University Daily Kansan / Monday, April 6, 1987
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Deanell Tacha, a judge for the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, speaks to KU students and faculty about the U.S. Constitution. Tacha spoke to about 45 people Saturday morning in Green Hall to kick off the Jefferson Meeting on the Constitution at the School of Law.
Separation of powers remains important for U.S., Tacha says
By CAROLINE REDDICK
Staff writer
The first test of the U.S. Constitution's separation of powers occurred in 1792, when Congress investigated the executive branch after Indians defeated Gen. Arthur St. Clair in the Northwest Territory. Deanell Tacha said Saturday.
And the issue remains as vital to U.S. society today as it was in 1792, said Tacha, a judge for the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
"If I were to read it today, you'd think it happened six months ago," she said, referring to Congress' attempts to investigate the Iran-raaf affair.
Tacha spoke at KU on Saturday morning on "The Constitution; Weighing in the Balance or Blowing in the Wind?"
Her speech opened the Jefferson Meeting on the Constitution, an
all-day program at the School of Law to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. About 45 people attended the program.
"The genius of the framers of the Constitution is reflected in part in their conception of the three unique and separate branches of government and its system of checks and balances." Tchaa said.
"Only when all three operate co-equally, serving as checks upon and balancing each other, will the people truly be sovereign as intended by the delegates to the 1782 convention."
Tacha, a 1968 KU graduate, was KU's vice chancellor for academic affairs when President Reagan nominated her in 1984 as a circuit court judge.
Tony Arnold, Wichita senior organized the Jefferson meeting.
"I think the Jefferson meeting was intended to get people — students, faculty, staff, people in the community — involved in, thinking about, discussing and debating some of the lasting issues about our Constitution." Arnold said.
Four sessions on different aspects of the U.S. government also were on the program's agenda.
Andrea Richard, Laramie, Wyo., junior in political science, attended the meeting.
"I learned a lot," Richard said. "It was really well organized and I think beneficial to everyone. It speaks well for the University to have some celebration and discussion on the Constitution. It was really enlightening."
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Local leaders finish program
Bv PEGGY O'RRIEN
In October, 16 Lawrence leaders started school. Friday night they graduated.
Staff writer
As students they met once a month for seven months. Their course of study included sessions on "Where we are now, Lawrence, 1986." We have also learned to "The Livability of Lawrence" and "The Future of Lawrence."
Their school was called Leadership Lawrence, designed to develop and motivate Lawrence leaders. The program established the program in 1982.
"The purpose is to identify potential leaders in the community," said Debi Moore, administrative assistant for Leadership Lawrence.
"I hopefully, these people will not only run for office, but be involved in non-profit organizations," Moore said.
Lawrence state senator, with the Don Volker Leadership Award.
At the graduation ceremonies for the class of 1987 Friday night at the Adams Alumni Center, the class honored Arden Booth, former
The award was established by the 1983 Leadership Lawrence class in the memory of Volker, a Lawrence resident who was the force behind development of the program. Volker served as the first chairman of Leadership Lawrence until his death in 1982.
Booth, 75, started KLWN-AM 1320 in Lawrence in 1951. He has a farm south of Lawrence and is still an active cattleman. Booth has been on the board of directors for many organizations, including the Agriculture Hall of Fame, the Salvation Army and the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center.
Mayor Sandra Praeger graduated from the Leadership Lawrence program in 1984, before she ran for city commissioner.
Praeger said she thought the program allowed members to gain knowledge about other parts of the community they might not otherwise get.
Praeger said the program was a learning experience. The class members, who were selected by the Leadership Lawrence Board of Directors, must make a commitment to be because attendance is essential.
Praeger said city and county commissioners used the list of people who had gone through the program to determine commitments to boards and committees.
Three of the 1987 class members are from KU. They are Robbi Ferron, director of the office of affirmative action; Phil McKnight, associate professor of curriculum and instruction; and Susanne Shaw, associate professor of journalism.
The program focuses on all aspects of the city with stress on individual responsibility for participation and leadership at the local level.
Members were sought by the board of directors or nominated by colleagues who wanted them to become more involved in the city. Their occupations ranged from business owner and manager to homemaker and dentist.
Ads not in violation, ruling says
By TODD COHEN
Staff writer
Political ads bought by the developer of a proposed downtown Lawrence mall do not violate state law as was charged by a mall opponent. Jim Flory, the Douglas County district attorney, made the ruling Friday.
The mall opponent, Tim Miller, charged on Thursday that the developer, Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs of Cleveland, violated a state law that required political ads to be identified as such and to list the person or group that purchased the ad. The ad also must list a group's chairman.
The ads, which appeared in
literature as political and used
literally as political and used
and its mall development partner. Town Center Venture Corp., but not a company officer.
In a letter to Miller, Flory quoted a state law that said, "‘ person’ means any individual, committee, corporal or app. trust, organization or association."
Flory wrote that "a corporation, unlike a political organization or association, is a legal entity with identifiable officers and directors. For the foregoing reason I do not believe prosecution is warranted.
"This issue has not been subject to judicial interpretation. In that regard I have been informed that such advertising will in the future contain the name of an individual officer or director of the corporation
which will more than comply with the spirit and letter of the law."
JVJ ads in yesterday's Lawrence Daily Journal-World included the name of JVJ's vice president, Don Jones.
Netter JVJ officials nor Miller could be reached for comment.
On Friday, Flory said, "The purpose of the law is that anyone who runs a political aid is identifiable. A corporation is identifiable."
Miller, a lecturer in religious studies who publishes The Plumber's Friend, a monthly newsletter that has been critical of the mail, has said, "In none of the ads does the name of any responsible individual appear."
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