Show The Utah Statesman z Monday May 18 p) gg Z voting no way to run a city Off-the-cu- ff body to lose constituents: its with any crrdibiliti that it mav have had Pass an absurd law without the benefit of study research Thrrc is one very good way for a legislative or substantive debate The Iagan Municipal Cinjncil has done rxac tly that When the council voted 12 days ago to ban dancing at dame halls anil cabarets after midnight on Saturdays it did so without ample dekite and without adequate understanding of the facts in the case s two council menileri have admitted the council did not know when cabarets must legally stop serv ing drinks to their customers 1 hev assumed that it was illegal to serve Iceer on Sundav So — and the logic liehind this decision escapes us — thev decided that if beer could not lie sold on Sundav there was no reason to allow dancing on Sunday Bevond the fact that it is incredible that the council would think it ought to lie in the business of ’'allowing" dancing this bodv did not know from whence it came Council mernliers now say that they are not sure that cabarets cannot serve lieer on Sunday 'Hie council mernliers were not sure about the law IS davs ago They are still unsure Yet they passed a restrictive ordinance in their ignorance! Perhaps they take their positions lightly This would explain why sue h powerful important people do not do their homework very well when they are about to pass judgment on as serious an issue as the dance ban When the city council makes a decision concerning the allocation of money or the hiring of a city administrator ur a public works project lit ey usually c lies k the facts They calf witnesses they read heavy reports and they know what they are talking about However when the issue is a simple one like the civil rights of the ritirni of the city the council has shown a surprising lethargy about doing real research or study Why? 7 Ac Utah Slatnman believes that moral and civil rights issues deserve as much or more study than do public works projects voting is a problem common to most mid-an- d small-sizcities But that doesn't excuse it When it is time to vote the council members should know not only u hal they intend to do but why as well Off-the-cu- e H that would govern others first should be the master of himself richly endued with depth of understanding and height of knowledge —Philip Massinger iirs Mi44o Larry ike t Sfsizuaaa tmk cdiirol bv t mvrtaitv Ward editor faculty advtarr lakrr n niirn and Irma (lf Unf Snr ttpiiiHifis are wifely hr editor ut! lMnt ami ihtnr writer with Mnrd artalr I hrr tl mt nrtraaariK rr first the npuiNmi of Utah Stair tmvrnttv or ASL'SU I H H R ROUCY 1 he rdiriic I he Ni nht relure nr nnl ny letter letter that are ttftrunnen and limiird o 800 thoswp i nrnn ntada ta n)l rerene (int letter mutt hr cnrJ leec il esman with the author ’ true iumr milder number and plume numhrr TU I'taS Vlalrnnaa m pubhrfied ihnceweekly durm ihr uho4 year ratrpt durm Cinaii and 'thtad hoi kJays (Quarter break eieran’a Day Thankupong Day and Prrudrma’ Day arc sthtail holniavt EDITORIAL OFFICES are in Room 311 Taggart StiMlrm Omrr business offer in Riam 317 phone StCOND CLASH mailing paid in Logan L’lah 84321 710-175- ” Ifyou ask me they’re better at passing gas than passing laws’ El Salvador coalition supports To the editor: W’e the supporters of urge all students to support the demands of the coalition First that the United Stairs slay oot of EJ Salvador Secondly lhal no US aid go to the junta and Modem Students Society (USU chapter) wish to express our support for the Coalition in finally for the of the El Solidarity with El Salvador In the interest of peace and Salvadoran people international friendship we It is our hope that the youth never of America ag® Wl lo fight and forced another Virinam-ly- p b® long live the solidarity pi Ammo and the Iranian pie Hosai-J- k' Don’t restrict our free agency To the editor: The police are among the villains in the filmstrip controversy They could have said We‘re sorry but the material is protected under Celifomi n Stiller so there is nothing we can do You need lo discuss the matter with the appropriate university officials" Of course the true villains are those five people who displayed incredible cowardice by going directly to the police rather than to the instructor the dean or President Cazier This was not an honorable or respectable act That five separate complaints were lodged with the police without a word to the university suggests conspiracy I can’t understand the mentality of this valley Take banning dancing after midnight Saturday for example Exempting church dances sets a glaring double standard Don’t the Logan police have anything better to do than busting people for having innocent fun? Are we reluming to puritanism? The problem is that most citizens of idyllic "Happy Valley’ have never lived in the real world where Mormons constitute 01 percent of the 1 population 1 grew up there and am an active Mormon thus I believe in free agency the right to make derisions The church would P°Pul’ more nonmembers around K members would stop The Logan City Council in its divine wisdom has given me yet another reason for leaving this state I don’t get excited about dancing but I get more than excited when people tell me when I can or can’t dance It P’s me O How long will it take them to ted me how to dance? The council members may hove overlooked some of the boric rules of government One of which is separation of church and state although it is apparent that the church is not directly involved in this issue The council is not only abus 1 ’ standards duo everyone else’ see some tolerance who have different I douWW By the way views of Ed Cram or WUj ram their reflect City Council average Mormon-reflect "H they don't here girls around dancing and modest 11 night on Saturday free agOT Remember Dance ban io irresponsible ec1' To Use editor: 9 ing their when priv they 7 livities" should °P night on Saturday fringing on dividual right and1' the local establish®" vide entertaintneo us who appreciate |