April 27, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5747

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You know, besides going shooting, I love to

go to football games. And every time I go, I

always hear my fellow fans talk about the

impact of ‘‘the 12th man.’’

The 11 players calling the plays and doing

the hitting get a lot of their motivation from

the 12th man in the stands. I’m talking

about the crowd who cheers wildly when our

team is on the offense, and drowns out the

signals of the opposing team when they’re on

the defense.

I need you to be that 12th man.

I need you to sign your Petitions to Congress and return them to me today. That

simple act will give our allies the political

courage to do what’s right, to push ahead

with our agenda of Repeal, Reform and Investigate.

Likewise, your signed Petitions to Congress will confuse and demoralize the antigun team and their agenda of bans, taxes, intimidation, harassment and destruction of

the Constitution.

I know I’ve said what I’m about to say before. But this is a message that resonates

with NRA members across the land. It’s

something I hope you, too, will say whenever

you have the occasion to defend our Constitutional freedoms.

This, the battle we’re fighting today, is a

battle to retake the most precious, most sacred ground on earth. This is a battle for

freedom.

Please tell me you’re ready to take the

next step by returning your signed Petitions

to Congress and special gift to me in the enclosed postage-paid envelope today.

Thank you, I look forward to hearing from

you soon.

Yours in Freedom,

WAYNE LAPIERRE,

Executive Vice President.

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other Americans about the battle we’re

fighting today. Thanks again for your support and friendship.

Mr. DODD. I yield the floor.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator’s time has expired.

TRIBUTE TO SENATOR JOHN

fSTENNIS

Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, Senator

John Stennis will long be remembered

as the ‘‘conscience of the Senate’’ for

his personal religious convictions and

his many years of work on the Senate

code of ethics. I will always think of

him as a friend, and as one of the most

effective chairmen of the Defense Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. We shared many of the same

beliefs in that the United States should

always strive for the most effective

Armed Forces in the world, and his

leadership was always deserving of respect and admiration.

Despite physical ailments and the

death of his beloved wife of 52 years,

Senator Stennis remained committed

to this body and to his countrymen. He

could always be found in his offices,

never leaving until the Senate had adjourned for the day. He never gave up

when he believed that he was right.

We need men and women who will

fight for what they believe, and we

should look to John Stennis as an excellent example of the forthrightness

and dedication necessary to be effective leaders today.

Since Senator Stennis retired from

this body in 1989, the Senate has been

denied his wisdom and his leadership.

Our entire country mourns his loss.

KOREAN AGREED NUCLEAR

FRAMEWORK

fMr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I find

myself in the unfortunate position of

once more coming to the floor to briefly discuss the lack of progress being

made in the implementation of the

United States-North Korea Agreed Nuclear Framework.

During the recent recess, talks in

Berlin between us and the North Koreans broke down. The point of contention continues to be the DPRK’s obstinate refusal to accept two light-water

reactors of South Korea manufacture

as called for in the agreement. Mr.

President I—and, I am sure, our negotiators headed by Ambassador

Galucci—have grown weary of the

North’s negotiating tactics. Lastminute brinkmanship has failed to

work for them in the past; I am unsure

why they think if they continue to pursue that course we will eventually relent.

Korean’s have a saying about the futility of trying to influence someone

too stubborn to listen: ‘‘reading into an

ox’s ear.’’ At the risk of reading into

the ‘‘Pyongyang ox’s’’ ear, let me say

it one more time. As I have said before

as the chairman of the Subcommittee

on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, we

should not accept any deviation from

the agreed framework on the part of

the DPRK. As called for in the agreement, North Korea must accept the

two light-water reactors from South

Korea. It must not refire its Yongbyon

reactor. It must cease its attempts to

produce fissile material. It must take

steps toward initiating and maintaining a bilateral relationship with the

South. The consequence for their failure to live up to the agreement is very

straight-forward: a return to the Security Council and the imposition of

tough sanctions.

Mr. President, this is their choice—in

black and white. There is no subtlety,

no innuendo, no hidden message. Our

negotiators have done an admirable job

in continuing to press the North Koreans; I urge them to stick to their guns.

WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE?

THE VOTERS HAVE SAID YES

fMr. HELMS. Mr. President, anyone

even remotely familiar with the U.S.

Constitution knows that no President

can spend a dime of Federal tax money

that has not first been authorized and

appropriated by Congress—both the

House of Representatives and the U.S.

Senate.

So when you hear a politician or an

editor or a commentator declare that

‘‘Reagan ran up the Federal debt’’ or

that ‘‘Bush ran it up,’’ bear in mind

that the Founding Fathers, two centuries before the Reagan and Bush

Presidencies, made it very clear that it

is the constitutional duty of Congress

to control Federal spending, which

they have not for the past 50 years.

The fiscal irresponsibility of Congress has created a Federal debt which

stood at $4,876,206,792,345.50 as of the

close of business Wednesday, April 26.

This outrageous debt—which will be

saddled on the backs of our children

and grandchildren—averages out to

$18,403.01 on a per capita basis.

THE GUN-FREE SCHOOLS ACT OF

1994 REMAINS IN PLACE

fMrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, yesterday, the Supreme Court overturned

the Gun Free Schools Zones Act, a 1990

law sponsored by Senator KOHL and

others that made it a felony to bring a

gun within 1,000 feet of a school. The

case revolves around a San Antonio

youth who was tried for bringing a .38

caliber to school, and the decision has

ignited widespread debate because it

reverses decades of Supreme Court

precedent.

However, as a result of this controversy, it is extremely important to

clarify the status of a separate, recently passed law, which has a similar

name—the Gun-Free Schools Act of

1994—but remains firmly in place.

Parents, teachers, and school officials must know that gun possession on

campus cannot be tolerated, that the

Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 remains

in place, and that in order to receive

Federal education funds every school

district in the Nation must soon have

in place and functioning a policy that

assures that any youngster who brings

a gun to school will be expelled for not

less than 1 year.

The following points must be clearly

understood:

First, the Gun-Free Schools Act of

1994 was not struck down by the Supreme Court yesterday.

Instead, the Court struck down a 1990

criminal law with a similar-sounding

name—but a different legal status.

Second, the Gun-Free Schools Act of

1994 will not be swept away by the

Court’s decision.

By simply requiring schools to have a

zero tolerance policy as a condition of

receiving Federal education funds, the

Gun-Free Schools Act does not rely on

the commerce clause for its authority.

Third, the Gun-Free Schools Act remains in place, and zero tolerance policies are already showing positive results.