Skelly’s Treatment Undeserved

During his 11 yean in the Arizona Legislature, Rep. Jim Skelly has earned a reputation as a staunch opponent of abortion and a fervent defender of the free enterprise system. It was Skelly who sponsored the bill that put a course on free enterprise economics in Arizona high schools. He has also backed numerous measures to protect unborn life. Because of his deep conviction that abortion is morally wrong Skelly has f!J>Oken out against the appointment of Sandra O’Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Skelly and Mrs. O’Connor cast opposing votes on the issue when Mrs. O’Connor was in the Legislature. . “l \ifi You ._r Skelly is apparently too outspoken for the Greyhound Corporation for whom he worked as a customer representative. Upset with his views on the O’Connor nomination, Greyhound asked Skelly to tone down his opposition. Unable to compromise his principles, Skelly resigned. Skelly’s stand is all the more courageous because he knows that it will have no influence on whether Mrs. O’Connor is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She enjoys overwhelming support from Arizona and in Washington. That Skelly should be treated so shabbily by a major representative of the free market system he so ardently defends is indeed ironic.