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Editorial: Take A Stand On Nov. 2
Posted by FoM on November 01, 1999 at 19:55:38 PT
Staff Editorial, The Maine Campus - U. Maine
Source: U-WIRE
This Tuesday shouldn't be a standard weekday for anyone on campus. Sure, it is only Nov. 2, and you may be scrambling to rush to your 9:30 a.m. lab. However, this Tuesday is different from most others in that you'll have the ability to make your voice heard in decisions that will affect the way this state is run. 
Polls will be open throughout the greater University of Maine area, where students and residents alike will be able to vote on nine referendum questions. The topics of the questions range from abortion and marijuana issues to the fates of public television and the state's highways and by-ways. There is enough pertinent material on the ballot to light a fire under anyone with a pulse. If anyone feels utterly dispassionate about every issue being posed, maybe a checkup is necessary. It is easy to sit back and wonder, "What kind of effect could I possibly have when so many people are voting -- my opinion doesn't count?." That's an unfortunate stance to take. If everyone on campus held that same position, the state would be short 10,000 voters up front. Surely 10,000 votes could make a difference on questions that are potentially as tight as the "partial-birth abortion" referendum (Question 1) or the medicinal marijuana issue (Question 2). We need to start realizing that we're going to be the adults taking over our parents' places in society within the next few years. We have a responsibility to ourselves to make sure we don't leave college facing problems we could have avoided by walking to DTAV one cold Tuesday and checking off "yes" or "no." We're losing passion for our problems. Captain America won't come in and throw his mighty shield to protect us forever. Get out and vote. Make the state know that college students have valuable opinions. If you're not interested in all of the questions, focus on one specific issue. Fight for pot. Fight for Big Bird. Fight for the sorely lacking pavement on the Bennoch Road. Just fight for something. November 1, 1999 Staff EditorialThe Maine CampusU. Maine(C) 1999 The Maine Campus via U-WIRE Related Articles & Web Site:Mainers For Medical Rightshttp://www.mainers.org/Support for Maine's Medical Excuse MJ Init. Stalls-11/01/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3512.shtmlInitiative Aims Only At Helping The Sick - 10/31/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3496.shtmlMedical Marijuana Retains Strong Support - 10/28/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3469.shtmlMarijuana Vote Sparks Little Controversy - 10/16/99http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3312.shtml 
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