European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday May 11,1994cong raise raises Legal protest Washington a a Federal appeals court is considering whether the $34i-a-month pay raise Mem. Bers of Congress got last year violates the Constitution since 1992, when the 27th amendment was ratified the Constitution has required that an election of House members must take place before a raise May be paid. An attorney for rep. John Boehner a Ohio argued monday that the amendment applies both to new raises and the automatic Cost of living adjustments set up in 1989. A. A  lawyer John Armor told a three judge panel of the . Court of appeals that the amendment requires a vote of Congress and an intervening election before any Money is added to a congressional paycheck. Voters then decide if they Are Quot satisfied with the Dollar amount and Are they satisfied with the position their congressman took on that Quot Armor said. V Senate attorney Morgan Frankel told the judges that the Law that created Colas was in sync with the new amendment because the first payout was delayed until after the 1990 congressional election. _ and he argued that Boehner had no reason to be in court. Members of Congress have no special standing in lawsuits and Boehner has not shown that he a been harmed by the cola payment Frankel said. Quot its not a suit for Money a Frankel said. A this beef is about his View of the Constitution.�?�. Boehnert Slegal standing is a significant question. If the judges conclude he has no reason to sue they can throw out the Case without ruling on whether Colas for Congress Are constitutional 1. Judge Douglas Ginsburg suggested to the lawyers that Boehner might have a stronger Case if he challenged the 1993 actions Congress took to Block the 1994 cola. If a Law that increases pay has to wait until after a congressional election Quot then it also follows that the statute rescheduling a cola would have to hold Over during an election period a Ginsburg said. The 1989 Law that created the system for Small yearly increases was intended to eliminate problems. ,. Lawmakers were fed up with criticism Over raising their own pay and accepting big fees from interest groups with legislation pending before their committees. They also were weary of going years without even a Small raise in order to avoid causing a fuss Over whether they deserve More Money. The solution enacted in 1989 phased out speech Mak Ine fees and set up the cola system. 27th amendment penned by James Madison in 178? was added to the Constitution in May 1992. That amendment says Quot no Law varying the compensation for the services of the senators and represent fives shall take effect until an election of representatives shall have  one cola has been paid since then a $4,100 boost that elevated House and Senate salaries to $133,600 a year. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago May 11,1984 a the Rev. Jesse Jackson met with soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin in Hopes of. Persuading Moscow to take part in the los Angeles olympics saying he would go to Moscow if needed. 20 year Sago May 11,1974 a two Republican senators added their names to a growing list of party figures urging president Nixon to step Down because of watergate disclosures. 30 years ago May 11,1964 a three Viet Cong agents were seized As they tried to mine a Saigon Bridge that defense Secretary Robert Mcnamara was to Cross. Sources said the three confessed to a communist plot to kill Mcnamara. 40 years ago May 11,1954 a the communists presented their own armistice plan for Indochina at a Geneva conference and after two sessions the peace talks appeared to be in a tight East West deadlock. 50 year Sago May 11,1944 a Waves of Allied aircraft struck German defences in France and Belgium following a night in which the French coast re-., Cei Ved one of its heaviest pounding and Raf mosquitoes dropped two ton blockbusters on Berlin. L world War it 50 years ago today May 11 1-9-4-4 fire from 2,000 artillery pieces shatters a Long Lull on Italy s Western front and american British free French and polish corps launch a Strong attack on German troops in the Cassino sector. In the Pacific the japanese Imperial Fleet begins assembling a big Force at Taw Itawi in the Sulu sea hoping to make an attack that can wreck the expected . Invasion in the Marianas islands. Source 2194 Days of War w h. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War a Bison books corp., .1981clinton asks to be judged by Job i do Cranston  a president Clinton on monday night pleaded with americans to judge him by achievements not by accusations. Quot in be been subject to More assault than any previous president based on the evidence a he said during a town Hall meeting broadcast in three new England states. A a -. A a a a was the vice president said a few Days ago there Are powerful forces in this country who basically resent the Way the last election came out so they keep trying to undo it pretend it did no to happen. A Well Well have an election in 1996. And i wish that we could just All Settle Down and be americans for a while and work on our problems and then evaluate me based on the Job i do.�?�. Clinton has been bedevilled by ques Lions about his character and leadership. Last week he was sued by a former Arkansas state worker who accused him of making an unwanted sexual Advance in 1991 while he was governor. During the hour Long broadcast Clinton also was pressed on questions about health care crime the Economy  balance in schools. The questions were generally Friendly although one woman cited Arkansas Low ratings in. Health care and asked a Are Vou going to do for us what you did for  Clinton defended his record As governor on health care and said that Arkansas had serious troubles when he took office but he then made improvements. Quot you should judge people based on where they  imploring americans to judge him by achievements rather than allegations Clinton said a people will have a Chance to make another decision. The constant politics of diversion and division and destruction is not Good for America. But in a prepared to live with it and keep working. A so far it has not interfered with the Progress and the record of the Congress and the work we re trying to do for the country. And As Long i can keep it from interfering with it i can live with it if you  Quot a a a one questioner asked whether he might see first lady Hillary Rodham Clin a president Clinton talks to a woman via satellite during his town Hall meeting monday. Ton on the presidential ballot in 2000. A a in a sure my wife would be flattered by your attention a Clinton replied laughing. Quot she a a wonderful person with enormous ability. But she has always told me she will never seek elected  Clinton expressed sympathy with Rhode islanders outrage about a Young Man who killed four people As a teenager but is soon to be released when he turns 21. Quot i think its an outrageous thing. My eyebrows Are raised and my temperature is hot a he said suggesting changes in stale Law and procedure to prevent the Man from buying guns. A woman amputee expressed concern about getting a new artificial leg under the presidents health Reform program. A a in be beat the hell out of this leg a she said. Clinton assured her a this health care plan will not take away from you any Benefit you How  arriving Here Clinton gave a fiery defense of Nis achievements at an Airport rally. He said his administration has meant Quot no More rhetoric action for the american  Clinton boasted that his economic program has a brought Down the deficit kept interest rates Down got investments up. A introducing Clinton sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., alluded to problems Bede Iling the president. Quot i know he found the challenges greater than he imagined a Pell said of Clinton. Clinton vowed to work for passage of a health Reform Bill by years end covering All americans and he paid tribute to sen. John Chafee , the sponsor of a rival proposal a for having a health care Bill that covers All americans a. Washington apr first lady Hillary Rodham. Clinton says that she and her husband Are being held to a higher Standard than previous first couples and that the attention Quot is just  a i personally do not believe that this level of paranoiac conspiracy driven investigation is appropriate a of anybody in Public life not just me Quot she said in an interview in the june Issue of vanity fair. The first lady also said she May be less influential than other presidents wives despite her High profile role a because her husband seeks the opinion of so Many others As Well a much of the influence that first ladies have exercised in the past has been extremely private and totally unaccountable. Nobody had any idea what she was saying to him about anything a she said. In the interview conducted late last month Hillary Clinton said the nations news Media Are becoming a the Handmaiden of the political rights and that critics Are conducting a switch Hunts for their own  and she said it was a just such a myth that her husband had plotted to be president since his youth. A if you think leaving Yale Law school and going to Arkansas to be in Public life is the route of presidency. That is absurd a amp she called Arkansas a a state that most people had never heard of let alone been