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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1981-03-05, Page 6Page 4 Chi:ens News March 5, 1911 "Jump? I just came out here for a smoke!" unuinwumunuinnuuunumuumulnnnnunuuiinunnnumnsumnuiunnuumiiiintnusmiuuiiunnlimilimuiimillimilliiiiiiiimiunnnuuFiunini_ ;Viewpointz.C•N -_.::.._... nu�u umme$nmtuunnumnuuUnnutniuuunnmimiiUnuumuitiiim t�iiiU HIUHhiiihiiiiuniiniitUiiiuunnnnnninniHniiiUIiiUIinnninuninnuuuHniiuuIP EEr Must be above the law Notwithstanding opposition to the constitution on he issue of an amending formula, the major opposi- ion is against the charter of rights on the grounds it nakes Canadians' inalienable rights a matter of law. The point is subtle yet significant - the constitution nust place the rights of Canadians above the wrangl- ng of the courts. Article 8 in the charter of rights and freedoms first •ead: Everyone has the rights not to be subjected to earch or seizure except on the grounds, and accor- ance with procedures, established by law. Under opposition from church, law and civil liber - es groups, the article now under debate reads: veryone has the right to be secure against un- asonable search and seizure. . The rights of law enforcement groups to search ad seize then becomes not a matter of law, but of "easonableness. While the courts must still argue the point, they will debate the justice and the quality of the law, not the simple black and white of the written word. This may make law enforcement groups' jobs a lit- tle harder in some instances, but Canadians gain a fun- damental protection. Our written laws will be able to be challenged, when necessary. This will allow Canada to grow into its future. One of the problems and perhaps the saving grace of the proposed constitution is it must be both specific and general. It must specifically address an issue in general terms so all people and all instances can be covered. And while sounding unworkably general, it must specifically preserve the details of the Canadian way of life. The document presented to the House of Commons on February 17 is surprisingly short (only about 12 pages) but has the classic elegance of a lasting work. Show me more of your love You say you love me but sometimes you don't show it. In the beginning, you couldn't do enough for me. Now, you seem to take me for granted... some days I even wonder if I mean anything at all to you. Maybe when I'm gone, you'll appreciate me and all the things I do for you. I'm responsible for get- ting food on your table, for your clean shirt, for the welfare of your children - a thousand and one things you want and need. Why, if it weren't for me you wouldn't even have a car. I've kept quiet and waited to see how long it would take you to realize how much you real- ly need me. Cherish me - take care of me and I'll continue to take good care of you. Who am I? I am your job.... Author Unknown Conadian Published Each Wednesday !!y J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. Member: Weekly Newspapers Associ*tion Moor se Weekly Newspapers Asiecistien - News Editors - Mark Hough and Rob Chest*, Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Subscription Rates: $8.50 per year in advance in Canada $19.50 per year outside Canada Single copies 254 We have had our first taste of spring and the nighmare returns. Everyone keeps saying what a wonderful time of year spring is and in some aspects it is. The snow is gone, the flowers start to bloom, birds are returning north and young people are falling in love. But what about the things that never get men- tioned, like the flooded fields and basements, the cons- tant rain, the over -flowing rivers and that last huge snow storm in March that starts the'whole cycle over again? There have been songs and poems written about all the good aspects of spring, like April showers, romance and so on, but not the not -so -nice ones that we have to put up with. You don't hear Kenny Rogers singing a ballad about his basement being flooded by the water left when the . snow melted. You won't, hear Anne Murray sing about going out for a walk and stepping into a knee-deep mud puddle. Yet these things are just as -much a part of spr- ing as the finer aspects. Spring is a great time, I feel, because it gets rid of the accurst ,snow, I can even say that I like rain more than snow because you don't have to shovel rain and it doesn't lie in piles six feet deep. Then again I'm not too sure about that. Taking a drive in the country during the spring can be an experience. You can see homes that are sur- rounded by water that only a canoe can cross. Then there are the back roads, or should I say the submerg- ed back roads. These can be a pain to the people who live along them. If the road is flooded, then it can't be used. That seems logical, but what if the road is the shortest way to a town or major throughway. This means that when 'you go out, you go miles out of your way to get there and it's the long way home at night. And it makes go- ing to school on the bus even more boring than it already is. Then just as things start to dry out a little bit, BANG, along comes the last major winter storm, dropping about a foot of snow. This means that when the warm weather again blesses us, we get more flooding and more mud. Great stuff, isn't it? The rain can be a drag also. We get -just enough sun and warmth to start the evaporation of the water lying on the ground and then it starts to rain...and rain... and. This leaves everyone in a dismal frame of mind. It's nice enough outside that you don't have to wearthe thermal underwear and six pairs of socks, but yet it isn't nice enough to enjoy some outdoor activities, such as golf or tennis. As soon as the snow is gone, I get this itch in my palm to start swinging the clubs, but I don't have life- jackets small enough to put on my golf balls. Another thing about spring, is that everything is so drab and dreary at first. Just after the snow leaves the grass is brown, there is mud everywhere and the trees look like lifeless skeletons. It is hard to envision this as a romantic time of year, unless you're the bride of Dracula. Sure, things get better, but its those first few weeks thai are hard to take. And then therearethe birds that sing outside your window in the morning. I think that is great during the summer, but it takes me a while getting usedto in the spring. The worst part is coming home early Sunday morning from a really good party and just getting to sleep when our fair -feathered friends decide it's time to awaken the world with a beautiful serenade. This is great, but 5:30 in the morning? Ah, come on guys, give me a break! Once the first few weeks are over and normal out- door activities can begin again, the dread of the swamp in the front yard, the kids 'coming home covered In mud and the fear of one more winter storm are quickly forgotten. Then spring quickly passes to summer and then to fall. Then the great Canadian winter begins and we look forward to spring, not remembering the horrors until they are upon us. How quickly we forget.