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Two timely steps have been taken in the fight against drug smuggling, termed by Sen. Lawton Chiles, D-Fla. “an enterprise of massive proportions.” First, Chiles and two colleagues have introduced S, 12531 to reform federal bail bond laws, making it more difficult for drug dealers to obtain release on hail. The obviously – needed measure… Continue reading Drug Smuggling LegisIotion’s o Move Forward

For centuries civil law and the religious or moral law have tended to bolster each other to sustain and perpetuate an orderly society – notwithstanding the general principle of separation of church and state. Some pillars of civil law and criminal codes have roots in the Ten Commandments: “Thou Shalt Not Kill Commit Adultery Steal… Continue reading Proposal on Incest Appolling

For the first 145 years of tbe”American Republic. presidents were inaugurated March 4. with the date advanced to Jan. 20 under the 20th Amendment ratified in 1933, Now Sen. Claiborne Pell. D-R.I. has introduced a proposed constitutional amendment that would move the inauguration to Nov. 20. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr.. I-Va. is co-sponsor of… Continue reading Inauguration Proposal Descrves Citizens’l Study

” never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great, and to place him in the same constellation with whatever worthies have merited from man an everlasting remembrance.” If those words by Thomas Jefferson don’t call to mind the name and image of George Washington, first American president, the rest of… Continue reading RBC&lliHg l’1&ILi0I1,S fElth8I’ iIlSpil'(-BS C0l1fiaBIl(36

Should holidays relating to national heritage be arranged on Mondays. as at present, to facilitate threeday weekends for public convenience – or he observed on their traditional dates? That issue is posed by new legislation to return three such holidays to their original dates. The bill. introduced bv Sen. Jennings Randolph. DW.Va., would return to… Continue reading Holiday Alignment Bill Worth Citizen Coipment

Hearings are in progress on a widely-supported bill tagged as “the first legislative shot” in a Reagan Administration supported drive against “over-regulation.” Called the Regulatory Reform Act of 1981. the measure was introduced by Sens. Paul Laiialt. R-Nev. and Patrick Leahy. D-Vt.. chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform. There are 70… Continue reading Regulatory-Reform Voices Count

Travel – with government as well as in private business – is necessary and there’s no way to eliminate it. But it should be controlled carefully, with the purpose of each trip examined and made of record. What brings up this subject is a report to the U. S. Senate by the Office of Management… Continue reading Time to Clamp Down in Federal Travel Control

Rep. James R, Jones’ call for elimination of “waste. fraud and abuse” to save the government “billions of dollars” is praiseworthy W but the effort should complement and not delay Reagan Administration initiative to cut federal spending. Jones, an Oklahoma Democrat. was quoted in Washington as insisting that President Reagan has overlooked this source of… Continue reading S tricter Loan Rules Would Help

Public officials, law enforcement agencies and the nation in general all have reason to reflect on the recently released preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 1980. Compiled by the FBI from statistics of more than 12,000 law agencies nationwide, the index shows over-all crime was up 10 percent from the previous year. Violent crime-murder. rape. robbery… Continue reading Crime Control Responsibility Begins in Home

For the first 145 years of the American republic, presidents were inaugurated March 4, with the date advanced to Jan. 20 under the 20th Amemdment ratified in 1933. Now Sen. Claibome Pell, DR.I. has introduced a proposed constitutional amendment that would move the inauguration to Nov. 20. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., I-Va. is co-sponsor… Continue reading Early inauguration would out lame ducks