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More would be willing to run if they knew there was a higher chance of them being elected. It makes enduring the confronting political process more worthwhile.

The end does not justify the means where the means is accepted to be wrong (eg. killing of civilians). Here, the means is not accepted to be wrong. In any case, let's not divert this discussion into Iraq. What I find interesting is that overwhelmingly, the people I have heard say that "AA is...

Firstly, maybe your name should be 4Times4thePpl :p given that quadruple post. I think a fair proportion of the reason the two women polled 1 and 2 was simply the fact that they were women. Women have consistently been under-represented and so the only two women to run received large amounts...

I don't think either of those recommendations (5% minimum vote, and 5 guaranteed spots for males) are bad ideas. I don't actually think we're in any real danger of being swamped by female candidates though, in all honesty. Not if more than 3 women run, which will happen. This is not a...

Who were? I expect you'll say the Liberals again based on past posts, but I could be wrong. The reasons I voted for affirmative action were: 1) I don't think women should be campaigning principally on their status as a woman. While both Lauren and Katy had a policy platform, I think the...

The Liberal Society would receive funding from the Union (like all societies), would it not? This is student funding.

OK, do you remember a while ago how I accused you of saying things that weren't substantiated? And you said: Well that post is exactly what I'm talking about. The evidence might be there (though in this case, as usual, I disagree with you), but you have to actually present it if you want...

And the Diversity Party - they're all tools as well. But I think "Jackhammer Jackson" would have to be the biggest tool ;)

The prepolling mistake is unforgivable. The Union is atm largely controlled by the Right though so I'm not sure why they'd be trying to sabotage Liberal campaigns. What I was saying about PNR is that it closed early in line with every other non-central location. The Union does not have an...

Yep. Some members of Socialist Alternative etc. are tools. But that doesn't mean everything Angus says is bad.

You have nobody but yourselves to blame. It took me all of 5 seconds to find those polling booth times from the website, it's not like it's terribly designed (it could be better, but it's perfectly functional). You yourself have also admitted in the past that Honi is sent to the Con, but simply...

A lot of the booths closed earlier than the main ones at Manning/Wentworth/Fisher. This was always planned, and I imagine it happens every year (I can't be certain). The times were published beforehand in all the different sources (website, Bull, Candidature, possibly Honi) Manning House...

His name is Simon. It does suck. As always. Engineering candidates are always elected on the back of promises for better amenities for Engineering, such as the long-promised bar. They never materialise.

"The ends justify the means" is not a particularly widely-accepted ethical standpoint. It is only you (and your followers, should they exist) who believe you are the best person for the job, so if you take actions which are widely or universally regarded as unethical / wrong in order to achieve...

Well Honi didn't explicitly say that, it just said two of the gay candidates had slept together.

It's meant to mean "no increases in full fee-paying places", which is something that is likely under VSU (because there will be no-one to oppose it). Bloody Socialist Alternative chalkers though, we had a large discussion about it at EAG and reached the conclusion (several times) that using the...

Well the two Labor candidates got on too :)

They were anti-VSU pamphlets, but yes. I saw you, but for obvious reasons didn't try to give you one :) What is the clause in? Union rules can be changed.

As is Angus.

Um, sorry to say this but you might face some problems with that topic. See, you're not allowed to do things which are already major parts of any history syllabus, and the "historicity of Jesus Christ" is a case study for Hist Ext. in the HSC: If you're looking for topics, try browsing the...