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Show TEMPLAR TRUMPET, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1999 PAGE 12 The School Board: a government of the people, by the people, and for the people? be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. This is largely true because we are a democracy. zen to be elected to the United States Senate. This is because we need to have the feelings of the people in the rule making Democracy literally means voice of the people. This body. It offends me as a student to be considered so incompetent that I cannot even have a say in what goes on in the means that the people who are affected by the laws are the ones that are making the laws. With this in mind, does it make sense to have the South By: Trent Young America is considered to Sanpete School Board be made up entirely of adults? We wouldnt allow a Canadian citi school district. The school board is the absolute power in school government, and we give that absolute power to individuals who havent been in school for years. Many will say that the student government class is where the student representation comes in, I disagree. It is a class to gain student insight into the happenings of Manti High School, and students take this seriously. We spend many hours planning activities and assemblies, but it is all for naught if the faculty and school board dont agree. As a student of Manti High School, I hate the fact that we are the bottom rung in the school latter; yet, we are the only ones that are affected by the rules and regulations. I do appreciate everything that the schoolboard does for us. It is largely a volunteer position and it is commendable to spend that much time for our benefit. I just feel that there are some changes that need to be made in order to bring about the best results for the students. Conspiracy theorists are our friends basically good people who want to protect our freedoms. These same people also probably dismissed all of the conspiracy theories about the FBIs siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. To these people I say- - Ha! For years the FBI has insisted that it did not fire any incendi- ary devices at the Branch By: Curtis Soderborg Do you believe that you are being followed by black helicopters? Do you think that there are alien spacecraft hidden in a top secret military air base? Did the government create the Y2K computer bug as a means of enslaving us? ' If you answered yes to any of these questions, many people would say that you are a few cards short of a deck, or maybe a few UFO sightings short of a conspiracy theory. They might also say that the theories just arent logical and that the conspiracies would involve too many people to remain a secret. They might also say that our government couldnt possibly do these things because it is made up of Davidian compound. Recently, however, it was discovered that they did, in fact, fire a type of tear gas canister that is an incendiary device. It turns out that there is a page of a FBI document that records the fir- ing of the canisters, but that page, by some strange coincidence, was lost when questions were first being asked. The truth is that the tear gas canisters probably didnt cause the fire in the compound that killed about 80 people. All of the evidence suggests that the canisters were harmless and that the fire was started by the who knows what else the gov- doing, those responsible jealously guard their freedoms. ernment could be lying about? Does this mean that the federal government is evil and is plotting to destroy our freedoms? No, but it does show that we cant just accept everything we are told as fact. It seems like a lot of people are content to live lives ofbliss-fu- l should be tried in court, and punished if found guilty. Conspiracy theorists are easy targets. Most of their ideas Conspiracy theorists watch their governments actions are pretty crazy, and they often seem to be paranoid, but they do serve an important function They refuse to believe everything they are told, they are always suspicious, and they spiracy theory, dont automatically laugh and dismiss it as die paranoid thoughts of a mentally unstable backwoodsman, think about it carefully - there may be some truth to it ignorance. They dont really care if their freedoms are slowly being eaten away. As long as they can still buy 39 cent hamburgers and veg out in front of the T.V. every night, then all is right with the world. If it doesnt affect them, why should they care? Thomas Jefferson said, Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty, In other words, we have to be constantly guarding our freedoms or they will be taken away. If we want to remain free we have to search out govern- ment corruption and punish Davidians. But, that doesnt change the fact that the FBI those responsible. I am not saying that we should react to perceived wrongs with violent acts of terrorism, but we should in- lied! Several times! If one part of a conspiracy theory turns out to be true, then vestigate anything suspicious until we have learned the truth. Then, if we discover any wrong closely when no one else will. The next time you hear a con- New flag flying in front of MHS You may recall having seen an article in this paper entitled A rip in our patriotism. The Templar Trumpet is happy to announce that the worn flag flying in front of our school that was mentioned in that article has been removed and replaced. In our humble opinion, Manti High School is one of the finest schools around, and it happens to be situated in one of the finest countries around. As such, we hope that the flag which represents our country is always respected, for that shows how we as a school feel about it. We would like to thank Principal Petersen for ac- knowledging the problem and quickly taking care of it. As you walk in the doors of this school every morning, hopefully you will look up for a second, and be glad to see the symbol of our patriotism (brand new and well taken care of) waving proudly. |