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...believe you're far above that, Joel. Primarily because you have editorial sway over this interview...
Nationwide, Canadian candidates appear in the same order on the ballots. This enables national newspapers as well as TV stations to show the ballots well in advance of the actual election day, reducing a chance that a confusing Palm Beach County ballot could sway an election. Another feature of the Canadian election system is that no precincts are larger than 500 people, making hand-counts and possible recounts much more viable...
...Furthermore, if we are to find a value in unfettered dialogue, we may not use the process of university registration as a weapon against unpopular groups, even if it means countenancing views which we abhor. Unrecognized groups have few opportunities to sway student opinion--no rallies, no postering in the Yard, no leaflets in front of the Science Center. And allowing recognized groups to use belief as a factor doesn't require the acceptance of all forms of religious or political discrimination; there is still the goal to be met of furthering expression and open dialogue...
...wings is his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, who is more than ready to make a political comeback after being cleared of corruption allegations. The more charismatic Netanyahu is considered a far greater threat to Barak than Sharon, despite high negative ratings of his own. And that's likely to sway Likud into nominating the man Barak beat in 1999 to take back the government for the party of the right. Indeed, the prospect of being eclipsed by Netanyahu may have been weighing heavily on Sharon's mind Wednesday when revived the possibility of joining Barak in a national unity government, which...
...international pressure doesn't seem to sway the state of Israel. With Israel as the greatest recipient of U.S. military and economic aid, it is high time that the American people took a stand in reining in Israel...