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Supreme Court vacancies hot issue in race COURTfrom page 1 Bush has said his appointees would be "strict construction ists” who adhere to the Constitution’s original meaning. He said he admired Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, two of the court’s most conservative justices. Supreme Court appointees and abortion were the subject of a spirited exchange between Gore and Bush in their first pres idential debate Oct 3 in Boston. Moderator Jim Lehrer asked the candidates whether their appointees would uphold the right to abortion enshrined in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling. Bush said protecting every child, born and unborn, under the law was a “noble goal,” but he said abortion opponents would have to “change a lot of minds before we get there in America.” "The voters should assume I have no litmus test on that issue or any other issue,” he said. "Voters will know I’ll put compe tent judges on the bench. People who will strictly interpret the Constitution and not use the bench for writing social policy." Gore said he strongly sup ported a woman’s right to abor tion, but he would not impose a litmus test on appointees. “It would be likely that they would uphold Roe vs. Wade,” he said."... This is a very important issue because a lot of young women in this country take this right for granted, and it could be lost. It is on the ballot in this election, make no mistake about it" Gore sharply criticized Bush’s criteria for selecting jus tices. “Governor Bush has declared to the anti-choice group that he will appoint justices in the mold of Scalia and Clarence Thomas, who are known for being the most vigorous opponents of a woman’s right to choose,” Gore said. “Here’s the difference. He trusts the government to order a woman to do what it thinks she ought to do. I trust women to make the decisions that affect their lives, their destinies and their bodies.” Bush shot back at Gore, say ing his appointees would over reach. "I’ll tell you what kind of jus tices he’ll put on,” he said. “He’ll put liberal activist justices who will use their bench to subvert the legislature, that’s what he’ll do.” The current court supports Roe vs. Wade - and the 1992 Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania vs. Casey ruling that upheld it - by a 6-3 margin, Gruhl said. Gruhl said it was “entirely possible” the court could over turn Roe vs. Wade if Bush were elected. “I’m surprised Gore hasn’t made more of this issue," Gruhl said. Three justices likely to retire soon are Justices John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Some analysts have speculated Chief Justice William Rehnquist may retire soon, too, Gruhl said. Of those four, Stevens, O’Connor and Ginsburg support the right to abortion, while Rehnquist opposes it. “It's very likely that three of the justices who are pro-choice would be among the first to retire,” Gruhl said. If elected president, Bush would face strong pressure from social conservatives to select justices who oppose abortion, Gruhl said. Abortion opponents still are disappointed by the failure to overturn Roe vs. Wade during the 12 years Ronald Reagan and Bush’s father, George H.W. Bush, served as president. They are still smarting from the elder Bush’s selection of Justice David Souter, who was viewed as a conserva tive but has compiled a liberal and pro-abortion rights record, Gruhl said. For justices to overturn Roe vs. Wade, they would not only have to oppose abortion but also be willing to overturn prece dents they would not have voted for, Gruhl said. “I think (Bush) is fairly mod erate himself,” he said. “The complicating factor is the reli gious right within the Republican Party. I think they will hold his feet to the fire, and he will have to capitulate on some occasions, if not all.” Gore’s appointments, by contrast, probably would be similar to President Clinton’s, Gruhl said. They probably would be pro-abortion rights justices who were more conservative on other issues, he said. “I’d say he will appoint jus tices who are moderate to liber al, but probably not very liberal because he still has to work with a Republican Senate,” Gruhl said. Supreme Court appoint ments also could affect die more narrow issue of so-called partial birth abortions. In June, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn Nebraska’s ban on the procedure, saying it was too broad and did not con tain an exception to protect the woman’s health. Bush con 77/ tell you what kind of justices he’ll put on. He’ll put liberal activist justices who will use their bench to subvert the legislature, that’s *what he’ll do." George W. Bush Republican presidential candidate demned the ruling, while Gore supported it. Bush reiterated his opposi tion to partial-birth abortion in the Oct. 3 debate. Gore said he would support a ban on partial-birth abortion if it allowed an exception when a woman’s “health is severely at risk.” That appeared to be a departure from the position of many pro-abortion rights groups. Stevens, Ginsburg and O’Connor all voted with the majority on the partial-birth abortion ruling, so with one appointment, Bush could reverse it The next president’s Supreme Court selections also could affect controversial issues such as affirmative action, reli gion and federalism. On affirmative action, the court could rule on whether public institutions may grant preferences based on race in col lege admissions, public con tracts or hiring. On religion, the court could examine issues such as school prayer and school voucher pro grams providing aid to parochial schools. In June, the court ruled public high schools could not lead public prayors at football games. Judicial appointments also could determine the future of federalism - “probably the area of the law in which the Rehnquist court has made the biggest change,” Gruhl said. In a series of 5-4 rulings, the court has reversed a trend toward greater federal power dating back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency. For example, the court ruled this year that Congress over stepped the bounds of federal power by allowing rape victims to sue their attackers in federal court under the Violence Against Women Act. Regardless of whether Gore or Bush is elected, Gruhl said, the court may have its first Hispanic appointee in the next four years. Although the conventional wisdom is that voters do not care about Supreme Court appoint ments, recent poll data shows many swing voters do care, Gruhl said. In such a close elec tion, he said, the issue could make the difference. “Gore brings it up when he speaks to core Democratic groups. He apparently has con cluded they care,” Gruhl said. “And anybody who paid atten tion to the debates noticed that Bush tried to duck the issue as much as possible. “If you add all of that up, it appears that at least a significant chunk of voters care.” Dole: Electing Stenberg key to GOP Senate control DOLE from page 1 campaign goals rather than attacks on his opponent, Democrat Ben Nelson, who Stenberg claimed ran a “series of untrue attacks.” At least one Omaha televi sion station, The Associated Press reported, pulled a Nelson ad because of apparently false claims that a “Joint Economic Committee” issued a report used as evidence in bashing Stenberg’s prescription drug plan. In actuality, the report was issued by a staff economist of a Democratic member of the com mittee. Though the source was ques tioned, Democratic Party offi cials, who paid for the ad, stood by its assertion that the prescrip tion drug plan supported by Stenberg would let drug compa nies decide what medicines are covered and that senior citizens would have to spend at least $1,200 out-of-pocket before cov erage would kick in. “To say that the ad is false is an outright lie, and the Stenberg campaign knows that," said David DiMartino, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee \ Hagel said the misinforma tion is nothing new from the Nelson campaign. When Nelson campaigned against Hagel for senate in 1996, Hagel said Nelson “barraged" him with “the most outrageous lies.” “When they're desperate,” Hagel said, “they lie." Instead of focusing on per sonal attacks, though, his cam paign will continue to hammer home the issues he believes are important, Stenberg said. “Our message here the last 14 days of the campaign is that there's a very clear choice (between candidates)," he said. “We’re going to continue to con duct this campaign on the issues. It’s not about Don Stenberg, it’s about the future of our nation.” Stenberg’s proposed goals include universal tax cuts, a secure Social Security system, a refurbished military, a Medicare plan that promises prescription drug benefits and, according to Brownback, “a return of charac ter.” “You can’t have a good nation without character," Brownback said. Dole took the opportunity to endorse Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush. “I think (Bush) is ready,” he said. “He's got a lot of good peo ple around him. The worst thing for George W. Bush is a Democratic senate.” The Associated Press con tributed to this report. « «•» ♦»>«,, » Some issues cast in shadow ASUN from pagel been discussed just like any other issue that concerns stu dents,” Schafer said. ASUN has not taken a stand on Initiative 416, Lopez said. “Because it's so controver sial, we don’t want to take a stand,” she said. To further discuss the issue, ASUN will sponsor an open forum about Initiative 416 that will show both sides, Lopez said. The forum will take place Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in . t h e If students Nebraska feel like If ASUN they are not is not being s'tu'dTn® represented, queries, please come talk to us. the initia tive and Joel Schafer stop by stu- ASUN president dent gov emment offices in the Nebraska Union or call the ASUN office at (402) 472-2581, Lopez said. “If students feel like they are not being represented, please come talk to us,” she said. “I hate to have students feel underrepresented. But we're only a group of 30; we cannot communicate with the entire university.” Schafer also encouraged students to make their voices heard. “We’re here to hear com plaints and concerns from stu dents,” he said. “There’s always someone in the office to hear them.” Students should also vote in the ASUN election, Lopez said. “People want to complain,” she said. But the number of people who are voting is so low, she said. To bolster campus voting rates, another issue ASUN has concentrated on is bringing online voting to campus. Schafer said online voting won’t be voted on at tonight’s meeting, but senators would further discuss the issue to fig ure out the best way to imple ment it. “We’re moving forward with online voting,” he said. “The question now is the best way to proceed.” ■ (402)472-2588 $5.25/15 words m • FAX: (402) 472-1761 $3.50/15 words (students) ■ — dn@unl.edu $0.15 each additional word l*llniniigc^ge $0.75/line headline Deadline: 4 p.m. weekday prior 200s far salt Mining Engineers Handbook for sale. Editor, Robert Peefe. 2nd Edition. Publisher, John Wiley and Sons. Call 484-5102. Gateway Solo 2500 Laptop Computer. 333 MHZ Pentium II Processor, 4.0 GIG harddrive, 96 MB Ram, Ethernet card, modem, Windows 98. Lots of other software. Price is negotiable. For more information. Call Travis at 436-6390. IBM, Dell, Compaq, Toshiba Laptops. Prices from $295. 30-Day Warranty visit www.usedlaptops.com. Toshiba Satellite Laptop with carrying case for sale. Good condition. $450 or best offer. 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Internet Users Wanted! Students: Earn possibly $20-$120/hourly while surfing the internet. E-mail mem berservices@giodesignz.com, leave postal ad dress for packet today! Free Pregnancy Test Birthright is a confidential helping hand. Please call for appointment or more information, 483-2609. Check out our website www.birthright.org. 400s leitSiBS 1 female needed to share 2 room apartment $282/month + 1/2 deposit + 1 futilities. Call 325-9474. 1 roommate. 2 bedroom. East Campus. Male/Female, $250 + utilities. 465-0608. $195 Roommate needed by end October. Half utilities. 2428 South 10th. Call Steven at 438-2965. Basement apartment—private entry. 6509 Colfax Avenue. Non-smoker. No parties—noise. Off street parking. Washer/Dryer. $350. 464-3669. Female nonsmoker to share 3BR apartment, $175/month+ 1/3 utilities. Call 476-1159 or 472-6364. M/F 3 bedroom close to campus $210 + 1/3 utilities. October paid, call 477-4837. Male/Female roommate wanted to share 2 bed room apartment, 17th and M St, $225/month, 1/2 electric, phone, and deposit. Call Jerry at 435-0192 or 476-0111. Male to share three bedroom newer home in southeast Lincoln. Many extras. 421-0977 leave message. 1024 V Street, 4 bedroom, W/D, walk to class, off-street parking, very nice, available 12-1, $800.440-8046,440-2248. Four bedroom near stadium. Central air. Wash er/dryer included. Lawn mowed. $650 489-9294. Open today 9am-9pm, 2310 E. Gorgeous 2-story, 4 bedroom with new carpet. N/S, N/P, $745 or $795with garage. 477-8525. Open today 9am-9pm. 924 South 23rd. Gor geous 3+bedroom with new carpet and paint. N/S, N/P, $695. 477-8525. $760,1135 North 32nd, 4 bedroom, 2 bath. New paint, carpet. Washer/Dryer, dishwasher, central air. Between campuses. 580-1121. 3809 Keith Circle. 3 bedroom. 2&1/2 bath. Dish washer. W/D hookup. Garage. $790 plus de posit. 435-8592. Deluxe 4 Bedroom/2 Bath 2701 N. 37th. Near new. Between Campuses. 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