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Fortunately, the entire referendum is only a symbolic measure and cannot force our representatives to follow its strictures. But if we as voters are going to send a symbolic message, it becomes all the more important that we choose our words carefully. Let's work toward the result that we support--peace in the region. And let's send a message that truly reflects these feelings. We cannot see that Question 5 accomplishes this, and strongly urge you to vote...
Advocates of the referendum try to claim that certain towns cannot afford to pay a state-levied wage rate, but in doing so they distort the actual purpose of the law. The law does not establish a single rate for construction projects but prohibits the state or local government from paying less than is normally paid workers for jobs in that particular area, simply insuring that construction workers get paid a fair rate for their work...
Even more worrisome to the government's sense of security was the threat from the far-right Conservative Party, which has become the fastest-growing party in the country's history since it split from the ruling Nationalists in 1982. As the Nationalists see it, black activists cannot topple them from power, but the Conservatives might. Calling for a return to total apartheid and accusing Botha of betraying white Afrikaners, the Conservatives became the official opposition in Parliament last year. All the party's parliamentary seats are in Transvaal province, the northernmost region settled by the voortrekkers who drove their...
Both Bush and Dukakis are responsible for the tenor of their campaigns. It is a beguiling fantasy that the next President will rise above the manner in which he won the election. But politics cannot be separated from governance, nor do sound bites stop at the Oval Office door. The ease with which Bush has skirted the boundaries of truth in the campaign remains troubling. Last week, while coasting on a comfortable lead, the Vice President felt compelled to charge that Dukakis' economic nostrums are "far outside the mainstream," and snidely hinted that they come closer to European-style socialism...
Washington insiders have long assumed that a campaign is an impolitic forum for an honest discussion of the deficit. In this cynical view, voters cannot be trusted with the unpleasant truth: a tax increase is inevitable...