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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1965)
Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, October 21, 1965 THE BATTALI^^N Constitutional Amendments By GLENN DROMGOOLE Battalion Editor Amendment No. 3, among the 10 Texas constitutional amend ments to be voted on Nov. 2, pro vides that the legislature enable the state government to continue cooperating with the federal gov ernment in providing assistance to aged handicapped and needy persons. The amendment would change Section 51-a and Subsections 51a- 1 and 51a-2 of Article III of the bulky Texas Constitution and in corporate them into one Section 51-a. The proposed amendment makes two changes in present provisions which enable T e xa s citizens to participate in the co operative federal-state program of assistance to and or medical care on behalf of certain aged, needy and handicapped persons: 1. Age limits are expanded for those eligible for assistance to the blind, dropping the requirement from 21 years old to 18; eligibili ty of needy children is expanded from under age 16 to 21. Age brackets for the permanently and totally disabled and for needy over 65 remain unchanged. 2. The present constitutional provision making old age assist ance benefits available only to Texas citizens would be changed to include all U.S. citizens or per sons who have resided in the country for 25 years. Within these guidelines, the legislature is given authority to enact appropriate legislation which will enable the state to continue a cooperative program with the federal government in providing assistance to these per sons. Governor John Connally said this week that 1,215 aged resi dents of Brazos County will have their medical benefits jeopardized if the amendment fails to pass in the Nov. 2 election. Arguments for the amendment include: 1. Adoption is essential if Tex as is to continue its participation in a medical care program for old age assistance recipients which uses federal funds. Should the amendment fail, federal money would be withdrawn July 1, 1967. 2. The state cannot finance the entire assistance and medical care programs alone. Withdrawal of federal funds would mean fin al death to the Texas medical care program for Old Age Assist ance recipients. 3. The federal tax burden upon Texas citizens will continue whether or not the proposed amendment fails, Texas’ share of this tax money will be siphoned off to other states. Arguments against include: 1. The cutoff date for matching federal funds is July 1, 1967. Therefore, if the proposed amendment fails in adoption this year, there would still be time for the 60th legislature to pass the proposal and submit it to the electorate. It is possible that Con gress would look upon delays of this type by a number of states as disapproval of the expanded program. 2. Broader coverage included by expanding the age brackets for blind assistance and for needy children would increase program costs to the state. 3. Medical programs for indig ents are rightly the responsibili ties of local subdivisions of gov ernment. 1966 AGGIELAND Date: 15 October 1965 To: Unit First Sergeants From: Military Section, SUBJECT: Outfit Pictures Outfit pictures for the AGGIE LAND will be made according to the schedule below. Uniform will be class A winter. Outfit C.O.’s will wear sabers; seniors will wear boots and mid night shirts. Guidons and award flags will be carried. All per sonnel in the outfit will wear the billed service cap issued by the university. The type of cap worn by underclassmen to and from the picture-taking area is left up to the discretion of the outfit C.O. Outfits should be in front of the Administration Building by 1230 hours on the appointed day. Arrangements should be made by first sergeants with the Mess Hall supervisors to allow the outfit to be admitted to the Mess Hall early. October 25 .. A-l, B-l October 26 C-l, D-l October 27 ...E-l, F-l October 28 G-l. H-l October 29 A-2, B-2 November 1 C-2, D-2 November 2 .. E-2, F-2 November 3 .... G-2, H-2 November 4 . Sqd. 1, Sqd. 2 November 5 Sqd. 3, Sqd. 4 November 8 Sqd. 5, Sqd. 6 November 9 Sqd. 7, Sqd. 8 November 10 Sqd. 9, Sqd. 10 November 11 Sqd. 11, Sqd. 12 November 12 ..Sqd. 13, Sqd. 14 November 15 M-Band, W-Band DAVID M. HONEYCUTT MILITARY SECTION EDITOR Amendment No. 4 to the Texas Constitution would give state of ficials elected in statewide elec tions four year terms instead of their present two-year terms. This proposed change to Sec tions 4, 22 and 23 of Article IV provides the longer term for gov ernor, lieutenant governor, attor ney general, comptroller of pub lic accounts, treasurer, commis sioner of the general land office and secretary of state. Also included in the amend ment is any statutory state offi cial who is chosen by Texas vot ers at large, unless the term is specifically provided in the Con stitution. Presently this provision applies only to the commissioner of agriculture. All of these officers now serve two year terms. A provision of Amendment No. 4 specifically states that nothing “. . . shall be construed as to ex tend the term of office of any of fice holder previously elected to a two-year term.” Which means that even if the amendment passes, all elected of ficials must run in the 1966 gen eral election before they can ob tain four year terms. Arguments for include: 1. Adoption would give the peo ple of Texas more efficient utili zation of their state officers. Newly - elected officials would have sufficient time to master the functions of office before em barking upon campaigns for re- election, and incumbents would have time to develop more effec tive and productive operations to the benefit of the state. The com plexities of present state govern ment, far beyond anything envi sioned when the Constitution was CORPS FRESHMEN Yearbook Portrait Schedule: Corps freshmen will have their portraits made for the Aggie- land ’66 according to this sched ule. Portraits will be made at University Studio, 115 N. Main in class “A” winter uniforms. Fish should bring poplin shirts, black ties, & brigade shields. Your picture is already paid for in your activity fee so make sure you have your activity book with you. Oct. 19 - 20 Sqd. 13 & 14 SERVICE WHILE YOU SLEEP In at 8 p. m. Ready at 7 A. M. Courtney’s Townshire Shell 2001 Lake & Hwy. 6 24 Hour — 822-1601 Horace Royder Daytime Manager Frank Bowman Night Manager ATTENTION!!! ALL CLUBS Athletic, Hometown, Professional, and Campus Organizations. Pictures for the club sec tions of the Aggieland are now being scheduled at the Student Publications Of fice, Y.M.C.A. Bldg. SIGN UP FOR LOUPOT’S BIG CONTEST Get Your Name In The Pot and Don’t Forget To Register Each Week. EVERY FRIDAY AT 5:00 If Your Name Is Drawn You Win $50 WORTH OF CLOTHING Blazer, Pants, Shoes, Shirt, Tie, Socks & Beh COME BY LOUPOT’S SEE WHAT $50 WILL BUY framed in 1876, require full-time service of state officials. The de mands of biennial campaigns, in many instances, force a capabJe executive to spend so much time and energy in campaigning that he is lost to the state for too long. 2. The Texas one-party system offers little incentive for voter turnout after party primaries in non - present non - presidential years. Following adoption of the proposed amendment, the election of these four-year term officials would be held in the non-presi- dential election years which could stimulate voter interest and pos sibly advance the development of a two-party system in Texas. 3. The costs of campaigning for office in a state-wide race are generally so high that the candi date must either spend his entire salary and savings and possibly accumulate a heavy debt, or ac cept the support of individuals and special interests who may later demand special favors. 4. Thirty-five of the nation’s 50 states have provided four year terms for their governors, recog nizing that a short, two year term does not give the chief exec utive sufficient time to plan and inaugurate his program. Arguments against include: 1. Long terms tend to alienate the public official from the citi zens who elected him. He loses touch with his constituents and becomes less responsive to the rise and fall of public opinion. With a two-year term, an official can hardly become overconfident, for every two years he must feel the people’s pulse. 2. State officials would be giv en too much increased power. 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