense of executive prior­ 25, the House agreed to consider the himself. By skillfully planning a strat­ ity and bargaining skill." plan as a single entity, virtually assur­ egy which insulated congressmen The President's victory came only a ing its passage. from the plaintive wails of special in­ few days after political analysts had The next day, after intense personal terests who hoped to kill the Presi- begun to spread the word that his plan (continued on page 6) CBS attempts a preemptive strike to rearm America Is the United States a threat to the fense is nothing new at CBS . As Reed Soviets, and that the U .S. was less vul­ Soviet Union? You might have reached Irvine of Accuracy in Media points nerable than the Soviets to an atomic that conclusion if you watched a re­ out, a study by the American Security attack." cent five-part broadcast on national Council Foundation which examined The " evidence" to support such defense aired by CBS News. how CBS News had handled defense conclusions was provided by two indi­ As pro-defense spokesmen have issues in 1972-73 showed CBS gave viduals with long ties to the anti-de­ pointed out, the CBS News series " The short shrift to the "do-more" side, fense lobby, whom CBS tried to pass Defense of the United States" de­ while favoring the " do-less" view in its off as objective defense analysts. pended primarily on evidence sup­ broadcasts. Dr. Jack Geiger, who claimed that plied by ultra left-wing opponents of a John Fisher, President of the Ameri­ the U.S. is a greater threat to the strong national defense in analyzing can Security Counc il , complained Soviets than the Soviets are to us, is a the state of our national security. that the programs appear to be an ef­ member of the anti-nuclear Physi­ According to Human Events, fort to alter the consensus that the cians for Social Responsibility. His Howard Stringer, who produced the United States has to undertake a mas­ most recent article calling for $1 million " documentary" claimed sive effort to catch up with the Soviets American disarmament was pub I ished that " the opposition (to increased militarily. in the June-July issue of the Bulletin of defense spending) isn't doing its job." As Human Events pointed out, the Atomic Scientists, which Human Stringer told the London Economist programs led viewers to conclude that Events says " constantly runs articles before the series was aired that " The "improvement of our nuclear arsenal justifying Soviet belligerency as a pro­ Reagan Administration wi ll hate it. " would have no meaningful military duct of the West's diplomacy." Stacking documentaries and news significance, that the U.S. cou ld not Another "expert" employed by CBS in favor of a " do-less" position on de- survive a nuclear exchange with the (continued on page 4) And the President certainly under­ stands the democratic process. As the landslide victor of the last election, he knows that the American people ex­ pect more than lip service from their Bolling bawls, rolls in gutter, representatives in Congress. They ex­ when pinned down by budget rules pect action. Bolling illustrates that he's the one Conservatives recently were ities, you change the whole nature of who is out of touch when he said " The treated to another example of the sore the process and what you're trying to President is a pleasant man with good loser attitude affected by liberal do " intentions who is where he is by acci­ Democrats when Rep. Richard Bolling Exactly! You change the congres­ dent. He has a very limited awareness (D-Mo.), Chairman of the House sional budget charade from a sham in­ of modern society and its complex­ Rules Committee, charged President to a real method of enforcing spend­ ity " Reagan with "attempting to tyrannize ing limitations on House committees. Was the election of November 4, a whole congress" by forcing the And now that the system is becom­ 1980 an accident? Can Bolling really House to meet the targets it set for it­ ing effective in forcing the Congress believe the President's defeat of Jimmy self in passing the first Cramm-Latta to live within its own budget, Bolling Carter in 44 states was a fluke? resolution on the budget. is lashing out at President Reagan. And the " Reagan is dumb" theme The Missouri Democrat, who was a " I don't think the White House un­ certainly seems to have been dis­ supporter of the legislation which es­ derstands the democratic process, carded by most political analysts, tablished the congressional budget much less the legislative process, who recognize that the President is process, now criticizes the system as a much less the function of the House," probably the most successful strate­ threat to " the viability of Congress as Bolling declared. gist to have occupied the White an element of government." House in the last two decades. Bolling is upset because the tradi­ But that's where he's wrong. Presi­ tional power of Democrat committee dent Reagan obviously understands But the ultimate answer to Bolling's cha irmen to determine the size and how the House functions, which is complaints comes from former Sen­ character of programs under their do­ why he's been so keen on forcing it to ator Abraham Ribicoff (D-Conn ), main ha5 been byp.a.s.sed in the recon~ I ive @_lo its___Q wn rules. C iven_J_he fre~­ one of the original authors of the con­ ci liation phase of the House budget dom to do so, House committees gressional budget reforms. Ribicoff process. When Hou se committee would avoid spending limits com­ told the Washington Post " The way chairmen tried to circumvent the pletely in their rush to cave in to the the budget process is working this budget guidelines contained in the demands of the special interests they year is how it was intended to work Cramm-Latta resolution, the resolu­ serve. when the legislation was passed." tion's sponsors offered a substitute budget of their own, which passed Traditionally, each congressional committee is allowed to make its own recommendations about how to meet the spending ceilings imposed on it by a vote of the House. Until this year, most committees routinely ignored these ceilings, and the House usually did nothing to enforce them. This re­ sulted in the annual farce of Congress setting spending limits, and then for­ getting all about them. But committee chairmen have no one to blame but themselves for not having a say this time. Instead of try­ ing to meet their targets in a serious way, they cut programs that they knew the whole House would have to restore. In an attempt to subvert the intentions of Cramrn.-Latta I, they paved the way for Cramm-Latta 11. Bolling complained " When you take what are supposed to be spend­ ing targets and turn them into rigid- 'bt,-t "(~, I 'NA.s ~ t-+ouG~ ~~12 -1"rTHU611fi!!'( leu:tf'1ta~," -2- The President's tax is the only alternative to economic chaos By Rep. Clarence Miller (R-Ohio) and now has been modified to a three keep more of their hard earned dollars year, 25% cut, the majority leadership to do with as they see fit, not as the With the budget resolution battle in the House of Representatives has government sees fit. It will also pro­ behind it, the Administration is now come up with a two year, 15% pro­ vide them a much needed hedge focusing its attention on its tax cut posal (5% the first year and 10% the against what is commonly called proposals. Whereas there was broad second) with the stipulation that if all "bracket creep," that condition bipartisan support for the budget cuts goes well they will go along with an whereby individuals are placed in a proposed by the President, the sled­ additional 10% the third year. As un­ higher tax bracket as a result of cost ding does not appear to be so smooth objectionable as this latter proposal of I iving increases they receive. With for his tax cut proposals. On the may sound, the problem is that econo­ bracket creep, these individuals' cost budget question, the opposition party mic recovery takes planning. The pri­ of living increases are essentially offered a somewhat belated and costly vate sector has to have some assur­ wiped out by the higher tax burden substitute which generated limited ances that these tax cuts are coming they are asked to bear. support. Such will not be the case on so that they can plan accordingly. To the tax issue. Tax Cut or Cap? leave things up in the air only serves Democrats Fear Tax Cut to compound the problems of revital­ One might take exception to the izing our economy. phrase tax cut because as the Admini­ It is my suspicion that the majority That our economy needs rev ital i­ stration has pointed out, what they party leadership in the House of Rep­ zation, there is no question. Produc­ really are are smaller tax increases. In­ resentatives is concerned that a sub­ tivity is low and getting lower due to stead of your tax rates increasing with stantial reduction in taxes will deny the many antiquated facilities a num­ the rate of inflation, the Administra­ "forever after" the finances the fed­ ber of our major industries are trying tion is attempting to keep your rates eral government needs to play Santa to make do with. Such conditions stable. Even if the President's full Claus to the American people. Once compound our trade problems, our three year package of cuts is agreed to taxes are lowered, it will be very diffi­ unemployment problems, and our by the Congress, the 25 % reduction cult and very unpopular to raise them. very ability to expand our economy you will receive in your taxes will be The other side is couching their and increase the standard of living for almost totally offset by the projected opposition in more acceptable terms, all Americans. inflation rate of 24% for the three however. They are contending that an years ahead. across-the-board tax cut at this point Cuts Encourage Savings My support of the President's tax in time would compound the prob­ What will the President's tax cut cut proposal is not without some res­ lems of inflation and only serve to proposal do to ease these problems? ervation. I share some concern with create larger budget deficits by lower­ By giving across-the-board cuts to rich my colleagues across the aisle that ing the tax revenues the government and poor alike, it is anticipated that at such cuts will, in the short term, feed would otherwise receive. the middle and higher end of the in­ inflation. However, over the long They also make the misleading come scale, where the dollar volume term, I am confident that they will argument that it is a rich man's tax of the cuts is the greatest because of serve the purpose they were intended cut, that the higher income people the factors I mentioned earlier, much to serve, that of revitalizing our stag­ will get a bigger deduction in real of the money saved in tax payments nating economy. For too many years, dollars than the lower income indi­ will be put into savings. When they are the economy of our nation has been vidual. Obviously, if someone is pay­ put into savings, a pool of capital will standing still. It is time we got it mov­ ing in $10,000 a year in taxes and there be created from which industry can ing again. is a 10% cut, that individual will have borrow to expand, modernize, or con­ a bigger net tax savings than the indi­ struct new facilities. the vidual who was paying only $500 a When a company builds or expands Citizens for Republic: News­ letter (ISSN 0194-9667) is published a new plant, new jobs are created and year in taxes. Is there an inequity in monthly and paid for by Citizens for that? They are both getting a 10% cut everyone benefits. As it is now, there the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite in taxes. is a very limited pool of available 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Sub­ What one should keep in mind is capital to borrow, and this in part has scriptions are S25 a year. Contents may be reproduced with or without that those individuals at the high end resulted in interest rates for industrial credit. Second-class postage paid at borrowers of around 20%. No one of the income scale also pay seven out Santa Monica, Calif., and additional of every ten dollars they earn in fed­ borrows at that rate unless forced to. mailing offices. eral taxes, while the individual at the What resu Its is a stagnant economy Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ lower end of the scale pays a much which offers little hope and oppor­ ical action committee operating in smaller fraction of his income in tunity for improvement. accordance with federal election laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman (on On the personal front, a 25% tax taxes. leave); Arthur Dellinger, treasurer; To counter the President's tax cut cut over three years (5% the first year Curtis Mack, executive director and proposal, which I might add was origi­ and 10% for both the second and acting chairman. ginally to be a three year, 30% cut third years) will allow individuals to •• :ar,: 11 · -3- Ja-C~itol -\Natch Hansen scores victory after citing OSHA violation Rep. George Hansen (R- Idaho), a structed (them) that no departure letter " the adversary spirit that has ex­ long time foe of the arbitrary tactics from it is to be made without express isted among OSHA, employers, and employed by inspectors for the Occu­ National Office approval" workers must be eliminated. This goal pational Safety and Health Adminis­ Taking note of the requirements of has my highest priority." tration, has won a significant victory the Fourth Amendment and the Bar­ Hansen said that Auchter had as­ in his fight to force OSHA to abide by low decision, Auchter assured Hansen sured him that he had instructed legal and constitutional procedures. that OSHA would follow the guide­ OSHA compliance officers " to per­ Hansen last month secured com­ lines of due process of law in its future form their duties in a professional mitments from Labor Secretary Ray activities. manner at all times." Hansen also re ­ Donovan and new OSHA Administra­ vealed that Auchter had ordered a Hansen, who heads STOP OSHA, an tor Thorne G. Auchter that virtually complete review of the agency's field organization which has sought to curb end forced entry inspections of pri­ audit and compliance officer eva lu­ the abuses of constitutional rights by vate businesses by OSHA compliance ation procedures to insure it. officers. the agency, is the number one activist Hansen had written to Donovan in Congress on this issue. Commenting on OSHA's about­ and Auchter on behalf of a construc­ Conservatives will recall that Han­ face, Hansen said " Those who have tion firm that had been the victim of a sen led the fight all the way to the Su­ fought OSHA's abusive tactics for so mandatory inspection against the preme Court, securing a favorable de­ long have now won significant agency company's wishes. In responding to cision in the Barlow case which forced concess ions, demonstrating a new at­ Hansen's letter on behalf of Donovan, OSHA inspectors to have a court titude in the matter of safety prior­ ities." OSHA chief Auchter said " the c ircum­ order before they can invade private stances in this case were not such that property for an inspection. Conse rvatives must still be asking OSHA should have conduct ed the in­ The Idaho Republican pointed out them se lves if they ever envisioned de­ spection over the employer's objec­ that Auchter stressed the Administra­ velopments like these during those tions; rather, the agency's usual re­ tion's commitment to safeguarding long, dark years not so long ago. In course to further judicial proceedings the health of American workers. But, 1974, who would have guessed that an would have been more appropriate." Hanse n sa id, this commitment ca n be OSHA ad ministrato r appo inted by a Auchter went on to sa y that he had better fulfilled when employers and President Ronald Reagan would have " reemphasized the agency 's general employees cooperate with the govern­ made George Hansen so happy in policy to all field personnel, and in- ment. As Au chter told Hansen in his 19817

CBS attack amazing array of solid experts, whose would invade" Europe. Bradley went (continued from page 1) thoughts are invaluable to any serious on to say " we' re about to spend was Dr. Kostia Tsipis, who spoke at discussion of our defenses, that CBS billions of dollars on NATO, even the First Congress of International simply ignored. Among those were: though a long term war in Europe is Physicians for the Prevention of Nu­ John Fisher of the American Security unlikely .... " Perhaps Bradley hasn't clear War, a group Human Events says Council; Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, been watching what's been going on " appears to take the Soviets at their former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of in Poland lately. word about their peaceful inten­ Staff; General Daniel 0. Graham, for­ At the end of the series, Dan Rather tions." Tsipis is also a member of the mer director of the Defense Intelli­ editorialized " All of us, as Americans, pro-detente American Committee for gence Agency; and General George want our defenses to be strong and East-West Accord, and he serves on Keegan, former Chief of Air Force In­ secure . But will we make ourselves the Board of Directors of SANE, which telligence. stronger by unquestioning faith in new is currently working to scrap the MX Indeed, CBS told Irvine that they weapons technology? Will our Euro­ missile. deliberately avoided these retired ad­ pean alliance be strengthened by a A third " expert" consulted by CBS mirals and generals, preferring to in­ strategy that might force us to destroy was Walter Pincus of the Washington terview only those on active duty. But Europe in order to save it? Will we in­ Post. Pincus' articles " exposing" the that doesn't explain why CBS also ig­ crease our national security by insist­ neutron bomb have been credited nored well known scholars who are ing there is a way to fight a limited war with helping to sidetrack the weapon. pro-defense, like Dr. William Van without mutual destruction?" But, with such a brillant array of Cleave or Edward Luttwak. Perhaps the most amazing perform­ left-wingers represented, did CBS in­ The leftward slant of CBS ' own ance of naivete' was given by Walter clude the views of the leading experts reporters helped to further stack the Cronkite, who left unchallenged an as­ in favor of bolstering national de­ deck. Incredibly, CBS reporter Ed sertion by a Soviet general he inter­ fense? Bradley claimed "(we) could find no viewed that the United States is re­ Of course not. Reed Irvine lists an one who thought the Warsaw Pact (continued on page 5)

-4- WHITE Bush bears fruit, uprooting tangled mass of regulations the iceberg" in the Task Force's ef­ household appliances. National en­ HOUSE forts to cut back on federal regula­ ergy efficiency standards for house­ tions. hold appliances were proposed under In addition to quashing a good deal the Carter Administration whic h WATCH would have forced the appliance in­ of the mass of regulations spewed out Despite a setback recently at the by the Carter Administration during dustry to practically redesign all of hands of the Supreme Court, the Rea­ its death throes, the Administration their major products and retool their gan Administration has been doing a has authored a new set of gu idelines production lines by 1986. At the Task remarkable job of deregulating Amer­ for regulatory agencies. Force's suggestion, these potentially ica. These guidelines mandate an eco­ devastating regulations have been Last month, the Pre sident's Task nomic impact analysis of all proposed held up, pending a review by the Sec­ Force on Regulatory Relief announced regulations in order to determine how retary of Energy. that it had taken action to save con­ much they will cost businesses and In other regulatory news uncon­ sumers and businesses up to $6 billion consumers. nected to the Task Force, the Adm ini­ in annually recurring costs. In addi­ They also incorporate a cost-benefit stration proposed legis lation speed ing tion, the Task Force estimated that approach to regulation w hich forces up the death of the Civil Aeronautics businesses would save $18 billion over agencies to prove that their new rules Board, thus capping efforts to deregu­ an unspecified period by not having to will result in significantly increased late the nation's airlines. If the Admin­ purc.hase costly equipment or mate­ benefits which justify their additional istration's proposals are enacted, the rials mandated by regulations the Ad­ economic burden. CAB will go out of business on Sep­ ministration has cancelled. Murray Weidenbaum, chairman of tember 30, 1982, instead of the cur­ rent target date of Janu ary 1, 1985. According to news reports, the Task the Council of Economic Advisors, Force withdrew or modified more was quoted in the New York Times as And in response to a setback in the than 180 regulations since it was cre­ saying that regulatory relief is the " un­ Supreme Court, the Administration ated on January 20. The number of sung hero" of the President's eco­ ha s announced it is considering legis­ rul es publ ished daily in the Federal nomic program. Accord ing to Weiden­ lation to modify sta ndard s used by the Register has been halved, and the size baum, overhauling federal regula­ Occupational Safety and Health Ad­ of the Register itself has been cut by tions will " act in the same manner as ministration. o ne third. the supply-side tax cut in enhancing In a key court test of the Adm ini­ Vice President George Bush, who savings and investment." st ration's effort to apply cost-benefit heads the Task Force, told reporters And conservatives will be pleased ana lysis on federal regulations, the that the $6 billion in savings to con­ to learn that the Office of Manage­ Court ruled against a White House sumers and the $18 billion in business ment and Budget, home of watch-dog plan to modify cotton dust sta ndards investment savings are "only the tip of David Stockman, has been granted in the textile industry The Court sa id sweeping oversight powers which al­ that the law which c reated OSHA put CBS attack low it to send any ill-advised regula­ hea lth objectives above all others, no {continued from page 4) tion back to the agency that wrote it matter what the cost. sponsible for the massive buildup in for reconsideration. Labor Secretary Raymond Do n­ nuc lea r arms by t he Soviets. Examples of some of the work done ovan, perhaps responding to textile in­ In fact, Cronkite seems to have by the Task Force include killing a De­ dustry projections that the ruling bought this Soviet dogma himself. On partment of Education rule that sub­ would el iminate 40,000 jobs, told re­ June 18, he told CBS' Charles Kuralt jected schools to a loss of federal porters after the deciston that " There that " When you put the Western Euro­ funds if their dress codes distin­ will have to be legislative change if pean and Chinese strength against guished between boys and girls, and cost-benefit ana lysis is to be used in their strength, they' re surrounded - the elimination of 20 forms at the De­ the regu latory area. " While not an­ just their strength and the Warsaw partment of Energy, reducing the pa­ nouncing any immed iate p lans for Pa ct strength, w e far outnumber perwork it imposed on private enter­ proposing changes in the Occupa­ them. A nd all they're trying to do is prise by 820,000 hours, or 6 per cent. tional Safety and Hea lth Act, Don­ get parity." The Task Force has been especially ovan's remarks have been interpreted Fortunately, most Americans are active in efforts to help the ailing auto by observers to mea n that a change is more realistic than the people at CBS. industry. It has recommended a pack­ in the wind. In a world increasingly menaced by age of reforms that will save consum­ the shadow cas t by Soviet Bear armed ers $9.3 billion over the next five Conservatives can be glad that, to the teeth, they are re sponding with years, and save domestic auto manu­ though regulatory reform ha sn't got­ a call to our elected officials to insure facturers $14 billion in unnecessa ry ten its share of press attention, it has American security. And the days when capital expenditures. been moving ahead just as success­ an Ameri ca n Presid e nt greets But perhaps the biggest savings the fully as the rest of the President's eco­ Brezhnev with a kiss are gone forever. Ta sk Force has promoted concerns nomic program.

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Demos go crackers as they crumble, but Gramm has a thick crust Will the victory of President Rea­ tributions weren't labeled a "reward" Gramm added, Manatt represents the gan's budget proposals generate a for Manatt's fury, labor officials said view that "if you don't agree with one massive witch hunt by liberals within the vicious tone " may have helped viewpoint, you ' re not a good the Democrat Party? lead to more contributions being Democrat." Over $200,000 in pledges and con­ pledged In addition to the attack Gramm t ributions to the Democrat National suffered at the hands of the Democrat Among those kicking in were the Committee rolled in from union poli­ National Committee, he also was the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political tical action committees last month focus of an attempt by two members Education, which pledged $2,000 a after DNC Chairman Charles T. of the Democratic Caucus of the month for twelve months to the DNC's Manatt delivered a vitriolic speech to House Budget Committee to throw non-federal efforts. union leaders excoriating Rep. Phil him out of a meeting where they dis­ Gramm (D- Tex.) for cosponsoring The Communication Workers of cussed strategy for defeating the President Reagan's budget proposals. America announced they had given a President's budget cuts. While According to the New York Times, $15,000 contribution for federal cam­ Gramm had offered to " excuse" him­ Manatt told the union bosses "he paigns. The United Auto Workers also self from the meeting, his offer failed would like to be able to kick·~ep. Phi l gave $50,000 for non-federal efforts, to prevent an effort by Rep. Paul Si­ Gramm of Texas out of the Democrat and pledged the legal maximum of mon (D-111.) and Rep. Thomas Dow­ Party." $15,000 for federal campaigns. ney (D-N.Y.) to kick him out. . Sources present at the speech sa id Clearly, the liberal majority dom­ Manatt's language about Gramm was Gramm said that Manatt's com­ inating the Democrat Party is any­ " more suited to union halls than to ments didn't bother him. " This is a thing but " democratic" when dealing the Washington hotel where the meet­ free country" he said. "(Manatt) can with congressmen who attempt to fol­ ing was held." And while labor's con- say whatever he wants to." But, low the will of their constituents. Budget Victory rights and privileges," ranted Rep. cause recipients are entitled by law to (continued from page 1) Mickey Leland (D-Tex.) about fellow the benefits they receive. While the lobbying by the President and his top Texas Democrats who sided with the Democrats proposed a " cap" for aides, the White House gained a vic­ President. "Now I can expect anything some of these programs - a half tory that the New York Times called out of these guys. What if they con­ measure they have used in the past - " A turning point for the nation and a spire to elect a Republican Speaker?" the Administration has proposed ma­ triumph for conservatism, rivaling the Leland asked. jor changes in eligibility and benefit liberal triumphs of Franklin D. Roose­ And the vengeance-seeking by levels. velt and Lyndon B. Johnson." House liberals took an official turn The ploy of "capping" entitlement A dazed Tip O ' eill, stung by yet when Rep. William Brodhead (D­ programs usually results in authoriz­ another defeat at the hands of the Mich.), Chairman of the left-wing ing a lid on funding for a program like President, said " I've never seen any­ Democratic Study Group, agreed to food stamps without attempting to thing like this in my life, to be per­ create a committee to make recom­ limit participation in the program. fectly tru thfu I. " mendations to the party leadership When the money runs out for the pro­ Liberal Democrats reacted with un­ for punishing the defecting Demo­ gram in the middle of the year, the veiled hostility to their colleagues crats. Congress routinely authorizes more who voted with the Republicans. House Rules Committee Chairman money to keep it afloat. The alterna­ "They are traitors to the Democrat Rep. Richard Bolling (D-Mo ), who is tive would be allowing all food stamp Party and should be stripped of their no stranger to using strong arm tactics recipients to go hungry. when he is in the majority, disparag­ Clearly, such a device never suc­ In 1977, Ronald Reagan founded ingly savaged his opponents by saying ceeds in cutting government spend­ Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) to ing. But these " caps" were a key part help elect conservative Republi­ " These guys can't get out of their jack­ cans to public office. Reagan used boots." of the Democrat leadership's pro­ the unspent funds from his official Rep. Charles Wilson (D-Tex.), one posed "cuts. " 1976 campaign committee "Citi­ of the 29 courageous Democrats who In defeating the leadership's plan zens for Reagan" to start CFTR. sided with the President, said he was and substituting instead the bulk of CFTR then became the legal greeted with such comments as " trai­ the original White House proposals, successor to Citizens for Reagan. tor," " Judas" and "Don't ever speak the House has put a meaningful lid on Currently, there is another fund spending for entitlements. Eligibility raising organization raising monies to me again" by his Democrat col­ and calling itself "Citizem for Rea­ leagues after casting his vote. rules have been tightened and benefit ,an." This new organization is not One of the most significant aspects levels have been brought under con­ new nor ever been associated with of the budget victory is its emphasis trol. These cuts will continue to save Mr. Reapn's official presidential on cutting back " entitlement" pro­ money in future years, and will allow

, campaian or with Citizens for the 1 grams where federal funds are spent the President to cut taxes while mov­ hpubk without any congressional action be- ing toward a balanced~ budget.- -6- A New Jersey school district gets a lesson in free enterprise Conservatives looking for proof to sell things like pencils, paper, and adequately fund the magnet system, that organizations which lose federal T-shirts. the whole town could go down the funding can become creatively self­ Marks has also tightened up on drain" she said. sufficient need look no further than more traditional moneymaking ven­ And those who say that such a sys­ Montclair, New Jersey. In reaction to tures. All school plays now have to tem could only work in a wealthy sub­ cuts in federal spending that have support themselves out of box office urb should note that Montclair is just pared 27 per cent of its federal funds, receipts, and ticket prices have been average. The district has 44 per cent the Montclair School District is pro­ raised for school athletic events. minority enrollment, urban renewal, moting a plan that will make up for And while the IRS is always wary of an unemployment problem, a high that loss, and perhaps even turn a profit. profitmaking ventures by nonprofit percentage of residents on welfare, "We have two choices" School organizations, the school district's and a large number of residents re­ Board president Eve Marchiony told lawyers tell them that as long as what tired on fixed incomes. the New York Times. " Dismantle our they are doing relates to education, it While such innovations may not be school system or make ourselves is permissible. exactly what President Reagan had in somewhat self-s ufficient. We can no Steven Siegel, one of the district' s mind when he spoke of the creative longer pass costs along to overbur­ lawyers, said " Even if the district society during his years in California, dened taxpayers." opened a used car lot, if students re­ they certainly prove the truth of what While Marchiony is somewhat over­ paired the cars and sold them as part he says about America. Given an in­ stating the urgency of the situation, of shop or business classes, it might be soluble problem, Americans can find since the $600,000 Montclair is losing lawful." a solution best without undue inter­ is only a fraction of the district's $22 Local residents seem to approve of ference from Washington. million annual budget, conservatives quasi-free enterprise schools. One And what if the Montclair system will applaud her acknowledgement PT A president noted that busing had works? Who knows where this might that taxpayers have suffered enough. virtually destroyed Montclair, and lead? Perhaps toward better public An ambitious, if unorthodox, plan their magnet school program had saved education that actually costs tax­ t0 raise money for the district was as­ the district. " If we don't find ways to payers less. sembled by Superintendant of Schools W alter Marks. Some of his Bureaucrats crushed when auto safety book crashes roposals already approved by the Reprinted from the Republican The compilation was a disaster sc hool board include: Study Committee Bulletin from the beginning, suffering through •Turning the district's data process­ A less-than-memorable, under­ three hasty fix-up efforts before its ing center into a profit making ven­ whelming, and inaccurate automobile complete revision. 500,000 copies of ture and hiring someone to sell data rating book was published by the the first edition were rushed into print services to 31 neighboring school dis­ National Highway Traffic Safety Ad­ at a cost of $270,000 plus mailing tricts. Expected earnings: $100,000 per ministration last fall, during the lame costs of $105,000. Within days NHTSA year. duck period before the Reagan Ad­ ran three errata sheets in an attempt •Printing books and tracts on educa­ ministration took office . The to correct 50 "defects" - the cost of tional subjects, written by district brochure, issued while Joan Clay- which the agency refused to estimate. teachers and administrators, in the brook was still NHTSA administrator, Then in mid-January NHTSA officials district's printing shop. Three of the is very likely to lead readers to wrong ordered a completely new edition - district's public relations people will conclusions about vehicle mainte- 1.5 million more copies accounted for then promote these publications. Ex­ nance costs, fuel economy, safety, another $550,000 for printing and pected earnings: $75,000 the first year, and airbags. (continued on page BJ and more as the effort grows. r------~ •Bidding for federal contracts to produce such things as military train­ SUBSCRIPTION FORM ing manuals and materials for deseg­ regation workshops. Expected earn­ Enclosed is $25 for a year's subscription to CFTR Newsletter. ings: 30-40 per cent profit on all con­ □ Renewal CFTR Newsletter tracts. Plans call for bidding on $2 mil­ □ New Subscription 1253 - 7th Street, Suite 200 lion in contracts next year. D C ift Subscription Santa Monica, Calif. 90401 •Creating a special education cen­ NAME ter for emotionally disturbed students that will accept tuition-paying stu­ ADDRESS ______dents from other districts. Expected earnings: $10,000. In addition to these ambitious pro­ posals, Marks also hopes to sel I the CITY STATE ZIP ______J board on opening stores in the schools -7- New York's "Energy Assistance" Ruse fuels no one to be eroded away if we want to avoid The practice of deception, as a ergy bills. And when the Administra- creating a permanent welfare class in means of evading meaningful efforts tion called them on it, they admitted the future. to cut government spending, isn't lim- as much. Car book ited to the Democrat leadership of the What the White House feared, and (continued from page 7) House of Representatives. A seman- rightly so, was allowing such a blatant $315,000 for postage. One-and-a-quar­ tics ploy similar to the attempt by abuse to go unchallenged. Had New ter million dollars were spent on this House Democrats to substitute York succeeded in its plan, one might fiasco. " lunches" for " suppers," which Presi- have expected to see a ras h of other As to the content - the brochure dent Reagan exposed, was recently states passing similar " energy assis- isn't even about 1981 cars. One car unveiled in New York. tance" raises, subverting the effort to tested was a model introduced in 1969 Last month, the state of New York put a lid on the mushrooming costs of and discontinued in 1979. The worst tried to give welfare recipients a entitlement programs. error was made in an area with which whopping 15 per cent raise in benefits. The rule New York tried, albeit un- NHTSA should be primarily con­ ln order to circumvent federal law, successfully, to evade, makes sense. cerned - safety. Crash tests were which says that every $1 increase in When a welfare recipient gets a raise done on older cars, and were based on basic welfare grants must be matched in his cash benefits, his income has in- a cra sh one-third more severe than by a 30

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LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman (on leave) June,1981 CURTIS MACK, Acting Chairman Vol. V, No. 6

President to fight for 25°/o multi-year tax cut As CFTR Newsletter went to print, other provisions popular with the prominent in the conservative Demo­ the die was being cast for another congress. cratic Forum such as Reps. Kent battle in the House of Representatives But the essential elements of the Hance and Phil Gramm of Texas have over the President's plan for econo­ plan are its multi-year provisions and endorsed the President's plan. mic recovery. After lengthy negotia­ its across the board aspect which will While liberal Democrats claim they tions with the Democratic leadership cut taxes in proportion to an individ­ oppose the multi-year feature be­ and House Ways and Means Commit­ ual's tax burden. A scaled down com­ cause it will be " inflationary," their tee ·chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D . promise offering a two year 15 per real concern lies elsewhere. As House Ill.), efforts at compromise have fallen cent cut by Chairman Rostenkowski Republicans have pointed out, the through. was rejected by the President as " not Democratic leadership has never The President is preparing to take a good enough." been afraid of multi-year tax revised version of his tax reduction It is these features - multi-year increases. package to the American people. The across the board cuts - that are most While Democrats complain that it White House plan cal Is for a 25 per unacceptable to the New Deal Demo­ is dangerous to enact a multi-year tax cent reduction in personal income crats who control the House leader­ cut because it is impossible to know taxes across the board over a three ship. And because junior, more con­ what the economy will be like in three year period. Final versions of the plan servative Democrats are willing to years, such a fear of the future didn't may also include such "sweeteners" embrace them, the leadership is run­ stop them when they enacted a Social as repeal of the " marriage tax" and ning scared. House Democrats (continued on page 4) What's wrong with cowing Brezhnev from a bully pulpit? Dr. Ernest Lefever's recent And the major interest group oppos­ greater detail. withdrawal from consideration for the ing Lefever, the ultra left-wing No one disputes the fact that Car­ post of Assistant Secretary of State for Institute for Pol icy Studies, was the ter's attacks on the Shah of I ran ulti­ Human Rights and Humanitarian Af­ think tank responsible for drafting the mately led to his downfall, and the fairs after suffering a defeat in the blueprint of the Carter human rights installation of the maniacal regime of Senate Foreign Relations Committee campaign. the Ayatollah Khomeini in Teheran. represents anything but the victory for Their opposition centered primarily (continued on page 6) "human rights" his opponents are on charges that Lefever proposed to claiming. use his position as a forum to criticize Bake, Baby, Bake While Dr. Lefever's acrimonious ap­ human rights violations by communist pearances before the Committee cer­ governments, while avoiding criticism Fi/et of Soul on Ice tainly failed to improve his position, of rights violations by authoritarian Much is being written about the one cannot escape the conclusion right-wing governments allied to the change in the national mood which that his nomination was attacked United States. has accompanied the election of primarily because of his opposition to Indeed, Cranston declared his op­ President Reagan. Americans are the inept foreign policy of the Carter position to turning the Human Rights more optimistic these days about the Administration. post into a "bully pulpit for red­ potential for a bright future ahead. Lefever's primary opponents on the baiting." They are also putting more trust in committee, Democrats Alan Cranston These sanctimonious defenders of the institutions of government which of California, Paul Tsongas of Massa­ human rights are the same people chart the national course. For the first chusetts, and Christopher Dodd of who helped Carter promote human time in a long while, Americans are re­ Connecticut, represent the ultra rights in I ran and Nicaragua. The suc­ gaining confidence in the ability of liberal faction of the Democratic cess of the Carter policy and its impli­ their political system to find solutions party which engineered Carter's cations for the security of the United to the problems facing the nation. loudly touted human rights policy. States deserves to be analyzed in (continued on page 2) beralism! Oddly enough, Simon admits that he voted for most of the reforms · OonKev whose effects he now condemns. But ,, ~ Serenade when he did so, he thought he was curbing the power of a few " reaction­ An Authoritarian Simon Says ary" veteran southern Democrats. He didn't intend for the reforms to thwart "Do as you're told - or else" the objectives of House liberals. In his most revealing remarks, Voters in 111 inois' 24th Con­ Simon laments that reforms of Simon illustrates the sentiments most gressional District were treated re­ House rules have " weakened leader­ Americans f ind offensive among cently to a rare exhibition of a liberal ship in congress to the point that when those who advocate big brotherism in Democrat hankering for the " bad old the nation needs unpopular things government. The problem with most days" before reform. Their congress­ done - and that is often the case; the members of congress, according to man, Paul Simon, recently wrote a col­ right medicine rarely tastes good - Simon, is that they " are taking polls umn for use in district papers headed do the leaders have the ability to push for everything, determining what pub­ " Giving Leadership Muscle" which something through, or stop some­ lic opinion is before they stand . lamented the current inability of thing?" Perhaps Simon bel ieves the opinions House Speaker Tip O 'Neill to coerce One remedy Simon would offer to of his constit uents don't matter. Since m embers of the Conservative the " problem" of independent con­ he's the congress man, he must know Democratic Forum into opposing gressmen is to give Tip O ' Neill more best. If the voters disagree, they're President Reagan's economic pro­ power to determine who sits on wrong. posals. committees, and whether or not a bil I That kind of arrogance is more of a Apparently, the " enlightened" is ass igned to more than one commit­ threat to t he national interest than Si mon would be happy to see the re­ tee. He also wants to give the Speaker over-responsiveness to public opin­ t urn of the kind of tactics used by a " greater voice in who is to be a ion. It goes against the grain of such strong-arm Speakers as Sam Ray­ committee or subcommittee chair­ represen t ativ e government, and bu rn, whose philosophy for a success­ person." smacks of paternalism. ful career in congress was summed up So, in effect, if a committee chair­ Political scientists may wish to in t he phrase " you have to go along to man doesn't do Tip's bidding, "off make a study of Simon's ideas for get along." To Simon, independence with his head!" And congress men who class ification as a new hybrid of of t hought and action are becoming don't vote " right" wil I end up on dead­ political thought. A good name for it dangerous traits in the House. end committees. Such enlightened Ii- might be " authoritarian liberalism." Bobby Seale (continued from page 1) One recent news story may illustrate part of the reason this is the case. Chicago Seven defendant Bobby Seale, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party during the turbulent 1960' s, is writing a book. The subject may come as a surprise to those who follow such things - instead of a treatise urging a violent struggle to overthrow the existing order, it's a cookbook, called " Barbequeing with Bobby." And while Seale hasn't altered many of his ultra-left political views, he is writing the book to raise funds for grass-roots political organizing. That's a long cry from Chicago in 1968. It means Bobby Seale has opted for the system. And while many Americans may violently disagree with his views, and he with theirs, he at least has given up violence as a political tool. Simon tells Tip when ranks jump ship, use the whip. Times, they are a-changing! -2- President's proposals open dialogue to save Social Security

By Rep. Bill Dickinson (R-Ala) entering the work force by $33,000 crime of this is that future generations during their lifetime. of Americans would have to pay for Washington, D.C. - If something is There is much Congressional disa­ these excesses . not done, and done soon - within the greement with one of the President's Finally, I think it is reassuring that next twelve months - the retirement proposals which, beginning in 1982, the President is determined to save and survivor's insurance fund of the would reduce significantly benefits the Social Security system. He and Social Security system wil I go bank­ for persons retiring at age 62 . I most members of Congress are deter­ rupt, and the monthly Social Security personally do not support such mined to maintain the system because retirement checks going to some 30 changes which would abruptly lower of our commitment to the millions of plus million senior citizens will be benefits without giving prospective our senior citizens who are depending threatened. retirees ample time to plan for their on Social Security during their This is one of the more immediate future. Any such changes should be retirement years. The President has and serious problems President phased in over a reasonable period of al ready stated that his proposal is not Reagan inherited when he took office time. the final word - that he is willing to in January. It was only in 1977 that At the same time I do not agree with work with the Congress on alternative President Carter convinced Congress those who suggest that we should solutions. I suspect the President put to enact the largest single tax increase solve the Social Security problem by his ideas on the table in order to in peacetime history - a Social Secu­ paying for it out of the general fund. stimulate a national debate and to rity F.1.C.A. tax increase - which we The general fund will have a $60 focus the public's attention on the im­ were promised would " put the billion deficit this year and for the minent Social Security crisis. I intend system' s retirement and disability next several years. This would only be to work with the President and other trust fund on sound footing until the adding to that deficit and would members of Congress for long-term early part of the 21st century." Well, increase the high interest rate solutions to this crisis which are only three and one half years have borrowing of the government. The reasonable and fair to all concerned. gone by since President Carter' s promise and the system is on the verge of collapse. This is because payments Tass terrorism tirade turns tables too far are soaring. In 1979 the system paid The best defense is often a good how the Soviet officials occupying out $104.3 billion in cash benefits. By offense. That seems to be the philo­ Afghanistan did nothing to halt a 1984 the "payout" will skyrocket to sophy of Tass, the official Soviet news group of Pakistani terrorists who hi­ $198.9 billion - almost double in just agency. jacked an airliner to Kabul several five years. That's why something has Incredibly, after President Reagan' s months ago. In fact, there is strong to be done soon. recent meeting with two Soviet dis­ evidence to suggest that the Soviets President Reagan, exercising the de­ sidents, Tass accused the President of and their Afghani clients supplied the cisive leadership for which he is be­ " giving a green light to terrorists." terrorists with more sophisticated coming known, has made some initial The President met with Avita! weapons once they reached Kabul. proposals his Administration believes Scharansky, wife of jailed refusednik As a general principle, the Soviets will save the system. I do not agree Anatoly Scharansky, and losif Mende­ have been a source of support and with all of the President's proposals, levich, who spent over ten years in arms for Marxist terrorists all over the but I am thankful that he is cour­ various Soviet prisons, including one globe. Clearly, this case illustrates ageously facing the problem - and where Scharansky was being held. that the commissar has no clothes. that he is not putting forth phony, President Reagan is seeking the re­ shallow solutions that won't save the lease of Scharansky, who is said to be Citizens for the Republic News­ system or get us beyond next year. in declining health as a result of the letter (ISSN 0194-9667) is published The President' s proposal offers harsh regime of his forced labor camp monthly and paid for by Citizens for some very attractive features. It in the Urals. the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite would ensure the long-term solvency Soviet spokesmen said of the meet­ 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401 . Sub­ of the system, and maintain current ing that the President " not only found scriptions are $25 a year. Contents may be reproduced with or without benefits at present levels for all re­ time to receive (Scharansky and credit. Second-class postage paid at tirees (presently) receiving benefits Mendelevich), but indulged in anti­ Santa Monica, Calif., and additional from the system. It would eliminate Soviet slander with them." mailing offices. the current earnings limitations which The Soviets are upset because Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ prevent retirees from earning un­ Mendelevich attempted to divert a ical action committee operating in accordance with federal election limited outside income without losing Soviet Airliner to Israel when the laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman (on some or all of their social security Soviet government refused to grant leave); Arthur Dellinger, treasurer; checks. The President' s solution him permission to emigrate. Curtis Mack, executive director and would also reduce the payments into Tass' selective perception becomes acting chairman. the system for young workers now evident, however, when we remember -3------·------·-·.

J..C~itol Caution: FDA may be hazardous to your prunes cer, Hatch pointed out that "sac­ freedom to buy vitamins and min­ -Watch charin is not metabolized, does not erals! " show any consistent genetic effects, Hatch said that the FDA ruling Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has and produces chronic effects only in "would presumably (require) a introduced several pieces of legis­ second generation male rats exposed doctor's prescription or some other lation designed to keep the federal to high doses in utero." form of market interference before government out of the average Ameri­ Hatch also revealed that the latest we could purchase our bottles of can's kitchen. animal tests on saccharin have been Geritol or boxes of Total cereal." His Hatch's first proposal, S 1278, the " reassuring," but he emphasized that bill amends the Food and Drug Act to Saccharin Study and Labeling Act the real issue "is not rat safety, it is exempt vitamins and minerals from Amendment of 1981, will allow the human safety." classification as drugs. Hatch praised the new FDA com­ artificial sweetener to remain on the Hatch said that the Delaney missioner, Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes,as " a market for two years from the date of Amendment does not make such dis­ distinguished academic, physician, enactment. A similar law passed in tinctions, and as a result, is outmoded and student of government . . " who 1979 will expire on June 30. and in need of reform. The Utah Sen­ "is one of the most knowledgeable The bill exempts saccharin from ator is making a study of changes in pharmacological professionals in our definition as a carcinogin under the the law designed to correct this flaw. country." Hatch urged Hayes to kill Delaney clause of the Food and Drug Hatch also is taking action to block the vitamin regulation. Act. The Delaney Amendment forces Food and Drug Administration pro­ the FDA to ban substances suspected Pointing out that " we all appreciate posals which would make vitamin and support the FDA's critical mission of causing cancer. supplements unavailable except by to preserve the safety and efficacy While Hatch notes that in " as­ prescription. In March, the FDA an­ ... " of the drugs sold in the U.S., tounding quantities" saccharin is a nounced plans to regulate vitamins Hatch said that " excessive proposals mild carcinogen, he said " studies and minerals sold as food supple­ .. to make it as tough to get vitamins have not only shown positive results ments as " over-the-counter" drugs. as penicillin . . only fortify the poor with saccharin in therapeutic treat­ Hatch has introduced legislation to image of the agency in the eyes of so ment of diabetes and obesity, but they prevent implementation of the ruling. many people .. also show no apparent ill effects at "How ironic it is,u Hatch said, "that Hatch suggested that if the FDA daily doses of saccharin as high as 300 at a time when states are making it continues to push for the vitamin re­ milligrams." easier to buy marijuana and alcohol, strictions, it " (runs) the risk of being While saccharin has been con­ the FDA would lead a nationwide Hal­ reviled as the OSHA of the culinary nected with lower urinary tract can- lelujah Trail campaign against our arts."

cratic Forum is pushing for cuts that selves on the sidelines while three Tax Cuts (continued from page 1) become deeper as the years progress relatively junior Democrats rule the Security tax increase spread out over for precisely this reason. Evans and House. But apparently the dominant ten years in 1977. So much for Novak describe this strategy as the liberal Democrats, led by their consistency. opposite of the back-loaded spending Speaker, prefer defeat and The real reason liberal Democrats programs of the Johnson era, " a irrelevancy to the pain of recognizing in the House are fighting a multi-year Fabian strategy of social revolution." that their traditional game is played tax cut is their fear that it will repre­ But the White House is primarily out." sent a cap on the growth of govern­ concerned with getting the economy Clearly, the Democratic leadership ment spending. As columnists Evans moving again. And in order to do this, is too wedded to the big-spending and Novak put it, rank and file a tax cut is needed this year. By social programs it has created to offer Democrats see a multi-year reduction scaling the original plan back to a 5 any constructive participation in the in taxes as a "lethal threat to the New per cent cut effective in October of tax cutting process. It now falls on the Deal, the Great Society, and the over­ 1981 for its first year, the President President to persuade the Congress to riding impulses of their party ... the hopes to formulate a package attrac­ accept his positive approach to death warrant for 50 years of social tive to the same coalition which economic recovery. legislation." brought him victory on the budget While it will not be an easy battle, And that gives some indication why resolution. the omens are in the President's favor. conservatives defend the multi-year With all the negotiations between What is needed now is for the Ameri­ aspect so strongly. The only way to the White House and the renegade can people to put pressure on their make the budget cuts the President Democrats, the irrelevance of old line congressmen to support the Presi­ has won stick is to deprive govern­ Democrats like Tip O 'Neill is becom­ dent's plan. "More of the same" as ment of the revenue it could other­ ing more apparent. The Wall Street offered by the Democratic leadership wise raise to repeal them. Journal comments "It must be galling will not be enough to revive our Indeed, the Conservative Demo- for these luminaries to find them- embattled economy.

-4- WHITE Attorney General proposes reforming some "reforms" Government Act which will eliminate of evidence. HOUSE the requirement to appoint Special According to Smith, the Justice Prosecutors to investigate ac­ Department can do just as good a job cusations of criminal activity against investigating federal officials as a WATCH any of the top 240 officials in govern­ Special Prosecutor. And in exception­ ment. al cases, the Attorney General could One fallout of the excesses of the He is also seeking restrictions for appoint a special counsel within the Watergate scandal was an excess of the Freed om of Information Act, Justice Department to conduct the "reform." As a direct result of public which requires the government to dis­ inquiry. mistrust in government, Congress close information in its possession to Former Attorney General Benjamin enacted a plethora of legislation virtually anyone who asks for it. Civiletti has pointed out that the designed to monitor the federal The elimination of the special special prosecutor provision has government and high ranking prosecutor provision of the Ethics in resulted in " an enormous waste of officials. Government Act will end the unfair public funds." Two of these reforms, among burden placed on government of­ If the Congress is unwilling to scrap others, have been singled out for ficials to defend themselves against the provision entirely, Smith says, the review by the Reagan Administration. federal prosecutors in non-felony number of officials covered by the act As some feared at the time, much of cases which other citizens do not should be cut to include only the the post-Watergate legislation was face. Currently, if there is any sus­ President, the Vice President, and the hastily conceived, and has resulted in picion of wrongdoing on the part of Attorney General. unnecessary costs to taxpayers since anyone covered by the act, a Special As Smith points out, the provision it was enacted. Prosecutor must be appointed. contains aspects which may be uncon­ Attorney General William French This provision caused the drawn­ stitutional as it currently stands. The Smith recently announced plans for out investigations of Carter Chief of formula for appointing the prose­ reforming the reforms. And sober Staff Hamilton Jordan, and Carter cutors bypasses the President and the analysts will agree that his proposals speechwriter Timothy Kraft when Attorney General, and the prosecu­ make a lot of sense. charges were made that they had used tors are not accountable to them. The Attorney General is seeking cocaine. Both investigations resulted Smith says this contradicts the con­ amendments to the 1978 Ethics in in dismissal of the charges due to lack stitutional principle that the exe­ cutive branch is responsible for en­ forcing the law. Tile group floors Treasury with refund The proposals to reform the Free­ Will wonders never cease? Hard as sacrifice" for his trade association, dom of Information Act consist it may be to believe, the recipient of a however the group "(wanted) to parti­ mainly of limiting the access of " pri­ government grant recently returned cipate." Thompson went on to say his vate interests" to government infor­ the money to the U.S. Treasury as a group is " firmly in support of the mation. According to the Attorney gesture of support for President President's economic efforts." General, requests from businesses and Reagan's economic program. While the Tile Council's action private individuals are causing delays The details of this man-bites-dog won't do much to reduce the budget in responding to requests submitted tale were circulated in an Associated deficit now facing the nation, it by scholars and journalists, who were Press wire story recently. represents the kind of attitude all the intended beneficiaries of the act. According to the AP, John M. Americans need to adopt if the Pres­ Smith said an "enormous" effort is Thompson Jr., president of Tile ident's plan for economic recovery is made by the government to comply Council of America, Inc. returned a to be a success. with requests for information from $225,000 grant the Council received Hopefully, it will spur other benefi­ private parties. that had been intended to finance a ciaries of federal largesse to think Furthermore, as the act now stands, study of how ceramic tile manufac­ twice before bucking the tide. it is subject to outrageous abuse. Con­ turers and suppliers could cope with Vice President Bush thanked the victed felons are able to request the threats posed by foreign competition. Tile Council for the "symbolic" identity of informants in order to seek In a ceremony ironically held in the gesture, but he reminded reporters revenge, and foreign intelligence Roosevelt room at the White House, that the effort to turn the economy agents have used the act looking for Vice President Bush was handed the around will still take "some degree of secrets. Private businesses also use check. Bush told the assembled on- sacrifice." the act in attempts to discover the 1ooke rs that Treasury Secretary But if the attitude at the Tile trade secrets of their competitors. Donald Regan would "fall over dead Council of America is any indication, Clearly, the Attorney General is on the when I give it to him." most Americans will be more than right track. In the case of Watergate, Thompson said that returning the willing to do their share - provided we reformed in haste, and now are grant involved " a little financial Congress does too. amending at leisure.

-5- Capital gains possible if GOP cashes in on '80 returns Conservatives who read their mail According to a nationwide poll con­ that 28 per cent of the respondents remember that conservative political ducted in mid-May, more Americans consider themselves Republicans. action committees based much of now say that they will vote for Repub­ That's a 6 per cent increase since the their fund raising appeals prior to lican candidates for the House of spring of 1980. 1980 on the theme that last No­ Representatives than for Democratic Evidently, 1982 offers glittering vember's election was likely to be the contenders. This is a major shift in possibilities for a GOP grand slam, last chance to save America from a public opinion, as it represents the giving Republicans control of the point of no-return which imperiled us first time in 30 years that the GOP has White House, the Senate and the all. bested the Democrats in polling of House all at once. Well, they were right! The chance congressional preferences. The Assoc­ wasn't lost, and the emerging Repub­ iated Press terms the survey a "his­ While the numbers are there, that lican majority is turning the country toric reversal of opinion." doesn't mean the work stops. If hopes around. are to be translated into reality, Re­ According to the poll, 43 per cent of A recent AP-NBC News survey illus­ publican candidates will need enthu­ those questioned said they would trates how the opportunities conser­ siastic campaign workers, and that all­ vote for the Republican candidate for vatives saw in the 1980 campaign, important political commodity, the House, while 35 per cent chose the which resulted in the election of Presi­ money. Democrat, and 22 per cent were un­ dent Reagan and the first GOP ma­ CFTR will be doing all it can to help decided. jority in the Senate in decades, have out, and with your continued support, given rise to even greater prospects And there's more good news for the 1982 may turn out to be a more impor­ for 1982. GOP. The same poll also indicates tant year than 1980.

Lefever poses of Fidel Castro, who now has a totalitarian communist states and (continued from page 1) beachhead in Central America from authoritarian right-wing dictatorships which to conduct guerrilla warfare in is that authoritarian states have the Does anyone seriously believe that places like El Salvador. capacity to evolve into democratic this has resulted in more freedom for Clearly, the Carter approach served governments. Spain is a prime the people of Iran? Has it served to only to destabilize our allies, and example of this. Other cases include decrease tensions in that dangerous make our enemies more assertive. Portugal, Greece, and Indira Ghandi's corner of the globe? Perhaps the Another point about the commit­ India. answer can be provided by the former ment of Lefever' s critics to human By contrast, no communist dicta­ American hostages, who learned of rights has been made by Rep. Bill torship has ever made a peaceful Khomeini's respect for human rights Dickinson (R-Ala.), who points out that transition to representative and when they were made to play Russian Cranston, Tsongas, et al., were responsible government. That doesn't roulette by their jailers. vigorous opponents of American ef­ mean there haven't been a few at­ And has the Carter effort to oust the forts to support the government of tempts. There was Hungary in 1956, Somoza government in Nicaragua and South Vietnam. As Dickinson says, the and Czechoslovakia in 1968, and now replace it with the Marxist Sandanista Lefever critics "got their wish, and Poland. But does anyone give Poland regime really led to an increase in the millions of formerly free Vietnamese a realistic chance for success? respect for human rights in that re­ and Cambodians are now dead or en­ As Rep. Ed Derwinski (R-111.) pointed gion? Or has it only served the pur- slaved because of communist rule." out during his testimony at the Le­ Indeed, it seems that Lefever's fever hearings, "the primary threat to In 1977, Ronald Reagan founded critics seem to suffer from exactly the the survival of the western way of life Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) to same vice they condemn - selective comes not from 'the imitators of help elect conservative Republi­ perception. Only instead of condemn­ Francisco Franco, but (from) the suc­ cans to public office. Reagan used the unspent funds from his official ing communist atrocities, they ignore cessors of Joseph Stalin.'" 1976 campaign committee "Citi­ them completely, and focus their While our government has now zens for Reagan" to start CFTR. wrath on governments like Chile. been deprived of the services of Dr. CFTR then became the legal But the major weakness in such a Lefever, whose expertise in foreign successor to Citizens for Reagan. view, as Lefever has amply pointed affairs is considerable, conservatives Currently, there is another fund out, is that the foreign pol icy of right can only hope that President Reagan raising organization raising monies wing states is in no way the threat to will find another candidate for the and calling itself "Citizens for Rea­ gan." This new organization is not human rights represented by the ag­ Human Rights job who represents a now nor ever been associated with gressive attempts at conquest by com­ similar viewpoint. To continue the Mr. Reagan's official presidential munist governments. Authoritarian myopic view of human rights pro­ campaign or with Citizens for the states do not export terror. Commun­ moted by the Carter Administration Republic. ist states do. would be a mistake of the highest Another crucial difference between order.

-6- Pipsqueak Presidents-for-life push ploy to pummel press The latest attempt by third world spent $432,000 over the last three third world fanatics by buying them countries to change the rules of inter­ years to sell this project. off with technology. national conduct in their favor will In a situation raising serious In a meeting of representatives of shock all those who oppose censor­ questions about the ethics behind the most of the non-communist world's ship. Using the United Nations Edu­ scheme, the fund paid 15 newspapers press at Talloires in the French Alps cational , Scientific, and Cultural around the world to publish special recently, the west agreed to unite in Organization as their vehicle, third supplements about items dear to the fighting the UNESCO censorship pro­ world tyrants and their Soviet bloc heart of third world radicals, in­ posals. friends are promoting a " new world cluding the " new international eco­ Margaret Thatcher's government in information order." nomic order." Some of the articles Britain has persuaded other members If the proposal is adopted, it would were written by UN staff members, of the Common Market to coordinate force journalists to promote the poli­ but neither the source of the articles, positions on UNESCO, just as they do cies of third world governments, sub­ nor the source of the funding was in the UN General Assembly. As the scribe to a "code of information revealed in the supplements. British Minister for United Nations ethics," and receive identity cards LeMonde a UNESCO patsie Affairs points out, the controversy is which could be withdrawn if their " not about information. It's about work is given bad marks by UNESCO Among the newspapers conned into politics, high politics." officials. doing the UN's bidding was the presti­ The United States is also beginning I n·effect, it would give control of all gious Le Monde of Paris, which re­ to take action. On June 5, Elliot news coverage of third world nations ceived $48,000 as " partial reimburse­ Abrams, the Assistant Secretary of to UNESCO, allowing it to censor at ment" for its cooperation. State for International Organizations will any reporter with whom it dis­ Another scheme to control the flow said the U.S. may drop out of agrees. Objective reporting on the of information promoted in third UNESCO. Abrams also said that the third world would become impos­ world circles at the Ur-.! is designed to U.S. will formally protest the use of sible. restrict multinational corporations the UN trust fund to sponsor press from transmitting data from develop­ stories about the new world economic Capitalists "dominate" press ing countries to computer terminals in order. the west, as part of a UN Code of Con­ Bush denounces ploy ---t--h1-rd world nations say the pro­ duct for multinational corporations. posal is needed because western capi­ A further bizarre scheme involves Vice President Bush also recently talists " dominate" world communi­ "parking meters in space." Under this criticized the UNESCO censorship cations, presenting a negative view of plan, satellites gathering data on scheme, while saying that the UN is developing countries, and suppressing natural resources, crops, and weather becoming a "battleground for ideo­ the voice of their people. would be monitored by third world of­ logical conflicts." Bush also noted Oddly enough, a UNESCO-commis­ ficials. Owners of the satellites would that UN budgets " continue to rise sioned study of major western news have to pay the countries whose terri­ without a corresponding increase in agencies, including AP, UPI, and tory they fly over, or share the data services." Reuters by two researchers from the with them. But if the " new world information University of North Carolina found These ludicrous schemes are begin­ order" is any indication of what the that coverage of third world countries ning to rouse the west from its UN has in store for us, we may be by western wire services is generally slumber. Until recently, most western better off not getting our money's balanced and objective. According to governments have tried to appease worth! the study, " 40 to 50 percent of the foreign news" about the third world r------~ originates from the immediate region. With that in mind, one might SUBSCRIPTION FORM wonder why UNESCO persists in its Enclosed is $25 for a year's subscription to CFTR Newsletter. attempt to gain control of the world's D Renewal CFTR Newsletter press. But, as analysts have pointed D New Subscription 1253 - 7th Street, Suite 200 out, the demands for restrictions on □ Gift Subscription Santa Monica, Calif. 90401 the press are only part of a major ef­ NAME fort by the third world to increase its control over all resources. ADDRESS ______The third world is also promoting a " new economic order" to rewrite the rules of international trade and finance in its favor. Recently it was CI TY ST A TE ZIP announced that a UN trust fund has ______J -7- Reagan aides act to zap zany ZIP, make OSHA kosher Opponents of the Postal Service's at­ nesses must pay employees for the that this was an outrageous govern­ tempt to foist a nine digit zip code on time they spend accompanying OSHA ment intrusion into their internal the letter-writing public were buoyed inspectors on health and safety affairs. As Mark de Bernardo of the when the Reagan Administration evaluations of their workplace. This U.S. Chamber of Commerce pointed stepped in at the eleventh hour re­ was the latest attempt by President out to the New York Times, walk cently, preventing the release of the Reagan to curb OSHA's all too fla­ around pay is "properly a matter for finalized version of the order. grant abuses of power. collective bargaining, not for federal Acting under the authority granted The controversial "walk around regulation." to it by President Reagan's executive pay" rule forced employers to pay These are just two more examples order on curbing government regu­ workers' salaries during safety inspec­ of how the Reagan Administration is lations, the Office of Management tions which can last up to two weeks. bringing back common sense. Doesn't and Budget ordered Postmaster Gene­ Most business groups complained victory taste sweet? ral William Bolger not to publish as final any regulations for the nine digit code in the Federal Register. Unions prove that history is junk 0MB has reviewed a cost-benefit Some people have short memories. bite the hand that feeds them! analysis of the super-zip code, and is The AFL-CIO recently ran a story in COPE wrote: " Hungry kids (have) skeptical that the nine digit numbers their PAC newsletter " Memo From become parliamentary playthings in will increase mail handling efficiency. COPE " criticizing Senator Jesse (the) right-wing led U.S. Senate, whose As a result, it is making a review of the Helms (R-N .C.) for offering amend­ members - of all persuasions - enjoy proposal to determine whether or not ments which saved taxpayers $300 subsidized lunches, subsidized hair­ it complies with the principles for million by diverting money earmarked cuts, and subsidized health care." government regulations outlined in for foreign aid to domestic child nutri­ COPE fails to note that the Demo­ the President' s executive order. tion programs. crats they love so much, who con­ And in another victory for conserva­ Apparently, COPE feels taxpayers trolled the Senate almost non-stop for tives, the Occupational Safety and should pick up the tab for feeding the nearly fifty years, were the ones who Health Administration recently populations of Marxist-led one party voted in those subsidized lunches and revoked its requirement that busi- states in the third world, who usually haircuts. How quickly we forget.

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LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman (on leave) May, 1981 CURTIS MACK, -Acting Chairman Vol. V, No. 5

Does Off-Key Voice of America Turn Off Eastern Europe? The recent upheavals in Poland For years, the U.S. has operated a ing in March. have focused attention on the great­ radio network designed to frustrate Because of the threats these broad­ est threat to Communist expansionism the Soviet propaganda machine. The casts pose, the Soviets spend $200 - revolt from within. government sponsored Voice of million a year to jam them. That rep­ America, and the independent, but resents more than twice the budget of The rise of Solidarity and the strug­ government funded, Radio Free Eu­ Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. gle for political rights by the Polish rope and Radio Liberty networks have people illustrate the weaknesses of And while the U.S. International attempted to spread news and infor­ the Communist system. Unable to Communications Agency, which co­ mation to residents in Eastern Europe. meet popular demands for prosperity ordinates all American informational and a healthy economy, Soviet bloc outlets, has a budget of $448 million, One Solidarity activist has credited nations must resort to terror and in­ the Soviet Union spends $3.3 billion these broadcasts as valuable sources timidation in order to avert civil un­ annually on their own propaganda ef­ of information for the Poles during the rest. forts. strikes in Gdansk. And Polish author One of the most valuable assets in Stefan Kisielewski claims that Radio But the problem is more complex enslaving their subjects is the tight Free Europe is the only source of than the numbers indicate. Despite control Communist governments accurate information available to his the favorable comments already maintain on the flow of news and in­ strife-torn nation. cited, critics claim that the American formation to their citizens. propaganda effort suffers from more Such comments make it easy to un­ than just a lack of funds. By keeping the people uninformed, derstand why the Munich headquar­ In his powerfu I essay " The Mortal it is possible to isolate and demoralize ters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liber­ Danger," Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn centers of discontent. ty was the victim of a terrorist bomb- (continued on page 4)

Administration Glides Over First Hurdle In Budget Battle As CFTR Newsletter went to print, But, as syndicated columnists tax cuts is not whether or not to pro­ President Reagan' s plan for economic Evans and Novak point out, the signif­ ceed, but when, and by how much. recovery was gaining valuable mo­ icance of the President's budget vic­ And after the President's decisive mentum. The President's budget pro­ tory is the impetus it gives the Presi­ victory on the budget resolution, the posals, incorporated in the Gramm­ dent's tax cut proposals. pair claimed " it's hard to see how (the Latta bipartisan substitute, passed the By adopting the Gramm-Latta ver­ President) can not get his big econom­ House of Representatives by a vote of sion of the budget, the House has ac­ ic package through the House." As 270-154. ceeded to the President' s revenue as­ Evans and Novak point out, "The hard And while the Gramm-Latta vote sumptions. While it does not commit fact is, there is very little the Demo­ represents only the first hurdle the the Congress to the tax cuts proposed crats have to offer that is different." President's plan must overcome be­ by the Administration, it suggests that They quote one Congressman as tell­ fore becoming law, it gives strict in­ the Congress is willing to consider ing them " we've been waiting for the structions to Congressional Commit­ some form of multi-year across the Reagan program to be rejected by the tees to cut spending in accordance board tax cut. people, and that hasn't happened." with the Administration's guidelines. Evans and Novak suggest that the Indeed, analysts have attributed President Reagan commented that loss of the Jones budget spells real part of the credit for the Gramm-Latta the vote was a "major step" toward trouble for House Democrats trying to victory to pressure put on the Con­ " bringing the federal budget under derail the Administration's tax cuts. gress by their constituents. Congress- control." The question the Congress faces on (continued on page 6) Plummeting Pump Price Proves Profit Prophets Wrong

By Rep. Bob Badham (R-Cal.J the nation survived with little I can assure you that profits still are A few days ago in Costa Mesa, an in­ damage, except to the pocketbooks of high and the measurement is against dependent gas station jumped its motorists. last year when net income was at a price for unleaded gasoline four cents Shortly after taking office, Presi­ record level - but because the best to $1.39.9 per gallon. Unsurprisingly, dent Reagan took a deep breath and thing that can happen to the Ameri­ without a name brand and attendant fu I ly deregulated the oi I industry, ac­ can consumer is for strong competi­ credit cards to attract customers, mo­ companied by howls of protest from tion to develop between those who torists stayed away in droves because already-burdened motorists and dire produce, refine and import our petro­ the price was no longer competitive. predictions of skyrocketing gasoline leum products. One week later, after gallons prices. Alan Greenspan, one of the nation' s pumped plummeted and the employ­ To be sure, gasoline prices shot up top economic forecasters, said just ees ran out of crossword puzzles, last week that world oil prices would almost hourly for a month or so and, prices dropped a full 10 cents to begin to decline soon, putting pres­ just as suddenly, prices began to level $1.29.9 and the cash register has been sure on OPEC nations to compete off. Now there are portents of better humming ever since. among themselves for customers. times ahead, with the easing of prices This story illustrates what is hap­ and the possibility of continued re­ One friend of mine, the chairman of pening in the volatile gasoline market duction in the amount of foreign oil the board of a major California-based these days. imports. oil company, told me recently that his Prices are up, supplies are a glut on company's level of imports is down the market, oil company earnings are Already, the rate of inflation and some contracts his company has down, imports of foreign oil are down dropped in March to 7.5% nationally, with foreign oil producers are so bad and dropping, OPEC nations can't sell the first time out of the double-digit he wishes he " could tear them up." all their oil and are considering reduc­ level for many a moon. A large part of ing prices. that drop was due to a leveling of gas­ Some major companies have been Sorting some message from all this oline prices, according to economists. cancelling contracts with Venezuela chaos, one comes to the inescapable Now we see that out of 10 major oil and Mexico, and I believe that the conclusion that the free market sys­ companies who have reported first high-priced Nigerian oil may see some tem is working to the extent that the quarter earnings this year, only one reductions in demand. whole oil picture will stablize soon showed even a modest increase in pro­ Out of al I this, I see hope for the be­ and the reign of economic terror vis­ fits over last year. The other nine, in­ leaguered American for a lessening of ited upon the United States - and a cluding the nation' s largest, Exxon, inflationary pressure from abroad. large part of the world - by the oil showed significant dips in the profit This is due, to a great degree, to the exporting nations will come to an end. level. williness of the Reagan Administra­ Two years ago motorists couldn't This is mentioned not because I tion to let the free market system understand the mess caused by the want to see oil company profits dip - work. partial lifting of price regulations which followed the fall of the Shah in Iran. A year later, when the hostages Rendering Unto Caesar Takes Until May were taken and I ran and I rag went to Taxpayers had more than one rea­ an eight hour day, one hour and 56 war, a reduction of imports put more son to celebrate on May 10th. While minutes of their salary goes to the of a strain on gas prices. But somehow many Americans marked Mother's Feds . Day as a time to honor Mom, it was And while the average American's also this year's " Tax Freedom Day." Citizens for the Republic News­ income, when adjusted for inflation, letter (ISSN 0194-9667) is published dropped 5 per cent over the last five monthly and paid for by Citizens for Tax Freedom Day is the day of the years, he was hit with a whopping 67 the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite year on which the average American percent increase in federal personal 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401 . Sub­ worker begins earning for himself. If taxes. scriptions are $25 a year. Contents workers earmarked all the money they may be reproduced with or without It would be difficult to make Tax earned from January 1st to pay their credit. Second-class postage paid at Freedom Day into an annual holiday taxes until they had met their obliga­ Santa Monica, Calif., and additional - it moves around too much. mailing offices. tions to federal, state and local And it always moves in the same di­ Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ governments, they would not have rection - toward December 31st. In ical action committee operating in had a penny to take home until accordance with federal election 1930 Tax Freedom Day was February Mother's Day. laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman (on 14. In 1960, it fell on April 18. Last leave); Arthur Dellinger, treasurer; year, it was May 4th. Curtis Mack, executive director and And the lion's share of that money acting chairman. has gone to the federal government. President Reagan's tax cut propos­ Statistics show that for those working (continued on page 7)

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port for the first term Democrat throughout the city' s black communi­ ty, one black political leader called it " absolutely, unequivocally, a politi­ cal move." Byrning Tenants Complain Said Alderman Danny Davis, " I "There Goes The Neighborhood!" think its characteristic of how she has dealt with black needs and black In a move reminiscent of the hack­ shopping or back and forth to work, it problems since she took office, and neyed symbolism represented by Jim­ ain't going to do us no good for her to that is to heap insult after insult after my Carter carrying his own luggage or be here." insult as though blacks are totally ig­ California Governor Jerry Brown's Ply­ On closer inspection, Byrne's ef­ norant." mouth, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne re­ forts seem primarily aimed at ousting cently moved into a crime infested the troublemakers, or at least forcing Critics claim the move was moti­ housing project, vowing to remain in them to lay low until she goes else­ vated by Byrne's desire to stem criti­ residence "as long as it takes to clean where. And that hardly sounds like a cism she has received from blacks re­ it up." long term solution to urban crime. sulting from a recent decision to re­ Mayor Byrne's new digs, in the Ca­ Some observers even question her place two blacks on the Chicago brini Green section of the city's North school board with whites. Side, have a reputation as a high crime In a mastery of understatement, the area stemming from the first federal Mayor claimed she didn't decide to housing projects built there in 1941 . move to Cabrini Green to " be drama­ The 13,545 residents of the predomi­ tic." nantly black neighborhood find them­ After several weeks " resident" in selves increasingly victimized by gang the project, Mayor Byrne is discover­ warfare over control of the drug trade ing that you can't please everybody. and prostitution. After a recent tour in which she en­ In a story circulated by UPI , 20 of countered a 14 year old who had been the Mayor's new neighbors com­ raped in broad daylight, Byrne an­ plained that the complex has become nounced her intention to clean up the a " police state" since she moved in. area. Referring to a police raid on an But there's a catch: Byrne doesn't apartment in search of guns and plan to give up her fashionable high drugs, a spokesman for the disgrun­ rise apartment in the city' s Gold Coast tled neighbors said, " We've got a po­ neighborhood. Indeed, she announced lice state here. We' re all scared to lie that she will stay at her two bedroom down and go to sleep because we Cabrini Green address "on some don't know if the police will come." nights, and not on others." Apparently motives. While it is assumed that the cleaning up Cabrini Green is some­ move has generated widespread sup- Well, that's politics! thing that can be done on alternate o------weekends. ~ Hl1 fM MAYOf?IM{NE! .,,.. Noting that " It's just a fact of life '-r-----1 CAN I BOOROW ACUPOFSU6AR? that wherever the Mayor I ives, the city services improve," Byrne hopes that GREAT! OH, DON'T MIND her gesture will help to stem the rising TliEM I JW ABIT OF ... tide of violence which has resulted in n SECUf?ITY, ten murders and 35 people being wounded in one nine week period alone this year. But some Cabrini Green residents doubt if it will do any good. The New York Times quoted one woman who said Byrne " wouldn't be no more safe than the rest of us unless she goes around with lots of police everywhere she goes." " We can't get no protection I ike that," the woman continued, " so if we can't get her to go with us when we go

-3- C~itol \Natch A. Forum Shopping: A Roman Holiday For Leftists One reason left wing " public interest" Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) has years, construction of the Trans Alas­ law firms are able to harass and delay introduced legislation designed to ka Pipeline, or ban boating on a lake projects they oppose is that they are correct this inequity, known in the le­ in Nevada. But it is a far worse situa­ allowed to " shop around" for friendly gal profession as " forum shopping." tion when that judge has absolutely judges who will cooperate with their Simpson's bill would require all law­ no familiarity with the region or its schemes. suits impacting a given area to be filed unique problems." and heard in that state or region. Current law allows lawsuits affect­ Simpson also points out that the ing state or local interests in which the practice of hearing such suits in Wash­ federal government is a participant to Practice Delayed Pipeline ington imposes extra hardships on be filed in the District of Columbia out-of-town litigants, who must go to instead of in the impacted areas. great expense and effort to travel to " Currently, decisions that are criti­ the nation's capitol. So when someone like Ralph Nader cal to the economic and social well­ or the Sierra Club goes to court, they being of distant states and regions are Passage of Simpson's bill, which has can avoid federal judges who are fa­ often made by unelected federal been referred to the Senate Judiciary miliar with a region, and instead file judges sitting in Washington," Simp­ Committee, could deal a major blow suit in the more sympathetic atmos­ son said. " It is tough enough that a sin­ to the left's strategy of bypassing the phere of Washington. gle judge can halt, for nearly seven electorate through the federal courts.

Voice of America (continued from page 1) Additional valuable broadcast time is What the Russian public really claims American efforts to win the wasted with sports news and jazz, needs, according to Solzhenitsyn, is to sympathies of the people of Eastern which are available on Soviet radio as be read the books whose possession in Europe are incompetent. well. the Soviet Union is punishable by im­ Solzhenitsyn points out that it Solzhenitsyn says that some Voice prisonment. The Russian people would be easy to send television of America programming has even would gain far more from hearing The broadcasts into the Soviet Union, aided the Kremlin bosses in manipula­ Gulag Archipelago or Varlam Shala­ however plans for such broadcasts ting the Russian people. Since it is mov's Kolyma Tales than they do from were abandoned when the Soviet well known in the U.S.S.R. that only hearing the shallow programs aired by government objected. Jews are allowed to emigrate, VOA VOA. broadcasts featuring the glowing ac­ Solzhenitsyn also cites the Russian counts of a new life in the U.S. for Religious programming would also section of the Voice of America as an be welcomed by the Russian public. example of our misguided efforts. Soviet Jews serve only to fan the flames of anti-Semitism. Current Voice of America religious Solzhenitsyn says that Voice of Incredibly, Voice of America offi­ programs almost completely ignore America " seems to go out of its way to cials have actually attempted to tailor Russian Orthodox services, despite repel the thoughtfu I Russian I istener their broadcasting to avoid offending the fact that over 80 per cent of Rus­ from any understanding of America, the Soviet government. On two sepa­ sian Christians are Orthodox. to alienate his sympathies, and even rate occasions, VOA censors have to shock and distress him." VOA bases this policy on the fact edited out portions of statements sub­ that Orthodoxy is uncharacteristic of " Hours of the daily program are mitted by Solzhenitsyn for broadcast the United States, but as Solzhenitsyn filled with trite and inconsequential to the Russian people. points out, " This may be so, but it is drivel which can do nothing but irri­ One statement, on the Sakharov surely characteristic of Russia! And tate the hungry and oppressed mil­ hearings held in Rome in 1977, was re­ the broadcast is conducted in Rus­ lions of listeners, whose paramount jected entirely because it contained a sian." need is to be told the truth about their denunciation of Eurocommunism! own history," says Solzhenitsyn. At times, Solzhenitsyn says, VOA Clearly, our efforts to win the Examples of "offensive" program­ goes so far to accomodate the Soviets " hearts and minds" of the people of ming from Voice of America include that it sounds like a Moscow radio sta­ Eastern Europe are not aided by such an account of an ocean cruise where tion. During Tito's illness, VOA an­ gross mistakes as these. The new atti­ the fine food, casino, and discotheque nounced they had " joyful news" to re­ tudes represented by the Reagan Ad­ are described " with particular relish," port from Yugoslavia: in the days of ministration should go a long way features about collectors of beer bot­ the leader's illness, thousands of citi­ toward making such valuable re­ tles, and biographies of American pop zens were eagerly joining the Com­ sources as Voice of America into an singers. munist Party! integral part of our foreign policy.

-4- WHITE HOUSE Failure Of Grain Embargo Proves WATCH Symbols Are No Substitute For Substance

The Reagan Administration's deci­ viet grain supplies - significantly un­ Soviet imports of grain at 34 million sion to drop the Carter-imposed em­ der the ten per cent shortfall Carter metric tones for 1979-80. bargo on grain sales to the Soviet had predicted. During the embargo, the evidence Union represents a victory for the pol­ The unmentioned victim of the indicated that America was barely itics of substance over the politics of grain embargo was the American tax­ denting Soviet grain consumption, symbols. payer. In the wake of the cutoff, the and that the USSR was setting a re­ Reacting to the Soviet invasion of Government purchased 14.5 million cord for grain imports at 31 million Afghanistan in January of 1979, Jim­ tons of grain from American farmers tons. my Carter cancel led the proposed for $2 .5 billion. It then sold this grain " So in October, just before the 1980 sale of 17 mi 11 ion metric tons of grain at a loss of half a billion dollars. As the elections," Grassley points out, " The to the USSR. Carter's gesture, how­ Journal points out, that money could USDA suddenly produced new esti­ ever, was largely ineffective in reduc­ have been better spent beefing up de­ mates that the Soviets would have im­ ing .the Soviet's grain supply, and fense! ported 37 million metric tons of grain failed completely to alter the course Another cynical aspect of the em­ without the embargo!" of events in Afghanistan. bargo saga is revealed by Senator With such massive evidence that Charles Grassley (R-lowa). the embargo was a failure, it is hard to Embargo Wasn't Total A study conducted for Grassley by understand any argument for perpetu­ And despite all the "hype" pro­ the General Accounting Office deter­ ating it. duced by imposing the embargo, mined that the Soviets imported a re­ Most arguments for keeping the America continued to sell eight mil­ cord 31 million metric tons of grain in embargo claimed that lifting it would lion tons of grain to the USSR under the 1979-80 marketing year. Accord­ send a signal to the Soviets that the an outstanding agreement. ing to the GAO, this was nearly the U.S. was willing to live with the inva­ Carter's high hopes for a united em­ maximum amount of grain the Soviets sion of Afghanistan. bargo on grain sales to the Soviets by could handle. Soviet port facilities But the Reagan Administration has western nations never materialized. would have been unable to accommo­ not lifted the only part of the Carter Allied reaction varied from the non­ date additional shipments. embargo that makes any sense. In ad­ committal lip service payed to the Furthermore, the report continues, dition to halting grain exports to the concept by the Canadians, to al I out the Soviets offset the impact of the Soviets, Carter tightened export con­ hostility in Argentina, where a major embargo by increasing meat imports. trols on high technology products of­ effort was made to increase grain ex­ fered for sale to the USSR. President Embargo Helped USSR ports to USSR. Reagan has let these restrictions The ultimate result of the grain em­ Grassley concludes that we may stand. bargo was a rearrangement of world have even done the Soviets a favor by While the Soviets can go elsewhere commodity markets. When the U.S. forcing them to become more effi­ to buy grain, high technology is a field stopped selling grain to the Soviets, cient in feeding their livestock. " Tradi­ in which the U.S. has a near monop­ the Soviets stopped exporting it to tionally," Grassley said, "the Soviets oly. And the sale of American techno­ their eastern bloc satellites. The Ar­ have tolerated a serious protein defi­ logy to the Soviets increases the risk gentinians dropped their regular cus­ ciency in their livestock feeding, that our own discoveries will be tomers, Italy & Japan, in order to fill which caused 20 to 35 per cent over­ incorporated into the Soviet arsenal. orders from the Soviet Union. consumption of feed by their live­ The Japanese and the Italians then stock. With pressure from the U.S., the Empty Symbol came to the U.S. for the grain they had USSR is now improving its system to expected to buy from Argentina. And include more high protein soybeans, So what is left is the symbolic reac­ Soviet satellites like East Germany which will .. . reduce Russia' s depen­ tion which Carter substituted for a made their first major entry into the dency on such U.S. corn-country as strong military deterrent to Soviet ag­ U.S. grain market. Iowa." gression. With a record year for im­ As the Wall Street Journal points Politics has also had a role in the ported grain, such a symbol must not out, the net resu It was that the Soviets embargo controversy, Grassley points mean much to the Kremlin bosses. found new suppliers and the U.S. out. According to the GAO, Carter's Perhaps it can ii lustrate to Americans found new customers. And after all Department of Agriculture juggled the fact that symbols are no substitute was said and done, this realignment embargo related figures. A month be­ for the sound policy of a credible caused a drop of only 1 per cent in So- fore the embargo, the USDA forecast military deterrant.

-5- Legal Services Corporation Should Be Thrown Out Of Court Though the President's proposed been added to the Act to prevent trating examples of LSC funded legal budget cuts have gained momentum federal funds from being used in cases aid groups who have been primary recently, continued vigilance will be involving school desegregation, abor­ sponsors of politically motivated law­ needed to insure that they remain in­ tion, evasion of selective service laws, suits. Some of the study' s examples in­ tact throughout the entire comp Ii­ and desertion from the armed forces. clude: cated process of Congressional ac­ Under the law, the Corporation is pro­ Pine Tree Legal Assistance of Port­ tion. hibited from taking part in strikes, land, Maine, and the Native American One proposed cut, the elimination picketing, demonstrations, or lobby­ Rights Fund of Boulder, Colo., both of all funding for the controversial ing. funded with LSC money, have been Legal Services Corporation, faces In practice, however, these guide- heavily involved in a suit which claims mounting opposition from unrepent­ 1ines have been virtually ignored. And that two thirds of the state of Maine ant I iberals. while federally funded legal aid pro­ belongs to the Passamaquoddy and In addition to saving taxpayers an grams administered by the Corpora­ Penobscot Indian tribes. estimated $399 million for fiscal 1982, tion have become increasingly more California Rural Legal Assistance, the elimination of the Legal Services involved in politically motivated which got almost $5 million from the Corporation would be a blow to radi­ cases, the Corporation's budget has LSC in 1980, is suing the University of cal left-wing activists who have come increased an incredible 360 per cent California, charging it with illegally to rely on federally funded legal aid over the last eight years. subsidizing the development of labor programs as a means for advancing Congressional supporters of the saving agricultural machinery which their goals through the courts. LSC hope to save it during the appro­ aids farmers. The suit claims that in­ When the Legal Services Corpora­ priations process by giving it $200 creased mechanization would dis­ tion was created in 1974, it was in­ million. But while their arguments will place farmworkers. tended to serve as a means of pro­ revolve around heartbreaking tales of Bay Area Legal Services, of Tampa, viding legal assistance to poor people impoverished people who will have Fla., which received over $700,000 in involved in civil cases. Guidelines nowhere to go without legal aid, what LSC funds last year, has sued the Flo­ were established specifically to pre­ the $200 million will really do is sub­ rida Department of Education on be­ vent the Corporation from becoming vert the electoral process. half of ten black students who were involved in political matters. The House Republican Study Com­ denied high school diplomas after Over the years, amendments have mittee has released a study illus- (continued on page 7J Budget the basic structure of most social While the Jones plan theoretically programs. targeted a balanced budget for fiscal (continued from page 1J year 1983, the Gramm-Latta proposal men who returned home during the The Jones plan would have recov­ balances the budget by 1984, at signi­ Easter recess claimed they found ered an extra $23.6 billion in savings in ficantly lower levels of spending and strong support for the President's plan the appropriations process, most of taxation. among the voters. Furthermore, ef­ those cuts would have been one year forts to generate opposition to the reductions in program funding. And that is what the American peo­ President's budget cuts have so far ple are asking for - reductions in gov­ The end resu It, therefore, is that a been a dismal failure. ernment spending and relief from major change is taking place. The idea Evans and Novak also report that, every-increasing taxes. that government programs, once es­ contrary to the " popular wisdom" tablished, I ive and grow forever is be­ Amidst the euphoria of intial vic­ found in most media analyses of the ing cha I lenged. (continued on page BJ President' s program, tax cuts are popular, and are a higher priority for "New Right" On Reagan "How does the New Right view Ron­ the public than a balanced budget. ald Reagan's performance so far? Richard A. Viguerie, the controver­ But the most significant immediate Speaking for myself, and I think most result of the Gramm-Latta victory sial direct mail "king" who has come New Right leaders will agree with me, concerns the controversy over the " re­ to prominence as a leader of the " New I have been pleased and in many re­ conciliation" process House commit­ Right," has frequently been cited by spects pleasantly surprised," Viguerie tees must operate under during the the media as a source of criticism of wrote. appropriations phase of the budget the Reagan Administration. proceedings. So much so, that one might wonder While citing some areas where he The Gramm-Latta plan forces Com­ if the conservatives he represents are wishes the Administration could have mittees to save $36 billion by killing or dissatisfied with the most conserva­ " gone further," he lauded the Presi­ permanently altering existing pro­ tive president we've had in 50 years. dent for choosing David Stockman to grams. The Democrat's budget would But such fears are put to rest by Vi­ be director of the Office of Manage­ have saved only $15.8 billion in this guerie himself in a recently published ment and Budget. phase, which would have preserved column. (continued on page BJ -6- Legal Services womens' sports. bution questions, in order to substan­ (continued from page 6) And in a blatantly political case, it tially influence client's access to jobs, failing a state-mandated "functional reviewed the Texas Rural Legal Aid income, shelter, essential goods and literacy" test of basic reading, writing, suit on behalf of Mexican-Americans services, markets, business invest­ and mathematical skills. in Castro County, Texas, who sought a ments, and ownership opportunities." And, in perhaps the most bizarre reapportionment of County Commis­ Haberfeld continued, "Alignment case, the West Texas Legal Service sioner precincts in order to establish with efforts to create a new political group, which got almost $3 million in two Mexican-American majority seats. influence base will not only federal money last year, represented a But Clearinghouse Review is not the strengthen legal services efforts to group of Iranian students from Texas only advantage legal aid groups have bring about needed change, it will Tech fighting a refusal by local up their sleeve when they go to court also create an enforcement mecha­ authorities to authorize a permit to battle private individuals and local nism which will be vigilant in monitor­ allowing them to march past the governments. ing the implementation of mandated home of Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Seventeen National Support Cen­ changes won through I itigation and Shah of I ran. ters are funded by the LSC all across other advocacy strategies. And while these cases indicate the the country. These centers are de­ Clearly, the 1974 law which estab­ signed to provide legal aid groups degree to which LSC has become a lished the LSC did not intend to in­ political tool of the left, they are only with background information and re­ volve the Corporation in "society's the tip of the iceberg. search needed for class action law­ major resource use and distribution suits . questions." But that appears to have . Clearinghouse Review, pub I ished by These centers offer every legal aid been the result. the ·National Clearinghouse for Legal group a national data bank unavail­ The evidence indicates that LSC Services, and funded by the LSC, pro­ able to the private attorneys and funds have gone into major legal ef­ vides legal service attorneys with sum­ government lawyers they oppose in forts supporting gay rights, abortion­ maries of important cases across the court. on-demand, forced busing, Indian country. The publication focuses at­ And Support Center employes en­ land claims, and union organizing. tention on political cases, and encour­ courage legal aid groups to ignore the And a major victim of LSC lawsuits is ages other legal aid groups to initiate individual case work they were estab- the federal government. similar actions. 1ished to do in favor of politically A better alternative to massive One type of case the publication motivated class action suits. federally funded legal services groups has promoted involves transsexual Writing in Clearinghouse Review, would be tax incentives to encourage rights. In 1980, Clearinghouse Review Steven Haberfeld, an employe of an attorneys in private practice to take ran summaries of two cases argued by LSC funded support center, urged on cases for poor people. Another federally funded legal services attor­ legal aid lawyers to become political­ suggestion is "Jud icare," a medicare­ neys which obtained Medicaid, disabi­ ly active. He called for legal aid attor­ style system where lawyers would be lity, and 551 benefits for people under­ neys to align themselves "with reimbursed for providing legal aid to going sex-change operations. political and social interest groups" in the poor. It also ran summaries of LSC funded order to bring about "significant and But, whatever the alternative, no­ cases which sought to prevent bus lasting change." thing could be worse than resur­ fare hikes in Philadelphia, and which Such an alignment, Haberfeld recting the LSC. While no one would charged Temple University with sex argued, would "enable legal services deny the right of any political or discrimination because it spent more to begin to make forays into decision social group to have their day in court, percapita on mens' athletics than on making arenas which deal with soci­ there's no reason to make taxpayers ety's major resource use and distri- pay for it. Taxes (continued from page 2) r------~ als are designed to reduce the Carter legacy of tax increases the Democrats SUBSCRIPTION FORM built into the system several years Enclosed is $25 for a year's subscription to CFTR Newsletter. ago. The Administration's plan will D Renewal CFTR Newsletter provide some compensation to vic­ D New Subscription 1253 - 7th Street, Suite 200 tims of ,,bracket creep" who have D Gift Subscription Santa Monica, Calif. 90401 been forced into higher tax brackets by their cost of living raises. NAME If the cuts are successful in passing ADDRESS ______through the congress intact, perhaps next year's Tax Freedom Day won't be a week later than this year's. If they're not, we may get two holidays for the CITY STATE ZIP price of one ... on Memorial Day! ______J

-7- New Right people had a pessimistic outlook for left wing causes have been funded by (continued from page 6) the future. The election of President tax dollars. Federal funding of such On the economic front, Viguerie Reagan "gave people a renewed sense groups as the Legal Services Corpora­ said the President "is doing far better of hope in the future of our nation and tion (see related story, page 6) and than his recent predecessors, and it in themselves . .. most Americans be­ Planned Parenthood has gone to pro­ may be unfair to expect more from lieve their personal lives will improve mote abortion-on-demand, forced him at present." during the Reagan Administration," busing, and gay rights. Viguerie also commended the Presi­ Viguerie said. Viguerie points out that conserva­ dent for his "ability to change the Viguerie cal led the President a tive groups never ask for or receive attitude and expectations of the "practical idealist" who "understands federal funds, since doing so would American public." During the last his opposition." Citing the potent violate their philosophy. This results decade, Viguerie points out, most power of that segment of the popula­ in giving conservatives the disadvan­ tion who have come to believe they tage of having to raise their own funds Budget are '"entitled' to live off the wealth while opposing groups they must help (continued from page 6) produced by others and taken by the finance through their taxes. tory, however, supporters of the Pres­ government" Viguerie sympathized " The Reagan Administration," Vi­ ident's proposals must remember that with the President for having to "en­ guerie said, "has shrewdly grasped the this is only the beginning. In prior dure bitter personal attacks." importance of cutting off federal as­ years, efforts to cut government Taking note of the concern some sistance to such activist groups of the spending have seen the scenario of have expressed on the emphasis given left." Congress passing low budget targets to the social issues, Viguerie noted Clearly, such comments don't ap­ which it then ignores during the ap­ that "at least 70% of just about every pear to reflect any deep-seated dissat­ propriations process. conservative's agenda is being han­ isfaction from the New Right. House Republican leader Robert dled beautifully by President Reagan, And while the President may never Michael cautioned, "If we don't hang Stockman, and others in the Admini­ be able to completely satisfy the de­ tough in the follow-on process, the sig­ stration." mands of any particular group, the ev­ nal that we give today will be mean­ An important effort is being made idence suggests that he' s doing better ingless." toward "defunding the left" accord­ than his recent predecessors at unify­ With that in mind, it's on to the ing to Viguerie. ing the American people in order to committees! As many conservatives have noted, meet the challenges that lie ahead.

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LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman (on leave] April, 1981 CURTIS MACK, Acting Chairman Vol. V, No. 4

Delahanty and McCarthy - Two Modern Heroes In his inaugural address, President and explosives, was assigned to the Delahanty, a 17-year veteran of the Reagan said, " We have every right to presidentia_l detail as a matter of D.C. police force told Washington dream heroic dreams. Those who say chance. Mayor Marion Barry that he " wished we' re in a time when there are no According to news stories, as Dela­ he could have done more" to protect heroes, they just don't k,now where to hanty left for his assignment, he told the President. look." his supervisor that guarding a Presi­ Like Delahanty, Secret Service As all America clearly saw, two of dent was " one of the best details to be Agent Timothy McCarthy showed out­ those heroes the President spoke of on." standing courage in the line of duty. were at his side when the shots rang " If you get injured on presidential McCarthy graduated from the Uni­ out during last month's tragic assassi­ detail, you get 100% disability. That's versity of Illinois, where he earned a nation attempt. not too bad, is it?" Delahanty said. letter on the football team, and Secret Service Agent Timothy J. Mc­ Like President Reagan, Delahanty's majored in finance. He was described Carthy and District of Columbia po­ use of humor in the face of adversity in the Washington Post as a " reserved liceman Thomas K. Delahanty, both is admirable. Real courage is modest­ type of guy" who is " very detail wounded in the line of duty, are wor­ ly expressed by those who face danger oriented" and someone " people thy of the name. with a smile. looked up to ... " They are exactly the kind of Amer­ A hospital official who spoke with McCarthy joined the Secret Service icans the President referred to in his Delahanty after the shooting was in 1972, and was assigned to the pres.i­ speech. Conscious of the risks they amazed at the officer's attitude. " He dential protective division in 1979. faced, they never waivered in living didn't think it was a big deal, being The son of a Chicago policeman, up to their obligations. Their job was shot," Samuel E. Sterrett reported. " I McCarthy reacted quickly to the gun­ to insure the President's safety, and was impressed with his attitude of fire, taking up a position shielding they did their utmost to fulfill it. 'Well, it's just another day in the line President Reagan by placing himself The threat of injury or death is a of work.' " (continued on page 4) real part of a law enforcement officer' s job. Officer Delahanty is an Demo Budget - Same Old Thing example of the way men cope with the While President Reagan's economic about mainly as a result of their deter­ tension of such job-related risks. Dela­ program has been doing well in the mination to avoid cutting taxes. hanty, whose usual duty as a canine Republican controlled Senate, to the The Democrat plan would be a real officer involves searching for drugs point of being blessed with larger (continued on page 5) For the Record spending cuts than the Administration In 1977, Ronald Reagan founded requested, it's a different story in the Goodbye, Bill Citizens for the Republic (CFTR) to Democrat controlled House. help elect conservative Republi­ House Budget Committee Chair­ This is the first edition of CFTR cans to public office. Reagan used Newsletter written without Bill man James R. Jones (D-Okla.) recently the unspent funds from his official Stetson. Bill was the editor of CFTR revealed an alternative plan designed 1976 campaign committee "Citi­ Newsletter for the past four years. zens for Reagan" to start CFTR. to scuttle the President's program. Now he has accepted a position in CFTR then became the legal suc­ This plan allegedly contains deeper Washington D.C. as Director, cessor to Citizens for Reagan. spending cuts and a smaller tax cut Public Affairs, White House Coun­ Currently, there is another fund designed to reduce the federal deficit. cil for the Aging. raising organization raising monies Republicans must be astonished to All of us at CFTR owe Bill a great and calling itself "Citizens for Rea­ discover how disturbing the size of deal of gratitude for the tremen­ gan." This new organization is not dous job he did as editor. To him, the federal deficit has become for now, nor ever has been, associated his wife Leda and son Eric "Thank with Mr. Reagan's official presi­ their Democratic colleagues. But it is you and Godspeed." dential campaign or with Citizens evident that the Democrats' conver­ for the Republic. sion to fiscal responsibility has come Crime Prevention - A Cause That Pays by Calif. Att. Gen. George Deukmejian If we were to ask our parents and are strangers because we are unsure We cannot run away from that fact. grandparents the events of this cen­ of their true motives. We lock, bar, So what do we do? tury that have had the greatest impact and bolt our doors. We buy handguns, First and foremost, we remember to on their lives they would probably tear gas, install alarms and turn our stay concerned. We stay concerned say: homes into fortresses rather than about our neighbors and never shut The Great Depression, America's peacefu I residences. our door to their concerns. growth as a world power, the four Have we come so far technological­ We must be our brother's keeper. wars of this century, space explo­ ly and socially only to be reduced to That is what crime prevention is: be­ ration, America's leadership of the the caveman mentality of simple sur­ ing our brother's keeper. free world, the wounds of inflation, vival? There are actions you can and and our humiliation over the plight of We cannot allow this fear to esca­ should take on your own to prevent our hostages in Iran. late any longer. We cannot leave this crime. They might also say: the assassina­ issue to future, perhaps more enlight­ First, elect to public office those tion of John and Robert Kennedy, the ened, generations. Whatever seeds we men and women who put public safe­ shooting of Martin Luther King, the at­ plant today will spring up in later ty as their number one priority. tempts on the I ife of President Ford times for good or ill. Secondly, insist that sufficient and the assassination attempt on Pres­ The actions we take here in the pre­ resources be devoted to protecting ident Reagan. sent shape the destiny of the future. (continued on page 4) For many, the re sponse to these awful crimes is shock and outrage. For Chowchilla: A Callous Crime others it is numbness. Our world People across the nation were ity changes, fear of ordinary things, changes so fast, our moral and social shocked in the summer of 1976 when panic attacks and a perpetual mistrust threads are so frayed or broken that 26 California children, five to 14 years of the world. Many apparently will be the disasters and the crimes that af­ old, were kidnapped, along with their scarred for life. f ect our nation are just manifestations school bus driver, and taken to a rock But such matters look different to of the chaos in our world. quarry where they were imprisoned in judges deliberating in their comfort­ These people feel that they can do a moving-van trailer buried under six able chambers. On Nov. 4-the very nothing to prevent outrageS- l.ike the feet of earth. day millions of Americans were casting attempt on the President's life. They They were buried for 16 hours in the their votes for conservatives who feel that only the experts can find a so­ stifling, crowded trailer, which re­ believe in punishing criminals-the lution if, in fact, there is a solution. ceived air only from one garden hose California Court of Appeal voted 2-1 to But the authority for our govern­ poking out from underground, and suf­ reverse the trial judge's ruling. ment, a government by and for the fered the risk of death by suffocation The court's two liberal justices people, comes from laymen: laymen until, with the help of the driver, they concluded the children had not suf­ like us. And if we lose our concern for managed to claw their way out. fered " substantial or serious injury," what our government is doing, we let The three kidnappers, who had and thus the kidnappers should not our authority weaken. We stop having made elaborate plans for their crime, have received such a harsh sentence. a voice in what the future of this were soon apprehended, and the two The California Supreme Court, one of nation will be. adults in the trio were subsequently the most liberal in the nation, thanks to We must stay concerned. convicted and sentenced to life in the appointments by Democratic Gov. As Attorney General of California, prison without the possibility of Jerry Brown and his father, former one of my primary responsibilities is parole. The basis of the harsh sentence Gov. Pat Brown, last month let the reducing crime. I believe that life is was that the victims had suffered "sub­ decision stand. sacred. And when I see lives lost and stantial or serious injury" - a judgment Now the kidnappers will be eligible maimed in ever-increasing numbers, I no rational person could have ques­ for parole as soon as two years from am personally saddened, as well as tioned at the time. now, although it is likely they will have saddened in a broader sense, at the Investigators who entered the van to wait at least a few years more before prospects these increases foretell. after the children had escaped report­ actually being let out of prison. Crime affects us socially, political­ ed, in fact, that the heat and humidity Such court decisions must make citi­ ly, economically, and morally. Direct­ were so bad they could bear it only 20 zens wonder whether America' s public ly or indirectly it impacts on our lives. minutes. The young children were officials-at least our judges-really We only need to look at the recent trapped down there 16 hours-and care about punishing criminals and covers of Time and Newsweek to see feared they would all die. thereby deterring future crimes. In­ that it is an issue of national concern. A child psychologist who examined deed, such a callous attitude toward Crime breeds fear and this fear far the Chowchilla, Calif., children four the victims of crime raises questions outstrips the actual incidence of years later recently reported that all of about whether this society has what it crime. them suffered some emotional conse­ takes to protect itself from the evil We are leery of helping others who quences, such as nightmares, personal- forces that are always with us. -2- WHITE UN's Law of the Sea Pact - Sinking Fast mon heritage" doctrine. As Mark Lilla plans for mining another site which of The Public Interest pointed out in would then become the property of HOUSE the Wall Street Journal, American the "Authority." Western mining con­ negotiators were willing to accept a cerns would also be obliged to pro­ WATCH socialist redistribution of the sea's vide Third World nations and "people Should the U. S. allow Third World wealth in order to "minimize conflict" who have not gained full indepen­ countries to set up an OPEC-style car­ and obtain free passage for American dence" (like the PLO) with mining tel with the authority to control deve­ vessels through crucial sealanes. technology and a portion of the pro­ lopment of all mineral resources on What is so ludicrous about the en­ fits. the floor of the ocean? Of course not. tire performance is that free passage This bizarre version of a "protec­ But we almost did! of the seas has been recognized for tion" racket was moving steadily Until last month's decision by the centuries. Should a Third World na­ toward completion before Secretary Reagan Administration to review all tion attempt to block the passage of of State Alexander Haig shook up the aspects of the United Nations Con­ American shipping through a strategic U.S. delegation to UNCLOS just ference on Law of the Sea, America waterway, 'it would be committing an before the conference's final six-week seemed all but certain of signing away act of war. session was scheduled to begin. The the rights of U.S. companies to obtain And in order simply to reassert this, new head of the American delegation, a fair return on investments in seabed Third World nations hoped to get the James L. Malone, has promised to mining. U.S. to agree to the formation of a review the entire draft treaty. How did this come about? We can world economic government or As expected, this has caused an up­ thank the Maltese Ambassador to the "Authority" dominated by Thi rd roar among other delegates to the UN who in 1967 gave a speech sug­ World and Soviet Bloc nations. This conference, as they see their control gesting that the seabeds of the world " Authority" would regulate all deep over the ocean' s mineral deposits should be recognized as the "com­ sea mining operations. evaporating. A news article on the mon heritage of mankind." The "Authority" would have broad conference quoted one Asian dele­ The idea caught on among Third powers to tax private mining opera­ gate as saying, " If you get tough with World diplomats, and by the time of tions, and also would own half of all The UN Conference on Law of the Sea mining done in the sea. For the right to everybody, you have no policy." (UNCLOS) was convened in 1973, they mine any site on the ocean floor, a But in this case, no policy at all may were adamant on linking the issue of company would be required to submit be better than a bad one. deep seabed mining with more tradi­ tional law of the sea issues I ike terri­ Cranston and Pell Cling to the Wreckage to r i a I waters designations and If anyone wonders how American passage through straits. and said, " The Administration ap­ foreign policy managed to deteriorate pears to be in the process of proposing It is easy to see why they were so so drastically over the last few years, changes in the draft treaty that entail concerned. While the world has long he need only look at the reaction of a high risk of torpedoing the entire been aware that the seabeds are a conference." treasure trove of mineral deposits, two prominent Democratic senators to President Reagan's decision to only recently has the technology been Evidently last November's election review the draft treaty of the United developed to mine them. American results failed to bring some Demo­ Nations Conference on Law of the crats back to reality. But voters will companies have been in the forefront Sea. have another chance in 1982. of developing the ability to recover the potato-sized " nodules" of manga­ Senators Alan Cranston of Califor­ nese, cobalt, nickel and copper which nia and Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island Citizens for the Republic News­ seem more interested in justifying letter (ISSN 0194-9667) is published cover the deepest parts of the ocean. monthly and paid for by Citizens for seven years of negotiations than in the As the leader in deep sea mining the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite technology, the U.S. could quickly be­ consequences of creating a Third 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401 . Sub­ come self-sufficient in the production World-dominated mineral cartel. scriptions are $25 a year. Contents may be reproduced with or without of these stategic minerals, to the Cranston was quoted in a news re­ port as saying, " We cannot afford, credit. Second-class postage paid at point of becoming net exporters to Santa Monica, Calif., and additional allied nations. As columnist Patrick economically or diplomatically, to mailing offices. Buchanan points out, this would make delay a process that has had the bipar­ Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ the industrialized West invulnerable tisan support of three previous admin­ ical action committee operating in to any future OPEC-style mineral istrations." accordance with federal election laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman (on cartel. Pell went even further when he sug­ leave); Arthur Dellinger, treasurer; Fortunately for the Third World, all gested the conference was "on the Curtis Mack, executive director and previous U.S. delegations to UNCLOS threshold of success." He called the acting chairman. have been willing to accept the "com- UNCLOS treaty " fair and balanced,"

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-4- Stockman's Strong Straight Talk - A Dream Come True Bit by bit, America is getting the "The idea that's been established federal government. message: The Reagan Administration over the last 10 years," Stockman said What Stockman was talking about is acting quickly to alter the role of " that almost every service that some­ are the mushrooming entitlement pro­ government that was established by one might need in life ought to be pro­ grams created in the 1960's and 70's the " Great Society" of the 1960's. vided, financed by the government as which provide people with everything This was clearly pointed out last a matter of basic rights, is wrong. We from special education and nursing month by 0MB director David cha I lenge that. We reject that home care to legal assistance and Stockman. On the ABC television pro­ notion." family planning service. gram "Issues and Answers" and in a In a radical departure from the While many people might agree subsequent interview, Stockman out­ Great Society mentality, Stockman that a compassionate society might lined a core aspect of the Administra­ went on to say " I don't think people wish to do all it could afford to extend tion's philosophy. are entitled to any services" from the (continued on page 6) Same Old Thing (continued from page 1) crease in mi_litary pay. and middle income" families, it gamble. As Rep. Phil Gramm (D-Tex.) At a time when recruitment for our represents a continuation of the failed points out, most of the " savings" armed services is difficult because economics of the recent past. result from increasing taxes and user many military families earn incomes " It's a high tax budget" 0MB Direc­ fees by more than $3 billion. While that qualify them for food stamps, tor David Stockman said . " It would slashi.ng $4.35 billion from vitally House Democrats want to take away only prolong the present softness and needed defense spending, the Demo­ their raises. stagnation in the economy." crats propose to restore more than $7 And while restoring $7 billion to do­ Clearly, the only way to create the billion to social programs and mestic welfare programs, Jones hopes needed savings and capital to revive welfare. we will trust Congressional Demo­ our stagnant ecomony is to enact the An interesting sidelight on the crats to save $4.85 billion through fu 11 three year tax cut. Too much " compassion" of congressional De­ unspecified cuts in "waste and tinkering with the President's program mocrats is seen in their proposed mismanagement." will result in more of the same defense cuts. Most of the savings they And of course the tax cuts reflect brought to you by the congress that seek would come from eliminating more of the same liberal redistribu­ gave you the last four years of this summer' s planned five per cent in- tion dogma. Skewed to so-called " low economic chaos.

-5- tration, as well as the Soviets, may be willing to scrap it. Advances in ABM technology may make it an attractive alternative to the controversial MX mobile missile system. And some defense analysts More Fallout From believe that an updated ABM system could make our vulnerable Minute­ Proxmire Survey man missile force survivable against a Soviet first strike. As reported in last month's CFTR Wisconsin cities in a nuclear war, one Wisconsinites can rest assured that Newsletter, Democratic Sen. William wonders where he was when anti­ the Reagan Administration and the Proxmire's constituents are worried ba 11 is tic missile programs were new Republican majority in the about national defense. Responding proposed in the late 1960s. Senate will be looking for the best al­ to Proxmire's own survey, they over­ But the senator may get a chance to ternatives available to safeguard our whelmingly rejected SALT 11 and called make up for his past mistakes next security. And they can be sure that for increased defense spending. year. The U.5.-Soviet treaty limiting any future arms control agreement Apparently in reaction to this out­ ABM deployment will be up for won't be simply a new Proxmire-style pouring of support for meeting the review, and the Reagan Adminis- SALT II. Soviet military challenge, the Wis­ consin Democrat has mailed the state's voters a hysterical newsletter Real People Cash In On Carter Crisis headlined "What If Nuclear War "EX-OFFICIALS GET $6 MILLION Gerald Rafshoon, who served as Came?" FOR DRAMATIC RIGHTS TO CAR­ Carter's media adviser. He said that he In the mailing, Proxmire gives a TER WHITE HOUSE. CBS Buys 'Of­ and Hamilton Jordan, who was detailed description of the effects of a ficial Fiction.' Jordan and Rafshoon to Carter' s chief of staff, would provide a one-megaton nuclear blast on an Fabricate TV Version of Hostage " factual" account of the crisis and average-sized city. Interspersed Crisis." wouldn't slant the story to make Car­ throughout are maps of various Wis­ The only place those headlines ap­ ter and his aides look good. consin metropolitan areas superim­ peared was in a recent syndicated col­ Says Reeves: " The whole thing is in­ posed with targets. umn by Richard Reeves, but Reeves credible. Or is it 'That's Incredible'? I After suggesting that survivors of a says similar headlines should have ap­ mean, this is history, it isn' t ' Real Peo­ nuclear holocaust might envy the peared on the front pages of papers ple,' for God' s sake. These people are dead, Proxmire goes on to say that the across the nation. not only selling-or stealing-part of only solution to the threat of nuclear Instead, the news media gave little the history of the United States, they war is arms control. notice to the lucrative deal arranged are going to make it up. Strangely enough, this long time by two of former President Carter's "They will make themselves look supporter of the defunct SALT 11 top aides to produce a six-hour "docu­ better than they should, and they will treaty now believes it did not effect­ drama" about the taking of Amer­ make us love it. Hostages are exciting! ively limit nuclear weapons. The way icans hostage in I ran and the negotia­ Humiliation is fun! There will be com­ to meaningful arms control, accord­ tions that finally resulted in their re­ mercials and CBS will make a lot of ing to Proxmire, is to go forward with lease after 444 days of captivity. money because faked history is more negotiations on a SALT 111 agreement. "We're not making this in order to interesting than 'Happy Days'." With all his concern for the fate of justify the last four years," said That's the way it is? Stockman (continued from page 5) government into a benevolent parent. out "people are quite benevo­ such benefits to people in need, few Stockman illustrated the inequity lent ... that's good. But it's quite a dif­ Americans would dare to assert that of this policy when he asked "Why fent thing for people to demand that anyone has the "right" to family plan­ should someone working at two jobs they have a right to a certain amount ning advice or free lunches for their and earning, say, a total of $26,000 a of income or services." children in school. Most Americans year be obliged to help support some­ Anderson is tapping the mood of consider rights as encompassing such one making $10,000? the American people, who are willing fundamental cornerstones of our sys­ Instead of playing a she I I game by to help those in need, but who realize tem as freedom of speech or voting. redistributing the wealth of the that they can not be the ultimate pro­ By making the basic aspects of ev­ American people, the Administration vider of every service the needy re­ eryday life into "rights" which must is working to restore a sound economy quire. be financed from the public till, we in which opportunities for advance­ Such stright talk is unusual in trivialize the essence of a democratic ment will be opened for the poor. Washington. Conservatives must be society. The entire concept of the As Martin Anderson, the President's finally realizing that some of their Great Society has resulted in turning director of domestic policy, points wildest dreams are coming true.

-6- It's A Syn to Fuel Six Figure Government Salaries Jimmy Carter's energy program was mittee that his proposed salary was a assets than himself. a classic example of the "shell game" "sacrifice." Unfortunately for McAtee and theory of government. By slapping a While saying he had been "moved" other top Synfuels Corporation of­ so-cal led "windfal I profits tax" on oil by President Reagan's economic ad­ ficials, President Reagan acted shortly companies, Carter diverted money dress, he claimed he would be unable after the committee's hearing to cut from private re-investment in energy to live on the "outrageous" salary of a back on salaries and benefits at the production to his own energy Synfuels Corporation officer. Corporation. Using his authority to schemes. "I'm making less than half of my last countermand the Corporation's salary One of these schemes was the U.S. year's income," McAtee said. "It's a requests, the President clearly took a Synthetic Fuels Corporation. A quasi­ major sacrifice to my family. My fami­ step toward bringing this farce under governmental agency, the Synfuels ly lives in Connecticut. They won't control. Corp. was created to administer a $17 move. It's a pain in the neck." But the principle of robbing Peter billion program designed to promote Even with all the fringe benefits to offer Peter loan guarantees still production of liquid and gaseous available to him, McAtee claimed stands. As the Wall Street Journal fuels from coal and shale oil. that the salary he receives as a Syn­ points out, several major oil com­ Consistent with the shell game fuels executive would force him out panies are already planning to invest theory, the Synfuels Corporation dis­ of his Greenwich, Conn. home. "It's up to $400 billion in synfuels research pensed its government guaranteed very expensive to live in Greenwich, by the year 2000 without waiting for loans to the same oil companies hit by you know," McAtee told the commit­ government help. Since such projects the windfall profits tax. tee. appear to be commercially viable, But along the way, some of that When one committee member taxpayers have a right to question money went to pay for running the pointed out that Treasury Secretary government involvement in the field. agency, and for the salaries of the Cor­ Donald Regan had come to Washing­ Perhaps the U.S. Synthetic Fuels poration's officers. ton at great sacrifice and was receiv­ Corporation might be a good place to And those corporate officers were ing half of McAtee's salary, McAtee look when Mr. Stockman seeks the paid quite well. When the Congress replied that he hoped Regan had more next place to wield his trusty ax. created the Synfuels Corporation, it allowed the corporation to offer its directors well over the $69,630 salary Satire: "Pull the Plug on Public TV,., of cabinet secretaries, provided that Is government-subsidized public and the advent of the video disc . the President did not object. television an idea whose time has threaten the concept of network tele­ The obvious result was six-figure passed? Columnist William Safire vision as we now know it, and will salaries for Synfuels Corporation thinks so. make special-interest programming officers. According to Safire, traditional profitable. While most Americans would con­ arguments for funding television from Safire says President Reagan is sider such salaries generous, John the public till no longer hold up. With moving in the right direction with a McAtee Jr., Acting Director of the the increase in corporate underwriting proposed 25 per cent cut in the Cor­ Synfuels Corp. clearly doesn't. of major PBS programs, the fine line poration for Public Broadcasting's McAtee was in line to receive a between commercial and non-commer­ budget for next year. This savings of $150,000 annual salary to head the cial programming has been crossed. $43 million will be followed by cuts in Corporation. In addition, he received (continued on page 8) such fringe benefits as a two bedroom Furthermore, the rise of cable TV furnished apartment in Washington, r------~ and a potential $280,000 breach of I I contract settlement in case he was I I SUBSCRIPTION FORM fired. I I I Enclosed is $25 for a year's subscription to CFTR Newsletter. Other benefits available to Cor­ I poration officers, according to the D Renewal CFTR Newsletter Associated Press, included a pension D New Subscription 1253 - 7th Street, Suite 200 which became vested within four D Gift Subscription Santa Monica, Calif. 90401 years, and which involved no employe NAME contributions, moving allowances with mortgage rate differentials, six ADDRESS ______months worth of living expenses, and commuting expenses covering the period of relocation. Despite this generosity, McAtee tes­ CI TY ST ATE Z I P tified before a congressional com- ______J -7- FDR Monument: Dollars-$500,000: Results 0

Former Senate Republican leader ington standards, budget of $40,000 a "instant Stonehenge." Everett Dirksen used to say "a billion year, has so far gone untouched. The second, involving pools of wa­ here, a billion there, and sooner or According to U.S. News and World ter encircled by 73 foot high slabs of later you're talking about real Report, the Commission was founded granite, was equally unacceptable. money." in 1955 in order to develop a plan for a Current planning centers on a $23.5 And while Dirksen's joke was a sad monument to FDR. The memorial was mill ion garden studded with bronze commentary about the growth of fed­ to be built on the nation's capitol. statues to be located near the Tidal eral programs during the heyday of Since its inception, the Commission Basin. This modest proposal is a the Great Society, it still has a lot of has spent over $500,000, without any scaled-down version of an earlier $46 truth to it. visible results. million plan. President Reagan's economic re­ Three designs for a Roosevelt me­ But even this "economy size" me­ covery program has been designed to morial have been proposed. The first, morial may find it next to impossible curb the excess growth of federal pro­ a configuration of eight stone to obtain the necessary funding from grams. Budget Director Stockman has sculptures arranged haphazardly, was a congress increasingly more attuned taken considerable effort to spread labled by the Roosevelt family as an to cutting waste in government. spending cuts out among various pro­ grams to insure that the burden of the Satire Pulls the Plug cuts is equitable. (continued from page 7) with the mushrooming growth of · With such a big job looming over­ the future that will pare public tele­ cable television, outlets are being head, its understandable that one or vision's budget from the Carter-pro­ created for the type of programming two federal agencies might go un­ posed $172 million to a base subsidy epitomized by "Masterpiece Theatre." noticed. of $100 million. As Safire sees it, this is the legiti­ This is apparently what has hap­ Devotees of programs like "Firing mate free market solution to the pened to the Franklin Delano Roose­ Line" and "Wall Street Week" need " problem" of maintaining quality velt Memorial Commission. The Com­ not fear their demise, because popu­ television. People who enjoy such pro­ mission, which has only one staff lar PBS shows tend to be heavily subsi­ grams will pay for them. Taxpayers member and the miniscule, by Wash- dized by corporate donations. And won' t.

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LYN NOFZIGER, Chairman March, 1981 CURTIS MACK, Executive Director Vol. V, No. 3 ... President's Plan Will Revitalize America Ronald Reagan ran for President productivity? four years when a Democrat also was last year on a platform of government Are there statesmen in the Con­ in the White House, that there is no spending cuts (except for defense) and gress? Or wil I " politics as usual" win way the budget can be balanced im­ tax rate cuts. He was overwhelmingly out? The President has proposed cuts mediately. elected Nov. 4. in federal spending for something like Nor wi 11 a 10 per cent cut in income Now President Reagan has kept his 300 separate programs. Few programs tax rates for each of the next three word. He has proposed a fiscal 1982 other than those affecting the truly years mean an actual decrease in federal budget containing $48.6 bil­ needy - plus those necessary for the taxes for many people. Thanks to in­ lion in spending cuts - $38.6 billion nation's defense - have been spared. flation and higher Social Security more in cuts than the so-called With such an across-the-board ap­ taxes, many will still have to shell out " austerity" budget proposed by proach to spending cuts, there should more to Uncle Sam. former President Carter in January. be no reason for congressmen to sing Shift In Priorities Also true to his word, President that old refrain, " Don't cut you, don't But the trend is certainly in the right Reagan has asked Congress for a cut me, cut that fellow behind the direction - if Congress goes along. As three-year, 30 per cent cut in income tree! " President Reagan and Management tax rates, has called for beefing up Something else to consider: Despite and Budget Director Dave Stockman U.S. defenses, including pay raises for his heroic attack on government pointed out in a Feb. 17 White House soldiers, sailors and airmen, and has spending, Reagan still is letting the briefing attended by CFTR Executive managed to find another $6.1 billion federal budget rise to $695.3 billion in Director Curtis Mack, there would be to trim from government non-defense fiscal 1982. That's an increase of $40 a significant shift in budget priorities spending in the fiscal year that began billion and will result in a deficit of in just a few years. last Oct. 1. $45 billion. (This six per cent increase For example, the Carter budget for Up To Congress compares, however, with increases of fiscal 1981 applied 37 per cent of " The plan I outlined will stop 16 per cent a year for the last two federal spending to social benefits, 24 runaway inflation and revitalize our years of the Carter Administration.) per cent to defense, 29 per cent to economy, if given a chance," the Pres­ Spending has gone so far out of " other" programs and 10 per cent to ident said in a written message to control during the two dozen years interest on the national debt. Under Congress March 10. " I urge the mem­ Democrats held the purse strings in the Reagan program, by fiscal 1984 bers of Congress to remember that Congress, and particularly in the last (Continued on Page 2) last November the American people's message was loud and clear .. . . CURE For What Ails Economy " There is nothing but politics as Special interest groups are CURE. Its chairman is Robert F. usual standing in the way of lower in­ waging a massive campaign against Hatch, a former Illinois state flation, increased productivity and a President Reagan's budget cuts. Al­ senator who now runs his own in­ return to prosperity." ready, 157 such groups have pooled vestment and development bus­ Now it is up to Congress, partic­ their resources in a coalition to iness in California. ularly the Democrats who still control preserve the government programs CURE, a non-profit corporation, the House of Representatives. Will from which they benefit. will raise funds from individuals they help the President fulfill the What about the general interest and corporations to spend on pro­ mandate given him by the American - the taxpayer interest? A new motional activities in support of people? Or will they respond to the group has been organized to battle President Reagan's economic pro­ cries of the special interests and the special interests in behalf of gram. It is separate from - but continue appropriating more money President Reagan's spending cuts strongly endorsed by - CFTR. for government programs than the and tax rate cuts. CURE's address is 1253 Seventh nation can afford - perhaps trying to It is called Citizens United for a St., Suite 101, Santa Monica, CA pay for them by skimping on the tax Revitalized Economy, Inc., or 90401. rate cuts so vitally needed to spur Lame Ducks Feathered Their Nests before he began his government ser­ vice. After becoming lame ducks Nov. 4, Accounting Office is investigating the " In many cases where no contract some officials of the Carter Ad­ trips. had been negotiated," said the Post, ministration apparently decided to Both houses of Congress passed " Green aides sent out a virtual bliz­ enjoy themselves - at taxpayer ex­ rules in 1977 barring reimbursement zard of last-minute telegrams inform­ pense - during the 2½ months be­ to lame-duck members who travel ing various applicants their requests fore they were removed from the abroad. But there are no such rules for for new funds or project renewals government payroll. lame-duck members of the Executive would be granted, and they were per­ Others began working more dili­ Branch - yet. mitted to spend a portion of the gently than ever before. And that may While Marshall was traveling around money until a contract could be nego­ have been even more expensive for the world, however, another former tiated and signed." taxpayers. Labor Department official was hard at Recipients included the AFL-CIO Ray Marshall went on an around­ work back in Washington. Assistant and the Steelworkers, Food and Com­ the-world trip that took him to Paris, Secretary Ernie Green returned to the mercial Workers, and United Auto Tokyo and Peking. The trip for Labor Department after seven weeks Workers unions, all strong supporters Marshall and five aides - three of off as a paid consultant to the Carter­ of Carter. Another grant, $2 million whom are no longer with the gov­ Mondale campaign committee and im­ worth of taxpayer money, went to ernment - cost taxpayers $24,814. mediately set about to give away tens PUSH , the organization directed by Other trips of questionable value of millions of dollars in job training the Rev. Jesse Jackson, another Carter were made by former Secretary of grants. backer. RTP Inc., a New York firm that Energy Charles Duncan (including a 'Discretionary Funds' has received $36.5 million in CETA flight in the supersonic super-expen­ Green was in charge of doling out grants since Green left it to go to work sive Concorde) and by former officials " discretionary funds" under the Com­ for the Labor Department, was award­ of the Housing and Urban Develop­ prehensive Employment and Training ed $8.6 million Dec. 31, according to ment, Commerce, Interior, Agri­ Act (CETA) - the $4 billion-a-year the Post. culture, and Health and Human Ser­ Green said all of the grant ap­ vices departments. At the request of boondoggle that President Reagan provals were for projects that had Sen . Charles Percy (R-II1.), the General proposes to eliminate completely. Documents obtained by the Wash­ been previously okayed at least in ~resident's Plan (cont.) ington Post under the Freedom of In­ concept by Labor Department offi­ format ion Act show fhat Green aria cials and denied there was any con­ the breakdown would be 41 per cent his aides executed grant contracts flict or impropriety in giving so much for social benefits (up four per cent), right up to the day before Reagan' s In­ money to RTP Inc. Ray Donovan, the 32 per cent for defense (up eight per auguration. new Labor Secretary, is looking into cent), 18 per cent for " other" pro­ Much of the money went to labor the situation, however, and is con­ grams (down 11 per cent) and nine per unions and other groups that sup­ sidering whether to cancel or cent for interest (down one per cent). ported Carter, and some even went to renegotiate some of the com­ Moreover, by 1984 there wou Id be a RTP Inc., the firm Green headed mitments. federal budget surplus. And, if Reagan Administration projections are cor­ Student Loan Savings Not Just Chicken Feed rect, the nation's real production of goods and services would rise by 20 How's this for a deal? A family is nearly twice the rate of interest. per cent by 1985 and the average well off, maybe even rich. There is a Why pass it up? As the author of a worker's wage would be eight per cent son or daughter in college. The par­ handbook on tuition aid puts it, higher - in real purchasing power and ents can afford the tuition-but of "Parents would be stupid not to take after taxes. course everyone is happy to have a lit­ advantage of all this largess even if Those congressmen inclined to try tle extra money. they don' t need the money for to thwart the Reagan program might The federal government will lend tuition." want to consider an editorial in the students $2,500 a year for school ex­ Controls Needed Feb.19 New York Times headed " Who penses. They don't have to pay any in­ Of course, Uncle Sam is a sucker to has a better plan?" The Times has terest while they' re in school, and the allow people to take advantage of endorsed the Democrats' taxing and rate is only nine per cent after that. what-with proper controls-is a wor­ spending policies for years, but even Parents can borrow up to $3,000 a thy program. The Reagan administra­ the editors of that liberal paper have year more-no questions asked-and tion has proposed such controls. If begun to realize that "the ship of state they pay only nine per cent interest. Congress goes along, it will save tax­ is out of control." Families can borrow this money payers $100 million in fiscal 1981 , Can_Reagan " keep the ship off the from Uncle Sam and invest it in a $800 million in fiscal 1982 and more rocks?" Maybe so, says the Times, and money fund or something similar and than $2 billion a year by 1985. he deserves the chance to give his earn 16 or 17 per cent a year. In many That's just one of many ways the plan a try. " No one else has a better instances, they may be lending the federal budget can be cut without idea .. government back its own money-at hurting the truly needy. -2- U.S. Counters Cubans in El Salvador WHITE Communist Cuba, proxy of the months as a resu It of the struggle Soviet Union, helped leftist Sandinista among the leftists supported by the guerrillas take over Nicaragua in 1979. Soviet Bloc, rightists supported by HOUSE The Carter Administration did nothing wealthy Salvadoran landowners and to stop it. Indeed, the administration's forces of the Duarte government, WATCH human rights zealots encouraged the which is trying to implement "land only will prevent further Soviet pen­ overthrow of the authoritarian - but reforms." etration of Central America, but also pro-American - regime headed by If the U.S. can help Duarte bring will lead to more human rights for the Anastasio Somoza. about stability in El Salvador, it not Salvadoran people. Nicaragua now is controlled by " Marxists," who are much more 'Freedom Fighters' May Get U.S. Aid oriented toward Cuba than toward the Thanks to former President Carter's become a satellite state of the Soviet U.S. But what of human rights? weak foreign policy, the Soviet Union Union, which came in and established " Prospects for democracy and respect was emboldened to send nearly a government of its choosing there, for human rights clearly declined 100,000 troops into Afghanistan a year without regard to the feelings of the during (1980)," says the authoritative ago to try to make that nation a full­ Afghans," said the President. " And so Freedom House. fledged Soviet sate II ite. I think they are freedom fighters - Now the focus is on another Central Most of the troops are still there. not rebels." American nation - EI Salvador. The Despite Soviet use of such barbarous One wonders - would the news U.S. State Department recently made methods of warfare as poison gas, reporters who call the Afghans public documents showing that leftist they are not having an easy time of it. " rebels" have used that term to guerrillas there have been receiving They are meeting strong resistance describe the valiant people of France, weapons and other aid from the from Afghan freedom fighters. Norway and other European countries Soviet Bloc by way of Cuba and Some people have said that Afghan­ who resisted the Nazi occupation in Nicaragua. istan could become the Soviet World War II? Soviet 'Beachheads' Union's " Vietnam." But, as CFTR Meanwhile, Pres ident Reagan is Clearly, the Soviets (through their Newsletter has pointed out before, moving toward correcting another proxies) are trying to extend their there is a crucial difference between foreign pol icy error made a few years penetration o f th e W e stern this war and the earlier one which the ago. Back in 1976, the Democrat­ Hemisphere by helping to overthrow a U.S. finally lost. controlled Congress placed a ban on centrist government in EI Salvador North Vietnamese troops were any U.S. aid - overt or covert - to and replacing it with more " Marxists." massively aided by the Soviet Union anti-Communists struggling against The Reagan Administration doesn't and Communist China. The Afghan the Cuban mercenary troops that in­ believe the U.S. can afford to stand by freedom fighters, on the other hand, stalled and keep in power the pro­ and let that happen. have received very little outside aid. Soviet regime in Angola. " I believe Central America is the This may change - now that Democrats Didn't Help most important place in the world for America again has a President who These freedom fighters, led by Dr. the U.S. today," Ambassador to the believes in standing up for freedom, Jonas Savimbi, an advocate of demo­ United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick told rather than limiting his opposition to cratic rule, might well have won the Newsweek early this month. If the Communist aggression to talk and a struggle for control of Angola - if the Soviets " get new beachheads, and few ineffective economic sanctions. If U.S. had given them the arms aid we' re talking about whole countries, the Afghan freedom fighters ask the urged by the Ford Administration. But they will be transformed into military U.S. for weapons to fight Soviet congressional Democrats, having bases, " she said. troops, President Reagan told ABC learned the wrong lesson from the In order to protect U.S. interests in News recently, " this would be very Vietnam debacle, refused to help the " our front yard," President Reagan definitely considered by us." pro-American side in this strategic has ordered military aid and a small President Reagan also took iss ue area of Africa. contingent of advisers to be sent to with the use of the term " rebels" to Despite this lack of support from support the forces of Salvadoran Pres­ describe the Afghans who are defend­ those whom they expected to be their ident Jose Napoleon Duarte. ing their homeland against Soviet friends, Savimbi and his movement, More than 12,000 Salvadorans are aggressors. " Sometimes I think the the National Union for the Total In­ estimated to have died in the last 14 Soviet Union has been successful in dependence of Angola (UN IT A), have their propaganda with getting us to carried on against the Cuban-Soviet­ The success of President Reagan's use terms that semantically are in­ supported Communists. And now the economic program depends on public correct," he said. " Those are freedom Reagan Administration has indicated support. The White House phone fighters. that it is time for Congress to lift its number is (202) 456-1414. The address " Those are people fighting for their ban on helping these freedom fighters, is Washington, D.C. 20500. own country and not wanting to too.

-3- Why Not Allow All Americans has stolen from every check you ever received. To Get Richer? By Bruce Herschensohn Why shouldn't we be happy if the poor get richer, the middle class gets Bruce Herschensohn, political it time that someone takes the initia­ richer, and the rich get richer? That, in analyst for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, tive and tells us who these rich people fact, is what the tax rate cuts pro­ made the following remarks on KABCs are? If we're supposed to punish them posed by President Reagan are de­ Eyewitness News Feb. 19, the day after by taking away a disproportionate signed to do - exactly that. Everyone President Reagan's State of the Union amount of what they earn, I'd at least should be able to keep more of the message: like to know how much they make. money he earns. Why not allow the It's easy to understand why a young Those who use the word should be whole society to get wealthier? person would have little ambition to asked to define it. Do you know why not? Because become rich these days. Any hard­ those who didn't have the guts and the fought goal is difficult to achieve Who Makes Too Much? economic wisdom to come up with a under the best of circumstances. But I'm sure it would be appropriate to plan now want to hide behind a moral it becomes near-impossible when the join in on the latest prejudice to hit crusade. They don't want an eco­ government raises the proportion of the country, but it has never been nomic recovery for this nation. Not if money it takes away from you as you made clear to me exactly who or how they weren't the inventors of the work harder and harder. many we' re supposed to hate now. recovery plan, and surely not a plan And, besides, why be subject to per­ Who is okay, and who makes too that discredits their own economic secution? Why not have the admira­ much? And who determines that? lectures. tion of the national media by remain­ As long as this prejudice against the ing poor? You get interviewed on rich is so acceptable, let's do it right Using The Poor television that way. Every word you - so we don't waste our hatred and But their economics didn't work, say is a collector's item. Politicians burn crosses on the wrong lawns. and the best among them are admit­ are eager to be photographed with I know that someone right now ting it and allowing us to recover - you while they look grimly concerned. could be saying, " Look, in this case, with their help. The worst among them Newspaper reporters seek you out to we're talking about the rich getting are using the poor, as they've always find out what you thought of the richer, and that's what's bad." Well, I used the poor. President's address. know that this may sound abhorrent They don't want the poor to rise to some, but I can't understand why above poverty. They need to continue Contempt For Hard Workers that's bad. to us e the poor as a shield - a shield If you become part of the middle Fine if the rich get richer. I don't for those politicians to hide behind, so class, who cares about you? And if care. They're not stealing it from you. no one can see their own poverty of you actually decide to work your On the other hand, the government ideas. head off and become rich someday, you' ll be the subject of national con­ Tax Shelters - Product Of The United States tempt. An embittered Sen. Robert Byrd Why are significant cuts in income Times, is more than four times as (D-W.Va.) said last night that the tax rates such a crucial part of Presi­ many as in 1973. President's speech favored the rich. dent Reagan' s economic recovery The Times cited an example of a First, if you study the plan, you' ll find plan? William Ford, president of the single person who received a $4,500 that it doesn't favor or disfavor any Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, raise on his $30,000 annual salary at group. But that isn't the point. points out one reason: the beginning of 1980. The 15 per cent It's the way that word "rich" is said " Here people are spending all their raise was slightly more than the year's these days. Since it is so scorned, isn't energy trying to dodge taxes, while in 12 per cent inflation, but because of Japan they're trying to build cars," " bracket creep," such a person actual­ said Ford, quoted in a recent Los ly wound up with $445 less purchasing Citizens for the Republic News­ Angeles Times article on tax shelters. power at the end of the year. And this letter (ISSN 0194-9667) is published " Some of the brightest people I know doesn't even take into account higher monthly and paid for by Citizens for the Republic, 1253 - 7th Street, Suite earn their living trying to help other Social Security, state and local taxes. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Sub­ people dodge taxes." Such a person, whose $34,590 scriptions are $25 a year. Contents Said California tax expert B. Ray salary makes him "comfortable" but may be reproduced with or without Anderson, a former IRS attorney: certainly not " wealthy," went from a credit. Second-class postage paid at " Because of inflation, nearly one­ marginal tax bracket of 44 per cent to Santa Monica, Cal if., and additional mailing offices. quarter of all the people in America 49 per cent in 1980. Is it any wonder Citizens for the Republic is a polit­ are in a tax bracket high enough that that he is likely to be more interested ical action committee operating in they not only can, but should use a tax in finding a way to "shelter" the accordance with federal election shelter." money he already makes than in work­ laws. Lyn Nofziger, chairman; Arthur The I RS reports, in fact, that more ing hard to earn more? Dellinger, treasurer; Curtis Mack, executive director. than two million returns now fall into And that is one reason why America the 50 per cent bracket. That, says the has a productivity problem. -4- Government Negotiates 'Anti-Labor' Agreement With Union "Does anybody labor at the Labor ~✓ Department?" The Washington Post ==""""""""'"======-=--======asked that question in the headline of a recent story by Barbara Palmer (ac­ tually an excerpt of her longer article in The Washington Monthly). Reporter Palmer visited the Wash­ ington office of the U.S. Labor Depart­ ment to get a copy of its new contract with the American Federation of Gov­ ernment Employes. She observed one employe knitting, another reading a novel and a third padding around in fuzzy bedroom slippers. She also learned that it is common practice for Labor Department employes to listen to radios and tape decks at their desks and even to watch soap operas on portable TV sets. As· a matter of fact, the govern­ ment's contract with AFGE explicitly permits employes "to play radios, been a place where the management next contract. Maybe they' I I push for cassettes, etc., on the worksite so long side (supposedly representing tax­ " flexiplace." That's a scheme under as the use does not disturb the produc­ payers) has never really taken an ad­ which a federal employe, if he can tivity of the employe or other em­ versarial stance in its negotiations perform his " work" at home, wouldn't ployes ... and does not distract clien- with the employe union. This goes need to show up at the office at all. tele." back all the way to 1962, when Presi­ Employes Not Around 'Difficult Circumstances' dent John Kennedy first authorized The contract also guarantees al I Remember when it was " Jimmy collective bargaining for federal employes the right to "flexitime," Who"? Well, apparently things have government employes, and then­ which means they can pretty much set come full circle. Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg their own hours, provided they are on When former Vice President Walter made it a point of pride that his the job during certain " core hours" in Mondale addressed members of the department would be the first to sign the middle of the day and the middle Democratic National Committee last an agreement. of the week. But Ms. Palmer found month, he managed to avoid uttering "We really gave them the store," that many employes seemed not even even once the name of the man with said Leonard Nichols, a department to be around during the " core hours." whom he served four years in the veteran who was drafted into serving At two o' clock one afternoon, she White House. on the management team in last tried to call employes listed in the Despite the debacle of Nov. 4, col­ year's negotiations." And once we had contract as negotiators for labor and umnist David Broder points out, Mon­ a soft agreement to start with, it just management. She called 10 union rep­ dale did have some kind words for kept getting mushier and mushier." resentatives before finding one in his John White, the retiring DNC chair­ office. She didn't have much better More Than Asked For man. White, said Mondale, had been luck with the management negoti­ Nichols said the issue of " flexitime" chairman under " Difficult Cir­ ators. In fact, she never was able to was so complicated " that at one point cumstances." reach Robert Hastings, director of the we were offering them something How difficult the circumstances department's Office of Labor-Man­ much more generous than they were were for the Democratic Party under agement Relations, despite a dozen asking for." Jimmy Carter was starkly displayed in calls over a period of two weeks. The Palmer article was prepared a recent audit, says Broder. Among Exasperated, Ms. Palmer finally while the Labor Department was still other things, the audit shows that the asked the person who answered Hast­ under the control of the Carter Admin­ national committee paid out more mon­ ings' phone if he was ever in. " I' m istration. Perhaps Ray Donovan, Presi­ ey for Patrick Caddell's polls for the sorry," was the response, " but he' s dent Reagan's Labor Secretary, can presidential campaign than it con­ always in a meeting or out of the of­ turn things around-in spite of having tributed to all the other Democrats fice. That's what he does all day." to run the department with a labor running for office in 1980. The reporter did manage to talk contract that " gave (the union) the It's no wonder, says Broder, that with other members of the negotiating store." Jimmy Carter's name in Democratic team. What she learned was that the Meanwhile, AFGE representatives Party circles has been changed to Department of Labor traditionally has presumably are looking ahead to their " Difficult Circumstances." - 5- "Democratic politicians now regard themselves as caucus members first, party members second," say Evans and Novak. " So divided, they have trouble focusing on a unified Democratic response to Reaganism." Manatt said he wanted "to send a 'New Left' Radicals message to the American people. The Still Set Democrats' Agenda Democratic party is alive. The Demo­ cratic Party is well. The Democratic The Democratic Party "has lost the the deputy chairmanship reserved for Party is ready." intellectual initiative." Says who? blacks. The Democratic National But Hatcher's tactics - and Man­ Says Charles Manatt, elected last Committee also has a deputy chair­ att's response to them - send an en­ month to be chairman of the Demo­ manship reserved for Hispanics, as tirely different message to Americans: cratic National Committee. well as one for someone of the oppo­ The Democratic Party is still captive "We have been out-conceptual­ site sex from the chairman. to the " new left" ideologues who took ized, out-organized, out-televised, This quota system dates back to it over in 1972. out-coordinated, out-financed and 1972, when ultraliberal Sen. George No wonder several recent polls out-worked," Manatt told DNC mem­ McGovern was the party' s presiden­ show sharp gains in the number of bers. And that is why the Democrats tial candidate. And that, say colum­ Americans who consider themselves lost the White House, the Senate, 33 nists Rowland Evans and Robert No­ Republicans and decreases in the seats in the House and more than 200 vak, is what " ails" the Democrats. number who say they are Democrats! seats in state legislatures last November. Polls Show Trend is Toward GOP Manatt, a wealthy Los Angeles law­ Republicans are still far from being GOP takeover of the Senate last yer who spent about $75,000 to be the majority party in America, but the November part of a realignment of elected DNC chairman, says he can trend is certainly in that direction, ac­ American voters? Wirthlin says he prevent the GOP from making further cording to recent pol ls . hadn't thought of it in that light - un­ gains in 1982. He has called for a " new The shift appeared in January and til now. agenda" for the Democrats. has persisted since. It shows up in If so, the GOP has an excellent "We cannot b.e seen as the party surveys by the Washington Post-ABC chance to complete the process by whose simplistic response to every News, Gallup and President Reagan's taking over the House in 1982. That's problem is more government and pollster Richard Wirthlin. CFTR's goal! more regulation .. . ," he says. " We The Post-ABC poll, conducted Feb. must convince people we can manage 19-20, found that 32 per cent of those government as well as create it. We CFTR Helps Out interviewed considered themselves cannot be viewed as dewy-eyed Democrats, 25 per cent said they In Michigan Election spendthrifts or incompetent admin­ thought of themselves as Republicans One of CFTR's most important istrators." and 41 per cent said they were in­ goals is to elect enough Republicans Unfortunately, the actions of the dependents (with another two per to take over the U.S. House of Rep­ Democrats at their meeting belied cent declining to express any senti­ resentatives in 1982. But in the Manatt's eloquent words. Far from ment). meantime, the gains of 1980 - when developing a " new agenda," the That margin of seven per cent for CFTR had 130 winners out of 246 can­ Democrats showed they are still the Democrats is less than half the didates aided - must be preserved. hostage to the same ultraliberal margin they enjoyed in every Post poll To that end, CFTR has contributed philosophy that voters so overwhelm­ conducted last year. to the campaign of Republican John ingly repudiated in 1980. Telephone polls conducted by Gal­ Globensky in Michigan's Fourth Con­ Quotas - Or Walkout lup have shown the Democrats with a gressional District. Globensky is The tone was set when Mayor Rich­ margin over the Republicans of be­ running for the seat Rep. Dave ard Hatcher of Gary, Ind., newly­ tween two and six per cent. That com­ Stockman gave up when President elected chairman of the party's Black pares with a 12-point edge for the Reagan appointed him Director of the Caucus, threatened a walkout of Democrats at the time of the election Office of Management and Budget. blacks from the meeting unless 10 and 15 per cent in December. Globensky, 58, is an attorney in St. blacks were kept as at-large members Wirthlin's polls showed such an im­ Joseph, at the western end of the of the national committee. Manatt provement for the GOP that he said he southern Michigan district. He has had suggested reserving only eight "couldn't believe the first read." It has been active in Republican Party pol­ slots for blacks so that two representa­ the Democrats ahead by nine points, itics for nearly three decades and has tives of labor unions could be added. compared with more than 20 points Stockman's endorsement in the Manatt backed down and Hatcher last year. March 24 GOP primary. The special got his way. Later, he was elected to Were the Reagan landslide and election is slated for April 21 .

-6- Constituents Send Proxmire A Message 'Beef Up Defense!' "You be the senator!" said Demo­ ing the most absurd of them his Moscow," 67 per cent said we should cratic Sen. Bill Proxmire in January, as monthly "Golden Fleece." That has "put pressure on USSR somewhere he invited his Wisconsin constituents given him a more conservative image else such as Cuba," and 80 per cent to express their opinions in a poll. than he deserves. said to " beef up NATO ." On the other Did they ever! If the responses of The Wisconsin Democrat has voted hand, only 10 per cent said "YES" to the majority were to be embodied as the liberal line enough to have been the option of "doing nothing," and 18 the opinion of a single U.S. Senator, rated only 52 per cent by the Ameri­ per cent said "YES" to that of "re­ his name wouldn't be Proxmire. can Conservative Union and 59 per sponding with military force." In Proxmire's own words, " Wiscon­ cent by Americans for Constitutional 'Forget SALT II' sinites seemed to say - 'Don't trust the Action in 1979. His cumulative ratings As for arms control negotiations, 74 Russians, beef up our military, and by the two groups were much worse­ per cent said "NO" on the question of forget Salt II .' You also voted down only 23 per cent by ACU and 29 per supporting SALT 11, 72 per cent said big spending even when it might mean cent by ACA. "Forget SALT 11 and Negotiate SALT fewer services. And you added a NO! Proxmire may have become more 111, " and the responses were nearly to more regulations involving safety, conservative since first going to evenly divided (48 per cent " YES" and health, the environment or the handi­ Washington in 1957, but he still has a 52 per cent "NO") on the option of capped." long way to go. He's up for reelection " dropping all negotiations for the next year, so he must move the rest of Proxmire's Votes present time." the way pretty fast to keep from being By now, most Americans, presum­ In other questions in the Proxmire vulnerable to a Republican challenge. ably even Proxmire, know we can't poll, 86 per cent of the respondents trust the Russians and want to scrap agreed with both of the following GOP Can Beat Him SALT 11 . But in January of 1980-after statements: "Government should pro­ To put it another way, the GOP has the Soviet invasion of Afghan­ vide fewer services and reduce spend­ an excellent chance to beat Proxmire istan-Proxmire helped defeat a ing" and "The growth of big govern­ next year, because his own poll shows Senate move to instruct President ment and federal budget deficits are Wisconsinites to be far more con­ Carter to withdraw the one-sided arms the major cause of inflation." servative than the veteran Democrat control treaty. And three years before Majorities agreed that "Govern­ has so far shown himself to be. that, he had voted to confirm Paul ment rules and regulations . .. have - Warnke, an advocate of unilateral dis­ It is unlikely, for example, that Prox­ gone too far" concerning safety (67 armament, to be chief negotiator of mire expected 59 per cent of the res­ per cent), health (58 per cent), environ­ SALT 11 . pondents to say " ABOUT RIGHT" ment (55 per cent) and the handi­ Proxmire also has never been when he asked them what they capped (51 per cent). Sixty-six per cent known as a strong advocate of " beef­ thought of an "apparent" proposal by agreed that the Department of Educa­ ing up our military." The American the Reagan Administration for "a tion should be abolished, and 61 per Security Council rated him only 15 per large jump in the defense budget to cent had the same opinion about the cent on national security issues for the over $200 billion." Department of Energy. years between 1970 and 1980, al­ The responses also were hawkish on though he received a 60 per cent a question of what should be done "if Agree With Reagan rating for 1980 alone. the USSR intervenes in Poland with Seventy-seven per cent said "NO" Perhaps Proxmire finally began to mi I itary force." Eighty-one per cent to the question (posed by Ronald realize last year that it's better to risk said " YES " to cutting off "all trade" Reagan in his debate with Jimmy spending too much on defense than to with the Soviets, 58 per cent said we Carter last fall) of whether "I am bet­ take the infinitely greater risk of not should " withdraw our Ambassador to ter off today than one year ago." spending enough. Such clearly is the r------~ opinion of his constituents. SUBSCRIPTION FORM Cut All But Defense Enclosed is $25 for a year's subscription to CFTR Newsletter. Of 17 budget categories listed in Proxmire' s poll, the Wisconsin D Renewal CFTR Newsletter respondents favored increasing only D New Subscription 1253 - 7th Street, Suite 200 one of them-national defense. Fully D Gift Subscription Santa Monica, Calif. 90401 two-thirds, 67 per cent, favored spend­ NAME ing more on defense, while only 11 per cent wanted to cut the defense bud­ ADDRESS ______get, and 22 per cent said to spend the same as last year. Proxmire has made quite a reputa­ tion for himself by pointing out waste­ CITY STATE ZIP ful government programs and award- ______J -7- ~~~i~to~l~ __u_n_io_n_V_io_1e_n_c_e_~_W_h_y_N_o_t_A_F_e_d_e_r_a_1c_ri_m_e_? a ,~atch Extortion - the threat of violence that ruling doesn't make much sense, concern, as even a brief look at Na­ - is a useful tool of Mafia mobsters and he and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) tional Labor Relations Board ac­ and other organized criminals. It is and Sen. John East (R-N .C.) are trying tivities makes clear. Why exempt such also used on occasion by unscru­ to do something about it. They have a crucial matter as extortion and pulous labor union officials, as in­ introduced an amendment to the violence? creasing numbers of Americans are Hobbs Act that would give the federal It will be interesting to see what becoming aware. government explicit jurisdiction over kind of opposing arguments will be Extortion has had such a negative " acts of violence used to extort a mustered by those Democratic sena­ effect on interstate commerce that labor settlement, regardless of tors who owe their election to labor Congress passed the Hobbs Act in whether the objective was or was not union officials. 1946 to try to control it. The act, made a legitimate collective bargaining ob­ Burger's Beef more explicit in 1951, made all vio­ jective." "I put to you this question: Is a lence and extortion in interstate com- Sen. Thurmond, chairman of the society redeemed if it provides merce a federal crime. Senate Judiciary Committee, points massive safeguards for accused By some perverse logic, however, out " state and local authorities often persons - including pre-trial the U.S. Supreme Court ruled five to are not equipped or strongly motivat­ freedom for most crimes, de­ four in the 1973 Enmons case that the ed to deal with the consequences of fense lawyers at public expense, Hobbs Act " does not apply to the use clashes between powerful competing trials and appeals, re-trials and of force to achieve legitimate labor interest groups within their c~­ more aiweals, almost withput (union) ends." The Court didn't mean munities. This is particularly true With end - and yet fails to provide that it is al I right to threaten or actual­ labor disputes - a subject that ~ a elementa ry protection for · its ly use violence to organize workers - long and almost preemptive fed-e.ral decent, l~-abiding citizens?~ only that such force is not properly a involvement" .,, .•• .. .. - Warren E. Burger, federal matter under existing legisla­ In other words, the federal govern­ Chief Justice of the tion. ment has decided that virtually all U.S. Supreme Court Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) says matters affecting labor unions are its

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