Byron W. Daynes

The politics of abortion : a study of community conflict in public policy making

The author describes the various stages in the abortion policy making process. Since the 1960s the abortion issue has been put on the public agenda a major accomplishment considering the religious opposition to even discussing the issue publicly. Since the case of Roe v. Wade community conflict has been the dominant factor of the abortion issue; a community conflict involves all social classes and persists for a long period of time. The success of political activity in bringing the issue to a head lies partly in the ability to cultivate public approval and claim a degree of legitimacy for change. The goals of the 1960s movements were limited and met with some success; by the 1970s the goals were more encompassing and pro-life groups gained some sympathy as well. In the 1970s arguments about the meaning of human life and the integrity of civil rights were common and the issue became intertwined with that of womens rights. As an emotional issue abortion has brought more people into the debate than other political problems especially among the lower socioeconomic classes. In considering turning the consensus into public policy one must consider the great degree of controversy surrounding abortion and the tendency of lawmakers to adhere to grass roots opinions when dealing with highly emotional matters. Actual provision of services involving medical professionals is another problem which may vary in degree from region to region. Further research should involve the following problems: 1) what other types of issues seem comparable to abortion 2) what specific variables impinge upon all of these issues and 3) can any paradigm be used to explain this policy.

President George W. Bush: “Pale Green” Responses to the Environment?

George W. Bush suggested during the 2000 campaign for the presidency that he would be an eco-friendly president. During his eight years in the White House, did the president use the power and resources of his office to carry out his campaign rhetoric about protecting the environment? This study examines the Bush approach to environmentalism by focusing on four important perspectives— political communication, legislative leadership, administrative actions, and environmental diplomacy—in an effort to better understand Bush’s environmental record. After a careful evaluation of the Bush presidency and the environmental domain, we offer our judgment about the Bush environmental legacy.

Support for television coverage of the legislative process among state legislators: A comparison of iowa, utah, and florida

The amount of media coverage of state legislatures varies across the 50 states, as do levels of public interest and citizen information about state legislative affairs. In order to assess the attitudes of those elected officials who would be most directly affected by opening up the political process to greater media coverage, survey data were collected from state legislators in Iowa, Utah, and Florida. Representatives and senators from these three geographically disparate states were asked to indicate their level of support for gavel‐to‐gavel coverage of their respective state legislatures. The findings of this exploratory study indicate that this type of media coverage is well supported in two of the three states, but that the reasons for support differ considerably. This diversity indicates the need for further investigation, in additional state settings, of the dynamics of intrastate politics in this area of public policy.

Social Regulatory Policy: Moral Controversies in American Politics.

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