LJ! LJ! LJ!
Feb. 20th, 2003 08:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brigdh/me tackles LJ and holds on for dear life.
That was nearly 24 hours of no LJ access at all. Addiction is a scary thing, boys and girls.
So, things that have happened since yesterday: My school is really cool. The student body is now officially anti-war. Our student government passed a USG Stands Against Unprovoked War With Iraq (35-R-30)
Whereas, The Undergraduate Student Gov't represents over 40,000
students from all across America and the World, and,
Whereas, The Ohio State University (OSU) community by its very nature
is a part of the world community, and,
Whereas, As members of the American and Global Community and as members
of academia we have a right and responsibility to stand for or against
certain actions taken within those communities,
Whereas, Pres. GW Bush has made it clear that he is, at the very least,
considering an unprovoked attack against the sovereign nation of Iraq
although said nation has not attacked the sovereign soil of the US or
its overseas territories, dependencies or those of the allies of the
US, and,
Whereas, such an attack would likely have far reaching effects and
precedents around the world which could very well hurt the US standing
as a leader in the world, discredit and nullify wholly or partially
such international organizations at the UN and NATO strain US
diplomatic ties in Europe, The Middle East, North Africa, and Asia,
and even set a dangerous precedent which could give nations the
"right" to pursue unprovoked wars against other sovereign nations
including but not limited to the allies of the US as well as the US
itself, and,
Whereas, Such an attack would have far-reaching negative effects upon
Americans in general such as the greater likelihood of terrorist
activity from Iraq if Saddam feels cornered and from radical
fundamentalist groups who may construe such an attack as an attack on
Islam, and,
Whereas, Such an attack in the Middle East on the nation with the
second largest oil reserves in the world would send gas prices
skyrocketing, hurting the all ready tight budgets of college students
at OSU and elsewhere, making it harder for them to [Travel] due to
higher costs of transportation,
Whereas, The estimated cost of war has been projected upwards of $200
billion, which very well could put a strain on an already strained
system of educational subsidies by the Federal Gov't as well as
causing harm to the work study program, Pell Grants, and student
loans, and,
Whereas, The Undergraduate Student Gov't at OSU is proud of the
fighting men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line
to secure freedom as well as those who have all ready done so, and,
Whereas, Many reservists may be called into active service having to
forgo their educational opportunities and may loose credit for classes
in progress, and,
Whereas, Many of the fighting peoples are of the same traditional age
as many of the members of the Ohio State Community and indeed many
members of our community are also members of the Armed Services, as
such they are our brothers and sisters, our cousins, our boyfriends
and girlfriends, our wives and our husbands, and,
Whereas, Over 6,000,000 people all over the world in cities and
villages on all 6 inhabited continents of the world came together on
Saturday, February 15, 2003, to ask the American and British gov'ts
along with the coalition of the willing to give the inspectors time
and give peace a chance, and,
Whereas, members of the OSU community participated in such friendly
rallies in various places around the US, and,
Whereas, Precedent has been set for a student gov't taking a stance on
this issue by such schools including, but not limited to, The
University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, and The University of
Michigan,
Therefore Let It Be Resolved, That the Undergraduate Student
Government of The Ohio State University stands against an unprovoked
invasion and war with Iraq,
Furthermore Let It Be Resolved, That upon passage this Resolution
shall be sent to The President of the United States, Members of
Congress, and any and all other Federal Government Officers deemed
involved in making decisions of this nature.
Signed,
Eddie Pauline
USG President
Chris Hempfling
Speaker of the USG Senate
last night.
That was nearly 24 hours of no LJ access at all. Addiction is a scary thing, boys and girls.
So, things that have happened since yesterday: My school is really cool. The student body is now officially anti-war. Our student government passed a USG Stands Against Unprovoked War With Iraq (35-R-30)
Whereas, The Undergraduate Student Gov't represents over 40,000
students from all across America and the World, and,
Whereas, The Ohio State University (OSU) community by its very nature
is a part of the world community, and,
Whereas, As members of the American and Global Community and as members
of academia we have a right and responsibility to stand for or against
certain actions taken within those communities,
Whereas, Pres. GW Bush has made it clear that he is, at the very least,
considering an unprovoked attack against the sovereign nation of Iraq
although said nation has not attacked the sovereign soil of the US or
its overseas territories, dependencies or those of the allies of the
US, and,
Whereas, such an attack would likely have far reaching effects and
precedents around the world which could very well hurt the US standing
as a leader in the world, discredit and nullify wholly or partially
such international organizations at the UN and NATO strain US
diplomatic ties in Europe, The Middle East, North Africa, and Asia,
and even set a dangerous precedent which could give nations the
"right" to pursue unprovoked wars against other sovereign nations
including but not limited to the allies of the US as well as the US
itself, and,
Whereas, Such an attack would have far-reaching negative effects upon
Americans in general such as the greater likelihood of terrorist
activity from Iraq if Saddam feels cornered and from radical
fundamentalist groups who may construe such an attack as an attack on
Islam, and,
Whereas, Such an attack in the Middle East on the nation with the
second largest oil reserves in the world would send gas prices
skyrocketing, hurting the all ready tight budgets of college students
at OSU and elsewhere, making it harder for them to [Travel] due to
higher costs of transportation,
Whereas, The estimated cost of war has been projected upwards of $200
billion, which very well could put a strain on an already strained
system of educational subsidies by the Federal Gov't as well as
causing harm to the work study program, Pell Grants, and student
loans, and,
Whereas, The Undergraduate Student Gov't at OSU is proud of the
fighting men and women who are willing to put their lives on the line
to secure freedom as well as those who have all ready done so, and,
Whereas, Many reservists may be called into active service having to
forgo their educational opportunities and may loose credit for classes
in progress, and,
Whereas, Many of the fighting peoples are of the same traditional age
as many of the members of the Ohio State Community and indeed many
members of our community are also members of the Armed Services, as
such they are our brothers and sisters, our cousins, our boyfriends
and girlfriends, our wives and our husbands, and,
Whereas, Over 6,000,000 people all over the world in cities and
villages on all 6 inhabited continents of the world came together on
Saturday, February 15, 2003, to ask the American and British gov'ts
along with the coalition of the willing to give the inspectors time
and give peace a chance, and,
Whereas, members of the OSU community participated in such friendly
rallies in various places around the US, and,
Whereas, Precedent has been set for a student gov't taking a stance on
this issue by such schools including, but not limited to, The
University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, and The University of
Michigan,
Therefore Let It Be Resolved, That the Undergraduate Student
Government of The Ohio State University stands against an unprovoked
invasion and war with Iraq,
Furthermore Let It Be Resolved, That upon passage this Resolution
shall be sent to The President of the United States, Members of
Congress, and any and all other Federal Government Officers deemed
involved in making decisions of this nature.
Signed,
Eddie Pauline
USG President
Chris Hempfling
Speaker of the USG Senate
last night.
