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Show Internal terrorism happening on our campus TANA BULL Guest writer Politics has become a tug of war between colors and animals, blue and red, donkey and elephant, but on both sides of the line is an apathy that slobbers in the face of both freedom and opportunity. The shrug of the shoulders, the dismissive "what good does it do anyway" is a form of internal terrorism. After all, if the most prosperous nation in the world, if the land of the free has become so leisurely that it is content to give up the very right that decides who controls and governs it, then the powers that would seek America's demise are that much closer to winning. America is a nation that seeks to be synonymous with the words freedom and opportunity. Our nation's history is one of a battle for the right to be, the right to choose, the right to speak, the right to have a voice and a hand in how we are governed. None of us escaped elementary school without the Boston Tea Party's "No taxation without representation" quotation engrained in our minds. As we find ourselves on the eve of a historic election and while the freedoms fought for and believed in were much slower to come to some than others, and while the battle for equality rages on, and while America may not yet be the land of opportunity it claims, every citizen eighteen or older has the right to vote. These citizens have the right to let their voice be heard, an opportunity denied many individuals throughout the world and, up until a few generations ago, denied many within this country. I have listened as patriots, who display the flag, who will never forget 9/11, who revere the Founding Fathers and say the Pledge of Allegiance like a prayer, insist that they aren't voting because "they hate both candidates." I have heard progressive friends decry the Bush administration, the war, the state of the education system, the crimes of big business and the disgraceful truth that children still are hungry and without health care, all of that, and then they still do not vote? Enough! Find locally or nationally the person who represents you. Howard Zinn said, "Dissent is the highest form of Patriotism." Thomas Jefferson wrote that it is healthy for a nation to have revolutions. So yes, have your opinions. Disagree. Hold your government, because it is your government, to a higher standard to your standard. Use your voice and the gift and opportunity to cast your vote. Do not claim to either love this country or hate this country but refuse to do anything about it. Margaret Mead wrote, "Never doubt that a small Satan's greatest enemy for governor group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has." There is a line, but it isn't between party colors, it isn't a liberal or conservative line, it is a line between cynicism and apathy or opportunity and re- sponsibility. The wonderful thing about this nation is you can choose which side of the line you will be on. Regardless of your side, be grateful for the choice and vote. Dave Iba's Top ten surprising facts about Sarah Palin Opinions writer We live in a society, people. Take the election for example. It's the time when freedom-loving Americans reaffirm their commitment to the social contract as defined by the Founding Fathers. Alas, for the plight of poor deceived Utah citizens, most have been blinded and deceived by satanic media who broadcast lies into people's homes through their one-eyed devil to distract them from the knowledge that there is actually a candidate for governor who understands and wants to restore the Constitution: SuperDell Schanze. Lately the only media attention paid to Schanze has come in the form of slander campaigns and ad hominem attacks. Luckily, having been bestowed with certain sets of gifts that enable them to discern truth from thin air, most of the citizens of Utah should be able to see through the propaganda. And those without the gifts need only ask themselves this question, If SuperDell was really a bad guy would any of the liberal news reporters still be around to slander him? You see people, we may all have the ability to repent because of the grace of God. Aaron Anderson/UVU Review But we are alive to do it because of the grace of SuperDell. At the end of the day, there are only three candidates for governor on the ballot. SuperDell Schanze is the only one who truly understands the wishes of the Founding Fathers: socialized religion and socialized capitalism. Happy election day BR1TNEE NGUYEN News editor I look forward to the day when the presidential elections come and go on Nov. 4 and we can go back to being Americans first instead of arguing as Republicans, Democrats or whatever political party we are aligned with. In 1796, George Washington said that political parties would be the downfall of this country. "The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge, natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism," Washington said. Washington's prediction is coming true as each recent presidential election has seen people in the U.S. fight against each other because of different political views. The media adds to the mess with its biased reporting and endorsements. It is a natural instinct to pick a side and defend it, but it can get ridiculous if it causes family and friend relationships to suffer because one can't accept the fact that a person thinks differently than they do. When this election is over and the adrenaline of politics dies down like it does every time, I will be happy to see people enjoying each other's company again without having to argue about politicians and instead be fellow American comrades talking about Monday Night Football. 10. If she has another child, she is going to call it Zamboni. 9- She sometimes calls Sen. John McCain, "Grandpa McCain." 8. She stole that sexy librarian glasses look from me, Dave Iba. 7. She recently passed legislation to build a bridge to your mom. 6- She does a great impression of Tina Fey. 5- Favorite meal: moose nuggets and beaver jerky. 4. Besides campaigning she is working on a "Knight Rider" spin off about a talking snowmobile. 3. She once spent a weekend in a hospital after attempting to put lipstick on a pit bull. 2. To improve her foreign policy experience, she recently went to the International House of Pancakes. 1- She is the only person I know of who isn't afraid to go hunting with Dick Cheney. Vote for Utah House of Representatives It's not just about John McCain and Barack Obama; it's also about Don Jarvis. "Who is Don Jarvis?" I asked myself. He is a Democrat running for Utah House District 63, which means he would be representing our area if he won. Do you know there are multiple elections going on during the month of November? That means there are multiple candidates running for the offices that will run your district, state and country. We have the opportunity to choose these individuals. So let's take a stand and notice the people around us who are locally running the government. What about Senators, Gover- nors, the House, the Senate and House District 63? Do you know who they are? This is a historic election year with many different possibilities in our hands, waiting for us to choose during November 2008. Many choices are going to be made; changes are about to happen. I hadn't really paid attention to any other election this year besides the main one, the presidential election. I hadn't any other type of election any thought. Which makes me ask this: If no one paid attention to the election in 1994 when George W. Bush won the position of Governor of Texas, beating Ann Richards, Democratic Party, and Keary Opinions writer Ehlers, Libertarian Party, would Bush be president now? To take a ballot in our hands and choose who represents us is somethingnot to take lightly. Voting is a privilege. It is something as Americans we have the right to do. So this election year, take notice of all the different elections and different candidates. Let your voice be heard — go out and vote! Vote for Jarvis, he might be your kind of man. Or take the man he is running against, Republican Stephen Clark. Just remember, it is our duty and right to vote. BYJORDV KIR KM AN UNDECLARED Hmm. That is slightly cryptic I — . What are you looking at? RARACK OBAMAS TAX PLAN KOR SMALL BUSINESSES: Just looking at Obama's tax plan for small businesses. |