LETTERS:
Constitution doesn’t
protect GSS battle
EDITOR:
R You err in referring to the recogni
tion of Gay Student Services as a “mat
ter of basic civil liberties.” I have looked
over the Constitution without finding
any clause which could be construed as
lequiring. a university to grant official
lecognition to an organization ded
icated to peculiar sexual practices. I
bund plenty, however, restricting the
U.S. Government to certain carefully
defined functions. Interfering in the
anagement of state universities was
ot one of t hose funotions.
That is not to say that the Supreme
lourt necessarily will adhere to the con
stitution. In legalizing abortion and ban
ning school religious activities the Court
|ias shown that its primary concern is
imposing its own humanistic ideology
on American society. Anyone defending
judeo-Ghristian morality before the Su-
'preme Court is likely to be defeated.
Ifhe same goes for any one defending
individual liberties or local prerogatives
» gainst federal encroachment.
Hence, your prediction that A&M
will lose the case probably is correct; the
Court will see the case as another oppor-
Junity to expand its own power and
'rind morality and the Constitution into
he dust.
Nevertheless, the case should be
Fought out, even if lost. There are con
stitutionally prescribed options (im-
jeachment or congressional restriction
)f Supreme Court jurisdiction) to pre-
ent judicial power from getting out of
ontrol. As the Supreme Court becomes
he mosUf |nore and more aggressive in usurping
ower, Americans will realize that these
jptions need to be exercised.
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EDITOR:
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in apartment complex I have entered
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many apartments in order to do repair
work of one type or another. By inform
ing the apartment resident that I am the
“maintenance man,” I am, without any
hesitation, allowed entry to the apart
ment. Only very rarely will anyone ques
tion if I am indeed the maintenance
man or if I really have any business in
their apartment. To allow any stranger
entry to your apartment without being
sure of their legitimate purpose is to ex
pose yourself and your possessions to
unnecessary risk. Crime and violence
are a part of our society. An awareness
of your vulnerability can allow you to in
crease your safety. The person who
knocks on you door is probably who he
says he is. Probably. Be sure.
Robert D. Tolies
Class of’84
Garbage letter:
pure rubbish
EDITOR:
This is a response directed at a letter
printed in your LETTERS section,
Thursday, September 27, 1984. The let
ter was written by Marc D. McSwain,
Class of’85.
Dear Marc,
You can guess how truly upset I was
when I read about your loss of sleep. It
just seems that life can be so unfair at
times. Well, welcome to the real world,
kid. It’s rough out there, and you had
better get used to it now. There are a
million things you are going to have to
put up with in your life, and garbage
trucks at 6:30 in the morning is just one
of them.
Of course, I can understand where
you’re coming from; nobody likes to be
disturbed early in the morning. How
ever, why did you write the Battalion
about your problems? What can they
do? All they’ve done is print your letter,
much to the dismay of their readers who
don’t want to read your sob story. That
doesn’t show much thought for a person
about to graduate. In fact, your entire
letter doesn’t show much thought.
You stated, “Isn’t it nice to know that
this ‘world class’ university cares more
about its garbage that its students?” Per
haps you would rather have no garbage
collection at all. Did it ever occur to you
that the garbage trucks run on a sched
ule? They don’t just empty the dump
sters outside your window at 6:30 a.m.
and then go home. No, they pick up
trash all day long. Someone has to be
the first. What do you suggest? A re
volving schedule? Not very efficient.
What if the trucks came in the af
ternoon when your were in classes?
How about students who have early
classes and are napping or studying at
that time? I guess I would just have to
read their complaints, too.
You also stated that this has been
going on since the beginning of the se
mester. Why, if it is so disturbing to half
the dorm, as you stated, have you waited
five weeks to say anything about it? Why
not talk to people who can do something
about it? As a regular reader of the Bat
talion and an A&M student, I don’t par
ticularly care for reading about your
petty inconveniences.
Patrick Bates
Class of ’88
Jackie says:
register to vote
Dear Fellow Aggies:
Just as each player’s skills are needed
to make a good team, your participation
in the 1984 election is needed. You can
make the difference.
Everyone knows Aggies are leaders
and they speak their mind. Don’t pass
up this great opportunity to participate
in the future of our country. Let your
voice be heard through your vote in the
upcoming eleciton.
Register to vote and this opportunity
is yours.
Gig ’em,
Jackie Sherrill
Athletic Director and
Head Football Coach
Aggie searches
for lost ring
EDITOR:
About 2 weeks ago I lost my senior
ring in either east Kyle or the visitor
parking. If anyone has found this ring I
would appreciate if you would call me at
693-1090. There is a reward for the re
turn of my ring. Thank you.
Robert M. Reese
Class of’83
Good article about
sidewalk preacher
EDITOR:
I would like to thank Ann Brimberry
for the article in Tuesday’s Battalion
about Ron Tewson. I have personally
met him and enjoy stopping to hear
him. I believe the article was very realis
tic and true to life of Mr. Tewson.
Thanks.
Stephen Johnson
Class of’85
Recognition of GSS
would be big mistake
EDITOR:
I wish to write and applaud the noble
decision of the Board of Regents to ap
peal recognition of the GSS, to the Su
preme Court if necessary. It would be a
shame for our university, the best in
Texas, to give recognition to a band of
sexual misfits. After all it is Texas
A&M’s perogative as to whether or not
it will recognize an organization. Should
the A&M administration and the liberal
gay right supporters go to the Supreme
Court, may the best “man” win.
Mark Browning
Class of’88
Homosexuality:
part of God’s plan
EDITOR:
God made us what we are. He gave us
the power to direct our lives. But he also
provided us with certain emotions over
which we have little or no control. These
feelings are a part of us.
Homosexuality is an innate feeling. It
is not a lifestyle which can be chosen or
rejected on a whim. Why one is at
tracted to another is not something
which can easily be altered by a simple
change in attitude. If a male is emotion
ally or physically attracted to a male, or
a female a female, so be it.
Historically, the nature of a society
has been to persecute those who differ
with the majority, to suppress or simply
ignore that which is unfamiliar. Such is
the case with gays. We cannot deny their
rights because they feel something that
others may not.
Not recognizing the GSS is a disgrace
to this university.
Glenn Murtha
Class of’86
Star Trek code
supports coexistence
EDITOR:
This is in response to Michael Grage’s
letter in the October 1, 1984 LETTERS:
Mr. Grage, shall we commence gath
ering stones to pelt them with? I think
that you are trying to speak for every
one, when actually you speak for youself
and perhaps a few others. Would your
God agree to your discrimination of
people not like yourself? Are you the
original that everyone should be a du
plicate of? You say you offer your reli
gion to those who want “peaceful co
existence.” I offer you this: Being hu
man, regardless of religion (or lack
thereof), is based on co-existence in
some manner. Peaceful relations are far
more difficult, yet it is an aspect of hu
man nature to try. I think the many
writers of the STAR TREK series
summed it all up the best: an old Vulcan
code of ‘Infinite Diversity in Infinite
Combinations.’ We are all different in
multitudes of ways, and we must learn
to accept everyone as not only human,
but as equal in rights. We don’t have to
agree with their views, but we should
give them the right to their opinions. I
think the judge who made the ruling
that A&M should recognize their group
shows a bit more wisdom in the matter
than the Regents. That judge at least
recognized the GSS’s rights, which are
guaranteed by law. If the group fol
lowed the steps to be recognized by the
university and were denied such, then
they were denied their rights as equals
and as humans.
Please consider all this, and then
choose what you think is more human,
your way or mine.
Dave Martin
Class of ’88
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