Show Press limits Smith traces power 9 “The conflict over the power of the presidency is nothing new I ministration Congress got in the habit of delegating authority to the president” Smith said “The president has the power to declare national emergencies and issue executive orders something the Supreme Court has never ruled constitutional or believe the controversy was brought into focus by the happenings of Watergate” said J Malcolm Smith USU Department of Political Science Merrill Profes- sor “President Nixon logically unconstitutional” Smith in- herited the growing power of the presidency He had inherited the experiences of his predecessors plained “If the president declares an emergency he has power to confiscate property detain anyone deemed dangerous in a military zone which has never been defined restrain television and radio censor mail and com- Frankling Roosevelt Truman Kennedy and Johnson” Smith added Smith an expert on the American presidency is the author of the “Powers of the President During Crisis” and “The President and National Security” “These powers given to the president were given as an outgrowth of fear — a fear that we confront a dangerous world Cen-rto all problems of presidents since Truman is the development of the atom bomb They must face the reality that this country could be destryoed by air That adds a dimension to the presidency Speed of action is necessary” Smith said Smith traces the growth in the power of the president back to Franklin Roosevelt “Roosevelt introduced the notion of a strong president He believed executive power was an affirmative grant to do what you could During Roosevelt’s ad mand factories” Smith said he did not favor weakening the president but strengthening Congress “Rea-songuides need to be set” he said “I become more impressed everyday with the writers of our Constitution They had no illusions about human behavior They knew power can corrupt and so they wrote in a system of check and balances I would like to see some balance restored” He said the free press is our most important limitation and only Weapon against arbitrary use of power This was emphasized by Watergate The press has been gentle on the disclosure of misconduct of those in office We have the right to expect higher standards of behavior of those we elect to office Without public al al J Malcolm Smith USU Political Science Merrill professor said the conflict over the power of the presidency is nothing new and Nixon inherited the growing power ex- disclosure' we would never know about serious misconducts “What Watergate did was bring about concrete rules as to what a president can and cannot do” he said “There is now a partial definition of executive privilege Congress has imposed restrictions on declaring a state of emergency” “Congress has not recognized its authority to terminate executive resolutions when a president leaves office” he said “These now stay in effect indefinitely If Congress would terminate all resolutions when a president leaves office unless the new president wants them to remain this would stop abuses This requires adaptation and new thinking for Congress” Smith continued that congress should be better equipped with better advisors and staff to be effective as oversight committees “Right now the executive branch is better equipped for this” he said Smith said he favored a constitutional amendment to change the length of government officials’ terms “I believe a president should be elected for a single six-yeterm Senators should be limited to two six-yeterms and representatives to three four-yeterms” Smith suggested ar ar ar Summer activities have a wide variety The summer activities for summer students will be of a wide variety said Bruce Wilson 6 Tuesday July Ice cream social featuring the famous USU Dairy ice cream It will be located on the UC patio 12 summer Associated Students president loon Wilson has been working with Liz Goodson and Ray Meyers while planning the summer acti- Thursday July Fine Arts Concert featuring Heilman’s Angels at 8 pm in the FAC Little Theatre Get free tickets at the USU ticket office vities “Most of the activities we have for the summer are free” Wilson said “I hope students will take advantage of the opportunities we have for them to get involved Monday July “Too many students don’t know about the activities during the summer I would encourage them to come to the activity desk on the third floor of the UC and pick up a summer activity calendar” on 13 Hop concert featuring John Stewart at 8 pm in the FAC Little Theatre Admission is $1 Wednesday July concerts” - “He just finished a book named “Roots” and it is going to be a television series” Wilson said 12 You’ll bust after the watermelbust on the Quad at 1 pm Tuesday July “There will also be a wide variety of entertainment” he said There will be everything from fine arts concerts to pop In addition to the concerts there will be a speaker named Alex Haley who authored the book Malcolm X 8 19 Ice Cream Social 12 noon on the UC patio That evening Johnny Whitaker Variety Show will be presented in the FAC Concert Hall Admission is $150 The Summer activity schedule will be as follows: Wednesday August 4 Saturday June 28 Last Rock Stomp of the summer quarter will start at 9 pm on the UC patio UC Open House the game' room will be open and there will be a movie Oliver in the UC auditorium At 9 pm there will be a Rock Dance on the UC patio Monday August 9 Last Ice Cream Social on UC patio vice-preside- Symposium scheduled Energy sources are explored The many aspects of energy will be discussed by 'Six experts from across the nation and Australia during the Sixth distinguished Guest Lecture Series at USU this summer The series sponsored by the College of Science traditionally brings nationally known participants to campus to discuss timely national international and local issues They are: Edward Teller 12 nt ved at the activities this summer 14 Guest Lecturer featuring Alex Haley author of Malcolm X at 8 am in the FAC Little Theatre Monday July and Bruce Ray Meyers studertf activity coordinator Liz Goodson Volunteers Wilson summer studentbody president indulge in a cone of USU ice cream which will be ser- noon University of California at Berk5 Harrison eley June 21-2- Brown California Institute of Russell J Technology July Cameron Cameron Incorporated Denver Colo July 1 Wendell H Wiser University of and John O’M Utah July 3 Bockris Flinders University South Australia August Grant G Smith chairman of the lecture series committee said the role to be played in energy by the state of Utah and its residents cannot be overstated and must not be underestimated Utah possesses a relative a- 6-- 19-2- 21-2- 9-- bundance of natural energy sources — coal oil shale liquid petroleum natural gas Presentations will be daily at 11 am in the Business Auditorium The public is invited to participate and college credit can be earned The USU Radio and Television Service will record the lectures These half-hou- r color programs will be aired over the educational channels KUED and KBYU during the year |