European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes William f. Buckley Friday. June 6, 1980 conservative plan could abort democratic Power a recent conversation with three experienced political analysts All of them conservative focused on the question of or. Rea fan s running male Paul Weyrich. The Bright Young president of the National committee Tor a free Congress has a by 7arre suggestion verging on Quail Ness. It is that or. Reagan should select a con scr alive Democrat. Not Only could such a move calmly pc thai geological shift in party affiliation which has been overdue Ever since George Wal lace missed the historical Opportunity to Cross the aisle on the Day that George me govern was nominated president Weyrich adds thai Only if Reagan s running mate were perceived As More dangerous to Liberal democrats than Reagan Only then would a democratic Congress and democratic courts behave themselves. The thesis being that a disabled Reagan yielding Power to a conservative democratic vice president would bring on the convulsive end to Liberal domination of the demo cratic party. All very interesting and Worth ruminating on on the other hand it s not going to happen. J. Daniel Mahoney founded the conservative party of new York 20 years ago which in any election reasonably close has with new York s massive 41 electoral votes the balance of Power. The conservative party of new York in tends to Back Ronald Reagan even if he chooses Bella Abzug As his running mate a prudent decision in my View since an go list is not the proper Pursuit of political parties. On the other hand there is yet another political party in new York the pro life party and it is a single Issue party. This is not the time to discuss the question of sin Gle Issue voting i tend to oppose it but time to acknowledge that just As in the past some people voted with exclusive reference to How a presidential contender stood on the abolition of slavery or the prohibition of alcohol or on full civil rights for Blacks some entirely honorable people Are standing by to vote with primary reference to How a political contender stands on the Issue of . Mccormack it is supposed could stand still for George Bush As a vice presidential candidate. But not for Howard Baker. What is the difference in their positions on abortion i say be got some Howard Baker personally opposes Abor Tion Mahony Points out that everyone running for president personally opposes abortion. On the other hand senator Baker has voted every time to make Federal funds available for abortions i.e., in opposition to the Hyde amendment. And he opposes a constitutional amendment Banning Bush also opposes a Constitution Al amendment Banning abortion. However a single word casting the sentence into the subjunctive mood leaves mrs. Mccormack dissatisfied. What George Bush said on the subject of constitutional amendments was i think issues of this nature ought to be decided by the people closer to Home rather than the Federal government therefore i could sup port a constitutional amendment to give the slates authority to regulate abortions within these could support. Would support it is Likely that in the very near future or. Bush will be asked to coax the world from the conditional to the Declara Tive. If he s reluctant to do this he might Sim ply say that the president s position on the matter would bind the vice president s. To satisfy mrs. Mccormack is not a frivolous political ambition. A projection based on her vote running for lieutenant governor in 1978 130.000 votes Means that mrs. Mccormack might tip the election in new York. How much emphasis should Reagan put on the conciliatory gesture1 the seasoned political pro Patrick Buchanan agreed that such a gesture was important provided it did t go so far As to alienate conservatives. George Bush would appear to be the logical Choice Here after All he was the runner up in the Campaign. Another Man who would qualify As Vali dating the ecumenical spirit is Gerald Ford. Would he accept the conventional Wisdom is no. My own feeling is yes he would accept. The panellists agreed that if the convention were left entirely to its own devices it would very Likely come up with Rich urd Lugar senator from Indiana Rhodes scholar rhetorical moderate conservative practitioner Well liked Well respected unconditionally opposed to abortion. Worth thinking about. 1c Una Vetrul Preiti Syndicate the opinion exp Reed in he column and car loom on Tali Page repro incl Thoie of the Aulhorn and Are in no Way to be considered at Reorg Lenzino the views of the Star and str Pei or Law United slate government. James Kilpatrick David Goliath Battle now in hands of court a notable anniversary came along the other Day marking seven years since Goliath filed suit against David in the . District court for the District of co Lumbia. At the moment David is on the ropes. The plaintiff Goliath in this incredible litigation is a band of 10 International unions. Among them arc the Auto workers the machinists the communications work ers the american federation of teachers and to its shame the american federation of television and radio artists aft a. One might have supposed that people in broadcasting would have some understand ing of first amendment rights. The defendant David is the National right to work Legal defense foundation a Spunky Little outfit that exists to provide Legal Aid to persons whose right to work is threatened by the abuse of Union Power. The foundation has been remarkably successful. It has helped teachers in Michigan waitresses in California construction work ers Here and there. More than 40,000 individuals contribute annually to the cause. I said the Case is incredible and it is. For example the foundation s reason for exis tence is to protect the civil rights of some of the Little people of this world yet Goliath s chief counsel is the most eloquent civil Righter of them All 69-year-old Joseph l. Rauh or. It boggles the mind. The Union lawyers in this Case have set about deliberately to trample upon those rights of privacy that in another context they would be defending with every weapon at their com Mand. In this contemptible venture the plaintiff unions have had the enthusiastic help of District judge Charles Richey master of these particular revels. One hesitates to say that Richey is the worst judge on the District Bench for a number of candidates might be nominated for that distinction but surely he is one of the worst. His rulings against the foundation have violated the most elementary precepts governing first amendment rights of privacy. Let me be specific judge Richey is about to hold the foundation in criminal con tempt subject to heavy fines and perhaps the imprisonment of its officers for us Refu Sal to obey his draconian decrees. The Union lawyers principal demand is that the foun Dation disclose its list of contributors. in the language of the land rum Griffin act surreptitiously were financing anti Union lawsuits. More to the Point such disclosure would subject contributors including Many Union members to the risk of harassment violence and intimidation. The foundation naturally has refused to obey richly s order that in turn its most confidential files Over to the Lender mercies of the Union lawyers and their clients. In this regard the foundation has followed the High example of the National association for the advancement of coloured people in rejecting such a demand some years ago. Ai one Point in the seven year struggle. Columns the ostensibly such disclosure would permit plaintiffs to discover if any interested comments Buck in november of 1978, the . Court of appeals gave David a kind of interlocutory Victory. The appellate court told judge Richey to Slop ordering the foundation to disclose confidential and irrelevant information. The foundation could be or dered to provide Only information that touches the heart of the in a breathtaking act of arrogance the unions responded to the admonition by Fil ing 42 additional interrogatories. Judge Richey did nothing to restrain them. The unions demanded for example copies of All correspondence Between lawyers and clients in each of the foundation s lawsuits. Another demand embraced All correspondence with All organizations seeking to restrict the activities of so much for the first amendment. No end to the foundation s ordeal is in sight. The unions have bottomless Treasur ies the foundation does not. Its Legal expenses merely for Chr interrogatories have surpassed $35.000. Interminable appeals lie ahead. And it is Small Consolation that Goli us assault is a backhanded compliment if i vivid weren t doing his Job so Well David could be ignored. Cd uni of a Pitu Synova
