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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: daViking who wrote (3171)	4/27/2000 12:18:00 PM
From: The Barracuda™	Respond to of 9127

Elian: The Individual vs. The Collective April 12, 2000 MARINA DEL REY, CA -- The plight of Elian Gonzalez is an American issue not just a Cuban-American one, said a spokesperson for the Ayn Rand Institute. "Elian's case is fundamentally the conflict between the individual and the collective," said Amy Peikoff, J.D. "Cuba, led by Castro, insists that Elian belongs to the people and the state; the United States, by contrast, is based on the supremacy of the individual. This is why Elian should stay in America: he will be free here -- free to exercise his fundamental rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Peikoff said that the "parental rights" of Elian's father are non-existent. "In Cuba, there are no parental or other rights," said Peikoff. "The only issue that should matter to the courts is whether or not Elian will be free to live his life -- whether life in Cuba is harmful to his development. How can anyone consider returning a boy to a country that explicitly abrogates individual rights and punishes independent thought?" Peikoff argued that the outcome of Elian's case should be of paramount importance for every American no matter what their race, ethnic origin or political affiliation. "If the courts send Elian back to Cuba, it will be a slap in the face to every American living or dead -- a repudiation of the very principles upon which this country was founded," she said. Recently Peikoff accompanied Walter Polovchak, the world's youngest defector, to a meeting with Elian Gonzalez. She is the author of a "friend of the court" brief defending Elian's right to remain in the United States. Ayn Rand Institute spokesperson Amy Peikoff is available for interviews. The Ayn Rand Institute, an educational organization established in 1985, seeks to advance novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand?s philosophy of Objectivism and its principal tenets: reason, rational egoism, and laissez-faire capitalism. For further information, contact Chris Wolski, Media Relations Manager. Phone: (310) 306-9232 Ext. 213; fax (310) 306-4925; e-mail: chrisw@aynrand.org or visit ARI?s Web site at: aynrand.org

To: daViking who wrote (3171)	4/27/2000 12:20:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9127

>>She spirited Elian away to go to America to be with her boyfriend!! Not to get away from Castro! Both. And with the father's consent. Now Castro wants the boy back. Usually Castro has them killed if he can while they are in their little boats. >>It seems as if you Americans that support the Miami family, are blinded by your politics not your family values and morals! The only ones who have switched are the Clintons, Reno and the Dems. Republicans would never confuse handing a little boy over to Castro as consistent with "family values".