The Supreme Court One elector. one vote? The Supreme Court seemingly turned on itself Monday with its refusal to permit Delaware to file a suit challenging the constitutionality of the state unit vote system of choosing presidential electors. David P. Buckson, Delaware attorney general, had charged that under the unit vote system the total number of presidential electoral votes of a state is "arbitrarily misappropriated" when a candidate receives a slim plurality of the total votes cast within the state. THE COURT'S ACTION is confusing, especially in light of its concern since Baker vs. Carr with allowing equal representation of all voters. The one-man, one-vote principle applied in Congressional and state legislative elections was apparently ignored in the court's decision Monday. Certainly the voter inequality in presidential elections is as great as in state legislative ones—the man who votes the losing presidential ticket in his state completely loses his representation in the Electoral College. AS BUCKSON STATED, the standard of equality among voters in national elections is denied "by the distorted nationwide packaging of electors achieved by the state unit vote (winner take all) system." We doubt this is the last the court will hear of this issue. After it has been debated a while longer, the court will probably be pressured into taking it up. The ultimate solution must lie in a Constitutional amendment, but the court could point the way to such an amendment through an opinion favorable to presidential election reform. Another interesting move by the court on Monday was its refusal to hear an appeal aimed at extending to misdemeanor cases the recent ruling that state courts must provide lawyers for poor defendants in felony actions. **** The court seems to be submitting to pressure from many quarters to stop binding the hands of local law enforcement officers. "I've Got An Idea, Chief —— Let's Send A Great Armada Against England!" The action may signal a significant reversal in court thought. The ramifications of earlier decisions which forced the courts to provide lawyers for poor defendants in felony actions, have been widespread. Perhaps the court is now turning about in its thinking and considering the new problems of the police as well as the problems of the suspected. -Eric Morgenthaler Japan's Socialists look to future By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Like the New York Mets and other perennial losers, the cry of the Japanese Socialists for 18 years has been "wait until next year." The Socialists, who among other things would scrap Japan's security treaty with the United States, finally see their big chance coming. Perhaps not next year, but at least by 1970. THE WARNING signals went up more than a year ago, but the THE REASON FOR it is an amazing display of political arrogance and cupidity, if not downright stupidity, by the Liberal Democratic Party which has ruled Japan almost without a break since the end of World War II. The subject, in a word, is graft. It is a subject viewed tolerantly by Asians who generally have been brought up to believe that public officials are entitled to a certain amount of illegal recompense. However, it can be overdone. Liberal Democrats ignored them. In July 1965, the Liberal Democrats lost control of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly mostly because of a vote-buying scandal charged against 17 party members in the assembly. In the ensuring elections, the Socialists emerged the big winners. IN FEERUARY, the party was shaken anew by a scandal linking a private secretary of a senior legislator with gangster elements. Included was a charge that the secretary had sold pistols and ammunition to two gangsters from the legislator's own office. While still in the hospital he had dismissed Transportation Minister Seijuro Arafune for misconduct. Last week, Prime Minister Eisaku Sato emerged from a hospital where he had been treated for a kidney ailment to face new troubles. ARAFUNE. IN office only 72 days, was accused of blackmail tactics in pressuring business men for campaign contributions and other sins, chief of which was the "Arafune Express." This was the tag placed upon the fast trains the minister ordered stopped at his small home town to please his constituents. They were pleased but Sato, the press and the public were not. SATO'S PARTY enjoys a majority in both houses of Parliament but faces a general election within 13 months. And the rejuvenated Socialists under the leadership of Kozo Ssaki are probing away happily in hopes of unearthing new scandals, either to force the cabinet to resign en masse or to bring about early elections. Official Bulletin TODAY "I FERGOT TO TELL YOU — DON'T BE TARDY BECAUSE HE' LOCKS THE DOOR." Danforth Devotions, 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by Lutherans at Danforth Chapel LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, 7 p.m. Lecture by Paul Steeves, "Prim- interpreting and Applying the Bible, Meadowlark Room, Kansas Union. Discussion, 7 p.m. "Playboy Bunny vs. Velvetelene Rabbit: Two Concepts of Love." Student Center, 1915 Stratford. Carillon Recital, 7 p.m. Albert Gerken. Faculty Recital. 8 p.m. Richard Ackecttli, pianist. Swarthout Recital Hall KU-Y Ski Club 7.30 p.m. Filts and formation. Forum Room: Kansas Union Classical Film Series, 7 & 9 p.m. "Orpheus." Dvce Aud. TOMORROW AWS Freshman Elections, All dav. Stud at AIA Electronics, Ala. Ud. Stud at AIA Buchanan, K. alumnus. Forum Room, Buchanan Hall. KU SDS, 7:30 p.m. Student rights committee, draft program, membership referendum. Cottonwood Room, Kansas Union. TOMORROW College. Life, 9 p.m. "The Crisis of Kappa Epsilon House, 1911 Stewart." Cracking down SALEM, Ore. — (UPI) — Oregon now requires that motorists seeking their first driver's licenses in Oregon show proof of their age and name. Newcomers Club Discussion, 7.30 p.m. Watkins Room, Kansas Union. Too many under-21 drivers have been trying to obtain drivers' licenses proving them older than they are. 2 Daily Kanson editorial page Wednesday, October 19, 1966 At other schools... THE DAILY COLLEGIAN of Oklahoma State University reports a beard-growing contest is being held in connection with Oklahoma State's homecoming. Interested men may join the "Royal Order of the Brothers of the Brush." They then must let their beards grow for two weeks, and the heaviest beard wins. THE MINNESOTA DAILY of the University of Minnesota reports that about 15 per cent of the men who applied for 2-S draft deferments at the university refused to sign statements authorizing the university to release their class ranks to their local draft boards. THE COLLEGIAN, student newspaper of Kansas State, reports that the Student Peace Union, which was granted provisionary recognition last year by the Board of Student Organizations, will re-apply this year for permanent recognition. THE DAILY REVEILLE of Louisiana State University reports that the university's Board of Supervisors has shelved a student government association recommendation that students 18 years of age and older be able to drink beer off-campus on Friday and Saturday nights. The recommendation also suggested that students 21 years and over living in student housing units be able to possess and drink beer in their apartments. The supervisory board said the recommendations did not serve the best interest of the university in general or the student body in particular. THE ISU BENGAL, newspaper of Idaho State University, reports that a women's dorm on campus is looking for a live alligator to use as a house mascot. THE KENTUCKY KERNAL reports that the football stadium at the University of Kentucky is being relocated. The state's governor, Edward T. Breathitt, says the university's first concern in relocating the stadium should be the student and suggested that the stadium be kept within the college town. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TELEPHONE NUMBERS Newsroom—UN 4-3646 — Business Office—UN 4-3198 The Daily Kansan, student newspaper at The University of Kansas is represented by National Advertising Service. 18 East 50 St., New York, N.Y. (718) 342-9666. Postage paid at Lawrence, Kan., every afternoon during the University year except Saturdays and Sundays. University holidays and examination periods. 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