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By Randy Wright
Undertaking impeachment proceedings is the
best step Congress can take in dealing with
President Nixon and the Watergate affair,
according to more than half of 28 students
interviewed on the UNL City Campus Monday
and Tuesday.
Frightened and shocked were two common
words students used to express their feelings
about the scandal.
More than 50 per cent of the Democrats and
Republicans interviewed favored impeachment
as a means of getting to the truth behind
Nixon's controversial actions.
The events of the last week "make Nixon
look (ike a frightened man, like he's hiding
himself behind his office," said one student.
Those events included the firing of Wateigate
special prosecutor Archibald Cox and Deputy
U.S. Any. Gen. William Ruckelshaus, plus the
resignation of Atty. Gen. Elliot Richardson.
White House officials, said another student,
"seem to be saying 'You can't use me to hide
behind.'"
Though most said they favor impeachment,
nearly all said the country would experience at
least a short period of chaos and mass
confusion if Nixon was impeached and removed
from office.
There were also those, especially students
who rated themselves as conservatives, who said
they believed the investigation would bring the
country together.
"People will realize what really is going on in
Washington," said one student.
Most said the long range effect on the
country would Ixj slight, and many predicted a
cleaning out of American politics.
Nixon came under extreme criticism from all
factions for his handling of the Watergate affair.
Crooked, paranoid, power monger, and weird
were some of the descriptions used.
About 10 per cent of those interviewed said
they were unconcerned or not informed enough
on the issue to comment.
The effect of the scandal on international
relations was repeatedly brought up.
"How can we expect peace in the Middle
East when we don't even have it in the White
House?" asked one student.
A few had doubts about the President's
sanity. "There is definitely something wrong in
his head," said one Republican.
The question of whether or not the
President has done anything illegal brought split
responses. Suspicious was the word used most
often in reference to his actions. About one
fourth of the students interviewed maintained
he was guiltless.
The solution is simple, according to one
Democrat.
"What this country needs is a good leader,"
she said
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