[1272] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Corporation Elections
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rhett Creighton)
Wed Apr 3 03:22:49 2002
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 03:15:34 -0500
From: Rhett Creighton <rhett@MIT.EDU>
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I don't run for corporation elections.
HUA!
Rhett
On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Chris Laas wrote:
> I've never heard of any scandal involving the MIT Corporation
> elections; it's always a very quiet affair, without any of the hoopla
> surrounding UA elections. Given that the MIT Corporation's elections
> seem to be generally much more civilized than the UA's, I'd like to
> propose that the UA ban campaigning by and on the behalf of candidates
> for UA offices. This would end the scandals and bring credibility back
> to the UA, increasing their bargaining power with the administration as
> well as making them more legitimate representatives of the student body.
>
> --Chris
>
> On 2 Apr, David A McIlroy wrote:
> > Given the trouble with the UA election, I hope this one goes well. That
> > said, the line "Voters should NOT campaign on behalf of any candidate"
> > (http://web.mit.edu/alum/corpballot/election.html) is a little troubling--
> > I'm not eligible to vote, so I'm not a "voter"--does that mean I can't express
> > my views on this topic?
>
> --
> At the bidding of a Peter the Hermit millions of men hurled themselves
> against the East; the words of a hallucinated enthusiast such as
> Mahomet created a force capable of triumphing over the Graeco-Roman
> world; an obscure monk like Luther bathed Europe in blood. The voice
> of a Galileo or a Newton will never have the least echo among the
> masses. The inventors of genius hasten the march of civilization.
> The fanatics and the hallucinated create history.
> -- Gustave Le Bon
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