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would be withdrawn July 1, 1967.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
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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
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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. A
governor, for example, serving
two four-year terms could ap
point almost all members on
many state boards and commis
sions. Appointees owing their po
sitions to a single official are
naturally subject to his influence
and control.
3. History has shown that long
tenure in office and political cor
ruption go hand in hand.
4. Although 35 of the 50 states
have established four yeear terms
for governors, more than half
have established four year terms
reelection. Amendment No. 4 con
tains no restrictions.
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