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This type of council would also give itself the legitimacy it so desperately requires. As it stands now, students do not vote in council elections precisely because representatives do not "represent" but merely work towards universally accepted goals. If candidates were to run on a political platform, they would be able to distinguish themselves from their competitors and spark greater voter interest. The unusually packed meeting hall last Sunday night is indicative of student interest on important and relevant political issues. Cutting the size of the council will also help it gain legitimacy, since fewer available seats would increase...
...epiphany was based upon the simple observation that this gentleman potentially may have had his life taken from him based on a vote I had cast," Finneran said...
Slattery, whose decisive vote led to the downfall of a 1997 attempt to reintroduce the death penalty, said his decision was based on a last-minute change of opinion...
...epiphany was based upon the simple observation that this gentleman potentially may have had his life taken from him based on a vote I had cast," Finneran said...
Slattery, whose decisive vote led to the downfall of a 1997 attempt to reintroduce the death penalty, said his decision was based on a last minute change of opinion...