daily nebraskan
pago 5
Wednesday, april 4, 1979
Hung on somber itone buildings, vividly
colored placards and neon signs provide an
interesting contrast. The afiop windows, ex
quisitely arranged still make their own
publicity with no trouble at all. But now
glossy-coated posters are stuck on the win
dows to further attract (or detract, as the
castf li)passersby . . ',
The streets, designed long before the
car was ever thought of, miraculously
adapt to the plethora of 20th-century
motorized vehicles, but not without some
discomfort to all involved.
Ancient doors to the city, constructed
from the 15 th to the 18th centuries when
the city kept enlarging the wall's that sur
rounded It, remain as towering arches that
survey streets lined with modern
department stores. In front of slick
clothing stores and streamlined supermar-
kets, fruit and flower vendors continue to
sell their wares from old-creaking wagons.
The old blends with the new; the old
contrasts with the new. Ruddy-cheeked,
beret-clab old men cross paths with the
teenager dressed in the latest mode of U.S.
university sweatshirts. The Bordelais who
lived through the German occupation of
his city during World War II still frequent
'the same cafe, although the jukebox now
has added the entire soundtrack from
Grease.
The residents of Bordeaux are reputed
to be a closed, rather unfriendly people.
Although they're not quite the type that
. would stop you on the street for a friendly
chat, once you get to know them they
seem to warm up.
The accent of the Bordeaux region is
also quite marked, an instant giveaway of
where vou come from.
Bordeaux ranks as the fifth or sixth lar
gest city in France; Its university is said to
be the best In the nation for teaching
French as a foreign language. Because of its
university, Bordeaux's population consists
of a mix of nationalities.
Perhaps Bordeaux's most renowned at
traction Is Its wine industry, and not with
out reason. Chateaux with acres of vine
are easily found a few minutes outside of
the city (there's even one prominent vine
yard smack in the middle of town). Many
residents have several grapevines growing
in their private gardens. And downtown,
the House of Wine is open to all. . . offer
ing a wealth of information on local wines
and free samples for the asking.
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My rebuttal is in response to the opinions given by
Steven E. Rogers as printed In the Daily Nebraskan, March
12, 1979.
No, Mr. Rogers, I have not missed the point of Sen.
Chambers' bill (LB-262).
I believe that Sen. Chambers lacks moral consciousness,
not because of his compassion or humanity, but rather
the intent of LB-262 to do away with the penalty of
death. The true intent of LB-262 is not to remove the
death sentence, but to enact a law that retracts justice;
that justice found by deliberations of a jury in a jury trial.
I ask you Mr. Rogers, is this legislative bill your
philosophy?
As stated in LB-262, Sections III and IV, Lines nine
thought twenty:
"Any person convicted of murder in the first degree
shall be fciilty of a class 1A felony, (life imprisonment").
The laws affecting both eligibility for release on parole
and the date of an inmate's discharge from the custody of
the State becomes mandatory pursuant to Sections 83-1,
107 and 83-1, 107.01, reissue revised statutes of Nebras
ka, 1943, shall not apply to reduce the sentence of a per
son convicted of first degree murder to less than thirty
years.but shall otherwise be applicable.
"This act shall apply to all cases in which judg
ment has not become final as Of the effective date of this
act. -
The last paragraph In the above quote is Section IV Of
LB-262, and In my Opinion, shows the intent of Sen.
Chambers bill to do away with justice determined by a
jury, and legislate his Own. And of course, your own Idea
of justice, Mr. Rogers.
1 WOuld suggest that Section IV be changed to
read': "Uiis act shall apply to all cases henceforth as of the
effective date of this act." The effective date would be
taken as the date -when -the governor; signs LB-262 into
'law.
This change in the reading; of Section tV of LB-262
ould be to legislate a proper law, not the one that Sen.
Chambers proposes, and certainly not to rebuke a jury for
punishment it found in the cause of justice,
i In closing, I would say that I have no judgment to
make on whether a jury determined the proper form that
punishment should take, whether it be upon some
member of my family, friends or myself. But I do expect
the society in which we live, Mr. Rogers, not to pass its
own judgment on. the justice found by "a jury of our
peers,' m accordance with t)ir laws. .
I ask you Mr. Rogers, do you believe in a jury trial?,
David Brie Moeller
Iran's women
I am Writing this in reference to the editorial on Amer
ican feminists in Iran in the March 21 issue of the Daily
Nebraskan. The Issue in Iran is the same as in this country
and In every country around the wOrld-the oppression of
women. Yet this article-Interestingly enough, with no byline-assumes
that feminist issues should.oe limited to this
fcountry, which sounds i great deal to ime like the old
cliche Mkeep women in their 0ace.'
The authot made several tutting remarks about Kate
Millet, a very respected feminist leader, saying that she
doesn't understand the different attitudes in different
cultures. Is he aware that she lived In an oriental culture
for many yearsmarried to an oriental man? Why is it au
tomatically assumed that a woman wouldtft be taiart
enough to do her homework ahead of time? . ;
- Kate Millet has been very concerned about the women
m Iran for over two years. The very idea that Kate Mfflet
Is naive Is the most sumptuous statement in the Dauy
Nebraskan in quite tome time. He4 feels that -she wasn t
successful In her efforts in Iran. Her objective was to bring
worldwide attention to i very serious Pfblern. irshe -.wasn't
successful, how 4id he know about it? She badly
embarrassed the government of Iran.yet she was not thot
6s he warns. They escorted her to the plane and that is aH
they did. For 'this, the editorial criticized her. A man
would be praised for his bravery. - V
The author tsUs us that the AyatoHsh t motive for wo
men to return to their traditional role is religious-in strict
adherence to Islamic law. Islamic law does not justify the
notion of women as property, which also seems to be the
attitude of the author of this editorial note "their
women." The underlying assumption of the editorial lsv
that the men in each country are justified in deciding how
they will treat "their women." Thousands of Islamic wo
men are saying that the law is fundamentally wrong.
These women, both the American feminists and the
Iranians, are not ignorant of the law, but are showing their
disapproval. Iranian women are demanding that they be
treated as human beings.
Beginnings of revolutions are always violent, but that
in no way means tht there should be no beginning. There
would be no United States of America without the Re
volutionary War. Yet we do not look back at these brave
people and criticize them for any violence which
occurred. Women would not have the vote yet if it hadn't
been for many brave women who fought, protested, went
to jail and died so that their daughters and grand
daughters could have it better than they did. If the situa
tion Is that bad in Iran, then American feminists should be
applauded for being among the first to call attention to
the problems there.
The most ardent followers of the Ayatollahmay very
well be fanatic in their Islamic beliefs and I have no doubt
that the author is absolutely correct in saying that logic
has never been a very effective weapon against fanaticism.
Logic has never been at all effective against male chau
vinism either-of which the author of this editorial is very
Jeanelle Cleveland
Graduate-ONL
Woraens Studies Program
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