Students might be wondering whether they should vote for Al Gore or Ralph Nader. Here are a few things to consider.
Without a doubt Nader makes some telling points against Gore, but he is dead wrong in arguing that the two parties are nothing but Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
The environment: Can anyone doubt that Gore would deal with such matters as oil drilling in pristine Alaska preserves differently than Gov. Bush, whose sorry environmental record in Texas speaks for itself?
It is crystal clear that the precious right of choice for women would be staunchly protected by Gore, but subject to invasion in a Bush administration.
On the all-important matter of Supreme Court appointments, Gore may be counted on to appoint justices of a moderate to liberal kind, while Bush has spoken admiringly of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, the most conservative members of the court.
Admirable though Nader's views on some matters may be, one must take seriously the consequences of a vote for Nader which could throw the election to Bush.
Samuel H. Baron
Professor Emeritus of History
