Their brief, buzzword-full rushed pitches aren’t great indicators of credibility. These types of petition booths on Cal Poly’s campus, while not all necessarily harmful or badly intentioned, should be treated with caution and skepticism upon encounter. These booths are trying to receive as many signatures as they can, and if they can rush you into signing something, they will, whether or not you even know what you’re supporting.
Tag: democracy
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‘No Kings’ protest in San Luis Obispo sees thousands protest Trump, discuss Proposition 50
The demonstration was scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., and by 10:30 a.m., the downtown streets of Osos and Monterey were already packed with demonstrators. In addition to raising American flags, many participants held posters demanding the release of the Epstein files, voting in favor of Proposition 50, stopping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), preserving healthcare and opposing fascism.
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To impeach or not to impeach? Cal Poly students and teachers react
On Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, an insurrectionist mob urged by President Trump stormed the Capitol building. Five people died.
The days following the insurrection, representatives of both parties called for action against the president. Some, like Illinois Rep. Kinzinger, called for the 25th amendment, while Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged to pursue impeachment.
Posted inASI
Spending limit a first for this year’s ASI election
This year’s Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) elections are the first to feature presidential campaign spending limits. The $2,000 spending limit was passed by the ASI Board of Directors Jan. 11 as part of the ASI Election Code. This spending limit only applies to presidential candidates; there is no cap for ASI Board of Directors candidates. […]
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San Luis Obispo community gets a say on city’s goals
Residents, business owners and community leaders spoke before the city council in a packed Ludwick Community Center Jan. 10. Throughout the event, proposals were posted to the walls of Ludwick’s auditorium. At the end, attendees were given 10 dot stickers and placed them on the matters they believed should receive highest priority in this new […]
Posted inColumns
The trouble with democracy today
Eric Baldwin is an electrical engineering senior and Mustang Daily libertarian columnist. Democracy comes in two flavors — direct and representative. Direct democracy takes place when enfranchised citizens vote on the issues and problems they face, while in a representative democracy the citizens select proxies for that task.
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Singin’ the blues of direct democracy
Last week, as I was reading through the editorials in the Wall Street Journal, I found one article that caught my eye. It was titled “The Blue Men Group” and was about how three of the most liberal (i.e. blue) states — California, Illinois and New York — now find themselves in desperate fiscal situations […]
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America is not a democracy and should never hope to be one
Majority rule is not all it has been chalked up to be and the more we move towards it, the more our liberties and freedoms are destroyed.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Fighting Fire with FIRE: Freedom of Speech on Campus
We have all heard the unusual arguments for free speech in situations of burning flags, but we often fail to acknowledge the day-to-day restriction of free speech on college campuses.
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Dictatorships or democracies: all governments rule by force
We do well to fear the potential dangers inherent in any government, whether such government is of a tyrant or the fictitious “will of the people.” Government, even democratically elected government, is always the same. It is force, a force which can be used for good or bad, right or wrong.