LETTER: Experience, authority matter amid mundane and repetitive platforms
March 6, 2008
It is funny how campaign promises are universal. Monday night I sat in the M-Shop listening to the Government of the Student Body presidential debate. Even as a political science major, I found myself tuning in and out of the ongoing conversation because the subject matter in any debate is always the same. Each candidate wants what is best for everyone, both thinking their ideas are better. The two campaigns promise similar objectives; better communication with students, effectiveness and leadership.
The mundane, repetitive questions on their similar platforms kept me in a glazed state because none of this matters unless you can produce results. In the end, the only question that matters is, “Who has the experience and authority capable of change?”
The president of GSB has only one year to create, organize and enact any plans. A candidate without any prior experience would be lost because of the strict structure of GSB, due to the broad base of students it represents.
It has become apparent to me that one ballot is qualified – Daniel Fischer and Maggie Luttrell. With their combined four years of experience on GSB, they would easily fill the demanding positions. It is up to us, the students, to look past the outlandish, unattainable campaign promises, and see what is realistic.
You can claim to “Do Work,” but without any past evidence or experience it is just another preposterous political promise.
Amanda Johnson
Sophomore
Political Science