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| Authored by: Giant Space Hamster on Wednesday, February 16 2005 @ 09:51 PM CST |
Candidates might lose the election, sure, but it's the voting public who loses if someone is elected who's guilty of these sorts of offences.
Perhaps you are right, but I was looking at the problem of cutting down on frivolous accusations. But I guess it's a trade-off. Making it harder to file frivolous complaints makes it harder to file legitimate complaints. But honestly, of the five complaints so far, how many are really worth it?
For me, a complaint should be serious, like people taking down other people's posters, or maliciously lying, not this trivia. I think this trivia, this deep concern about minor infractions, is part of what ruins the credibility of Feds in the eyes of UW students.
Secondly, why wouldn't Z get another candidate to launch the complaint? After all, it is (or will be) the candidates' job to stand up for the students. If none of the candidates are willing to stand up for a student against the other candidates, how are they going to fare against the administration or municipal government?
Plus, a genuine complaint is a decent weapon in the election, so I don't think that a candidate would avoid filing one.[ Parent ]
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