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Show Page 2 The UTAH Independent May The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand 10, 9173 "PERFECTLY CLEARS (MKI Independent READERS OUTLOOK Dedicated To Genocide The Constitution, Liberty, Morality, and Truth Provo Committee to Oppose Genocide Chairman, Les Free ien can vote themselves into slavery, but slaves cannot vote themselves free." oppose the "Genocide Treaty, a measure .pending in the United States Senate, reporting that the legislation would favor the United Nations "by granting mill O.E.O. and The Constitution to this international sovereign organization prerogatives of the United States guaranteed by the Federal Judge Orders Halt to Dismantling of OEO Federal Judge W.B. Jones recently ordered a halt to President Nixons dismantling of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), claiming that only Congress can terminate the program either by cutting off funds or forbidding further spending. But Congress has not chosen either of these courses, although it may in the furture, the opinion. Until that time, judge wrote in a historical precedent, logic and the text of the Constitution itself obligate ... to continue to operate the programs was intended by the Congress and not terminate them.;; Jones said the dismantling was, unauthorized by law, illegal and in excess of statutory authority. What is Legal Support for Judges Dicision? The judges decision brings two important questions to one's mind. The first is, What statutory authority is necessary to dismantle a program that has been, from its What historical And, inception, unconstitutional? precedent, logic, or portion of the text of the Constitution obligate the president to continue an unconstitutional program? It would be very interesting to read the court's attempt to answer the above two questions. Do Federal Judges Understand the Constitution? Federal judges take an oath to support the Constitution. It is their duty, therefore, to strike down any unconstitutional action. In this case, as in thousands of others, they fail their duty. For while they rule that an unconstitutional program cannot be dismantle, the cases where they have ordered a halt to the formation of an unconstitutional program are few, if any at all. The Solution is up to the People The Constitution provides, for the removal of federal judges who violate their oaths of office. The duty for taking the action lie with the representatives of the people. Since they are so slow to move, it appears that the people will have to initiate a program of replacing several federal judges. When a few are replaced, it will be very probable that many of the others w ill suddenly remember their oaths of office to support the Constitution. Constitution. The Genocide Convention sets up a whole new class of crimes called "genocide" which would be tried, according to Convention provisions, in an international tribunal, rather Corwin than domestically. contends that the Convention 40-pa- ge ATROCITIES, PLANNED AND SANCTIONED Those saying that because weve committed atrocities we can't blame the Communists for all the atrocities they commit, are in fact saying also that we can't blame the Nazis for all their atrocities, nor anyone else who commits atrocities. And. while history proves that our atrocities were minor compared with those of the Nazis, history also proves the atrocities of the Nazis were minor compared with the atrocities of the Communists. But in all this let's realize that people commit atrocities and that while they are officially banned under Americanism, under Nazism and Communism atrocities are sanctioned, officially. Independent each The Utah Independent is published by the Utah Independent Lake City, Utah 84115. Yearly Tuesday at 2459 Major Street, Salt mail in the United States. surface is subscription rate $6.00 per year by Send change of address forms and correspondence to 2459 Major Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Utahs Largest and Fastest-Growin- g the organization of a .committee to J. Reese Hurter ht- announces Corwin, Subscription Weekly omits jurisdiction over politicalgroups and would not apply to the persection of political minorities under totalitarian regimes, for example the Soviet Union. committee The outlines its goals for the summer as 1 . Educational, 2. Informational, and 3. Action. Corwin is a pre-lamajor in history at Brigham Young University and will graduate in August. anti-genoci- de w Howard Kershner Edward Rowe GOVERNMENT BY AND FOR BUREAUCRATS About 160 million people regularly receive checks or food from Uncle Sam. The list includes more than 28 million who receive Social Security checks, nearly 25 million children receiving free lunches, nearly 24 million clients of Medicaid and nearly 12 million who get money from Medicare. The food stamp contingent is nearly 14 million strong, 8 million are collecting unemployment compensation, 16 million are on welfare, while other millions are collecting pensions, GI benefits, enjoying vocational education and other benefits of many kinds. Many persons are in more than one of these categories. Many are in several of them. The administration of this vast program requires an army of bureaucrats collecting and distributing these hundreds of billions of dollars in the different ways noted and in other ways. They have to be paid, so an increasing part of what we all produce goes to the people who are dividing it up for redistribution among the rest of us. About 40 percent of what we earn is taken by local, state and federal government to be distributed among nearly all of us, including the bureaucrats who hand it out. If we were allowed to keep all of this money, we could set up privately organized charities to care for the old, the ill and the unfortunate. This could be done mostly by volunteer workers and so save the enormous sums consumed by the bureaucrats who are doing the work for us and at our expense. When charitable help comes from private sources, the recipients are eager to find ways of supporting themselves. When it comes from government, they learn to expect it, to demand more of it and to believe that it doesn't cost their neighbors, friends and the public anything, but comes from the vague, impersonal source that they call government. Few of them seem to realize that government has nothing except what it first takes from the people. If this change were made, we believe that the welfare bill could be cut by half or while, at the same time, a more helpful, constructive welfare program could be carried on. two-third- s, Living Issues, 7960 Crescent Ave. Buena Park, California 90620 10 Surcharge Dear Editor: How would you like to pay a 10 surcharge on top of your present income taxes? This can happen to you! According to the International Monetary Fund Survey of February 26, 1 973, the German government will levy a 10 income tax surcharge for a period of one year (beginning July 1, 1973) to combat the accelerating rate of inflation. It is also announced that the government will increase the gasoline tax on the same date. For three decades our Congress has been on a spending spree, overspending every year by deficit financing. As we ail know, this has caused a raginflation which is expropriating the wealth of our country and raising prices. This falls hardest on the retired pensioners and the poor. Let's all help correct this menace by notifying our Congressmen, loud and clear, to Cease Spending Beyond ing C. C. MOSELEY Idaho Reports Dear Editor: Whats happening in Idaho? Lots! The feeling is up-u- p with the people for a change. Patriotic groups are springing up like wild fire throughout the entire state. Good patriotic individuals have grown weary of the empty promises made them by so many politicians, who dur ing the campaign election show their dedication to the United States but upon election flee to the promoted liberal side of an Continue!. On Page J |