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Page 6 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1980 Draft discussed in April Fool’s debate By LAURA RUTHERFORD Sports Reporter The draft would be reinstated if the majority of the people at Tues day’s First Annual April Fool’s De bate had their way. Sponsored by the Texas A&M University Debating Society, the de bate was open to anyone. The major ity opinion was not a result of an abundance of Corps members: of the 35 people in attendance, only three were cadets. Most of those support ing the pro-draft position were women. Two debate team members gave speeches and then the floor was opened for audience debate. Jimmy Jolly opened the debate with a speech opposing the draft. Jol ly, a junior management major, said there are two points to consider ab out the draft: — practicality: the all-volunteer forces are working, and — morality: the draft is involun tary servitude and threatens demo cracy. Jolly said the military services are hiring a higher percentage of high school graduates, and intelligence test scores for recruits have been ris ing while scores for the population as a whole have been dropping. Jolly said the draft violates the 13th and 14th amendments which Barcelona . Your place in the sun, Spacious Apartments with New Carpeting Security guard, well lighted parking areas, close to cam pus and shopping areas, on the shuttle bus route. 700 Dominik, College Station 693-0261 Texas Ave. prevent involuntary servitude and require due process of law. “The day that this country has to enslave its youth in the guise of pre serving democracy is the day that democracy flies out the window,” Jolly said. Keith Barber, a senior psychology major, supported the draft and reg istration. He said the United States is be coming a patsy compared to the Soviet Union’s military power and U. S. all-volunteer forces are failures. The army is outnumbered and inade quately equipped compared to the Soviet Union, which has the world’s largest and best-equipped army. Barber said the United States can not rely on its nuclear power for security because the Soviet Union has surpassed the United States. Barber said the all-volunteer army is not working because: — the United States is not getting the number of recruits needed in the reserve and active forces. — the quality of recruits is becom ing unacceptable. “We live in one of the freest, most rights-filled society in the world,” Barber said. “Perhaps we have for gotten that with every freedom, with every right goes an equal responsi bility, perhaps the time has come for more emphasis of our reponsibili- ties.” Senior Keith Barber cast a questioning look at debate foe Jim Jolly. In a debate over reinstitution of the draft in the United States, Barber took a pro-draft position and Jolly presented an anti-draft view. Slaff photo by Loc Roy Leschpcr Jr, Now you know United Press International The largest barbering establish ment in the world is Norris of Hous ton in Houston, which employs 60 barbers. 3 men exonerated j ,^^VEDNESDAY% k NIGHT SPECIAL ^ % in yell leader race By CAROL HANCOCK Campus Staff Three candidates for Texas A&M IS la i o 1 Enchilada Dinner *2.65 Just come by El Chico any Wednesday night after 5 pm! (Of course there can be no substitutions. And take-out orders remain at our regular price of $3.95.) 1 E achi££ Not the same old Enchilada W. ... 3109 Texas Ave. at Manor East S.C., Bryan g i D g University yell leader came close to being removed from the ballot Fri day because they were thought to be campaigning illegally. Flyers promoting Mark Outlaw, Ed Franza and Norris Hodgin were placed in mailboxes for Commons re sidents Friday morning. The flyers were confiscated by election officials before most of them had been picked up by residents. Sir* rjn rSr> rjn cjrt rjfy rjn r 3r > wjw WjW wjw Jjw wjw wjv JJCrf wjw wjw * VOTE FOR * & ¥ Kent Caperton believes in Texas A&M. He has worked hard for this university. As student body president. Assistant to the president. Visiting lecturer in the College of Business. Kent Caperton knows Texas A&M. He understands its changing character. Kent Caperton wants to work for Texas A&M in the State Senate. He favors: • Expanding A&M’s share of the Permanent University Fund. • Increasing salaries for the faculty and staff. • Retaining present tuition rates. • Expanding classroom space. Times are changing. To protect A&M in the 1980’s requires new energies, new ideas and new solutions. Kent Caperton will be a new kind of senator for a new decade. Vote Saturday, May 3rd in the Democratic Primary. perton for Texas Senator. Pd. Pol. Adv. by Kent Caperton Campaign Committee, Tony Jones, Treasurer, 3508 E. 29th, Bryan, Texas 77801. & # & & & PHIL DAVIS SR. YELL LEADER * # & & & Si- Election Commission Chairman Bruce Russell said the committee first thought the three would have to be removed from the election ballot. After going through the election reg ulations, Russell said there was no thing that specifically said placing flyers in mailboxes was against cam paign regulations. Russell said it appears to be an implied regulation since interfering with the United States mail is a fed eral offense. In this instance, howev er, Outlaw, Hodgin and Franza did not commit a federal offense. After the mail is delivered to the Universi ty, it becomes the University’s prop erty and the University is responsi ble for its delivery to the Commons mailboxes. The three were not removed from the ballot but Outlaw and Franza, current junior yell leaders, were told they could not campaign actively and had to take down flyers in University classroom buildings. Hodgin was not allowed to campaign for the remain der of that day. Outlaw and Franza filed an appe with the University Judicial and an appeals meeting was sell duled for Sunday night. Thedecisi was rescinded by the Election Coi mission, however, and the was dropped. Outlaw and Fran were allowed to put their signs flyers back up and to continue can paigning. Franza said neither he nor others were aware the practice against election regulations. He said a friend who workedinll Commons had received permisst to distribute the flyers and asked help the three. Both he and Oulli approved the idea of putting them: mailboxes, Franza said. Hodginw not aware of the situation. “We had heard that many dorms publicized parties by putt: flyers in mailboxes. We figured pi sing out our flyers would be nodi rent,” Franza said. Russell said changes will be nw to clarify the regulations. 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