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\ . . v . • v . ’ - - j _ ■ .* ; ' /a * * .» m'fimi ■»— V. f . r l £ Y&v v iSfejS^ - Supreme Court And New Directions With the election of Ronald Reagan to the presidency of the U.S. in 1080, considerable interest and speculation arose over the possible Impact of Mr. Reagan on the composition or the U.S. Supreme Court. This speculation was based on the advanced ages of the nation’s highest court justices, the expected retirement or death of the least, five V»f the justices during Mr. Reagan’s presidency, and Reagan’s pro bable replacement on the Court bench. The primary concern with aU of this was and is that Reagan would in fact add to the U.S. Supreme Court replacements who are philosophically conservative and thus persons who might reverse many Coart V. , decisions Uiat have advanced the cause of minority groups' civil rights during the past 20 or more years. Quite possibly too. Mr. appointments to the Court would the cause and concerns of civil for the next 50 plus years. r rTHTrr ^al impact of these concerns / occurred a few weeks ago following the unexpected announcement by Chief Justice !.« ...WrMjr". J.lp' I. The retiring Burger is 78 years of age, ;, Rehnquist is <1 and Scalia is 50. *• - ^ ** ■£» r w-_ > lE * *"• '*•* iVr.iM' : '-** Ideological Balance - Legal experts believe that if Rehnqulst and Scalia are confirmed the ideological - balance of the Supreme Court will probably shift to the right. Contributing to this expected shift is that incoming Scalia is Wfcved to be more conservative than the outgoing Burger. For example, conserva tives are said to have strongly disliked some of Warren Burger’s votes on major issues such as school desegregation through busing, affirmative action and sex diseri fe-' niinatitlq; Scalia hap criticised the Supreme Lou rtfs approval of affirmative action plans; that Include racial preferences. Nevertheless, the New York Times reports that these legal experts do not expect these expected Court personnel changes alone to result in dramatic reversals of the Court’s major issues. Only the passage of time can tell us whether the experts may be right or wrong. Even before Burger actually ended his Court tenure, and as if by the prophesy of these so-called legal experts, the Supreme Court by close 5-4 and t-3 Votes issued a number of sweeping rulings recently some of which were a direct rebuff to President Reagan’s policies and political philosophy, i /f For example, in a victory for civil rights supporters, the Court ruled that federal judges may order preferential treatment for blacks and other minorities to remedy past acts of discrimination - even if those who receive the benefits were not the victims of discrimination. Likewise, the white people affected by snch rulings may not be the people who caused such past discrimination. This Court decision repre sents an outright rejection of the arguments and policies of the Reagan administration in the area of affirmative action. Similarly, the Supreme Court ruled that consenting adults are prohibited from engaging in unnatural sexual acts - anal and oral sex - even in the confines of their own homes. Undoubtedly, this ruling was received by the Reagan administration with some mixed emotions. We base this on Reagan's apparent strong support for certain moral principles and paradoxically, In this case, on his keen support for individual rights and freedom. Conservative Positions ■ In a third ruling, again at odds with the Reagan philosophy, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, and William Rehnquist, Reagan’s choice to succeed Burger, wrote the majority 5-4 vote opinion, that if legislators have the authority to ban a product that it considers harmful, it like wise has a right to prohibit advertising such products. Constitutional law experts are in general agreement that the ruling is a significant departure from a 19 plus year trend to broaden free-speech rights to businesses and advertisers. In a fourth ruling, after Burger’s announced retirement, but before he stepped down from the bench, the Supreme Court ruled that workers may file sexual harassment suits under federal civil rights law even when they were not threatened with losing pay or their jobs. In an opinion endorsed by six of the justices, Chief Justice-designate William Rehnquist wrote that it is no defense to show that a woman complaining of harassment voluntarily engaged in sexual intercourse or other sexual conduct with her supervisor. Again, because of Rehnqulst'd consistent > conservative position^, in the pa*t, women's rights advocates expressed furprise that the decision was written by Rehnquist. Tuideed, the UJS. Supreme Court appears to be charting a new direction, especially with the Chief Justice-designate Rehnquist veering to the left- of his traditionally conservative stances of the past. We can only hope that Rehnquist’s acts are not motivated by a desire for an easy Senate confirmation followed by a return to highly conservative decisions. Likewise, we need to hope that the possible retirement or death of one or more of the aging justices does not shift the already minor more liberal group to an even bigger minority. - - .,7. cooperation mtmmmmamiimm Wome _ • By Sabrina Johnson Special To The Post Women • the most cele brated and criticised group in the society - are again under the microscope of research and study. Two recent studies have shown that women are misread in their signals and are more likely to smoke because it is viewed as glamorous. First things first. Men, in their often idiotic states, are more likely to misread a woman’s friendliness or manner as a sexual ch. For some reason i view being cordial as lg flirtations workplace. This kind of view point can and often does lead to sexual harassment in the ^workplace. S \ ./ More women work today than a decade ago and they want to make a pleasant, social environment for them selves in the office. Women are trying to move away from the stiff style of the 197C woman working to a more outgoing professional of the 1980s. Oftentimes this re quires playing it safe through imitation. i Men are allowed to be friendly or pleasant in the workplace. An occasional pat •n the back or a relaxed conversation are acceptable. Double standards do not allow or this ease in inter action between men and ^ women. This is most likely an outpour of the intimida tion some men feel of women. Many men view sex as a power tool that women can hold the on and off button ' to. Tbps to suppress her using the fear of sex as a retaliation to counter the act. Acciwdlinff |a j> The study states that the daily smoking rate for . college women was 18 percent in 1985 and 19 per cent for men in 1985. On the surface the Madison Avenue millions spent on influencing one’s smoking habits have worked. Not necessarily true. Smoking is a personal decision influenced by peers, parents and elders on a smallsi scale. While millions have been spent on the promotion of a product, millions have been ‘ spent condemning the habit. Advertising has some influence but none great. Women smoke for different reasons seemingly today. One of which is pressure. Because women hold higher and more pressure ridden Positions today Inside and outside of the workplace - smoking becomes a tem porary release from that pressure. and of course to have the cfgarettefor one wt|U*^* hT yk, THE CHARLOTTE POST North Carolina's Fastest Growing *•_Weekly ; j 704-376-0496 “The People's Newspaper" _ 107 Years « Of Continuous Service Bill Johnson Pub. Emeritus Gerald O. Johnson Publisher Bernard Reeves Gen. Mgr. Loretta Manago Mng. Editor Fran Farrer-Bradley Adv. Mgr. Pannette Gaither Office Mgr, Published Every Thursday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Company. Inc. Main Office: 1531S. Camden Road Charlotte. N.C. 38303 Second Class Postage Paid at Charlotte ___ _ Member. National Newspaper Publishers' Association North Carolina Black Publishers Association National Advertising Representative: Amalgamated Publishers. Inc. One Year Subscription Rate One Year - $17.75 Payable In Advance CAPS No. MOMS POSTMASTER Send Chang* of address to: CharlotUPost 1531S. Camden Rd. Charlotte. N.C. 28203 V* f • v - •'* -3®?* MiUerSay Feed Foundation For Success By Sherman N. Miller Special To The Post Most American people spend anxious moments awaiting feedback on their performance. I had a chap present a case to me where he pointed out the futility of some of this stress. Waldo Tyldr, a Columbus, OH, businessman, contends that people should spend a great deal more time on “Feed Forward." That is, they should spend enough time on the front of the projects to develop good plaps, Interface with the right sources of informa tion, and obtain as much foreknowledge as possible. Tyler’s idea seems straight forward and nothing earth shattering until you start to examine the impact of fore knowledge. Richard L. Lesher, President of the' Chamber of Commerce of the UJJ., writing in the June I issue of the “The Voice of Business," quantifies the significance of advance knowledge. “Advance know ledge of an impending mer ger or takeover attempt, If accurate, can confer Instant wealth on those with access to It," reveals Lesher while lamenting the recent scan dals Involving Insider _ trading on Wall Street. Since Tyler is a second generation black business man who owns two RX pharmacies and a cleaners, I tried to find avenues to help other minority people gain access to his foreknowledge concept. I recounted an In vitation to a Rotary Inter national meeting where I had an opportunity to fellowship with many organisations like the Rotory flourish through their membership network ing capability because members have access to a wealth of expertise. More recently I was invited to a prestigious club In Richmond, VA, for an announcement. The 2300 Club is a highly sophisticated predominantly white supper club. Dwayne L. Street, the club’s manager, says they are now seeking black mem bers. Vet I was puzzled as to why anyone would want to belong to a supper club. I queried Street on what the club offered. "Something you will not find in public restaurants," was his reply. He told me further of a "Who’s Who" New Year’s function that was United to 100 people. Street gave me the impression thatv they were Interested in having the “Who's Who" of Richmond amongst their membership. I left the 2300 Club under the impression that It was one of those vehicles that upwardly mobile minorities should use to gain access to the “Good Old Boy" network. At the risk of giving crass examples, I would like to highlight other routes to gaining foreknowledge on how to shape mainstream events. Active membership In predominantly white churches or participation in Interracial programs be tween minority and majority churches helps one gain access to senior level business or civic leaden. Also participation on boards and commissions or their subcommittees (YMCA, business Councils, etc.) may bring one into a working relationship with many leaders who are potential mentors. If minority people think about it, there are many ways that feed forward leads to successful programs. Let us hope that deepseated in feriority complexes ' harbored by some minorities do not blind them to the fact that adopting the feed for ward concept is a necessity in their becoming able to take the final step from caste to clast. Martin Proclaims July “Parks And Recreation Month” Raleigh - Governor James G. Martin has proclaimed July as Parks and Recreation Month. Governor Martin has urged aR citizens to “recognize the impor tance of outdoor recreation as well as the efforts of all those involved in Parka and Recreation who maintain and improve our state parks and recreation areas.” For information about activities in your arm, contact your local state, city and county parks, or call the N.C. Division at Parka and Recreation at SlP-m-clSl. ' ' ' - % * r1pJISj5sr
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