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BOSTON--Consumer advocate Ralph Nader kicked off a somewhat unconventional presidential campaign yesterday, calling for reforms in the presidential election process and outlining his 10-point agenda for a new "initiatory democracy...
Speaking to an audience of approximately 200 in the Old South Meeting House, from which the Boston Tea Party was launched 218 years ago, Nader said that presidential campaigns have become "oceans of red ink filled with scandals and corruption...
...These changes will preserve the integrity of the vote," Nader said...
Whatever the case, whether one agrees with Nader's suggestions or not, there is clearly a large silence waiting to be broken by the voices of student protest and a void ready to be filled with the activism of social and political groups...
Today, such words still ring true. This semester is the time to put down the books for just a few minutes each week to get involved in social action groups or political organizations. Because now really is the time. As Ralph Nader said, "If you don't desire to shape the University, when it's at your disposal, it is doubtful you have prepared your-self for the democratic world of the future in which you'll play a part." He was pontificating, to be sure. But he was right...