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Sun., Dec. 17-Thur., Dec. 21 The Nebraska Union Board is providing 10c Coffee and Iced Tea (gourmet coffee not included) At both the City and East Unions Student i.d. required EXTENDED CLOSING HOURS FOR FINALS WEEK: City Union: East Union: Sunday, Dec. 17 - 1:00 Sunday. Dec. 17 - 12:00 Monday, Dec. 18 - 1:00 Monday. Dec. 18 - 12:00 Tuesday, Dec. 19 - 12:00 Tuesday. Dec. 19 • 12:00 Wednesday, Dec. 20 - 12:00 Wednesday, Dec. 20 - 12:00 Thursday, Dec. 21 - 12:00 Thursday, Dec. 21 - 10:30 Time will t&^l about future of politics! I Wk By Jim Hanna Staff Reporter m ”“““ In the world of prognost^ation, it is almost always difficult to make^n accurate prediction about the future^Wfien dealing with the political future of th* united States in the 1990s, however, itJPes beyond diffi cult. Jjr "It’s impossible,” said Elizabeth Theiss Morse, assistant dfefessor of political sci ence. “It could all thange tomorrow." In spite of this impossibility, two Univer sity of Nebraska-Uncoln political science professors, TheisslMorse and Associate Professor John fobbing, offered their guesses about political trends in the '90s. The political pendulum, which refers to the conservative and liberal swings u* the general political climate, w^i^ihtfnue its * move away from the right and toward the ltddle, both professors agreed. Wibbing, however, said he feels thaj any climate fluctuations are relative and that Americans tend to be moderateathrough all supposed *h»ft& in naugoaMd^oiogy. ‘i never thougfrflrswung too far (to the pght) in the ’gjjpjP Hibbing sard *1 think they^ (Americans) are . m'ddle-of the roardrrs" Theiss-Morse sajUUi^t people definitely are turning away~from\pa*Bvalism but there no major swing to the left as « th^i^was in the late ’60s. \ ^There’s no catalyst. 1 jjjpn’t: sgppffty Vietnam war-type catalyst*hfla*mcsoon,n she said. Jr A major issue continueHito divide along conservau*^ and liberal linas is abor tion, an issuojrffat still will be significant into the ’90^#mbing, however, doe* fcot be lieve ifttrt the Supreme Court jrfu o\fl£flurn Km* vs. Wade, the court decision that?$gal •^^T/cd abortion. */ “I think they’ll chip Sway at it but they won’t overturn it ’’ h£ said. “They’re happy where it’s at, having thrown it back to the states (with the Webster decision).”/ The country’s two major politic*! parties, the Democrats and Republicans, currently arc wrestling with the aborutfn issue. But Ci> representatives and senators of lx>lh parties are off the hook since the issue is now primarilyastate concern, 1 libbing said The parties themselves will have tci change in the VQfio keep up withirhangiojg voter interests* ?libbing calls recent pro-life setbacks ip state legislatures around me country * “good dose of reklity" for the Rcpukmcans, who now ajpffetrcating from ihp/r previous hard-UJe, anti-abortion ance. W “1 think they’re re alls going to take it on thechin in 1990midterm elections," he said. At the same time, Hibbing noted that tho Democrats are more diverse, to the point gr I being amorphous. M 1 Theiss-Morse said that for the Demofefats / to gain the presidency, they will Jaive to pick a better candidate. > \ / “They need to put up a competenlcarfdi date,” shesaid. “This is a candidate-oriented system.” / One issue that has caught b||$|y|g|fno- / crats and Republican candidate.^ ofFguard, as well as nearly all political observers, is the cH|yrige taking place in Eastern Kufope, The revolutionary democratization has stumped | both Hibbing and Theiss-Mopte, who are uncertain where this situation will go in the next decade. / “I’ve heard some people say vou can't put the genie back tn the bottfc-, Hibbing said, suggesimgihatcommui. on i may bo on the way out for good in countries Ufce E>l;uxi, Chechoslovakia and l ast < ,< rmany. Theiss-Morse, however, sii gJMBtethat the Soviets probably will not ?ee the same I changes in their country, ^vhere a much ] stronger conservative faction exists that wants to retain the old system In any event, she said She believes that both of this nation's political parties will have to adapt to the < hanges in Ea 1 i l li 1 41 I ; > % m ■> s duccessan envirmiinuiwi pwnuw, «s well as all other sound policies, will depend upon politicians’ willingness to work with their constituents to pass positive leg islation. Hibbing notes that the force politicians into a different nm&c, away from excessive pandering to Unrealistic constituent wishes. "In the next 10 years, they’re aping to WMP I learn that there are some things ^fu don’t c ' do even if your constituent wantsnt.' Ji lib bing said. 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