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Going into the convention, Carter has 1,982 delegates, 747 more than Kennedy and 316 more than he needs for the nomination-if they all vote for him. And that is the rub. Carter's forces back a proposed rule for the convention that would prevent a delegate from switching his or her first roll-call vote on the nominee (see box). As Democrats grew more and more disenchanted with Carter, this rule became the key issue for the convention, far surpassing Carter's or Kennedy's views on foreign or domestic policy...
This independence, which has helped earn him the nickname "Even Stevens," can rub some nerves a little raw. Stevens has set himself up as a gadfly who persistently challenges his brethren. "He's thought it important to say what's on his mind, whether it's persuasive or not," observes Yale Law Professor Paul Gewirtz. "That irritates some Justices." Adds Georgetown Law Professor Dennis Hutchinson: "He seemed prepared in many cases to, if not exactly reinvent the wheel, then at least reinterpret it. In every major case, he has to have his own little John Paul Stevens...
...plan now is to take early retirement in 1982 after completing 20 years in the classroom," says Harold. "I don't think many people believe any more in the validity of a democratic public education. That is, one where kids from various groups rub elbows and actually learn from each other. The question then is, what do we really want in education?" Harold still is an excellent teacher, and he likes the spirit of the children in his school. But, he says, "when I look out at a class of 35 sophomores and I know that the reading levels...
...washed away with blood." Revenge has its undeniable satisfactions. It is a primal scream that shatters glass. But revenge is not an intelligent basis for a foreign policy. This century has already fulfilled its quota of smoke and rage and survivors, gray with bomb dust, staggering around in the rub ble, seeking what is left of the dead they loved...
There was the rub. It was fine for people who owned cars to car pool or drive north to suburban train stations. It was merely inconvenient for those insulated by corporate life to get up at 6 a.m. and fall into the provided cab. It was actually a lark for the physical-fitness buffs, who could test their independence. But for many of the poor and infirm, the transit strike was a disaster...