Comments on: Part 2: Who’s Running (and Cheating) Already?

By: Hatin’ SGA » Blog Archive » Bowers Favors Withdrawal Limits

Hatin’ SGA » Blog Archive » Bowers Favors Withdrawal Limits — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:37:35 +0000

[...] SGA Senator Kathryn Bowers, a candidate for SGA President in the upcoming elections, is quoted in the Athens Banner Herald as supporting a limit on class withdrawals: Students often withdraw from classes out of fear they will lose a scholarship, because they take more classes they can handle and for other personal hardship reasons, said Kathryn Bowers, the committee’s undergraduate student representative. [...]

By: Hatin’ SGA » Blog Archive » Candidate Platforms, Already

Hatin’ SGA » Blog Archive » Candidate Platforms, Already — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:35:14 +0000

[...] I wrote some time ago about Katy Bowers and Ali Gibbons running for President and Vice President of the non-Student Government Association. Well, it seems they have been hard at work with their campaign and staff, and I am pleased to report several new pieces of information. [...]

By: Hatin’ SGA » Blog Archive » Elections Seminars - Time to “Nail Your Ass”

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:48:30 +0000

[...] For those of you that might wish to run (and lose to Katy Bower’s ticket) for a position in SGA, you are required to attend one of two Election ‘Seminars’. [...]

By: Hatin’ SGA » Blog Archive » Part 3: So Who Runs the Elections - SGA???

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:10:39 +0000

[...] This is part 3 of a series on SGA elections. Part 2 is here, and Part 1 can be found here. [...]

By: A thought

A thought — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:15:22 +0000

I was just wondering, isn’t the referendum on SGA’s existence going to be on the ballot this year? Would it not make sense to mount a “Dissolve SGA” campaign concurrent with all this insanity? Flyers could go up, people is funny costumes could parade around Tate with bullhorns. It would be fabulous.

Shouldn’t Hatin’ SGA mount a voting campaign anyway? If less than 15% of the campus votes, and most of them are fake votes from frats, shouldn’t we be encouraging thinking people to take the time to vote? Just a suggestion. Votes DO count for more per person the fewer people vote, i.e. frats and sororities are over-represented.

By: Publius

Publius — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:52:36 +0000

Mr. Insanity (I assume it’s a Mister, I cannot tell since he is remaining anonymous) raises an interesting point. The SGA Bylaws prohibit “announcements of candidacy or intended candidacy in any type or form.” This does bring into question the definition of an announcement. To me, an announcement is inherently public, that is, something designed to raise mass awareness. Consulting with a couple friends would then not be an announcement, and would be acceptable. I believe the certainly would apply to finding a running mate for a ticket. I find this ethically questionable, since I sincerely doubt any other potential candidates would know forming a campaign team is allowed if SGA is operating under this argument. This would be an unfair advantage to Ms. Bowers and Ms. Gibbons, but in an ideal world this wont matter since hopefully we will not have an SGA after this year’s election.

By: SGA elections are bullshit

SGA elections are bullshit — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:04:50 +0000

No wonder sga doesn’t get anything done. Months before elections even start, people are conspiring and figuring out all this bullshit for the next years elections. Why aren’t SGA members trying to get a better football ticket pickup system? keeping fall break the way it is? FINDING AN ELECTION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRITY??? because they are too busy getting all their little friends together to run yet another annoying campaign where they waste a few thousand dollars getting people elected that don’t do ANYTHING. And besides, why would sga people want a REAL election where you can tell if the person voting is actually that person (rather than someone with a list of social security numbers and passwords to OASIS). This messed up system has done a wonderful job of getting the worlds biggest frat boys and sorority girls elected for the past 20 years. And Jamarl Glen? I believe he was quoted saying “Im going to be FOR one candidate”. So, good luck to the people that are running and arent favored by the oh-so-noble elections chair.

By: Hatin' SGA

Hatin' SGA — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:45:19 +0000

I’m not telling you how to accomplish your collaboration issues, I am instead telling you what the rules are. You decide how you want to be oh so ethical and thwart the SGA Constitution and Bylaws.

“And Jamarl Glenn will do a fine job thank you.” Insanity, why are you such a proponent of Jamarl Glenn? I just looked at the SGA Senate minutes, and never has Jamarl Glenn been approved by 2/3 of the Senate (like the Constitution says the Elections Chair should be), so I don’t think he is the actual Elections Committee chairman. He “came out and accomplished something” by adding a phony major at the last minute to be ‘elected’ as College of Public Health Senator. How many Public Health major classes has Jamarl attended? Now that is an example of someone with striking ethics and moral fortitude, and just the type of person I would want making sure people don’t violate the SGA Constitution. Insanity, what exactly do you think Jamarl Glenn has accomplished?

Why should we believe you talking to the Elections Committee while you are hiding behind a screen name and fake email address, and while the Elections Committee hasn’t released an opinion? Got something to hide???

By: Insanity

Insanity — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:42:57 +0000

It is the job of the elections Committee to interpret issues such as this, and I spoke with the Committee recently. An intention to run is prefectly acceptable, you nitwit, and the elections chair and every member of this body is in agreement. They aren’t posting, distributing or circulating. That implies mass messaging to the student body. They are just talking to their friends about their intentions to run, which is perfectly fine in everyone’s mind except for yours.

If you wanted to keep anyone from saying anything, how would you ever get a president/vice president collaboration? In order for a presidential candidate to get a VP to run with, what do they have to do? TALK TO THE POSSIBLE VEEP ABOUT THEIR INTENTION TO RUN. Unless you have some sort of mind communication you personally would use.

And Jamarl Glenn will do a fine job thank you. He had issues with how SGA was being run in the past, so you know what he did? He came out and accomplished something instead of hiding behind a domain name and being a whiny loser.

By: Hatin' SGA

Hatin' SGA — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:41:04 +0000

Insanity, maybe you should read the entire post before you comment. The section of the SGA Bylaws reads, “[A]nnouncements of candidacy or INTENDED CANDIDACY, in any type or form, may not be posted, distributed, or circulated…”. Perhaps you can explain to the readers when and how you began interpreting an “intent to run” as being allowed. Isn’t it ironic that the person who is supposed to settle constitutitional issues like this (the Attorney General) is also the “Elections” chairman (Senator Jamarl Glenn)? And, Insanity, the Elections chair and/or individual members aren’t supposed to make these types of rulings, the Elections Committee should. Its called accountability and credibility.