Word: objectionable
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The dissent on the "Vote Yes on Question 2" editorial (Opinion, Nov. 2) by Melissa R. Langsam and Noah D. Oppenheim makes little sense. Their first objection to Question 2 is that it does not prevent individuals from personally financing their campaigns.
Their second objection, that equity in spending would enhance the advantages of incumbency, also makes no sense given that incumbents outspend their challengers in the vast majority of elections.
Equalization of spending would benefit challengers more than the well-funded incumbents. Their third objection is also unreasonable. Allowing extremists to air their views can only stimulate debate on why those views may be wrong. Anyone who cares about getting corrupting money out of politics and replacing it with clean...
Of course, my remarks will fall on mostly unreceptive ears, as the devotees of multiculturalism exhibit a religious devotion. They are prepared to sacrifice the integrity of anything and everything on the almighty altar of Diversity, blind not only to objection but even to the most reasonable calls to mere...
"I think this is the first year that we tried to officially create [the vigil] so we got a lot more objection from the administration," said Joanne M. Kane '00, a member of the Native American Program.